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AI Chatbot Delivers Multilingual Support to African Farmers

An African farmer using an AI-powered chatbot on a cell phone asking a farming related question.Some of Africa’s most resource-constrained farmers are gaining access to on-demand, AI-powered advice through a multimodal chatbot that gives detailed…An African farmer using an AI-powered chatbot on a cell phone asking a farming related question.

Some of Africa’s most resource-constrained farmers are gaining access to on-demand, AI-powered advice through a multimodal chatbot that gives detailed recommendations about how to increase yields or fight common pests and crop diseases. Since February, farmers in the East African nation of Malawi have had access to the chatbot, named UlangiziAI, through WhatsApp on mobile phones.

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Just Released: NVIDIA HPC SDK v24.9

 The new release includes several new features including improved stdpar programming and Arm processor support.

The new release includes several new features including improved stdpar programming and Arm processor support.

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Low Latency Inference Chapter 2: Blackwell is Coming. NVIDIA GH200 NVL32 with NVLink Switch Gives Signs of Big Leap in Time to First Token Performance

Many of the most exciting applications of large language models (LLMs), such as interactive speech bots, coding co-pilots, and search, need to begin responding…

Many of the most exciting applications of large language models (LLMs), such as interactive speech bots, coding co-pilots, and search, need to begin responding to user queries quickly to deliver positive user experiences. The time that it takes for an LLM to ingest a user prompt (and context, which can be sizable) and begin outputting a response is called time to first token (TTFT).

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A Whole New World: ‘GreedFall II: The Dying World’ Joins GeForce NOW

Whether looking for a time-traveling adventure, strategic roleplay or epic action, anyone can find something to play on GeForce NOW, with over 2,000 games in the cloud. The GeForce NOW library continues to grow with seven titles arriving this week, including the role-playing game GreedFall II: The Dying World from developer Spiders and publisher Nacon.
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Spotlight: Montai Builds a Multimodal AI Platform for Drug Discovery Using NVIDIA NIM Microservices

Drug discovery aims to develop new therapeutic agents that effectively target diseases while minimizing side effects for patients. Using multimodal data—such…

Drug discovery aims to develop new therapeutic agents that effectively target diseases while minimizing side effects for patients. Using multimodal data—such as molecular structures, cellular images, sequences, and unstructured data—can be highly valuable in identifying novel and safe drug candidates. Yet, creating multimodal AI models for computer-aided drug discovery is challenging.

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Harnessing Data with AI to Boost Zero Trust Cyber Defense

Decorative image.Modern cyber threats have grown increasingly sophisticated, posing significant risks to federal agencies and critical infrastructure. According to Deloitte,…Decorative image.

Modern cyber threats have grown increasingly sophisticated, posing significant risks to federal agencies and critical infrastructure. According to Deloitte, cybersecurity is the top priority for governments and public sectors, highlighting the need to adapt to an increasingly digital world for efficiency and speed. Threat examples include insider threats, supply chain vulnerabilities…

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Build a Digital Human Interface for AI Apps with an NVIDIA NIM Agent Blueprint

Providing customers with quality service remains a top priority for businesses across industries, from answering questions and troubleshooting issues to…

Providing customers with quality service remains a top priority for businesses across industries, from answering questions and troubleshooting issues to facilitating online orders. As businesses scale operations and expand offerings globally to compete, the demand for seamless customer service grows exponentially. Searching knowledge base articles or navigating complex phone trees can be a…

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Deploying Accelerated Llama 3.2 from the Edge to the Cloud

Expanding the open-source Meta Llama collection of models, the Llama 3.2 collection includes vision language models (VLMs), small language models (SLMs), and an…

Expanding the open-source Meta Llama collection of models, the Llama 3.2 collection includes vision language models (VLMs), small language models (SLMs), and an updated Llama Guard model with support for vision. When paired with the NVIDIA accelerated computing platform, Llama 3.2 offers developers, researchers, and enterprises valuable new capabilities and optimizations to realize their…

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Llama can now see and run on your device – welcome Llama 3.2

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How AI and Robotics are Driving Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability

An image of plants growing.By 2030, John Deere aims for fully autonomous farming, addressing global challenges like labor shortages, sustainability, and food security. Their AI and…An image of plants growing.

By 2030, John Deere aims for fully autonomous farming, addressing global challenges like labor shortages, sustainability, and food security. Their AI and robotics solutions make farming more efficient and profitable, reduce environmental impact, lower carbon footprints, and promote biodiversity. In this session, Chris Padwick, director of Machine Learning and Computer Vision at John Deere…

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