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Intel reported better-than-expected fourth quarter results as its PC business continues to bounce back. Intel's client computing group posted fourth quarter growth of 33% from a year ago as its data center and AI and network and edge units showed sales declines
Hugging Face will enable developers to use Google Cloud infrastructure for its services and training models.
Enterprise concerns about the data and privacy risks with generative AI abound as 63% of organizations are putting in controls to limit exposure to the technology, according to a Cisco study.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said, "our book of business for watsonx and generative AI roughly doubled from the third to the fourth quarter."
ServiceNow reported better-than-expected fourth quarter results, delivered revenue growth of 26% and said it landed more than 168 deals with annual contract value topping $1 million.
SAP plans to restructure and cut 8,000 positions as it focuses on artificial intelligence and uses the technology to become more efficient. SAP said it expects to add back new roles and exit 2024 with headcount at similar levels.
Verizon said large enterprises are building out private 5G networks for connectivity and edge computing use cases.
If an AI operator cannot account for personal data generated inside a large language model, then it is possible activist privacy regulators might find the technology to be unsafe.
Oracle said its generative AI managed service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is generally available and the enterprise software giant said it plans to infuse it throughout its database and application offerings.
