Month: May 2025
Build scalable containerized RAG based generative AI applications in AWS using Amazon EKS with Amazon Bedrock
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications are commonly built using a technique called Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) that provides foundation models (FMs) access to additional data they didn’t have during training. This data is used to enrich the generative AI prompt to deliver more context-specific and accurate responses without continuously retraining the FM, while also improving … Read more
Canelo Álvarez Joins 1win As Global Ambassador After Historic Title Victory
Willemstad, Curaçao, May 12th, 2025/Chainwire/–1win.com proudly announced its global partnership with boxing superstar Canelo Álvarez. The news comes after Álvarez’s high-stakes historic IBF super middleweight title win. On May 3, 2025, Álvarez delivered a commanding performance, reclaiming the IBF belt and solidifying his status as the undisputed super middleweight champion. Already holding the WBA, WBC, and … Read more
How Hexagon built an AI assistant using AWS generative AI services
This post was co-written with Julio P. Roque Hexagon ALI. Recognizing the transformative benefits of generative AI for enterprises, we at Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division sought to enhance how users interact with our Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) products. Understanding these advantages, we partnered with AWS to embark on a journey to develop HxGN Alix, … Read more
Cocomelon makes the jump from YouTube to theaters with new movie
Cocomelon Lane. The Cocomelon empire is expanding once again. A few years after the massively popular kids YouTube channel turned into a Netflix series, now it’s also becoming a feature film. Cocomelon parent company Moonbug Entertainment announced that a theatrical movie has been greenlit, which will be developed in part by DreamWorks Animation. There aren’t … Read more
Vertical Aerospace has a plan to capitalize on Europe’s defense tech moment
Russia’s war in Ukraine and President Donald Trump’s reluctance to support NATO allies has led to a boost in funding for European defense tech. And across industries, startups are leveraging the opportunity. One such company could be U.K.-based startup Vertical Aerospace, which is developing eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft mainly for air-taxi operations. … Read more
Most Best Buys will have extra Switch 2 stock on launch day
If you don’t have a Nintendo Switch 2 preorder, Best Buy might still be able to help you get a console on launch day. For the retailer’s midnight openings for the Switch 2 launch, “most stores will have limited inventory of systems, games, and accessories for in-store purchase,” according to its website. Most Best Buy … Read more
DeFi Savings Protocol Sky Slumps to $5M Loss as USDS Interest Payments Wipe Out Profit
DeFi savings protocol Sky posted a first-quarter loss of $5 million after interest payments to token holders more than doubled, according to a report created by Sky contributors from Steakhouse Financial. The loss is a stark turnaround from the previous quarter, when Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO, registered a $31 million profit. The reason for … Read more
Crypto and Stock Trading Platform EToro IPO Pricing Looking Strong: Bloomberg
EToro could set pricing on its initial public offering (IPO) at a much higher level than the marketed range, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The company planned to offer 10 million shares for $46 to $50 each, based on a previous filing, but received significantly more demand than shares available, according to the … Read more
Here’s where you can preorder Samsung’s ultra-thin S25 Edge
The S25 Edge is noticeably thin when you hold it. | Image: Dominic Preston / The Verge<br> At its virtual Unpacked event on Tuesday, Samsung officially announced the launch date for its new ultra-slim Galaxy S25 Edge. The latest S25 series phone launches on May 30th to the tune of $1,099, with preorders starting today … Read more
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Can AI Grow Up? Why Robots Don’t Have Childhoods (Yet) (5/13/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, May 13, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Tiananmen Square hunger strikes began in 1989, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Stop Looking At Other Resume Guides: This Is The Only One … Read more
Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks IP to Infinite Node Foundation
Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), a nonprofit focused on digital art, has acquired the intellectual property of the CryptoPunks non-fungible token (NFT) collection from Yuga Labs, NODE said in a May 13 announcement. The acquisition of CryptoPunks, plus its additional $25 million endowment, establishes NODE as “the most well-capitalized nonprofit dedicated solely to digital art in … Read more
Valve will soon let you know if a game is compatible with your SteamOS device
Ahead of the release of the Lenovo Legion Go S running SteamOS later this month, Valve has announced a new compatibility rating system for SteamOS devices. As the name implies, the new SteamOS Compatibility system will rate how compatible games are with third-party devices, similar to how Valve already rates the compatibility of games for … Read more
Apple Music introduces Sound Therapy, songs for focusing, relaxing and sleep
Apple Music is introducing a new “audio wellness” collection of songs called Sound Therapy. Designed in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the feature combines songs that subscribers already know with other sound waves that promote focusing, relaxing, or sleeping. Songs may include auditory beats or colored noise, sound waves where the intensity varies at … Read more
Trump admin officially rescinds Biden’s AI diffusion rules
After a week or so of rumors, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) formally rescinded the Biden Administration’s Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule days before it was set to go into effect. The Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Rule, which was introduced by former president Joe Biden in January and set to come into force on May 15, … Read more
House GOP wants to cut parts of the Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others
House Republicans’ axe has fallen in places both expected and surprising.
Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker says he was detained and questioned at airport
Hasan Piker, one of the most popular left-wing political creators in the U.S., says he was detained and questioned at the Chicago O’Hare Airport upon returning to the U.S. after a trip to France. In a stream in which he addressed the experience, Piker claims that he was questioned about his views on Trump, Hamas, … Read more
Audible is expanding its AI-narrated audiobook library
Audible, Amazon’s audiobook service, announced on Tuesday that it’s partnering with select publishers to convert print and e-books into AI-narrated audiobooks. This initiative aims to quickly expand its catalog as it competes with Apple, Spotify, and others in the rapidly growing audiobook market. Audible is leveraging Amazon’s AI capabilities to assist publishers in producing audiobooks. … Read more
Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2 is $7 cheaper at Costco
The Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t even out yet (it’s coming June 5th), and one of its launch window games already has a preorder discount at Costco. With a membership, you can get Donkey Kong Bananza — the first 3D platformer for this character since Donkey Kong 64 — for $62.99. A $7 discount may not … Read more
Crypto dips, Coinbase joins S&P 500, CPI today
Crypto falls, BTC acts like safe-haven asset. Coinbase set to join S&P 500, up 8% pre-market. Blackrock files for in-kind redemption on ETH trust. Arizona governor vetoes crypto reserve plans. Legal clarity paramount for tokenization: Pierce. Strategy bought $1.34bn BTC last week. GDC to buy BTC, TRUMP for $300m. Trump-linked ‘American Bitcoin’ to go public. … Read more
Apple turned pop songs into lofi beats to work / study / sleep to
Apple is getting into Lofi Girl’s turf. The company has teamed up with Universal Music Group (UMG) to make the Sound Therapy collection of tracks for Apple Music that are “designed to help listeners attain clearer focus, deeper relaxation, and better sleep,” according to a press release. There are three categories of Sound Therapy tracks … Read more
SEC hacker counters prosecutors with 366-day sentencing recommendation
Defense lawyers have asked a judge to sentence the person responsible for helping post a fake message announcing regulatory approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds to roughly a year in prison, countering prosecutors’ request for a two-year sentence. In a May 13 filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Eric Council Jr.’s … Read more
Regulated Crypto Derivatives Platform GFO-X Launches in the UK
GFO-X CEO Arnab Sen told Decrypt he’s expecting “meaningful volume growth” in the second half of 2025.