January 16, 2026
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Accelerating LLM inference with post-training weight and activation using AWQ and GPTQ on Amazon SageMaker AI

Author063 mins

Foundation models (FMs) and large language models (LLMs) have been rapidly scaling, often doubling in parameter count within months, leading to significant improvements in language understanding and generative capabilities. This rapid growth comes with steep costs: inference now requires enormous memory capacity, high-performance GPUs, and substantial energy consumption. This trend is evident in the open…

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State-Based Efforts Will Provide Limited Relief from Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration

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After failed Senate votes late last year and no subsequent bipartisan agreement, the enhanced premium tax credits expired as of January 1. Some states, particularly those operating State-Based Marketplaces (SBMs), have been preparing for this possibility for months and are moving to blunt the impact on consumers by implementing their own state-funded subsidies and implementing other programs aimed at stabilizing the cost of unsubsidized premiums.  State-Specific Subsidies SBMs have…

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Sentiment Analysis with Text and Audio Using AWS Generative AI Services: Approaches, Challenges, and Solutions

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This post is co-written by Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia Itaú (ICTi) and AWS. Sentiment analysis has grown increasingly important in modern enterprises, providing insights into customer opinions, satisfaction levels, and potential frustrations. As interactions occur largely through text (such as social media, chat applications, and ecommerce reviews) or voice (such as call centers and…

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How Beekeeper optimized user personalization with Amazon Bedrock

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This post is cowritten by Mike Koźmiński from Beekeeper. Large Language Models (LLMs) are evolving rapidly, making it difficult for organizations to select the best model for each specific use case, optimize prompts for quality and cost, adapt to changing model capabilities, and personalize responses for different users. Choosing the “right” LLM and prompt isn’t…

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Filling in the Gap in Federal Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood: State Responses

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In a policy action long sought after by abortion opponents, the federal government now has codified a ban on Medicaid funds that support care provided at Planned Parenthood clinics and other locations. Section 71113 of the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law, prevents Medicaid payments to certain reproductive health care entities that provide abortion care for one year from the date of enactment. This ban includes all services including contraceptive care,…

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The New Federal Vaccine Schedule for Children: What Changed and What Are the Implications?

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As widely expected, and following a recent Presidential memorandum, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a memo on January 5, 2026 implementing major changes to the government’s recommended vaccination schedule for children, adding to other changes previously made in 2025. Collectively, these changes reduce the number of vaccines recommended for all children…

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