Streamline work insights with the Amazon Q Business connector for Smartsheet

Amazon Q Business is a fully managed, generative AI–powered assistant that empowers enterprises to unlock the full potential of their data and organizational knowledge. With Amazon Q Business, you can quickly access answers to questions, generate summaries and content, and complete tasks by using the expertise and information stored across various data sources and enterprise … Read more

Level up your problem-solving and strategic thinking skills with Amazon Bedrock

Organizations across many industries are harnessing the power of foundation models (FMs) and large language models (LLMs) to build generative AI applications to deliver new customer experiences, boost employee productivity, and drive innovation. Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing FMs from leading AI companies, provides the easiest way to … Read more

Optimizing AI implementation costs with Automat-it

This post was written by Claudiu Bota, Oleg Yurchenko, and Vladyslav Melnyk of AWS Partner Automat-it. As organizations adopt AI and machine learning (ML), they’re using these technologies to improve processes and enhance products. AI use cases include video analytics, market predictions, fraud detection, and natural language processing, all relying on models that analyze data … Read more

Good hype for fusion, bad buzz for YC

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Hype can be good or bad. This week, we’ve seen startups on both sides of that fence — and being on the good side warranted large funding … Read more

The end of an era: the final AWS DeepRacer League Championship at re:Invent 2024

AWS DeepRacer League 2024 Championship finalists at re:Invent 2024 The AWS DeepRacer League is the world’s first global autonomous racing league powered by machine learning (ML). Over the past 6 years, a diverse community of over 560,000 builders from more than 150 countries worldwide have participated in the League to learn ML fundamentals hands-on through … Read more

Grand Central Dispatch, Once and for All

Hello! My name is Kiryl Famin, and I am an iOS developer. In this article, we will cover Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) once and for all. Although GCD might seem outdated now that Swift Modern Concurrency exists, code using this framework will continue to appear for many years—both in production and in interviews. Today we … Read more

Weekly Recap: Bitcoin’s Tumble and the SEC’s Retreat

Two big themes dominated the crypto news this week: sagging asset prices and the official end of the SEC’s enforcement “mania.” On the former: Bitcoin, which rose steadily from about $70,000 following November’s election, fell precipitously. In early-hours Feb. 28, the price had dipped below $80,000. CoinDesk’s Market Index, which tracks the broader digital assets … Read more

Alkami is buying fintech Mantl for $400 million

Digital banking services provider Alkami Technology is acquiring Mantl, which has been described as “the Shopify of account opening,” for $400 million. Mantl, founded in 2016 by Nathaniel Harley and Benjamin Conant, developed software to make it easier for people to open accounts digitally at community banks and credit unions. The end goal is that … Read more

BlackRock Adds Its IBIT Bitcoin ETF To Alternative Asset Model Portfolio

BlackRock has added the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the fund issued by the asset manager that holds bitcoin (BTC), to one of its model portfolios. These models suggest portfolios and rebalances which are then followed by advisors and platforms who can also request adjustments to the models based on their investment needs. BlackRock added a … Read more

Tesla applies for ride-hail permit in California — but there’s a catch

Tesla applied for a permit with the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a transportation service in the state — a required first step if the automaker wants to eventually operate a robotaxi service there. Tesla’s application for a transportation charter-party carrier permit was first reported by Bloomberg. TechCrunch has independently confirmed with the CPUC … Read more

Best Online Reputation Management Companies in 2025

The internet never forgets. One viral tweet, one bad review, or one outdated article can haunt you for years. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business owner, or public figure, your online reputation is your digital currency—and losing control of it can mean lost opportunities, credibility damage, and even revenue loss. That’s where Online Reputation Management (ORM) … Read more

AI Just Took Over Ad Targeting—And It’s Smarter, Faster, and Less Creepy Than Ever

The modern advertising ecosystem operates at unprecedented scale, with billions of ad impressions served daily. Every user interaction a click, a view, a conversion generates an immense amount of data that must be processed, stored and analyzed efficiently. AI driven advertising platforms must not only handle this data galore but also adapt dynamically to shifting … Read more