This chapter explores the transformative effects of artificial intelligence across different sectors, underscoring the crucial investments and the demand for enhanced processing capabilities. Additionally, it connects the recent Olympic torch transfer to themes of innovation and future progress, using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a key solution for efficient AI model training.
Part of Russia is under foreign control for the first time since the second world war. We ask about the strategy behind the surprise raid—which may not be the last. The Paris Olympics were, all told, a tremendous success, with some lessons for future games (11:47). And the 3-D holographic displays coming to a car dashboard near you (20:35).
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