Rakuten Releases High-Performance Open Large Language Models Optimized for the Japanese Language Rakuten Group, Inc. has released high performance open Japanese large language models (LLMs): a foundation model Rakuten AI 7B and an instruct model Rakuten AI 7B Instruct to the open source community. Rakuten has also released a chat model Rakuten AI 7B Chat based on a version of the instruct model and fine-tuned on chat data for conversational text generation. Rakuten AI 7B is a 7 billion parameter Japanese language foundation model that has been developed by continually training Mistral-7B-v0.1, an open LLM from France-based AI startup Mistral…
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Netflix is a Joke Fest is back from May 1 – May 12, 2024 for a second round of laughs in Los Angeles – and with it comes Outside Joke: The Hub of Netflix is a Joke Fest, an exclusive, fan-fueled mini-fest located outdoors at the famed Hollywood Palladium. With everything from live stand-up and surprise drop-ins from the biggest names in comedy, to games, activations, food and merch, Outside Joke lets fans in on the joke as we celebrate the best moments in Netflix comedy and beyond. Happening the weekends of May 3-5 & May 10-12 during Netflix is…
Upstage Launches Small Language Model on AWS to Help Businesses Around the World Build and Scale Generative AI Applications for the Korean Market Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has announced that leading South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage has launched its flagship SOLAR MINI Small Language Model (SLM) on the world’s leading cloud. SOLAR MINI is a versatile model that can be easily customized and fine-tuned to perform a wide range of language tasks in both Korean and English (Thai and Japanese will be available soon) such as understanding, summarizing, translating, and predicting new content. The model…
Trust has never been so valuable. Deutsche Telekom (DT) is completing its range of services in the field of digital certificates and identity management. To this end, the company will be working with the globally active DigiCert Inc. from North America in the future. With a strong partner from a single source, DT will be able to meet the most diverse needs and requirements of European customers – both its own and those of its subsidiaries. The portfolio is complete and covers the full range from public key infrastructure, identity and access management to digital certificates. The same can be…
Volkswagen is significantly expanding the range of drive systems that are available for the new Passat: pre-sales of two new plug-in hybrid drives are now starting. The eHybrid models have outputs of 150 kW (204 PS) and 200 kW (272 PS). Electric ranges of up to 120 km mean they become electric cars in everyday life. Two further turbodiesel (TDI) versions are also being launched: the Passat TDI with 90 kW (122 PS) will be the entry-level version in future. The most powerful TDI engine in the Passat will now deliver 142 kW (193 PS) and is coupled to the…
There’s a lot of reasons someone may not have been able to play a popular classic game when it first came out. Luckily, several of these game series have been remade and remastered into collections for the Nintendo Switch system! So, whether you’re looking to revisit a classic franchise or experience one for the first time, Nintendo has gathered a list of revitalized classic game collections that you may enjoy. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Play the Original Three Tomb Raider Adventures: For the first time ever, play the complete experience with all expansions and secret levels on modern platforms in…
Accenture has acquired Flo Group, a leading European consultancy and Oracle business partner specializing in global supply chain logistics. This acquisition further enhances Accenture’s Oracle capabilities in Europe to help clients build more resilient and agile supply chains that provide end-to-end visibility. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Flo is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with additional offices in Argentina and India. Flo’s 280 people join the Accenture Oracle Business Group, bolstering its capabilities to help clients design their digital core to be ready for supply chain transformation. “Accenture is committed to helping organizations reinvent…
Manchester’s AO Arena, a venue which helped shape the city’s famed music scene, recently marked the completion of a £50 million redevelopment led by architecture firm HOK. The project enhanced capacity, improved the event experience for fans and artists and created new seating products, all while preserving the legacy of one of Europe’s most iconic live music venues. HOK’s design solutions created revenue-generating spaces in previously underutilized areas of the Manchester’s AO Arena. A new general admission concourse doubles the capacity of the event floor. The design also features a new hospitality entrance leading to a first-of-its-kind bar and restaurant…
New connection to Alipay accelerates Mastercard’s fast-growing cross-border payment offering, addressing the demand for transparent, secure and efficient money movement. Mastercard continues to expand its cross-border payment solutions with a new connection to Alipay, China’s leading digital open platform under Ant Group. The move comes as consumers increasingly look for ways to send money across the globe quickly and securely. Insights from Mastercard’s Borderless Payments Report reveal that 68% of consumers would make more online cross-border payments if they were faster. In addition, they increasingly favor digital versus in-person cross-border payments, motivated by a desire for quick and secure capabilities to…
Hand-crafted robots, constructed over the past two months by 44 high school teams, duked it out at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition. Student-made contraptions of a metal and a little magic battled each other in front of cheering and dancing high schoolers at the annual Los Angeles regional FIRST Robotics Competition over the weekend, an event supported by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Of the 44 participating teams, five triumphed, earning the chance to compete this April at the FIRST international championship tournament in Houston. The raucous event at the Da Vinci Schools campus in El Segundo saw six…