Fortnite’s popular Blitz Royale could become a permanent game mode as Epic Games extends it by four more weeks
Fortnite‘s Blitz Royale mode has been extended by four weeks Starting July 15, new weekly…
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by ‘live-fire’ military manoeuvres
Malcolm PriorRural affairs producer BBC Live army manoeuvres have caused 385 wildfires on MoD training sites across the UK countryside since 2023 Live-fire military training has sparked hundreds of wildfires across the UK countryside since 2023, with unexploded shells often making it too dangerous to tackle them. Fire crews battling a vast moorland blaze in…
Introducing auto scaling on Amazon SageMaker HyperPod
Today, we’re excited to announce that Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports managed node automatic scaling with Karpenter, so you can efficiently scale your SageMaker HyperPod clusters to meet your inference and training demands. Real-time inference workloads require automatic scaling to address unpredictable traffic patterns and maintain service level agreements (SLAs). As demand spikes, organizations must…
Set up custom domain names for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime agents
When deploying AI agents to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime (currently in preview), customers often want to use custom domain names to create a professional and seamless experience. By default, AgentCore Runtime agents use endpoints like https://bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com/runtimes/{EncodedAgentARN}/invocations. In this post, we discuss how to transform these endpoints into user-friendly custom domains (like https://agent.yourcompany.com) using Amazon CloudFront…
Detect Amazon Bedrock misconfigurations with Datadog Cloud Security
This post was co-written with Nick Frichette and Vijay George from Datadog. As organizations increasingly adopt Amazon Bedrock for generative AI applications, protecting against misconfigurations that could lead to data leaks or unauthorized model access becomes critical. The AWS Generative AI Adoption Index, which surveyed 3,739 senior IT decision-makers across nine countries, revealed that 45%…
Made by Google podcast conversation about Pixel 10’s camera and AI
To kick off the second episode in Season 8 of the Made by Google podcast, host Rachid Finge asks Pixel Product Manager Stephanie Scott to describe the Pixel 10 phones in one word. “Revolutionary,” Stephanie says. “They’re bringing so much newness, in terms of capability, year over year.” Listen as Rachid and Stephanie dive into…
Tiny eye implant becomes the first FDA-approved therapy for rare blindness
For people with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), an orphan retinal disorder that gradually destroys central vision, there have long been no approved treatment options. But now, a new study sponsored by Neurotech Pharmaceuticals and spearheaded by investigators at Scripps Research and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers compelling evidence that vision loss can…
Lithium deficiency may be the hidden spark behind Alzheimer’s
Study shows for the first time that lithium plays an essential role in normal brain function and can confer resistance to brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists discovered that lithium is depleted in the brain by binding to toxic amyloid plaques — revealing a new way Alzheimer’s may begin. A new class of lithium-based compounds…
Scientists found 3 simple tweaks that cut diabetes risk by 31%
Those who adhered to a Mediterranean diet, reduced their caloric intakes, engaged in moderate exercise, and received professional weight loss support had a 31% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who adhered to a Mediterranean diet alone. The findings come from PREDIMED-Plus, the largest nutrition and lifestyle clinical trial ever conducted…
Living night lights: Succulents that store sunlight and shine for hours
From mushrooms that cast a soft green glow to plankton that glimmers sparkling blue, glowing plants are nothing new for nature. Now, scientists are bringing that light to houseplants. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Matter on August 27, researchers crafted glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight. Injected with light-emitting compounds, the plants can shine…
Mysterious earthquake reveals Cascadia’s hidden dangers
What lies beneath Fickle Hill in northern California? Maybe the answer to an earthquake mystery that has puzzled seismologists for decades. The origin of the 1954 magnitude 6.5 earthquake that rattled residents around Humboldt Bay has been unclear, but a new study now suggests a surprising source: the Cascadia subduction interface. In the Bulletin of…
