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AWS News Blog Today, we are announcing AWS Lambda MicroVMs, a new serverless compute primitive within AWS Lambda that lets you run code generated by users or AI in isolated, stateful execution environments. You get virtual machine level isolation, near-instant launch and resume, and direct control over environment lifecycle and
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In Brief 3:43 PM PDT · June 22, 2026 A lawsuit led by a Detroit pension fund accuses Uber management and its board of putting profits ahead of compliance and safety, decisions that have exposed the company and its shareholders to risk. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the
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This won’t make the already-controversial AI training endeavor any more popular. PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock Meta has paused use of an AI training program that tracks its own employees' keystrokes and mouse movements. The company has suspended the Model Capability Initiative, not because of workers' understandable displeasure around
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Describing the man as a “hesitant historian,” the doctors said he eventually confessed to using the massage gun directly on and around both eyes on a weekly basis for three months to help with his eye fatigue. They noted that he did not have a history of psychiatric conditions or
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Stressing the system SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy. NASA's Space Launch System Rocket at LC-39B, preparing to lift off in 2022. Credit: Trevor Mahlmann NASA’s infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center, the crown jewel of US spaceports, is aging
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Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors’ flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit—even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following what was supposed to be a temporary layoff. The latest automation push has spurred union pushback over a potentially existential issue for automakers
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There is a mysterious phenomenon in which strong radio signals arrive periodically from space, yet their source remains completely unknown. Known as “long-period radio transients" (LPTs), these phenomena are observed as radio bursts that repeat at intervals ranging from several minutes to several hours. Only a dozen or so
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ByAlexandra Kelley, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW June 22, 2026 06:06 PM ET The long-awaited executive actions aim to protect current infrastructure from a
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* Analyst report claims primary smartphone market is expected to decline 14.8% in 2026 * Entry level smartphone prices have already risen more than 50% this year * Refurbished smartphone sales grew 4% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2026 The global smartphone market is heading toward a difficult 2026 as rising
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TL;DR Robot.com launches R-noid, a wheeled humanoid robot for kitchens and warehouses, powered by Physical Intelligence’s AI model. Robot.com, the San Francisco startup formerly known as Kiwibot, is expanding from campus delivery robots into workplace humanoids. The company told Business Insider it will launch R-noid, a
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TL;DR Anthropic’s updated privacy policy requires some Claude users to submit government IDs and selfies for identity verification. Anthropic has updated its privacy policy to allow the company to require some Claude users to upload government-issued identification and submit selfie photos or videos for identity verification. The updated
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TL;DR Amazon is beta-testing a Hindi version of Alexa+ in India, its first expansion into a non-Western-language market. Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi-language support, the company’s first move to bring its generative AI assistant to a non-Western-language market. The company sent emails to select Indian
