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AWS Turns to Ancient Logic to Tackle Modern AI’s Hallucinations

AWS is using automated reasoning to address AI's challenge of hallucinations, making AI outputs more reliable for industries like finance and health care.
The revised technique now takes minutes to deploy, helping prevent factual errors caused by generative AI hallucinations.
Incorrect AI outputs can lead to severe consequences, as seen in cases like Air Canada providing wrong information through its chatbot.
Automated reasoning, rooted in symbolic logic dating back to Plato and Socrates, provides verifiable truth through mathematical logic.
While machine learning models can make predictions, automated reasoning offers a more certain and accurate approach.
Automated reasoning involves converting natural language facts into mathematical models to measure AI responses for accuracy.
Although automated reasoning has limitations, it can complement other approaches to reduce hallucinations in reasoning AI models.
AWS has made automated reasoning more accessible through Amazon Bedrock Guardrails, allowing companies to deploy this technique in their AI models.
Automated reasoning is particularly valuable for regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, ensuring compliance with regulations.
AWS plans to expand automated reasoning into its AI coding assistant to enhance software security and reliability.

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Kubernetes Gone Wrong? The Hidden Side Effects You Can’t Ignore!

Kubernetes mistakes can have brutal side effects, including skyrocketing cloud bills and service outages.
Poor resource management can result in high costs and performance issues.
Having too many ReplicaSets can lead to a chaotic deployment mess.

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AI vs Cloud Careers: Thinkers vs Doers — Which One Are You?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Computing are transforming industries and reshaping job roles.
AI professionals focus on intelligent algorithms, automation, and data-driven models.
Cloud professionals manage infrastructure, ensure high availability, and optimize cloud architectures.
The choice between AI and Cloud careers depends on individual skills, interests, and working styles.

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dKloud x HolmesAI: Powering the Future of Decentralized AI with Scalable Cloud Solutions

dKloud offers a cost-effective and scalable alternative to traditional cloud solutions by bridging Decentralized Cloud Resources (DePIN) to enterprise customers.
dKloud also provides DevPack and LaunchPacks, which are DePIN development and deployment blueprints that greatly reduce time to market and improve margins for application vendors.
dKloud has partnered with HolmesAI to bring their decentralized A.I. online services to the world, allowing for easy deployment, management, and scaling of A.I. applications in a decentralized environment.
The partnership between HolmesAI and dKloud aims to lower the barrier of entry for developers and provide efficient tools, frameworks, and infrastructure for A.I. startups and enterprise customers.

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How TaxAct Hosting Works: The Basics for Beginners

Hosting TaxAct in the cloud enables tax preparers to work from any location, ensuring seamless access to files and data without device restrictions.
Cloud hosting providers offer multi-layered security, including data encryption, multi-factor authentication, and regular backups to protect sensitive client information.
Businesses can scale resources based on their workload, ensuring smooth operations even during peak tax seasons.
Multiple users can access and work on tax files in real-time, promoting efficiency and reducing processing time.

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Is Your Kubernetes Cluster Really Secure? Here’s What Most Teams Overlook!

Misconfigurations, exposed secrets, overly permissive roles, and an open door for attackers.
Attackers love Kubernetes misconfigurations as it can turn the cluster into an attacker's playground.
Containers can escape and compromise the entire cluster if not properly restricted.
Running containers as root without proper security measures can give attackers full control.

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Password managers are the new target for hackers

A recent report indicates cyberattacks on password managers were three times more likely to occur in 2024 than the previous year.
25% of the one million malware variants studied targeted password managers or other password storage methods.
Hackers have developed a multi-stage method of cyberattack called 'SneakThief', performing over a dozen malicious actions to steal credentials.
Experts recommend utilizing multi-factor authentication and avoiding password reuse to enhance password manager security.

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I pitted Gemini 2.0 Flash against DeepSeek R1, and you might be surprised by the winner

The comparison between DeepSeek R1 and Gemini 2.0 Flash, both cutting-edge AI assistants, was conducted with various tests in everyday scenarios.
Both AI models excelled in providing practical and insightful answers, with Gemini focusing on quick responses and DeepSeek showcasing accuracy.
DeepSeek and Gemini were tested on tasks like finding events, offering advice on teaching a child to read, explaining vaccines, and solving riddles.
In the event search task, both AI models provided useful suggestions, with Gemini's descriptions being more vivid and unique compared to DeepSeek.
When asked for advice on teaching a child to read, both AI models offered detailed guides with minor differences, making it difficult to distinguish between them.
In explaining how vaccines work, Gemini used a castle analogy while DeepSeek leaned towards a superhero analogy, both aiming for simplicity.
DeepSeek included emojis in its responses, suggesting a child-friendly approach, raising concerns about unsupervised AI interactions with young children.
Both AI models successfully solved a riddle, with Gemini providing a straightforward answer and DeepSeek offering a detailed breakdown along with emojis.
Despite initial expectations, DeepSeek R1 was found to match or outperform Gemini 2.0 Flash in most aspects, with DeepSeek displaying a warmer tone of responses.
While Gemini was faster, DeepSeek's performance was commendable, albeit with potential privacy concerns regarding data collection and storage practices.

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OpenAI nixes its o3 model release, will replace it with ‘GPT-5’

OpenAI has announced that it will not release its o3 model and will instead focus on a simplified GPT-5.
The decision comes as OpenAI aims to make their AI models more user-friendly and unified.
GPT-5 will integrate various technologies, including the o3 model, to provide a wide range of functionalities.
The move is seen as a response to competition from DeepSeek and aims to offer improved performance and capabilities.

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Cloud storage optimization startup Lucidity raises $21M

Indian startup Lucidity.cloud has raised $21 million in a Series A funding round.
The funding was led by WestBridge Capital and participated by existing investor Alpha Wave.
Lucidity offers a platform that automates multi-cloud storage management, reducing overprovisioning and saving up to 70% on storage costs.
The startup plans to expand its go-to-market team and venture into object-based storage to help enterprises further reduce storage spending.

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Shares of Fastly fall hard and fast on earnings miss and weak guidance

Cloud-based edge infrastructure provider Fastly reported mixed fourth-quarter earnings and weak guidance.
The company's loss before certain costs per share fell short of expectations, while revenue slightly exceeded forecasts.
Fastly's net loss increased from the previous year, despite revenue growth.
The company's stock dropped over 21% in extended trading.

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Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw are getting two new AI editing features

Adobe has announced new AI editing features for its Lightroom and Camera Raw applications.
Adaptive Profiles uses AI to dynamically adjust the tones and colors of images, creating an enhanced starting point for further editing.
Distraction Removal detects and removes distracting elements from images, such as reflections or people in the background.
A new Find Duplicates feature helps users locate and remove duplicate images within the Lightroom library.

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Google Gemini adds its personal AI researcher to your iPhone – if you have the right subscription

Google Gemini has added its Deep Research AI model to iPhones for Gemini Advanced subscribers.
Deep Research is an AI-powered tool that extends traditional Google search to compile and organize information into a structured report.
Gemini Advanced subscribers can switch to Deep Research on their iPhones and receive a step-by-step plan for research questions.
Google is aggressively leaning into Gemini for productivity demands, aiming to make it a must-have AI assistant.

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Rapid7 shares drop on mixed fourth quarter results and weak outlook

Rapid7 shares drop over 8% in late trading after mixed Q4 results and weak outlook.
Q4 adjusted earnings per share of 48 cents, down from 72 cents YoY, and revenue of $216.25 million, up 5% YoY.
Rapid7 added 201 new customers, taking the total count to 11,727 and achieved $840 million in annual recurring revenue.
Q1 2025 outlook: adjusted EPS of 33-36 cents and revenue of $207-209 million. Full-year outlook: EPS of $1.72-$1.85 and revenue of $860-$870 million.

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Framework keeps fans guessing on February launch event product details

Modular computing company, Framework, will announce new products on February 25.
The teaser suggests the new products will be colorful, flexible, powerful, and cater to gamers.
The company may launch a 2-in-1 style Chromebook with a 360-degree hinge.
Framework will offer pre-orders for at least one new product on launch day.

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