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🎆 [𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲] NTT DATA: Quantum Computing Boosts Genome Assembly. NTT DATA has concluded a project that utilized quantum computing to optimize genome assembly processes. This marks a significant step in employing this technology in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors.

▶ [𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲] U.S. Department of Energy explores electric grid optimization using quantum computing.

🤖 [𝐀𝐈] AI Companies Turning to Synthetic Data to Train Advanced Models. AI companies like Microsoft, OpenAI, and Cohere are using synthetic data—computer-generated information—to train large language models (LLMs) as human-made data reaches its limits. AI models are increasingly requiring more sophisticated and unique data sets to improve their performance. These are costly if human-made or proprietary. Synthetic data generated by AI models bypasses this expensive requirement.

▶ [𝐀𝐈] Llama 2: an incredible open LLM.

⛓ [𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧] UN's World Food Programme Leverages Blockchain for Efficient Aid Delivery. The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has utilized a blockchain network called Building Blocks to deliver aid.

▶ [𝐂𝐁𝐃𝐂] Bank of Korea expands CBDC research.

💻 [𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞] Metaverse Startup Futureverse Raises $54 Million.

▶ [𝐈𝐨𝐓] Verizon Business Launches Global IoT Platform with Roaming Capabilities. Verizon Business has introduced a global wireless Internet of Things (IoT) platform named Verizon Global IoT Orchestration. Customers will be able to manage multinational eSIM connectivity in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

▶ [𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡] Cloud Service, Semiconductor, and System Providers Unite to Form Ultra Ethernet Consortium. Tech giants including Meta, AMD, Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, and Atos have come together to form the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), aiming to develop ethernet networks optimized for high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC).