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Databricks closes Series I funding round

Databricks has raised an undisclosed amount in Series I funding.  Existing investors Amazon Web Services (AWS), CapitalG, and Microsoft participated in the investments.

AWS launches EC2 capacity blocks for short-term GPU compute

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for machine learning (ML), enabling customers to reserve GPU capacity for short-duration ML projects.

IBM partners with AWS to expand generative AI capabilities for enterprise

IBM has announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), aiming to upgrade existing solutions with generative AI technology to deliver value for enterprise clients.

Amazon to invest up to $4B in Anthropic

Amazon will invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, and will acquire a minority ownership stake in the company. The two companies also announced a strategic agreement aimed at the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models.  

SAIC partners with AWS to enhance government cloud solutions

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bolster its secure cloud solutions in AWS GovCloud for government clients.