AI & RoboticsNews

AWS doubles down on custom LLMs with features meant to simplify model creation

Right on the heels of announcing Nova Forge, a service to train custom Nova AI models, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced more tools for enterprise customers to create their own frontier models. AWS announced new capabilities in Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI at its AWS re:Invent conference on Wednesday. These new capabilities are designed to make building and fine-tuning custom large…
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NewsPhotography

Shot with an old Canon 5D Mark III DSLR, this photo captures an astonishing Milky Way arc over a Mount Fuji-inspired landscape

In the world of astrophotography, planning is everything… but sometimes the most memorable images emerge when meticulous preparation meets unexpected magic. Such was the case for Taiwanese photographer and creative director Shang Yao-Yuan, whose image Milky Way On The Hill earned him bronze recognition in the Nature/Astrophotography category of the Tokyo International Foto Awards 2025. The image…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Rivian confirms new purple exterior color called 'Borealis' and is exploring interior scents

After nearly a year of speculation online, Rivian has confirmed it will begin offering a new purple exterior color, and we now have the name – Borealis. Inspired by its own community, Rivian’s latest color will be available for a limited time on select variants and arrives as part of a broader design initiative focused on sensory experiences. Welp, Rivian is actually offering purple EVs. We…
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DefenseNews

Hegseth put US troops, mission at risk with Signal use, AP sources say

The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday. Hegseth, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find he did so…
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