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Gemini and OSS text embeddings are now in BigQuery ML

High-quality text embeddings are the engine for modern AI applications like semantic search, classification, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). But when it comes to picking a model to generate these embeddings, we know one size doesn’t fit all. Some use cases demand state-of-the-art quality, while others prioritize cost, speed, or compatibility with the open-source ecosystem. To …

AI scaling laws: Universal guide estimates how LLMs will perform based on smaller models in same family

When researchers are building large language models (LLMs), they aim to maximize performance under a particular computational and financial budget. Since training a model can amount to millions of dollars, developers need to be judicious with cost-impacting decisions about, for instance, the model architecture, optimizers, and training datasets before committing to a model.

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Schedule topology-aware workloads using Amazon SageMaker HyperPod task governance

Today, we are excited to announce a new capability of Amazon SageMaker HyperPod task governance to help you optimize training efficiency and network latency of your AI workloads. SageMaker HyperPod task governance streamlines resource allocation and facilitates efficient compute resource utilization across teams and projects on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) clusters. Administrators can …

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Cloud CISO Perspectives: APAC security leaders speak out on AI and key topics

Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for September 2025. Today, Daryl Pereira and Hui Meng Foo, from our Office of the CISO’s Asia-Pacific office, share insights on AI from security leaders who attended our recent Google Cloud CISO Community event in Singapore. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are …

How to ensure high-quality synthetic wireless data when real-world data runs dry

To train artificial intelligence (AI) models, researchers need good data and lots of it. However, most real-world data has already been used, leading scientists to generate synthetic data. While the generated data helps solve the issue of quantity, it may not always have good quality, and assessing its quality has been overlooked.

Bytedance release the full safetensor model for UMO – Multi-Identity Consistency for Image Customization . Obligatory beg for a ComfyUI node 🙏🙏

https://huggingface.co/bytedance-research/UMO https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.06818 Bytedance have released 3 days ago their image editing/creation model UMO. From their huggingface description: Recent advancements in image customization exhibit a wide range of application prospects due to stronger customization capabilities. However, since we humans are more sensitive to faces, a significant challenge remains in preserving consistent identity while avoiding identity confusion …