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Amazon is betting big on artificial intelligence. After the first $1.75 billion, Big Tech is betting again on Anthropic, a company owned by the ItalianAmerican twins Daniela and Dario Amodei, investing another $2.5 billion. Anthropic's artificial intelligence is called "Claude" and has made the Amodei twins world-renowned: it is considered by many...

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Four billion dollars to challenge ChatGPT, OpenAI and Microsoft. Money that will be invested in Anthropic, an ambitious startup founded by two Italian American siblings-Dario and Daniela Amodeo. Anthropic's Claude and Claude 2 chatbots, based on large language models, are similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard in the sense that they can tran...

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Studio 5 at Cinecittà is firing on all cylinders. In its day, it was Federico Fellini’s favorite, in which he filmed La Dolce Vita, Amarcord and Eight and a Half. The director’s association with the studio was so strong that a funeral chapel was built on the lot for his memorial service in 1993. This summer, a filmmaker of a different nature, Rolan...

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With a 30-year anniversary bash and numerous TV appearances, it’s been a sizzling summer for Chris “The Hobby Guy” Carvano and his wife, “Bella” Lisa. The Tottenville couple is known for their food vlogs, award-winning CTV show “Chris The Hobby Guy” and SNL skit on Staten Island with comedian Pete Davidson. And now they can add smash Amazon Video s...

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Emmy Award-winning director Adam Bernstein (“30 Rock,” “Fargo,” “Better Call Saul”) is set to helm new Prime Video Italy original “Costiera,” an English-language action drama set on Italy’s iconic Amalfi Coast. The high-end show is being co-produced by Amazon Studios and Luca Bernabei for Lux Vide, the prominent Italian company behind financial thr...

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Even if you enjoy cooking, it’s hard to get excited watching a pot of pasta boil—but after breaking out the Al Dente kitchen timer, you’ll find yourself singing along while stirring your spaghetti. This clever gadget brings a sense of humor to the otherwise mundane kitchen task. Instead of a boring buzzer, Al Dente uses one of four classic Italian...

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Prime Video has sent the Italian instalment of the Russo Brothers’ global sci-fi event series Citadel into production and cast Matilda de Angelis (The Undoing, Leonardo) as its lead, as Amazon Italy execs today touted the streamer’s local growth here at the MIA Market in Rome. De Angelis recently made her international breakthrough in Susanne Bier’...

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Sperlari, which has recently acquired the historic brand Paluani, lands to Amazon USA to bring sweetness and happiness that makes any moment unique. “To bring our ‘Italian tradition since 1836‘ overseas through the world of online, in order to be found everywhere, even in the United States“. Fabrizio Berra – Head of International Markets – tells us...

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James May: Our Man In Japan received incredibly positive reviews as the Grand Tour presenter travelled across the incredible but mysterious world of Japan. Writing haikus as he traveled, James May gave us the ins and outs of what it’s like to be Japanese while exploring the depth of Japanese culture. Now, the second series of the Our Man In… show h...

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The Dallas businessman known for conquering the globe’s highest peaks and deepest depths is heading out of this world. Literally. Victor Vescovo, co-founder of private equity firm Insight Equity, is one of six passengers scheduled to head into space on Blue Origin’s fifth human flight. The date for that flight with the aerospace company owned by Am...

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