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For just $550 you can snag this entry-level gaming laptop with an RTX 3050

Lenovo's LOQ gaming laptop with an RTX 3050 is available at a discounted price of $550, a $250 discount from its original price of $800.
The laptop features an entry-level RTX 3050 GPU, making it impressive for its price range. It can handle casual, indie, and older games with its FHD resolution and 144Hz refresh rate.
Powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS processor and 12GB of RAM, the laptop offers decent processing power for gaming and day-to-day tasks.
The 512GB storage capacity is adequate, but additional storage options like external hard drives or M.2 SSDs can be considered.

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AWS Identity and Access Management

Authentication ensures that the user is who they say they are.
AWS Identity and Access Management is an AWS service that helps you manage access to your AWS account and resources.
To help control access and manage identities in your AWS account, IAM offers many features to ensure security.
The AWS root user is an all-powerful and all-knowing identity in your AWS account. If a malicious user gains control of root-user credentials, they can gain access to every resource in your account.
An IAM user represents a person or service that interacts with AWS. Any activity done by that user is billed to your account.
An IAM group is a collection of users. All users in the group inherit the permissions assigned to the group.
To manage access and provide permissions to AWS services and resources, you create IAM policies and attach them to an IAM identity. Whenever an IAM identity makes a request, AWS evaluates the policies associated with them.
IAM roles are created and then “assumed” by trusted entities and define a set of permissions for making AWS service requests.
The AWS Security Token Service is a web service that enables you to request temporary, limited-privilege credentials for IAM users or for users that you authenticate (federated users).
Use IAM appropriately. IAM is used to secure access to your AWS account and resources. IAM is not used for website authentication and authorization, such as providing users of a website with sign-in and sign-up functionality. IAM also does not support security controls for protecting operating systems and networks.

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How & Where to Watch Desperate Housewives Online in 2024

To watch Desperate Housewives online, you can sign up or log in to your Amazon Prime Video account.
A VPN like NordVPN is recommended to bypass geo-restrictions and for online privacy.
Desperate Housewives is a comedy-drama series about suburban housewives on Wisteria Lane and their dark secrets.
The show can be found on many streaming platforms, but its availability depends on your location.
If you are abroad, you can connect to a U.S. VPN server to watch the show on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.
Desperate Housewives is available on Disney+ in many countries outside the U.S.
The show can also be purchased on other platforms like Google Play, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video in some countries.
There are eight seasons of Desperate Housewives.
Recommended VPNs for streaming Desperate Housewives are NordVPN and Surfshark.
Other shows like Desperate Housewives are The O.C., Mistresses, Big Little Lies, Devious Maids, and Ugly Betty.

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Azure Logic Apps Consumption: The Ultimate Tool for Business Data Tracking

Turbo360 has made significant improvements to the Business Activity Monitoring module with its latest release of Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) module.
With this module, support operators can detect and address issues earlier since it offers a business-friendly view of the complex underlying infrastructure of Azure resulting in faster issue resolution.
The latest release enables tracking key business milestones without altering the existing Azure setup and gaining instant visibility into workflows and business activities.
With data being pushed into a Log Analytics workspace, the shift towards a more user-friendly approach allows support teams to be more proactive, resulting in improved accuracy and speed of issue resolution.
A real-world scenario discussed in the article highlights how BAM simplifies support operator's job by providing them with a clear, business-centric view of key milestones in transactions.
BAM enhances operational efficiency, allowing teams to stay on top of essential business events while minimizing technical overhead.
Tracking Name, Friendly Name, Direction, Type, and Query are the details needed to set up a business transaction in Turbo360 for an intuitive view.
BAM can search for specific transactions based on a tracked property, monitor saved queries and for exceptions, reprocess the failures, and has a dashboard full of insights from the tracked information.
Turbo360 BAM provides businesses with actionable insights and ensures smoother workflows and better issue resolution.
The article discusses the benefits and features of Turbo360 BAM and how it enhances operational efficiency while ensuring smoother workflows and better issue resolution.

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Amazon Signs Nuclear Power Deals For Small Modular Reactors

Amazon has signed agreements to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), advanced reactors with a smaller physical footprint that can be built closer to the grid, having purchased a nuclear-powered data centre in March. SMRs will power Amazon’s data centres, join nuclear power deals with Google and Microsoft. Google will buy up to 500MW of power from Kairos Power, linked to six to seven reactors, set to go online from 2030-35. Meanwhile, Microsoft has signed a deal to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. Amazon aims to be carbon neutral and use only 100% renewable energy by 2040.
Amazon has made a major nuclear power play, announcing three contracts to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) which it hopes will meet the energy needs of its data centres. The retail and tech giant pointed out that nuclear energy can come online at scale and has established a reliable source of safe and carbon-free energy worldwide.
Amazon has signed three contracts to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) that can be brought online at scale and have a record of proven carbon-free safe energy.
Amazon has entered three agreements aimed at developing small modular nuclear reactors ('SMRs'), which could provide safe, carbon-free energy for communities around the world. Amazon stated that as the energy needs of its business and customers continue to grow, investment is being made in renewables as well as carbon-free energy sources such as nuclear power.
Amazon has signed three agreements focused on developing small modular reactors (SMRs) billed as the nuclear power technology of the future and could help the tech giant power its energy-hungry data centres. SMRs are an advanced type of nuclear reactor with a smaller footprint, allowing them to be built closer to the grid.
Amazon has signed three deals aimed at developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), described as an advanced form of the technology with a smaller physical footprint which can be built closer to the grid. The company said nuclear power could be brought online at scale and has already proven to provide a reliable source of safe carbon-free energy for communities worldwide.
Amazon announced it has signed three agreements on developing small modular reactors (SMRs), which it says are an advanced kind of nuclear reactor with a smaller physical footprint, allowing them to be built closer to the grid. There are no SMRs in the US, at the moment.
Amazon has purchased a nuclear-powered data centre and signed agreements to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) which have a proven track record of supplying safe and carbon-free energy.
Amazon has signed three agreements to support the development of nuclear energy projects, including the construction of several new small modular reactors (SMRs). SMRs have a smaller footprint and faster build times than traditional reactors, and can thus be brought online sooner.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft have each made recent moves in nuclear technology as they seek to power data centres in a carbon-neutral way. Amazon has signed intial contracts for SMRs, Google has made a deal with Kairos Power for future SMRs, while Microsoft is to restart a portion of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania.

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This Week in AI: AWS loses a top AI exec

Matt Wood, VP of AI, announced his departure from AWS after 15 years amid the company's potential lack of progress in the generative AI boom. AWS reportedly passed on opportunities to back leading AI startups like Cohere and Anthropic.
Garman sees price as an AWS advantage, given its projects to develop custom silicon for running and training models. Investors are, however, increasingly skeptical that generative AI trials by Big Tech are paying off.
In a recent Gartner poll, 49% of companies said that demonstrating value is their top barrier to generative AI adoption while Gartner predicts that a third of generative AI projects will be abandoned after the proof of concept phase by 2026.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has written a lengthy analysis claiming AI risks can be mitigated, resulting in social uplift and renewed prosperity.
A team of AI security experts from the UK's AI Safety Institute and Grey Swan AI have produced a dataset called AgentHarm to determine the harmfulness of popular AI models such as OpenAI's GPT-4o.
Anthropic has updated its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP), with two groups of models mentioned needing upgraded safeguards before deploying. Anthropic is hiring a head of responsible scaling.
Adobe has launched video generating capabilities for Firefly AI and has also introduced Project Super Sonic, which uses AI to generate sound for footage.
Amazon's new Sequoia automated storage and retrieval system has been introduced by its robotics arm.
Chinese researchers from Kuaishou Technology, Peking University and the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications have come up with a video generator model called Pyramid Flow.
Matt Garman of AWS is acquiring AI start-ups and investing in training systems like Olympus to boost progress in generative AI, which is said to be a crucial aspect for AWS moving forward. AWS is currently in a good position thanks to a series of custom silicon, including 'Trainium' chips.

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Amazon joins Google in investing in small modular nuclear power

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced three investments, including one targeting a startup with its own design for small modular nuclear reactors.
Amazon will provide funding for Energy Northwest to study the feasibility of adding small modular reactors to its Columbia Generating Station.
In return, Amazon will have the right to purchase power from an initial installation of four small modular reactors.
This move highlights the increasing interest and investments by tech giants in small modular nuclear power.

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Amazon jumps on nuclear power bandwagon by investing in X-Energy and promising small reactors

Amazon has joined Microsoft and Google in supporting nuclear power by investing in startup X-Energy and signing two development agreements.
The investment and agreements aim to add around 300 megawatts of nuclear capacity in the Pacific Northwest and Virginia.
The development agreements involve the construction of small modular reactors (SMR) which are faster and cheaper to build.
X-Energy, specializing in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, will receive funding from Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund to develop their Xe-100 reactor.

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Amazon invests in nuclear energy, hot on the heels of Google and Microsoft

Amazon is investing $500 million in X-energy to develop modular nuclear reactors.
The partnership aims to develop over 5 gigawatts of new power projects across the US.
The first sites in Washington and Virginia will provide carbon-free energy to meet growing demand.
Amazon joins Microsoft and Google in investing in nuclear energy to meet the increasing energy demand driven by AI.

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ASML Warning Sends Tremor Through Global Chip Market

ASML, a semiconductor equipment maker, has issued a warning about its lower than expected 2025 sales and bookings.
The company expects net sales for 2025 to be in the lower half of the previously forecasted range.
ASML also anticipates a fall in China sales next year due to US export restrictions.
The warning has caused a drop in ASML's share price and affected other chip firms as well.

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Apple App Store won’t let you download apps? Live updates on the apparent App Store outage

Apple's App Store is experiencing issues with downloading apps.
Users are reporting cancellations of app downloads without explanation.
Down Detector shows a significant increase in reported outages for the App Store.
The issue seems to be resolving as users are now able to download apps again.

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What Microsoft’s financial disclosures reveal about Azure’s market position

Microsoft has made an accounting change that removed certain mature, slower growth revenue streams from Azure, leading to an increase in growth rates for AI services contributions within Azure.
Investors are excited about the increased growth rates and AI contribution within Azure. But the accounting change reduces the size of the Azure business and its resulting revenue market share.
Leaked court documents from 2023 revealed that Microsoft’s infrastructure-as-a-service business was significantly lower than previously thought. This reduced Azure’s overall revenue, leading to an increase in AWS’ lead.
New estimates show that Azure is the fastest-growing of the big four clouds, approaching $70B in CY 2024 with 33% market share among the Big Four.
Microsoft has a commanding lead with respect to account penetration of AI, with Azure OpenAI Service, the Azure AI Studio, and the Azure ML service outpacing all others.
Microsoft is laying down the gauntlet on AI investments, in effect, forcing other vendors to disclose their AI revenue. The AI guidance is a key indicator of interest for investors and customers.
Investors will be looking at earnings season among the big three clouds (Amazon, Google, and Microsoft).
Microsoft’s reporting highlights its AI contribution to Azure and its accelerated growth rates, which experts believe will continue to be an increasingly important metric in the coming quarters.
Microsoft's CFO, Amy Hood, stated that Azure growth included eight points from AI services where demand remained higher than available capacity. How this statement maps to Azure's AI contribution is still being analyzed.
The content is not investment advice and should not be used as the basis for any investment decision. No one else has any editorial control over or advance viewing of what’s published.

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Another day, another huge Windows 11 24H2 update bug, this time triggering the dreaded Blue Screen of Death

The Windows 11 24H2 update is causing bugs with Western Digital SN770 and SN580 SSDs, leading to crashes and the dreaded blue screen of death.
These SSDs are DTAM-less, meaning they lack Dynamic Random Access Memory and instead rely on an NVMe feature called Host Memory Buffer (HMB) in which metadata is stored in PC main memory.
Normally these SSDs ask the PC to allocate 64MB of HMB to store temp info, but with the update, they are asking for up to 200MB and causing the BSOD.
Users on Western Digital's community forum have reported the issue since September 2021, and there is a potential workaround even though no official communication has been made by Microsoft or Western Digital.
DRAM-less SSDs are typically affordable and consume less power, making them suited to laptops and mobile phones. Their performance, however, takes a hit since accessing data via HMB causes latency and more issues due to improperly managed HMB.
It is not yet clear how many users are affected as Microsoft and Western Digital are undoubtedly working on patches and firmware updates.
No major OS updates are without issues. In April 2021, Microsoft's KB5001330 update for Windows 10 caused similar bugs, including BSOD.
Windows 11 24H2 update bugs are not as severe as Windows 10's April 2021 update, but more bugs may come with new Windows 11 versions.

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DOE announces $900M for next-gen reactors as Amazon launches nuclear power pursuit

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces $900 million for the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of the expansion of next-generation nuclear power.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) partners with Energy Northwest and X-energy to fund the construction of four SMRs in central Washington.
Amazon is exploring the possibility of building SMRs in Virginia through a partnership with Dominion Energy.
Tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are focusing on nuclear power for its zero carbon emissions and 24/7 operation capabilities.

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Forget about all the M4 MacBook leaks – Microsoft Surface Laptop with Intel Lunar Lake CPU just appeared in the wild, and it could be a dream notebook

Microsoft Surface Laptop with Intel Lunar Lake CPU has appeared online on a Chinese auction site.
The prerelease model is described as having an Intel Core Ultra 7 268V chip with 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD.
It is unclear whether it will be a variant of Surface Laptop 7 or a new Surface Laptop.
The selling price mentioned on the site seems inflated, suggesting a potential business-only device.

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