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GCP – Google Cloud and Swift pioneer advanced AI and federated learning tech to help combat payments fraud
Conventional fraud detection methods have a hard time keeping up with increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics. Existing systems often rely on the limited data of individual institutions, and this hinders the detection of intricate schemes that span multiple banks and jurisdictions. To better combat fraud in cross-border payments, Swift, the global provider of secure financial messaging […]

GCP – Cloud CISO Perspectives: Our 2025 Cybersecurity Forecast report
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for December 2024. Today, Nick Godfrey, senior director, Office of the CISO, shares our Forecast report for the coming year, with additional insights from our Office of the CISO colleagues. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. […]

AWS – Amazon Bedrock Model Evaluation now available in Europe (Zurich)
Model Evaluation on Amazon Bedrock allows you to evaluate, compare, and select the best foundation models for your use case. Amazon Bedrock offers a choice of using an LLM-as-a-judge, programmatic evaluation, and human evaluation. You can use an LLM-as-a-judge for metrics such as correctness, completeness, and coherence, as well as responsible AI metrics such as […]

AWS – Introducing Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i Instances with 6TiB and 8TiB of memory
AWS is announcing the general availability of two new Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i instances with 6TiB and 8TiB of memory. U7i-6tb and U7i-8tb are powered by 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and offer 448 vCPUs, delivering up to 35% better performance and up to 15% better price performance versus comparable AWS EC2 High […]

AWS – Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i instances are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region
Amazon EC2 U7in-24tb instances are now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. U7in-24tb instances are part of AWS 7th generation and are powered by custom fourth generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Sapphire Rapids) delivering up to 135% more compute performance over existing U-1 instances. U7in-24tb instances offer 24TiB of DDR5 memory enabling customers to scale […]

GCP – Toyota shifts into overdrive: Developing an AI platform for enhanced manufacturing efficiency
The automotive industry is facing a profound transformation, driven by the rise of CASE, — connected cars, autonomous and automated driving, shared mobility, and electrification. Simultaneously, manufacturers face the imperative to further increase efficiency, automate manufacturing, and improve quality. AI has emerged as a critical enabler of this evolution. In this dynamic landscape, Toyota turned […]

GCP – Understand how your users are using Gemini for Google Cloud with Cloud Logging and Monitoring
From helping your developers write better code faster with Code Assist, to helping cloud operators more efficiently manage usage with Cloud Assist, Gemini for Google Cloud is your personal AI-powered assistant. However, understanding exactly how your internal users are using Gemini has been a challenge — until today. Today we are announcing that Cloud Logging […]

GCP – How Fullstory uncovers user insights with Vertex AI serving Gemini 1.5 Pro
Mapping the user experience is one of the most persistent challenges a business can face. Fullstory, a leading behavioral data analytics platform, helps organizations identify pain points and optimize digital experiences by reproducing user sessions and sharing strong analytics highlighting areas for improvement in the customer’s journey. This boosts conversion rates, reduces churn, and enhances […]

GCP – To avoid “bill shocks,” Palo Alto Networks deploys custom AI-powered cost anomaly detection
In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to leverage cutting-edge technologies to gain a competitive edge. AI has emerged as a transformative force, empowering organizations to automate complex processes, gain valuable insights from data, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. However, with the rapid adoption of AI comes a significant challenge: managing […]
AWS – Amazon EC2 Hpc7a instances are now available in Europe (Paris) region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 Hpc7a instances are available in additional AWS Region Europe (Paris). EC2 Hpc7a instances are powered by 4th generation AMD EPYC processors with up to 192 cores, and 300 Gbps of Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) network bandwidth for fast and low-latency internode communications. Hpc7a instances feature Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5) memory, […]