Month: October 2024

AWS recognized as a first-time Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms

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Over the last 18 months, AWS has announced more than twice as many machine learning (ML) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) features into general availability than the other major cloud providers combined. This accelerated innovation is enabling organizations of all sizes, from disruptive AI startups like Hugging Face, AI21 Labs, and Articul8 AI to industry … Read more

Tesla wins again as lawsuit challenging Autopilot claims is dismissed

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Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Photo: Getty Images Tesla and CEO Elon Musk scored another win Tuesday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding shareholders over the safety and effectiveness of the company’s driver-assist technology. US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said that plaintiffs failed to prove that Musk acted with … Read more

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max has hit a new low price ahead of Prime Day

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Amazon’s ultra-affordable streaming sticks are great for enjoying Spooktober playlists. | Image: Amazon We’ve officially turned the calendar to October, meaning spooky season is in full effect. That also means we’re a week away from Prime Big Deal Days, which starts on October 8th. There were already plenty of early Prime Day deals to consider, … Read more

Startups of The Year 2024 is Live With 150k+ Nominees Across 100+ Industries, Nominations Now Open

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Drumrolls 🥁 🥁 🥁 please…… HackerNoon’s annual Startups ✨ of The Year (SOTY) 2024 has officially COMMENCED 🎉 🎊 ✨ Nominations (how to here) and voting 🗳️ for the best companies are NOW open! It’s time to spotlight & celebrate Tech’s Rising Stars. This is your chance to help us recognize and celebrate the most … Read more

Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma

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Durk Kingma, one of the lesser-known co-founders of OpenAI, today announced that he’ll be joining Anthropic. In a series of posts on X, Kingma revealed that he’ll be working mostly remotely, from the Netherlands (where he’s based), but didn’t say which Anthropic org he’ll be joining — or leading. Reached for comment, an Anthropic spokesperson … Read more

Build a serverless voice-based contextual chatbot for people with disabilities using Amazon Bedrock

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At Amazon and AWS, we are always finding innovative ways to build inclusive technology. With voice assistants like Amazon Alexa, we are enabling more people to ask questions and get answers on the spot without having to type. Whether you’re a person with a motor disability, juggling multiple tasks, or simply away from your computer, … Read more

Instagram’s ‘best practices’ tell creators how they should post

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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is more explicitly telling content creators, businesses, and other users how they should be posting to the platform via a new feature called “best practices.” The best practices hub is available for professional accounts on Instagram and is accessible through the professional dashboard. The feature is marketed as … Read more

The Paradox of Stablecoins: The Savior or Achilles’ Heel of Crypto?

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Blockchain technology has long promised the creation of an independent financial ecosystem—one that operates free from the control of traditional finance institutions that have continually benefited from their extortion. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum emerged as decentralized alternatives to fiat, with the goal of democratizing finance and empowering individual sovereignty. Central to this mission is … Read more