Month: August 2023
There’s no AI without the cloud, says AWS CEO Adam Selipsky
Today, I’m talking with Adam Selipsky. He’s the CEO of Amazon Web Services, or as it’s usually called, AWS. AWS is quite a story. It started as an experiment almost 20 years ago with Amazon trying to sell its excess server capacity. And people really doubted it. Why was the…
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Cloudflare Tunnels are being used to breach networks
A hacking method that involves abusing a legitimate Cloudflare feature to steal people’s data and persist on compromised endpoints is gaining popularity, a report published by cybersecurity researchers from GuidePoint. The feature being abused is called Cloudflare Tunnels, which allow users to create secure, outbound-only connections to the Cloudflare network…
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Why humans can’t use natural language processing to speak with the animals
We’ve been wondering what goes on inside the minds of animals since antiquity. Dr. Doolittle’s talent was far from novel when it was first published in 1920; Greco-Roman literature is lousy with speaking animals, writers in Zhanguo-era China routinely ascribed language to certain animal species and they’re also prevalent in…
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Some of Weta’s powerful VFX tools will soon be available for everyone
Unity is releasing some of the specialist 2D and 3D tools from Weta FX — the visual effects company behind Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and James Cameron’s Avatar movie franchises — to artists across the wider VFX industry under a new Unity Weta tools division. Unity revealed during…
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Kamado Joe Konnected Joe review: A highly versatile smart grill
Typically, smart grills equal pellet grills. While pellet models played a key role in popularizing connected outdoor cooking, there are plenty of other options for controlling and monitoring things from the comforts of your living room. After introducing a smart controller for its ceramic grills in 2018, Kamado Joe released…
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New Detective Pikachu trailer reveals October release date
Detective Pikachu Returns finally has a release date, along with more information on the upcoming game’s features. Detective Pikachu Returns is the sequel in a series where players can work alongside Pikachu to uncover and solve mysteries. You can pre-order this RPG now on the Nintendo eShop for $49.99/ £39.99/…
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