Securing Amazon Bedrock cross-Region inference: Geographic and global
The adoption and implementation of generative AI inference has increased with organizations building more operational workloads that use AI capabilities…
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More than 2,000 people reported killed at Iran protests as Trump says ‘help is on its way’
A US-based rights group says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters during a crackdown by authorities, as the…
Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet
The regime’s opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC’s international editor.
Greenland’s PM has a blunt message for Trump: We choose Denmark over the U.S.
U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials are set to hold crunch talks at the White House on Wednesday.
Global central bankers unite in defense of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Global central bankers issued a statement Tuesday defending U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the launch of a criminal…
Trump’s tariff gambit over Iran risks derailing U.S.–China trade deal
President Donald Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran has raised the risk of derailing Washington’s…
Trump briefed on military and covert options for Iran, sources say
The US president also imposes a 25% tariff on countries that “do business” with Tehran, while Iran’s foreign minister says…
European markets set to open broadly higher as geopolitics remains in focus
European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Tuesday, with investors keeping an eye on geopolitical developments and data.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps over 3% as expectations that ruling party will opt for a snap vote rise
Asia markets opened higher as investors shrugged off geopolitical flashpoints and a criminal investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell.
Trump’s credit card rate cap plan has unclear path, ‘devastating’ risks, bank insiders say
A 10% rate cap would make large swaths of the credit card industry unprofitable, especially tied to customers with less-than-ideal…
‘They just kept killing’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran
The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.
Powell investigation: Drumbeat of Republican opposition grows on Capitol Hill
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he was under investigation on Sunday night, the latest episode in President Donald Trump’s…
Yellen says Powell probe ‘extremely chilling’ for Fed independence, market should be concerned
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen spoke Monday to CNBC about a Department of Justice investigation into current Chair Jerome Powell.
How Omada Health scaled patient care by fine-tuning Llama models on Amazon SageMaker AI
This post is co-written with Sunaina Kavi, AI/ML Product Manager at Omada Health. Omada Health, a longtime innovator in virtual…
Gold smashes new record of $4,600 as Powell probe and global flashpoints ignite safe-haven rush
Spot gold advanced higher to hit over $4,600 an ounce for the first time.
Trump mulls ‘very strong’ military options as hundreds killed in Iran protests
The US president says Iranian leaders have called “to negotiate”, but adds the US “may have to act” before a…
Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela’s oil: ‘They’re playing too cute’
His comments come shortly after Exxon CEO Darren Woods said the Venezuelan market is “uninvestable” in its current state.
Fed Chair Powell says he’s under criminal investigation, won’t bow to Trump intimidation
President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates as much and as quickly…
Trump is weighing options against Iran: Reports
Iran has said it will retaliate if the U.S. intervenes amid political unrest in the Middle East country.
Walmart teams up with Google’s Gemini to make it easier for shoppers to find and buy products
The retail giant also has a similar deal with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and has its own AI-powered chatbot, Sparky.
Iran protesters defy crackdown as videos show violent clashes
Hundreds of protesters are believed to have been killed or injured, and many more detained.
2026 is the year of obesity pills. Here’s how they could reshape the GLP-1 market
Patients can already access the first GLP-1 obesity pill from Novo Nordisk, and a rival oral drug from Eli Lilly…
What the Big Oil executives told Trump about investing in Venezuela
The CEOs of Exxon and Conoco are wary of returning to Venezuela. Chevron is ready to quickly ramp up production.
Behind Anthropic’s stunning growth is a sibling team that may hold the key to generative AI
Daniela Amodei has helped build Anthropic into a serious AI player by betting on safety and enterprise adoption.
AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices
Three primary memory vendors — Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics — make up nearly the entire RAM market, and…
Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests continue
There were signs authorities were intensifying their crackdown as protests continued.
Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’
Trump said that if the U.S. doesn’t take action on Greenland, “Russia or China will take over” the Danish island…
Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it
We will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, he said, but Denmark says the territory is not…
Crossmodal search with Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings
Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings processes text, documents, images, video, and audio through a single model architecture. Available through Amazon Bedrock,…
Iran leader says anti-government protesters are vandals trying to please Trump
The largest demonstrations in years have left at least 48 protesters dead, human rights groups say.
Trump says oil companies will spend $100 billion in Venezuela with U.S. protection
The oil industry has been mostly silent on Venezuela as the security situation and stability of the government in Caracas…
Accelerating LLM inference with post-training weight and activation using AWQ and GPTQ on Amazon SageMaker AI
Foundation models (FMs) and large language models (LLMs) have been rapidly scaling, often doubling in parameter count within months, leading…
How Beekeeper optimized user personalization with Amazon Bedrock
This post is cowritten by Mike Koźmiński from Beekeeper. Large Language Models (LLMs) are evolving rapidly, making it difficult for…
U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to rise by 73,000 in December as the unemployment rate moved lower to 4.5%.
Trump says he’s canceled second wave of attacks on Venezuela
Trump said that at least $100 billion will be invested in Venezuela by U.S. oil giants.
There is a ‘real threat’ of US military action against Colombia, president tells BBC
Gustavo Petro tells the BBC’s Ione Wells that the United States is treating other nations as part of a US…
Rio Tinto and Glencore restart talks over mega-merger that would create the world’s largest mining firm
If completed, the deal would see the formation of the world’s biggest mining company.
Hopes rise for Chinese property support ahead of key March meeting
China may be reassessing its approach to the property sector after a flagship party journal urged more forceful measures.
China inflation hits fastest pace in nearly three years in December, as expected
China’s consumer inflation accelerated in December to the fastest pace in more than two years, while factory-gate deflation extended for…
Vance criticises Denmark and Europe’s handling of ‘critical’ Greenland
European allies of Denmark have rejected Trump’s ideas to annex the semi-autonomous territory.
Large crowds protesting against Iranian regime in Tehran and across country, videos show
Rallies on major roads in the capital and in Iran’s second city were peaceful and not dispersed by security forces.
Footage shows violent clashes as Iran protests spread to more areas
Semi-official Iranian media say two police were killed in a western town, as videos show security forces firing guns and…
U.S. considering investing in critical minerals mining in Greenland, Amaroq’s CEO tells CNBC
While talks haven’t been finalised, deals could involve offtake agreements, infrastructure support and credit lines, CEO of mining firm Amaroq…
Scaling medical content review at Flo Health using Amazon Bedrock (Part 1)
This blog post is based on work co-developed with Flo Health. Healthcare science is rapidly advancing. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date…
Detect and redact personally identifiable information using Amazon Bedrock Data Automation and Guardrails
Organizations handle vast amounts of sensitive customer information through various communication channels. Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as social…
Trump’s team races to come up with a Greenland takeover plan — here’s what’s at stake
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that he intends to convene with Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland.
Defense stocks surge after Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027
U.S. defense stocks rallied in pre-market moves, following their European counterparts.
European defense stocks extend rally amid geopolitical tensions; Leonardo jumps 4%
European stocks opened lower on Thursday despite defense rallying as U.S. President Donald Trump called for defense spending.
Trump’s Greenland gambit puts China on edge after Venezuela operation
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to take control of Greenland raised alarms in Beijing as nations vye for the vast…
US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
Trump says the woman was attempting to run over ICE agents. Local leaders disagree.