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IBM’s latest mainframe builds on the platform’s traditional attributes of security and reliability for mission-critical workloads, adding AI to support large language models (LLMs), assistants, and agents. The new z17 mainframe system is available from June The z17 family introduces an improved Telum II processor and Spyre AI Accelerator card, both of which were discussed at the Hot Chips conference in Palo Alto last year, for a claimed speed bump of 7.5 times the AI performance of the z16. While the Telum II offers improved AI inferencing for running fraud detection checks against transactions – as was introduced with the…

Corn ethanol has been the standard for biofuels in the United States for nearly 20 years since the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was introduced in 2005.  Carbon pipelines have been positioned as the next step the ethanol industry needs to sequester carbon, receive tax credits, and be poised for growth, including in new areas such as sustainable aviation fuel. In our series on carbon pipelines, we have covered how companies are working to establish pipelines across the Midwest. We also looked at how farmers can navigate eminent domain use when pipeline construction comes closer to reality.  For this story, we…

AI4ALL, a Partnership on AI partner, is a national nonprofit that empowers students to be AI Changemakers. Their mission is to foster collaboration and amplify diverse voices in AI governance and development. AI4ALL does this by supporting students from communities that have been historically excluded in STEM and the AI space. Focused specifically on serving Black, Hispanic and Latinx, Indigenous folks, and women and non-binary folks in the US, AI4ALL is establishing the next generation of AI Changemakers. In our latest Q&A, we sat down with Dr. Sean Peters, the VP of Programs and Operations at AI4All, to discuss the…

In the hallways of schools across the nation, a quiet revolution is taking place. As students tap away on their devices and teachers explore new digital tools, artificial intelligence is silently reshaping how school districts operate. AI is no longer confined to tech companies and research labs; it’s entering the heart of educational administration, offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance efficiency, improve decision-making and ultimately better serve students and families.The AI Revolution in EducationArtificial Intelligence has the power to transform operations by vastly speeding up processes, creating efficiencies and making jobs easier for administrators and educators. This technology is not about…

OpenAI has unveiled Operator, a tool that integrates seamlessly with web browsers to perform tasks autonomously. From filling out forms to ordering groceries, Operator promises to simplify repetitive online activities by interacting directly with websites through clicks, typing, and scrolling. Designed around a new model called the Computer-Using Agent (CUA), Operator combines GPT-4o’s vision recognition with advanced reasoning capabilities—allowing it to function as a virtual “human-in-the-browser.” Yet, for all its innovation, industry experts see room for refinement. Yiannis Antoniou, Head of AI, Data, and Analytics at specialist consultancy Lab49, shared his insights on Operator’s significance and positioning in the competitive…

AI’s integration into everyday life has become inevitable. AI has permeated nearly every aspect of life, from employment and healthcare to social media and transportation. The rapid adoption of AI and the race to innovate these advanced systems has left users vulnerable to the risks of algorithmic discrimination — the systematic distortion in data or a system’s development that causes unjust outcomes or harms to marginalized groups of people. Algorithmic discrimination disproportionately affects marginalized communities such as Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, LGBTQIA+ communities, and women. To address this issue and create more equitable AI systems, developers often…

Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- AI executives praise Trump’s Stargate project: ‘This is a very large investment that affects all of humanity’- Trump announces major AI infrastructure investment involving Softbank, OpenAI and Oracle- AI company Perplexity bids to merge with TikTok to avoid ban: report- Chinese tech firm shares robot training secrets with the world President Donald Trump announced a major AI infrastructure investment involving Softbank, OpenAI and Oracle. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images)’FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY’: The three tech CEOs who have joined forces in President Donald…

Ariana Aboulafia is an attorney with a strong background in public interest advocacy – her expertise spans disability rights, technology, criminal law, and the First Amendment. She leads the Disability Rights in Technology Policy Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology, focused on addressing tech-facilitated disability discrimination. Although discrimination towards disabled people isn’t new, AI and algorithmic technologies can pose new challenges. A guest speaker at PAI’s 2024 Partner Forum, Ariana shared how AI, algorithmic tools, and related technologies have become force multipliers, further entrenching the ableism that exists in employment, education, healthcare, housing, transportation, and beyond. AI and…

From new companies and long-time leaders, the fertilizer industry is developing lower-carbon options. The impact of those products may hinge on return on investment (ROI) at the farmgate, and inclusion in government programs. Ideas Taking Flight Last spring, the U.S. Treasury Department released guidance for the 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit, which included the creation of the USDA Climate Smart Agriculture Pilot Program. The program enabled corn farmers practicing no-till, growing cover crops, and using enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizer (EENF) to boast a lower carbon intensity (CI) score for their corn.  The agriculture and biofuel industries largely saw…

According to Rodolphe Malaguti, Product Strategy and Transformation at Conga, poor data structures and legacy systems are hindering the potential of AI in transforming public services. Taxpayer-funded services in the UK, from the NHS to local councils, are losing out on potential productivity savings of £45 billion per year due to an overwhelming reliance on outdated technology—a figure equivalent to the total cost of running every primary school in the country for a year.    A report published this week highlights how nearly half of public services are still not accessible online. This forces British citizens to engage in time-consuming and…