Category: Industries

The following article originally appeared on Morningstar. First corporate AWS DeepRacer competition fuels hands-on learning in machine learning and artificial intelligence across more than 445 employees worldwide CHICAGO, May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, kicked off the first companywide internal Amazon Web Services (AWS) DeepRacer competition this week. More […]

The following article and podcast episode originally appeared on CIO. — The best applications of machine learning occur when algorithms augment human activities instead of replacing them. That’s the case with T-Mobile, which has deployed machine learning to help contact center agents better serve customers. In this episode of the Ahead of the Pack podcast, […]

The following article originally appeared on Venture Beat. Amazon is the co-founder and was first signatory of The Climate Pledge, which calls on signatories to commit to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early — reaching net zero carbon by 2040. Since 2015, the company has reduced the weight of its outbound packaging […]

The following article originally appeared on WSJ. Whether based on your family history, your choices, your risk factors, or socioeconomic factors, healthcare is deeply personal at the individual level. “But,” says Laurent Rotival, SVP of strategic technology solutions and chief information officer at Cambia Health Solutions, “it’s not at all personal at the systemic level.” […]

Naveen Venkatapathi, managing partner of Wavicle, joins Florian Tinnus, WW Partner Leader for AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion around how AWS Partners are helping customers build resilience and prepare for what’s next in travel and hospitality. During this unprecedented time for the industry, we have been inspired by the innovations that have […]

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruption, and in a matter of days, our world turned upside down. As shelter-in-place lockdowns, mask mandates, and social distancing rules took hold, new patterns of shopping quickly emerged. Arguably, no other industry felt the dramatic impact of the pandemic more than consumer packaged goods (CPG). However, leaders are forging […]

AWS and the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) are happy to announce that the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) – one of the world’s largest repositories of raw next generation sequencing data, will be freely accessible from Amazon S3 via the Open Data Sponsorship Program (ODP). The SRA is currently […]

TripleLift is a technology company rooted at the intersection of creative and media. The company’s real-time advertising platform inserts products and brands natively into media across desktop, mobile, TV, and streaming video. Research shows that native advertising that matches the look and feel of media experiences drives improved consumer recollection and impact. For example, product […]

Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Holdings & Copa Airlines, joins Sekhar Mallipeddi, WW Technical Leader for AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. […]

Dave O’Flanagan, CEO and coFounder of Boxever, joins Steven Elinson, WW Head, Restaurants, Catering and Food Services for AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion around how AWS Partners are helping customers build resilience and prepare for what’s next in travel and hospitality. During this unprecedented time for the industry, we have been inspired […]