Is paid antivirus really worth it?
By the early 2000s, free antivirus software started offering decent protection for casual users, leading…
In the dark for 11 million years: How blind cavefish rewrote evolution
Small, colorless, and blind, amblyopsid cavefishes inhabit subterranean waters throughout the eastern United States. In a new study, Yale researchers reveal insights into just how these distinctive cave dwellers evolved — and provide a unique method for dating the underground ecosystems where they reside. In an analysis of the genomes of all known amblyopsid species,…
Our solar system has a new interstellar visitor: Meet 3I/ATLAS
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the discovery of just the third known interstellar object to visit our solar system on July 3. Now, two of the researchers involved — Aster Taylor of the U-M Department of Astronomy and Darryl Seligman of Michigan State…
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…
