The National Science Foundation won’t rebuild the Arecibo Observatory telescope

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The Arecibo Observatory after its collapse in 2020. | Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images The National Science Foundation (NSF) won’t rebuild the massive Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico following its collapse in late 2020. The agency instead plans to build an education center focused on STEM education and outreach, according to an NSF … Read more

Repairable laptop firm Framework introduces refurbished program

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Framework is at the vanguard of a growing movement to make electronics more repair-friendly. Some have done so by choice and others have been…nudged in that direction by looming right to repair legislation across the globe. Framework, like Fairphone, is making that a core principle of its technology, without sacrificing the final project (check Devin’s … Read more

Samsung SmartThings is now Matter certified

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SmartThings hubs will be among the first devices to be Matter certified. | Image: Aeotec An over-the-air update coming later this month will turn Samsung’s standalone SmartThings hubs into controllers for the new smart home standard Matter. The v2 hub will control Matter devices over Wi-Fi and ethernet, while the current hub and SmartThings dongle … Read more

Meta files to dismiss FTC complaint over acquisition of VR fitness company Within

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Meta submitted a request to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint about its acquisition of Within. The Los Angeles virtual reality firm makes Supernatural, a rhythm game-turned-workout app that, in our humble opinion, is a legitimately excellent use of VR. It makes sense why Meta wants to absorb the company, but the FTC has raised … Read more

Build a solution for a computer vision skin lesion classifier using Amazon SageMaker Pipelines

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Amazon SageMaker Pipelines is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service designed for machine learning (ML) use cases. You can use it to create, automate, and manage end-to-end ML workflows. It tackles the challenge of orchestrating each step of an ML process, which requires time, effort, and resources. To facilitate its use, multiple templates … Read more

How Amazon Search runs large-scale, resilient machine learning projects with Amazon SageMaker

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If you have searched for an item to buy on amazon.com, you have used Amazon Search services. At Amazon Search, we’re responsible for the search and discovery experience for our customers worldwide. In the background, we index our worldwide catalog of products, deploy highly scalable AWS fleets, and use advanced machine learning (ML) to match … Read more

Q3 data reminds us that venture debt is not a Hail Mary

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Venture debt was never meant to be used to bail a company out of financial trouble. And yet, when venture capitalists started to pull back from equity investing earlier this year because frothy market conditions made them realize that valuations were too high, it became a topic of discussion again. Across the industry, from founders … Read more

Activision Blizzard is once again being sued for sexual harassment

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For over a year, Activision Blizzard employees have protested against the company’s poor handling of ongoing sexual harassment allegations. Now, an anonymous Jane Doe has filed yet another lawsuit against the gaming giant for sexual harassment, gender discrimination and sexual battery, among other complaints. “For years, Activision Blizzard’s open ‘frat boy’ environment fostered rampant sexism, … Read more