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Amazon SNS Announces Major Speed Upgrade for FIFO Message Delivery

Amazon Web Services has announced a significant enhancement to its Simple Notification Service (SNS) with the introduction of high-throughput mode for FIFO topics. The update, announced on January 21, 2025, brings the performance capabilities of FIFO topics in line with SNS standard topics across all regions, while maintaining the crucial message ordering within message groups […]

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Open Source Licensing Changes and AI Development Tools Shape Programming in 2025

Major software companies are revising their open source licenses in 2025, with MongoDB, HashiCorp, and Redis implementing stricter terms for commercial use. Simultaneously, development teams are gaining new AI-powered tools, highlighted by Google’s announcement of 50% faster code migration times and ByteDance’s release of automated programming features. These industry changes affect both how companies share

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AWS Management Console Adds Support for Multiple Account Sign-ins

Managing multiple AWS accounts just became significantly more straightforward with today’s release of multi-session support in the AWS Management Console. This new capability responds to a common challenge faced by AWS users who regularly work across different accounts for development, testing, and production environments. Previously, accessing multiple AWS accounts required users to either open different

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BlackRock Expands Bitcoin ETF Presence with New Canadian Launch

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, continues its expansion in the cryptocurrency market with the launch of its Bitcoin ETF on Cboe Canada. The new fund, trading under the symbol IBIT (and IBIT.U for U.S. dollar denominated units), arrives during a transformative period in the cryptocurrency investment landscape. This Canadian launch follows BlackRock’s extraordinary success

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Security Breach at Orange Finance: A Wake-up Call for Web3 Projects

January 8th brought sobering news to the DeFi community as Orange Finance, an Arbitrum-based liquidity management project, fell victim to a significant security breach. The attack resulted in losses exceeding $840,000, highlighting persistent vulnerabilities in blockchain projects’ security infrastructure. The incident unfolded when attackers gained access to the project’s admin address – a critical security

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Testing Contact Center Innovation Just Got Easier: Amazon Connect Introduces Free Trials for Contact Lens Features

Contact centers often face a challenging decision when considering new analytics tools. While the potential benefits of advanced voice analytics and agent performance systems are clear, implementing them requires careful evaluation to ensure they meet specific operational needs. Amazon’s latest announcement addresses this common barrier to adoption. Starting January 8, 2025, Amazon Connect is offering

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Making Sense of AI Education: A 2025 Course Guide Analysis

LearnDataSci’s 2024 guide to AI courses offers valuable insights that remain practical in 2025. After studying Brendan Martin’s recommendations, I want to share my thoughts on how these courses stack up and which might best suit your needs. The guide highlights nine courses, ranging from basic introductions to specialized technical programs. What caught my attention

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Fast-Track Your AWS AI Projects: A Look at the New Application Builder

AWS recently launched a tool that makes building AI applications straightforward for businesses. Their Application Builder helps companies create high-quality chatbots and similar tools without needing extensive knowledge of machine learning or cloud systems. This tool comes at a time when many businesses find themselves stuck between testing ideas and actually putting them to use.

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How Large Language Models Work: From Text Prediction to AI Assistant

A Large Language Model like ChatGPT might seem impossibly complex. Yet its core is surprisingly basic: two files on a computer. One contains the model’s knowledge, and the other runs it. That’s it. Consider Meta’s LLaMa-2 70B model. Its knowledge fits in a 140-gigabyte file – about the size of 35 HD movies. The program

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MiCA: Europe’s Landmark Crypto Regulation Framework – What CTOs Need to Know

The European Union has taken a decisive step in cryptocurrency regulation with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) coming into full effect on December 30, 2024. This comprehensive framework marks a significant shift in how digital assets are regulated across the EU, creating new opportunities and challenges for businesses operating in the crypto space. MiCA

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