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Build a scalable containerized web application on AWS using the MERN stack with Amazon Q Developer – Part 1

Author6 days ago019 mins

The MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack is a popular JavaScript web development framework. The combination of technologies is well-suited for building scalable, modern web applications, especially those requiring real-time updates and dynamic user interfaces. Amazon Q Developer is a generative AI-powered assistant that improves developer efficiency across the different phases of the software development…

A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

Author6 days ago06 mins

Efforts to gut regulation across the US government using AI are well underway. On Wednesday, the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Office of Management and Budget hosted a video call to discuss an AI tool being used to cut federal regulations, which the office called SweetREX Deregulation AI. The tool, which is…

Oldest fast radio burst ever seen sheds light on early star formation

Author6 days ago05 mins

Magnetars, which are a kind of neutron star, may be the source of fast radio bursts Science Photo Library/Alamy A strange flash of light from near the beginning of the universe could help astronomers map difficult-to-see gas in between galaxies, like a flashbulb in a dark room. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are extremely short but…

Strange spotted rock on Mars could reveal signs of ancient life

Author6 days ago04 mins

In 2024, NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance collected an unusual rock sample. The rock, named Sapphire Canyon, features white, leopardlike spots with black borders within a red mudstone and might hold clues about sources of organic molecules within Mars. Here on Earth, in Review of Scientific Instruments, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and…

'The worst decision you could ever have to make'

Author6 days ago01 mins

Sarah Spooner suffered such severe hyperemesis gravidarum, or extreme pregnancy sickness, that she felt she had no choice but to have an abortion. Source link

After an outcry, OpenAI swiftly rereleased 4o to paid users. But experts say it should not have removed the model so suddenly.

Author6 days ago06 mins

OpenAI’s decision to replace 4o with the more straightforward GPT-5 follows a steady drumbeat of news about the potentially harmful effects of extensive chatbot use. Reports of incidents in which ChatGPT sparked psychosis in users have been everywhere for the past few months, and in a blog post last week, OpenAI acknowledged 4o’s failure to…

Stark images show water’s role in human strife and survival

Author6 days ago03 mins

Wellcome Collection A man gazes at the water level in a well in Morocco as the dunes of the Sahara desert extend to the horizon in the main image shown above, taken by M’hammed Kilito. The stark shot is part of the photographer’s ongoing project entitled Before It’s Gone, which documents the degradation of Morocco’s…

‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube

Author6 days ago06 mins

“They’re tweaking my voice or whatever they’re doing, tweaking their own voice to make it sound like me, and people are commenting on it like it is me and it ain’t me,” Washington recently told WIRED, when asked about AI. “I don’t have an Instagram account. I don’t have TikTok. I don’t have any of…

Clearest Mars images yet reveal mystery rock and ancient terrain in stunning detail

Author6 days ago07 mins

‘Float rocks,’ sand ripples, and vast distances are among the sights to see in the latest high-resolution panorama by the six-wheeled scientist. The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the Red Planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far. Visible in the mosaic,…