The great EV pullback has begun

Electric vehicles are at a crossroads. Sales are still going up, but many automakers are canceling or delaying new models, worried by recent policy moves that will make EVs more expensive to own. Every day seems to bring fresh news of a delayed EV or a timeline that’s been pushed back, as automakers struggle to … Read more

Build a conversational data assistant, Part 2 – Embedding generative business intelligence with Amazon Q in QuickSight

In Part 1 of this series, we explored how Amazon’s Worldwide Returns & ReCommerce (WWRR) organization built the Returns & ReCommerce Data Assist (RRDA)—a generative AI solution that transforms natural language questions into validated SQL queries using Amazon Bedrock Agents. Although this capability improves data access for technical users, the WWRR organization’s journey toward truly … Read more

Build a conversational data assistant, Part 1: Text-to-SQL with Amazon Bedrock Agents

What if you could replace hours of data analysis with a minute-long conversation? Large language models can transform how we bridge the gap between business questions and actionable data insights. For most organizations, this gap remains stubbornly wide, with business teams trapped in endless cycles—decoding metric definitions and hunting for the correct data sources to … Read more

Implement user-level access control for multi-tenant ML platforms on Amazon SageMaker AI

Managing access control in enterprise machine learning (ML) environments presents significant challenges, particularly when multiple teams share Amazon SageMaker AI resources within a single Amazon Web Services (AWS) account. Although Amazon SageMaker Studio provides user-level execution roles, this approach becomes unwieldy as organizations scale and team sizes grow. Refer to the Operating model whitepaper for … Read more

Long-running execution flows now supported in Amazon Bedrock Flows in public preview

Today, we announce the public preview of long-running execution (asynchronous) flow support within Amazon Bedrock Flows. With Amazon Bedrock Flows, you can link foundation models (FMs), Amazon Bedrock Prompt Management, Amazon Bedrock Agents, Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases, Amazon Bedrock Guardrails, and other AWS services together to build and scale predefined generative AI workflows. As customers … Read more

SOL: Nasdaq-Listed Firm Secures $200M in Financing, with Over $150M Tied to Solana Treasury Strategy

At the time of writing, solana (SOL) is trading at around $166.28, up 6.23% in the past 24-hour period, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. Upexi (UPXI), a Tampa-based consumer brands company listed on Nasdaq, announced Friday it has secured approximately $200 million in new financing through a combination of equity and convertible note … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: On Grok and the Weight of Design (7/11/2025)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, July 11, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, First Transatlantic TV Transmission via Satellite in 1962, Skylab Re-Enters the Earth’s Atmosphere in 1979, “To Kill a Mockingbird” Published in 1960, and we present you with these … Read more

Fraud detection empowered by federated learning with the Flower framework on Amazon SageMaker AI

Fraud detection remains a significant challenge in the financial industry, requiring advanced machine learning (ML) techniques to detect fraudulent patterns while maintaining compliance with strict privacy regulations. Traditional ML models often rely on centralized data aggregation, which raises concerns about data security and regulatory constraints. Fraud cost businesses over $485.6 billion in 2023 alone, according … Read more

Building intelligent AI voice agents with Pipecat and Amazon Bedrock – Part 2

Voice AI is changing the way we use technology, allowing for more natural and intuitive conversations. Meanwhile, advanced AI agents can now understand complex questions and act autonomously on our behalf. In Part 1 of this series, you learned how you can use the combination of Amazon Bedrock and Pipecat, an open source framework for … Read more

Uphold ethical standards in fashion using multimodal toxicity detection with Amazon Bedrock Guardrails

The global fashion industry is estimated to be valued at $1.84 trillion in 2025, accounting for approximately 1.63% of the world’s GDP (Statista, 2025). With such massive amounts of generated capital, so too comes the enormous potential for toxic content and misuse. In the fashion industry, teams are frequently innovating quickly, often utilizing AI. Sharing … Read more

Tether/Circle Stablecoin Supply Growth Signals Strong Liquidity Backing Crypto Rally

As bitcoin BTC pushed past all-time highs and other cryptocurrencies surged, the rise in stablecoin supply is offering a signal that this rally may have deeper roots. Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, the two largest dollar-pegged stablecoins, each reached new record supplies this week, according to TradingView data. Since the start of July, USDC’s market … Read more

Julie Wainwright is building what comes next— Join her fireside chat at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 returns to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, uniting over 10,000+ startup founders, VCs, and tech leaders for the ultimate look at what’s next. One of this year’s must-see conversations on the premier Going Public Stage features iconic entrepreneur and e-commerce trailblazer Julie Wainwright, in a candid fireside chat on … Read more

BTC & ETH SOAR, S&P HITS ATH, MOG LEADS MEMES

BTC hits ATH, ETH breaks $3k on huge ETF inflows. One of biggest BTC short liquidation event in years. China may be reassessing crypto stance. IBIT hits record $76b AUM. Trump talks up impact of tariffs in crypto, stocks rally. US treasury removes crypto broker reporting rules. K Wave Media raises $1b to buy BTC. … Read more