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Ruthless Gang's Crypto Theft Spree

24-year-old Remy Ra St. Felix led a violent gang targeting cryptocurrency savings, committing armed robberies, assaults, and even a kidnapping. Despite only stealing $150,000 in crypto, the gang inflicted harm on 11 victims across four US states, highlighting the dangers of physical crypto theft.

Democratizing Industrial Digital Twins with SyncTwin

SyncTwin GmbH leverages NVIDIA Omniverse and cuOpt to create digital twins for factories, optimizing production and enhancing collaboration. OpenUSD framework enables seamless integration of diverse manufacturing data, revolutionizing factory planning and operations.

Streamlining Derivative Confirms with AWS AI

AI/ML technologies can automate derivative trade settlement processes, improving efficiency and reducing errors in capital market operations. AWS AI services, including Amazon Textract and Serverless technologies, offer a scalable solution for intelligent document processing in the post-trade lifecycle.

Melissa Choi: Leading MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Melissa Choi named next director of MIT Lincoln Lab, succeeding Eric Evans after 18 years. Choi's appointment marks a new chapter in the Lab's history, emphasizing excellence in national security and impactful partnerships with MIT.

AI Al Michaels: Your Daily Olympics Recap

NBC plans to use AI-generated clone of Al Michaels' voice for daily Olympic recaps, sparking concerns about future sports commentators. Michaels, known for iconic calls since 1971, will narrate 2024 Summer Olympics on Peacock, despite being dropped from NFL coverage in 2023.

Revolutionizing AI: Matrix-Free LLMs

Researchers from UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, LuxiTech, and Soochow University have developed an AI language model without matrix multiplication, potentially reducing environmental impact and operational costs of AI systems. Nvidia's dominance in data center GPUs, used in AI systems like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, may be challenged by this new approach using custom-programmed FPGA chips.

Unlocking the Future of Chip Designs with 3D Visualization

Ansys utilizes NVIDIA technology to tackle complex challenges in 3D-IC design at the Design Automation Conference. Using NVIDIA Omniverse and Modulus, Ansys engineers can optimize chip performance and reliability with AI-based surrogate models for faster simulations.

The Bright Side of AI: Claude 3.5 Optimistic About Its Future

Anthropic's latest AI model, Claude LLM, outperforms competitors like OpenAI in coding and text-based reasoning, with improved nuance and humor understanding. External experts have evaluated the safety mechanisms in Claude 3.5 Sonnet, highlighting a commitment to safety and transparency in AI development.