AWS opens Bedrock access to GPT-5.6 models from Australia
AWS says teams using its Sydney and Melbourne regions can now invoke OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna through Amazon Bedrock global cross-Region inference. Applications call a local Bedrock Runtime endpoint while AWS routes proc...
AWS brings Bedrock Web Search to GovCloud West
Amazon Bedrock's server-side Web Search tool is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West), AWS said. The service lets supported OpenAI GPT models retrieve web results with citations inside Bedrock; AWS says administrators can contro...
AWS makes agentic CX designer generally available in nine regions
AWS said Amazon Connect Customer's agentic CX designer is now generally available in nine AWS Regions. The no-code canvas lets business teams define conversation logic, guardrails and integrations, then test and deploy voice and d...
Adobe brings Firefly and creative tools into Slack
Adobe has integrated its creative tools into Slack, allowing Slackbot to route prompts to Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere and Acrobat and return generated files in channels. The integration can use channel conversations, canvases and...
AWS adds Malay evaluations to Amazon Connect Customer
Amazon Connect Customer can now use generative AI to evaluate human and AI agents in Malay. Managers can define evaluation criteria in natural language and receive AI-generated evaluations with justifications in their preferred la...
New York City suspends generative-AI access for students through eighth grade
New York City will temporarily bar elementary and middle school students from using student-facing generative-AI software during the coming school year, the mayor's office announced. The one-year moratorium applies through eighth ...

