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My Journey To The Cloud With AltSchool Africa

The author outlines his journey of joining AltSchool Africa's Tinyuka Class of 2024, Cloud Engineering track.
The author came across the program on LinkedIn and applied in September 2024.
The author shares the admission process for AltSchool.
AltSchool offers courses in Engineering, Data, Product, Creative Economy, and Business.
To apply for AltSchool, educational background is not required. An applicant must have a basic understanding of English, as the program is taught in English.
Applicants are required to take an assessment that tests programming knowledge and problem-solving skills.
AltSchool offers a range of scholarships, including the Binance Scholarship Fund, Kenya Female Stem Fund, and Ayoba Developer Program Scholarship Fund.
Payment is divided into three sections: monthly, quarterly, or upfront. The program is fully online and flexible.
AltSchool Africa exposes the students to basic computer science, web development basics, among others.
Author offers a referral link/code for the interested applicants and encourages readers to follow him on social media for more similar posts.

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Run aws Lambda locally with LocalStack

LocalStack is a tool that allows you to deploy and test AWS cloud infrastructure on your local machine.
To run AWS Lambda locally, you can use LocalStack and TFLocal, which is a wrapper for Terraform.
You need to write a Lambda function and the corresponding Terraform code to deploy the infrastructure.
With LocalStack and TFLocal, you can deploy and test Lambda functions locally without incurring extra costs.

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Harness and Traceable announce merger to bring API security to AI-driven software delivery

Continuous software delivery startup Harness Inc. has announced a merger with API security startup Traceable Inc.
The merger aims to bring cybersecurity technology to the development and operations pipeline.
The combined company plans to focus on agentic artificial intelligence to enhance delivery speed and security for application development.
The merger is expected to close later this month or early next, resulting in a company with 1,100 employees and a valuation of about $5 billion.

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Macron Shares Deepfakes As AI Summit Begins

French president Emmanuel Macron shares deepfake videos of himself on social media as the AI summit begins in Paris.
France will announce private sector investments totaling €109 billion into the country's AI sector during the event.
Investments include €20 billion from Canadian investment firm Brookfield for an AI data center.
Macron promotes the importance of AI and its potential to revolutionize industries while emphasizing the need to promote principles and seize opportunities.

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Samsung’s latest tech innovation is a giant 5K ePaper display

Samsung has introduced a 75-inch 5K ePaper display, the world's largest color ePaper screen.
The display is intended for outdoor advertising and features high resolution for improved visibility in outdoor spaces.
Samsung's ePaper display has a focus on sustainability and ultra-low power consumption.
The display won the Best Product Award at ISE 2025 and indicates significant growth potential in the e-paper display market.

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Sam Altman thinks GPT-5 will be smarter than him — but what does that mean?

Sam Altman predicts that GPT-5 will be smarter than him.
Altman believes it will enable researchers to do more and accelerate scientific discovery.
The comment seemed prepared and not directly related to the host's question.
There is uncertainty regarding what Altman means by GPT-5 being smarter than him and how it relates to scientific research.

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If you want to know who will win the AI wars, just watch these two Super Bowl ads from Google and ChatGPT

This year's Super Bowl ads featured a lot of tech-related ads.
OpenAI and Google played a major role in Super Bowl LIX ads.
Google's Super Bowl ad 'Dream Job' was heartwarming and emotional.
The ad showcased the company's AI chatbot Gemini Live.
On the other hand, OpenAI's ad for its AI chatterbot ChatGPT failed to impress.
The ad lacked a voice-over, color, and clarity, making it difficult to understand.
Despite being a commercial for AI, Google's ad showcased a shared sense of humanity.
The spot also showed how AI could be utilized to aid in emotional and human problem-solving.
In comparison, OpenAI's ad was too inhuman and cold, giving the audience little to feel about.
Thus, Google's ad for AI-driven chatbot Gemini Live made a greater impact than OpenAI's ad for ChatGPT.

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Microsoft could give Windows 11 PCs a new option for the Copilot key –but don't get too excited just yet

Microsoft could let you turn the Copilot key back into the old ‘Menu’ key
This is according to a well-known source of Windows-related rumors and happenings
Future builds of Windows 11 may add the option to remap the Copilot key to open a context menu
The option to revert to the 'Menu' key would provide more customization options for users

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Sam Altman says AI is progressing faster than Moore’s law as he predicts AGI is ‘coming into view’, and it's leaving me worried about the future

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, suggests that AI is progressing faster than Moore's law.
Altman highlights the falling cost of using AI as an indicator that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is 'coming into view.'
Altman predicts that scientific progress will be faster, the price of many goods will fall dramatically, and the price of luxury goods may rise even more dramatically.
Altman emphasizes the importance of ensuring the broad distribution of the benefits of AGI.

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Microsoft Edge Copilot now lets you share AI chats easily

Microsoft has added a new share button to Copilot in Edge, allowing users to share AI chat conversations more easily.
The update also expands the "Think Deeper" feature to all users, enhancing AI responses with deeper reasoning.
Copilot on Edge now resembles Microsoft's website and mobile apps for a more consistent experience.
Microsoft has updated Copilot's design on Windows 10, 11, and mobile, adding Copilot Voice and Copilot Vision features.

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Lambda function with GraalVM Native Image - Part 5 Measuring cold and warm starts with GraalVM 23

In this article, the author updates a Lambda function based on GraalVM Native Image with Custom Runtime to the newest version available and re-measures Lambda performance.
The updated sample application uses GraalVM 23.0.1 as its base and includes all the updated AWS dependencies as well as other dependencies like lambda-runtime-graalvm and native-image-maven-plugin.
The cold start time with GraalVM 23 increased between 50 and 100ms compared to the previous version due to the bigger native image artifact size. However, the warm start/execution time slightly decreased for nearly all percentiles.
The author encourages readers to support their work by following them on GitHub and giving their repositories a star.

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Apple’s AR glasses are coming, but they could be too late for Mac fans

Apple has cancelled plans to launch a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses that would pair with a Mac, giving users a brand-new way to use their computer in 3D space. The company is reported to be honing its focus on standalone AR glasses. Apple is expected to launch its standalone AR glasses in 2027 at the earliest. The only available alternate for Mac users is the Vision Pro, which has its own flaws. The Vision Pro has expandable workspace, superb visuals and processing power, however, it is flawed due to its size and weight. Apple is taking its time to perfect its AR glasses but its rivals have already released popular products. Meta, for example, has won plenty of plaudits for its AR glasses.
One of the key issues with Vision Pro is its size and weight leading to uncomfortable neck strain and large prints left on user’s faces. Apple is pacing itself and trying to perfect everything about its AR glasses, but at the same time, rivals are already hitting store shelves with popular products of their own. Apple risks being left behind by its powerful competitors. Hopefully, Apple has learned plenty of lessons from the Vision Pro and will (eventually) launch something that’s a hit with its users.

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Deploying a Number Classification API on AWS Lambda + API Gateway using Zappa

This project is a Flask-based API that provides interesting mathematical properties of a given number.
Features: Determines if a number is prime, perfect, or an Armstrong number. Computes the sum of digits. Returns a fun fact about the number. Supports CORS for cross-origin access. Returns responses in JSON format.
Setup Necessary Tools and Dependencies: Install Flask and Zappa.
Deploy API with Zappa on AWS Lambda using API Gateway

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Zotac has a plan to keep RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs away from the clutches of scalpers – and it sounds like it might be working

Zotac has implemented a plan via its US Discord channel to help genuine buyers in the US to purchase an RTX 5090 or 5080 graphics card.
The plan involves a raffle system, with active community members having the opportunity to win the chance to buy these graphics cards.
Zotac will monitor reselling activity and record the serial numbers of purchased GPUs, with a threat to publicly expose any scalpers who resell the graphics cards.
The scheme has resulted in a flood of new sign-ups on Zotac's Discord channel, driving more traffic and giving active members greater chances of winning.

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Intel needed a win — its new laptop CPU delivers just that

Intel's Arrow Lake-H chips leverage effiecient architectures from Lunar Lake to deliver performance and battery life that is worthy of the best laptops in the market.
Intel continues to use Lion Cove and Skymont core architectures which Arrow Lake-H shares with Lunar Lake but gets a larger core count, higher power budget, and beefier integrated graphics based on Intel’s Battlemage architecture.
The base power is 45W, but Intel allows the chip to boost up to 115W for short periods of time. The core split is interesting, too.
Intel is still coming out on top in apps generally favouring a thread advantage, probably due to its lead in single-core speed.
Intel is providing a slight edge in Photoshop and there is a massive boost in Premiere.
I got nearly 21 hours of battery life out of the MSI Prestige 16, which is the kind of efficiency Intel is offering here.
Intel's battery life holds up equally as well as its performance, which is impressive in light of the larger power budget.
Arrow Lake-H feels like everything coming together, and for a company that’s been promising that everything will come together soon for years, that’s a big win.
These new processors will be available in laptops towards the end of this year.
Intel’s approach in Arrow Lake-H proves its form over force mentality in the technology world.

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