Inside the Bonkers DIY Project to Corral Every Gadget Rumor on Earth

NOTE: Architecture is in active evolution: events through Kafka, bytes via a Media Gateway into MinIO, analytics in ClickHouse, and a thin Read API for the GUI. Ingest writes WARCs; summaries are sidecar objects keyed by the exact text hash. This post tracks the big ideas; fine‑grained topics (topics/schemas, scoring features, RBAC, DLQ) will land … Read more

Scalable intelligent document processing using Amazon Bedrock Data Automation

Intelligent document processing (IDP) is a technology to automate the extraction, analysis, and interpretation of critical information from a wide range of documents. By using advanced machine learning (ML) and natural language processing algorithms, IDP solutions can efficiently extract and process structured data from unstructured text, streamlining document-centric workflows. When enhanced with generative AI capabilities, … Read more

Consumer safety groups are demanding an FTC investigation into Grok’s ‘Spicy’ mode

A new letter to the Federal Trade Commission, and US attorneys general for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, calls for an urgent investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok – especially its new “Imagine” tool for AI-generated image and video. The tool, released by xAI earlier this month, encourages users to create NSFW content … Read more

Whiteboard to cloud in minutes using Amazon Q, Amazon Bedrock Data Automation, and Model Context Protocol

Upgrading legacy systems has become increasingly important to stay competitive in today’s market as outdated infrastructure can cost organizations time, money, and market position. However, modernization efforts face challenges like time-consuming architecture reviews, complex migrations, and fragmented systems. These delays not only impact engineering teams but have broader impacts including lost market opportunities, reduced competitiveness, … Read more

Bringing agentic Retrieval Augmented Generation to Amazon Q Business

Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered enterprise assistant that helps organizations unlock value from their data. By connecting to enterprise data sources, employees can use Amazon Q Business to quickly find answers, generate content, and automate tasks—from accessing HR policies to streamlining IT support workflows, all while respecting existing permissions and providing clear citations. … Read more

Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors

In an internal document, Meta included policies that allowed its AI chatbots to flirt and speak with children using romantic language, according to a report from Reuters.  Quotes from the document highlighted by Reuters include letting Meta’s AI chatbots “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” “describe a child in terms that … Read more

Stop using these ESR power banks that have been recalled for fire and explosion risks

Two of the recalled power bank models featured built-in kickstands. | Image: ESR ESR has issued a recall for 33,000 HaloLock wireless power banks, in 6,000mAh and 10,000mAh versions, because their lithium-ion batteries can “overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.” The power banks were cheaper alternatives to Apple’s MagSafe accessories (priced … Read more