Amazon launched the Think Big Circle program this week, a collaboration platform that is connecting young STEM learners across the world. Over 200 students from Amazon data center communities including northern Virginia, eastern Oregon, Dublin, Zaragoza, Mumbai, and Cape Town participated in the launch event, with students and educators gathering in Think Big Spaces. "Creating opportunities for students to collaborate across borders and engage with STEM education in inclusive, hands-on ways, will support our joint efforts to facilitate the next generation of diverse innovators who will shape our future in these very critical fields," said Sarah Georgiades, head of Americas community engagement, Amazon Data Centers. Read our blog post to learn more about our commitment to fostering STEM education in the communities where we operate: https://go.aws/48jQzFD
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Amazon just held its third HQ2 Community Day! Our Arlington neighbors gathered for a day filled with #STEM exploration, local flavors, and family fun. From live experiments performed by The Science Guys of Baltimore to a virtual reality truck from Amazon’s Think Big Experience, the event celebrated the vibrant Arlington community that Amazon is proud to call home. #HQ2 #CommunityDay #Arlington
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The U.S. electric grid is at a turning point, but AI is transforming how utilities manage increasing system stress. With 70% of power lines and transformers over 25 years old and extreme weather pushing demand to record levels, AI tools can help utilities prevent outages and manage increasingly complex systems. Duke Energy Corporation has reduced residential solar interconnection times from months to under 24 hours using cloud-based AI solutions, while Southern California Edison (SCE) can now detect faults with 80% accuracy before blackouts occur. "We are at a rare moment of alignment: the need is urgent, the technology is ready, and the infrastructure to support it is already in place," says AWS Head of Energy & Utilities Howard B. Gefen, noting that AI-enabled grid technologies can help households save up to 15% on energy bills. Read more about how utilities are using AI to modernize critical infrastructure: https://go.aws/4nrOpIB
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Major announcement in financial services! LSEG launches World-Check Verify powered by AWS. This combines AWS's financial services expertise and cloud infrastructure with LSEG's World-Check intelligence to help financial institutions transform risk management while maintaining the highest security standards. "The World Check Verify solution scales instantly to meet demand spikes, reduces infrastructure overhead, and leverages advanced analytics to transform manual workload into an automated, efficient workflow," said Alison Kay, VP and Managing Director AWS UKI. Key features: ▪️ Real-time screening ▪️ Enhanced privacy ▪️ Enterprise performance ▪️ Automated workflows Learn more about how AWS is transforming financial services: https://go.aws/4nwR5ot
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🏀 Slam dunk partnership: AWS and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are announcing a groundbreaking multi-year partnership that will reimagine how fans experience basketball. As the Official Cloud AI Partner of the NBA, AWS will power NBA Inside the Game, a new basketball intelligence platform that transforms billions of data points into compelling insights and interactive experiences. Built on AWS's industry-leading AI infrastructure, this platform will introduce revolutionary features including Defensive Box Score, Shot Difficulty, and Gravitational Pull statistics that capture aspects of basketball performance never measured before, bringing fans deeper into the game they love. Learn more ➡️ https://go.aws/4mLyfJ4
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AWS and AVEVA are expanding their decade-long collaboration to accelerate cloud adoption for industrial organizations.The new integration of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) with AVEVA PI Data infrastructure will empower customers to cut deployment time from weeks to minutes and reduces maintenance costs by up to 40%. With this integration, “Energy and utilities customers can reduce operational overhead while gaining enterprise-grade security and seamless scalability as their operations grow," said Howard B. Gefen, General Manager, Energy and Utilities at AWS. Together, AWS and AVEVA continue to drive digital transformation solutions that help both manufacturers and the energy industry boost productivity and achieve sustainable growth. Learn more: https://go.aws/42Mc3Hq
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Claude Sonnet 4.5 is now available in Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic's most capable model to date. Sonnet 4.5 delivers top-tier coding performance while handling complex tasks across use cases including cybersecurity, finance, and research workflows. Through Bedrock, users gain enhanced context management and memory features—helping them build more capable AI applications with optimal performance, security, and cost efficiency. https://go.aws/3VDsDp5
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Major announcement in financial services! AWS and Murex are expanding their collaboration to accelerate cloud transformation for capital markets. This strategic agreement scales Murex's MX.3 platform into comprehensive managed services powered by AWS, helping financial institutions reduce complexity while accessing continuous innovation. "This collaboration combines AWS's proven infrastructure with Murex's capital markets solutions to help customers increase agility and time-to-market, while maintaining the highest levels of security, compliance, and efficiency," said Dr Charlie (Charlotte) Sanderson, Director, EMEA Technology Partners, AWS. Learn more about how AWS is transforming financial services: https://go.aws/3KnFyZX
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🎓 Congratulations to the first graduating class of Information Infrastructure Pre-Apprenticeship (I2PA) program at Hinds Community College in Mississippi! 20 talented individuals completed this AWS-powered program, preparing them for careers in construction, skilled trades, fiber optics, and critical infrastructure operations. This collaboration with Hinds Community College, Accelerate MS, and the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District demonstrates what's possible when public and private sectors work together to create economic opportunity. Special thanks to Governor Tate Reeves for his continued support of workforce development initiatives in Mississippi and AWS's VP of Economic Development Roger E. Wehner for attending the ceremony. #WorkforceDev
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AWS and Nasdaq are expanding their strategic partnership to offer Nasdaq Calypso as a fully-managed service. This collaboration helps financial institutions modernize their infrastructure while maintaining operational excellence. 🌐 The Nasdaq Calypso platform enables institutions to process front-to-back-office workflows, manage risk, and meet regulatory obligations, all with the added benefits of faster deployment, seamless upgrades, and consistent access to the most advanced version. Learn more about how AWS and Nasdaq are transforming capital markets infrastructure: https://go.aws/3IC5Xm0
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