Month: April 2025

AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the star of Micro Center’s discounted PC part bundle

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Building (or rebuilding) a gaming PC can be difficult. It’s complex stuff, making sure everything’s compatible and whatnot. The next toughest part is finding a deal — and having the patience to wait for price drops without getting so antsy you buy everything at full price (shamefully raises hand). If you’re considering an AMD build, … Read more

Mantra exposes crypto liquidity problems, and Coinbase is bearish: Finance Redefined

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Crypto investor sentiment took another significant hit this week after Mantra’s OM token collapsed by over 90% within hours on Sunday, April 13, triggering knee-jerk comparisons to previous black swan events such as the Terra-Luna collapse. Elsewhere, Coinbase’s report for institutional investors added to concerns by highlighting that cryptocurrencies may be in a bear market … Read more

Build a FinOps agent using Amazon Bedrock with multi-agent capability and Amazon Nova as the foundation model

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AI agents are revolutionizing how businesses enhance their operational capabilities and enterprise applications. By enabling natural language interactions, these agents provide customers with a streamlined, personalized experience. Amazon Bedrock Agents uses the capabilities of foundation models (FMs), combining them with APIs and data to process user requests, gather information, and execute specific tasks effectively. The … Read more

The Integration of AI in Blockchain-Based Gambling Platforms

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Blockchain-based casinos can’t stop making headlines, аs they bring anonymity and (what players love more than anonymity!) almost instant payouts. Now that “AI” is the word for pretty much everything, it’s not a coincidence that the iGaming industry is among the first adopters. Accroding to Casinos Blockchain, the online gambling market will reach approximately $245.4 … Read more

Stream ingest data from Kafka to Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases using custom connectors

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Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) enhances AI responses by combining the generative AI model’s capabilities with information from external data sources, rather than relying solely on the model’s built-in knowledge. In this post, we showcase the custom data connector capability in Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases that makes it straightforward to build RAG workflows with custom input … Read more

How to scan a QR code with your phone

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The humble QR (or Quick Response) code has become ubiquitous. Invented back in the 1990s to scan car parts, the barcodes got a popularity boost during the pandemic when touchless tech became prioritized, and they’re now a regular part of daily life. You’ll find them deployed to help you order food, connect to Wi-Fi, shop … Read more

Analysts brace for Bitcoin slide on gloomy US manufacturing data

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Bitcoin’s spot price could take a hit after the US Federal Reserve reported some of the worst manufacturing data in recent history, according to several cryptocurrency analysts. On April 17, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index — a monthly survey of 250 US-based manufacturers — reported the sharpest declines in overall business activity since 2020.  … Read more

The Case for User-Owned AI

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Who truly controls your AI assistant? That’s a question most people haven’t asked yet. Today, millions rely on digital assistants, from voice-controlled devices to smart bots embedded in tools like Google Workspace or ChatGPT. These systems help us write, organize, search, and even think. However, the vast majority of them are rented. We don’t own … Read more

How AI Monetizes Your Preferences – Insights from Product Manager Timofey Popov

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How AI transforms personalized ads, dynamic pricing, and user retention across leading digital platforms Imagine your smartphone not just displaying ads but knowing exactly what and when to offer you, making you genuinely interested in the purchase. This is the reality ushered in by a new wave of artificial intelligence, already contributing to substantial additional … Read more