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How AI actually ships: enterprise case studies, engineering lessons from production, adoption data and ROI evidence.

How AI actually ships: enterprise case studies, engineering lessons from production, adoption data and ROI evidence.

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Author Talks: Why we need a ‘ritual renaissance’
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Author Talks: Why we need a ‘ritual renaissance’

What if the antidote to loneliness isn’t technology but ritual? Traveling across 16 countries, author Bruce Feiler uncovered a quiet global movement helping peo…

The twilight of the chatbots
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The twilight of the chatbots

How work changes along the exponential…

Introducing Claude Sonnet 5 on AWS: Anthropic’s most capable Sonnet model
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Introducing Claude Sonnet 5 on AWS: Anthropic’s most capable Sonnet model

Today, we’re excited to announce the availability of Anthropic’s most advanced Sonnet model, Claude Sonnet 5, on Amazon Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS. Clau…

From linear gates to learning loops: Rewiring biopharma R&D with AI
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From linear gates to learning loops: Rewiring biopharma R&D with AI

An AI-powered R&D model built on connected decision loops—replacing the current sequential, fragmented workflow—can reduce uncertainty, compress timelines, and …

Implementing resilience patterns with Amazon Bedrock and LLM gateway
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Implementing resilience patterns with Amazon Bedrock and LLM gateway

In this post, you will learn five practical patterns for building resilient generative AI applications on AWS, progressing from native Amazon Bedrock features t…

Simplify multi-account access to Amazon Bedrock models with managed entitlements
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Simplify multi-account access to Amazon Bedrock models with managed entitlements

In this post, we show you how to use managed entitlements for Amazon Bedrock to subscribe once from a central account and distribute model access across your or…

Build generative UI for AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with the AG-UI protocol
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Build generative UI for AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with the AG-UI protocol

This post walks through how AG-UI integrates into the Fullstack AgentCore Solution Template (FAST) to build interactive agent frontends on Amazon Bedrock AgentC…

Build agents even faster with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform’s fully-managed, remote MCP server
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Build agents even faster with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform’s fully-managed, remote MCP server

A couple of months ago, we announced that over 50 Google-managed MCP servers are available. Today, we’ll dive into how to use the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platfo…

How Schrödinger sped up molecular discovery by 4x with Alphaevolve
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How Schrödinger sped up molecular discovery by 4x with Alphaevolve

Computational chemistry researchers have traditionally faced a frustrating trade-off when simulating molecular interactions: use fast classical force fields tha…

Bringing speed and strong cost performance to the market with Gemini Omni Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite
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Bringing speed and strong cost performance to the market with Gemini Omni Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite

Great creative happens when your tools move at the speed of your ideas. To help you create rich, reliable experiences while reducing regeneration time and costs…

Fine-tune Amazon Nova models for accurate email data extraction
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Fine-tune Amazon Nova models for accurate email data extraction

In this post, you'll learn how fine-tuning Amazon Nova models using Amazon SageMaker AI addresses these specific issues by teaching the models to recognize your…

Building bilingual NER for cargo logistics with Amazon Bedrock
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Building bilingual NER for cargo logistics with Amazon Bedrock

In this post, we share the technical approach using token-based distillation, lessons learned, and deployment architecture. If you face similar bilingual NER ch…

How Outpost VFX Uses AWS to Accelerate AI Model Training for Visual Effects
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How Outpost VFX Uses AWS to Accelerate AI Model Training for Visual Effects

In this post, we explore how Outpost VFX achieved 8x faster training speeds using AWS infrastructure to transform their face replacement workflow, the technical…

Catalyzing competitiveness: Where investment happens and why
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Catalyzing competitiveness: Where investment happens and why

Competitiveness has moved to the top of the global agenda, and investment is its indicator and its outcome. In the context of dramatically diverging investment …

From access to assets: How early-life wealth building can shape economic mobility
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From access to assets: How early-life wealth building can shape economic mobility

Investing in children’s financial futures can narrow disparities and expand opportunity. Different scenarios for the new 530A accounts, also known as Trump Acco…

Nuclear power: A renaissance in the making
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Nuclear power: A renaissance in the making

The explosion of AI data centers and the continued electrification of automobiles and other products have greatly increased demand for electricity, sparking ren…

Semiconductors: Etching the new map of strategic supply
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Semiconductors: Etching the new map of strategic supply

As geopolitics shift, more countries are wooing semiconductor manufacturers to enhance resilience. At the same time, demand for advanced semiconductors continue…

Solar power: From intermittent sunshine to reliable power
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Solar power: From intermittent sunshine to reliable power

Solar photovoltaic projects with battery energy storage systems are moving beyond low-cost generation by transforming intermittent output into more reliable, hi…

Colocation data centers: The infrastructure race behind AI
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Colocation data centers: The infrastructure race behind AI

Data center capital expenditures are surging as AI workloads grow, yet competitiveness increasingly depends on securing advanced accelerators, reliable electric…

Biopharma R&D: The evolving formula for discovery and development
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Biopharma R&D: The evolving formula for discovery and development

Innovation after innovation is advancing the biopharmaceutical industry, enabling better treatment of complex diseases. The industry has historically made its h…

Polyethylene: Widely produced—but not one-size-fits-all
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Polyethylene: Widely produced—but not one-size-fits-all

Manufacturing polyethylene is a highly competitive business. Success depends greatly on access to feedstocks, yet investment doesn’t always follow economics.…

Pharmaceuticals: Innovating and advancing around the world
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Pharmaceuticals: Innovating and advancing around the world

The continued rise of monoclonal antibody therapies and demographic changes are powering growth in the pharmaceuticals industry.…

Batteries: Scaling the engine of electrification
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Batteries: Scaling the engine of electrification

Demand for batteries is surging as electric vehicles and storage grow, but competitiveness depends on securing materials, ramping up gigafactories, and building…

EAF steel: Beyond the blast furnace
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EAF steel: Beyond the blast furnace

Global steel investment is flat, but DRI-EAF production is gaining share in advanced economies.…

Automotive R&D: Charging ahead in EV platform development
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Automotive R&D: Charging ahead in EV platform development

Improvements in batteries and recharging, not to mention geopolitics, have increased consumer appetites for electric vehicles. Automakers are flocking to China …

Economic conditions outlook, June 2026
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Economic conditions outlook, June 2026

In early June, executives were more downbeat on the economy than they have been in years and reported divided expectations for the coming months. Energy prices …

Australia’s grid opportunity: Why it’s time to flick the switch
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Australia’s grid opportunity: Why it’s time to flick the switch

Australia’s energy transition has entered a new phase. Moving beyond “should we?” the question is now how to deliver an affordable, reliable, secure, and compet…

Plan for midstream adjustments
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Plan for midstream adjustments

It’s normal for companies to encounter unique issues throughout their technology and AI transformation journey. The key is being prepared to adapt.…

Implement a backup strategy for Amazon Quick Sight BI assets
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Implement a backup strategy for Amazon Quick Sight BI assets

In this post, we cover best practices for implementing an effective backup strategy for BI assets in Quick Sight. We start by covering the options for selecting…

Build an agentic AI healthcare claims pipeline with Amazon Bedrock and AWS HealthLake
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Build an agentic AI healthcare claims pipeline with Amazon Bedrock and AWS HealthLake

In this post, we show you how to build an automated claims processing pipeline using two key Amazon Bedrock capabilities: Amazon Bedrock Data Automation for int…