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AWS CEO Matt Garman Wants to Reassert Amazon’s Cloud Dominance in the AI Era
You might think Amazon’s biggest swing in the AI race was its $8 billion investment in Anthropic. But AWS has also been building in-house foundation models, new chips, massive data centers, and agents meant to keep enterprise customers locked inside its ecosystem. The company believes these offerings will give... Read more
Ascentra Labs raises $2 million to help consultants use AI instead of all-night Excel marathons
While artificial intelligence has stormed into law firms and accounting practices with billion-dollar startups like Harvey leading the charge, the global consulting industry—a $250 billion behemoth—has remained stubbornly analog. A London-based startup founded by former McKinsey consultants is betting $2 million that it can crack open this resistant market,... Read more
Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules
Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, and Meta recently released a paper suggesting that large language models (LLMs) similar to those that power ChatGPT may sometimes prioritize sentence structure over meaning when answering questions. The findings reveal a weakness in how these models process instructions that may shed light on... Read more
Kazakhstani couple charged with stealing over $1 million at a Sydney casino
Police in New South Wales have charged a couple from Kazakhstan for allegedly rigging a win of over AUD$1 million ($773,850) at a Sydney casino. Organised Crime Squad detectives from New South Wales Police (NSW Police) made the arrests after the couple was observed using a camera device while... Read more
Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Dec. 2 #639
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle might be disturbing for some people who have a common fear. Beyond... Read more
The Best Amazon Device and Kindle Cyber Monday Deals (2025): Paperwhite, Scribe, Echo Dot Max
Amazon steeply discounts its hardware from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, and you can still grab best Amazon and Kindle Cyber Monday deals right now. Thank goodness, because in this economy, we’ll take every discount we can get this holiday season. If you’re hoping to pick up a new... Read more
AI models block 87% of single attacks, but just 8% when attackers persist
One malicious prompt gets blocked, while ten prompts get through. That gap defines the difference between passing benchmarks and withstanding real-world attacks — and it's a gap most enterprises don't know exists. When attackers send a single malicious request, open-weight AI models hold the line well, blocking attacks 87%... Read more
Mikki Mase blasts Dana White for denying ties and calling him cheater
Mikki Mase, a well-known face in the gambling world with a $43.5 million fortune, has hit back at a recent social shun from UFC’s Dana White. White, in recent media coverage, has allegedly denied any connection to Mase and labeled the player a “cheater,” breaking any public ties that... Read more
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Dec. 2
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s a fun one, especially if you like carbonated... Read more
22 Best Cyber Monday Deals at Best Buy (2025) on Hot Tech
Cyber Monday is almost over. We’ve seen some of the best deals of the year make their appearance over this weekend, and it’s not too late. For Cyber Monday, Best Buy has had (or kept around) some really solid tech deals on some of our favorite products we’ve tested... Read more