AWS |
AWS News Blog |
Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet model now available in Amazon Bedrock: Even more intelligence than Claude 3 Opus at one-fifth the cost |
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/anthropics-claude-3-5-sonnet-model-now-available-in-amazon-bedrock-the-most-intelligent-claude-model-yet/
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This powerful and cost effective model outperforms on intelligence benchmarks with remarkable capabilities in vision writing customer support analytics and coding to revolutionize your workflows |
2024-06-20 16:26:13 |
AWS |
AWS Machine Learning Blog |
Connect to Amazon services using AWS PrivateLink in Amazon SageMaker |
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/connect-to-amazon-services-using-aws-privatelink-in-amazon-sagemaker/
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In this post we present a solution for configuring SageMaker notebook instances to connect to Amazon Bedrock and other AWS services with the use of AWS PrivateLink and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon EC security groups |
2024-06-20 16:57:04 |
海外TECH |
Ars Technica |
Why Interplay’s original “Fallout 3” was canceled 20+ years ago |
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2032559
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OG Fallout producer says Project Van Buren ran out of time and money |
2024-06-20 16:31:36 |
海外TECH |
Ars Technica |
Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming |
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2032527
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New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way |
2024-06-20 16:20:05 |
海外TECH |
Ars Technica |
Single point of software failure has hamstrung car dealerships for a second day |
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2032502
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Cyber incident takes down CDK Global serving more than dealers |
2024-06-20 16:03:50 |
海外TECH |
AppleInsider - Frontpage News |
Apple's talks with FIFA have faltered, Club World Cup tournament at risk |
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/06/20/apples-talks-with-fifa-have-faltered-club-world-cup-tournament-at-risk?utm_medium=rss
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Discussions between Apple and FIFA over TV rights for a new soccer tournament have stumbled putting the future of the high profile competition in doubt Apple has regularly paid out for rights to sporting eventsIn April it was reported that Apple was in talks with FIFA to potentially secure the TV rights for a new soccer tournament At the time the deal was valued at about billion but it seems the competition is now in jeopardy According to sources of Bloomberg the talks to stream the FIFA Club World Cup have halted with FIFA now looking elsewhere Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums |
2024-06-20 16:02:18 |
海外TECH |
ReadWriteWeb |
Fallout creator takes you inside the demise of the original Fallout 3 |
https://readwrite.com/fallout-3-original-cancelled-black-isle-tim-cain-video/
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Tim Cain the creator of Fallout has provided fresh insight into the cancellation of the original Fallout ーthe Continue reading Fallout creator takes you inside the demise of the original Fallout The post Fallout creator takes you inside the demise of the original Fallout appeared first on ReadWrite |
2024-06-20 16:23:19 |
海外TECH |
ReadWriteWeb |
US Surgeon General makes case for health warnings on social media apps |
https://readwrite.com/us-surgeon-general-makes-case-for-health-warnings-on-social-media-apps/
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A senior US health official has made the case for cigarette style health warning labels to be applied to social media Continue reading US Surgeon General makes case for health warnings on social media appsThe post US Surgeon General makes case for health warnings on social media apps appeared first on ReadWrite |
2024-06-20 16:15:21 |
海外TECH |
Engadget |
Embracer Group plans to use AI in game development |
https://www.engadget.com/embracer-group-plans-to-use-ai-in-game-development-163040373.html?src=rss
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Embracer Group is making the move to using AI in game development following the mass layoff and game cancellations months ago The parent company of THQ Nordic Gearbox Entertainment and Crystal Dynamics Eidos Montreal detailed in its annual report via Game Developer that it is adopting an AI policy to its game production model despite the controversy around the use of AI in the games industry and beyond It said that not using AI will lead to the company lagging behind other major game developers and publishers like EA Sony Square Enix and Ubisoft claiming that the tech will help expedite the development process and give players an optimized gameplay experience AI has the capability to massively enhance game development by increasing resource efficiency adding intelligent behaviors personalization and optimization to gameplay experiences Embracer said in the report By leveraging AI we create more engaging and immersive experiences that provide each player with a unique dynamic and personalized experience Along with listing the benefits of using AI in and outside of game development Embracer said it understands that adopting the technology is not without risks It noted that AI may produce unethical biased discriminatory or completely wrong results if it has not been properly trained instructed or used for purposes it was not designed Embracer s plans to adopt AI comes several months after it laid off employees and canceled games over the past year along with shuttering studios like Volition of Saints Row fame Despite concerns that AI will replace human workers Embracer says it doesn t intend to use it that way It went so far as to say AI will open doors to entry into the games industry for some developers including those with disabilities who can t operate certain equipment the same way as non disabled people Only time will tell if they ll keep that promise This article originally appeared on Engadget at |
2024-06-20 16:30:40 |
海外TECH |
Engadget |
How small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline |
https://www.engadget.com/how-small-claims-court-became-metas-customer-service-hotline-160224479.html?src=rss
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Last month Ray Palena boarded a plane from New Jersey to California to appear in court He found himself engaged in a legal dispute against one of the largest corporations in the world and improbably the venue for their David versus Goliath showdown would be San Mateo s small claims court Over the course of eight months and an estimated mostly in travel expenses he was able to claw back what all other methods had failed to render his personal Facebook account Those may be extraordinary lengths to regain a digital profile with no relation to its owner s livelihood Palena is one of a growing number of frustrated users of Meta s services who unable to get help from an actual human through normal channels of recourse are using the court system instead And in many cases it s working Engadget spoke with five individuals who have sued Meta in small claims court over the last two years in four different states In three cases the plaintiffs were able to restore access to at least one lost account One person was also able to win financial damages and another reached a cash settlement Two cases were dismissed In every case the plaintiffs were at least able to get the attention of Meta s legal team which appears to have something of a playbook for handling these claims Why small claims At the heart of these cases is the fact that Meta lacks the necessary volume of human customer service workers to assist those who lose their accounts The company s official help pages steer users who have been hacked toward confusing automated tools that often lead users to dead end links or emails that don t work if your account information has been changed The company recently launched a per month program Meta Verified which grants access to human customer support Its track record as a means of recovering hacked accounts after the fact has been spotty at best according to anecdotal descriptions Hundreds of thousands of people also turn to their state Attorney General s office as some state AGs have made requests on users behalf ーon Reddit this is known as the AG method But attorneys general across the country have been so inundated with these requests they formally asked Meta to fix their customer service too We refuse to operate as the customer service representatives of your company a coalition of state AGs wrote in a letter to the company earlier this year Facebook and Instagram users have long sought creative and sometimes extreme measures to get hacked accounts back due to Meta s lack of customer support features Some users have resorted to hiring their own hackers or buying an Oculus headset since Meta has dedicated support staff for the device users on Reddit report this method no longer works The small claims approach has become a popular topic on Reddit forums where frustrated Meta users trade advice on various methods for getting an account back People Clerk a site that helps people write demand letters and other paperwork required for small claims court published a help article called How to Sue facebook in March It s difficult to estimate just how many small claims cases are being brought by Facebook and Instagram users but they may be on the rise Patrick Forrest the chief legal officer for Justice Direct the legal services startup that owns People Clerk says the company has seen a significant increase in cases against Meta over the last couple years One of the advantages of small claims court is that it s much more accessible to people without deep pockets and legal training Filing fees are typically under and many courthouses have resources to help people complete the necessary paperwork for a case There s no discovery there are no depositions there s no pre trial says Bruce Zucker a law professor at California State University Northridge You get a court date and it s going to be about a five or minute hearing and you have a judge who s probably also tried to call customer service and gotten nowhere The stakes Facebook and Instagram and WhatsApp have become crucial marketplaces where people conduct their business where people are earning a living Forrest said And if you are locked out of that account business or personal it can lead to severe financial damages and it can disrupt your ability to sustain your livelihood One such person whose finances were enmeshed with Meta s products is Valerie Garza the owner of a massage business She successfully sued the company in a San Diego small claims court in after a hack which cost her access to personal Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as those associated with her business She was able to document thousands of dollars in resulting losses A Meta legal representative contacted Garza a few weeks before her small claims court hearing requesting she drop the case She declined and when Meta didn t show up to her hearing she won by default When we went through all of the loss of revenues Garza told Engadget the judge kind of had to give it to me But that wasn t the end of Garza s legal dispute with Meta After the first hearing the company filed a motion asking the judge to set aside the verdict citing its own failure to appear at the hearing Meta also tried to argue that its terms of service set a maximum of liability Another hearing was scheduled and a lawyer again contacted Garza offering to help get her account back He seemed to actually kind of just want to get things turned back on and that was still my goal at this point Garza said It was then she discovered that her business Instagram was being used to advertise sex work She began collecting screenshots of the activity on the account which violated Instagram s terms of service as well as fraudulent charges for Facebook ads bought by whoever hacked her account Once again Meta didn t show up to the hearing and a judge ordered the company to pay her the in damages she had requested I thought they were going to show up this time because they sent their exhibits they didn t ask for a postponement or anything she says My guess is they didn t want to go on record and have a transcript showing how completely grossly negligent they are in their business and how very little they care about the safety or financial security of their paying advertisers In July of Garza indicated in court documents that Meta had paid in full In all the process took more than a year three court appearances and countless hours of work But Garza says it was worth it I just can t stand letting somebody take advantage and walking away she says Even for individuals whose work doesn t depend on Meta s platforms a hacked account can result in real harm Palena who flew cross country to challenge Meta in court had no financial stake in his Facebook account which he claimed nearly years ago when the social network was still limited to college students But whoever hacked him had changed the associated email address and phone number and began using his page to run scam listings on Facebook Marketplace I was more concerned about the damage it could do to me and my name if something did happen if someone actually was scammed he tells Engadget In his court filing he asked for in damages the maximum allowed in California small claims court He wrote that Meta had violated its own terms of service by allowing a hacked account to stay up damaging his reputation I didn t really care that much about financial compensation Palena says I really just wanted the account back because the person who hacked the account was still using it They were using my profile with my name and my profile image A couple weeks later a legal rep from Meta reached out to him and asked him for information about his account They exchanged a few emails over several weeks but his account was still inaccessible The same day he boarded a plane to San Mateo the Meta representative emailed him again and asked if he would be willing to drop the case since the access team is close to getting your account secure and activated again He replied that he intended to be in court the next day as he was still unable to get into his account Less than half an hour before his hearing was scheduled to start he received the email he had spent months waiting for a password reset link to get back into his account Palena still attended the hearing though Meta did not According to court records reviewed by Engadget Palena told the judge the case had been tentatively resolved though he hasn t officially dropped the case yet The hurdles of small claimsWhile filing a small claims court case is comparatively simple it can still be a minefield even to figure out something as seemingly straightforward as which court to file to Forrest notes that Facebook s terms of service stipulates that legal cases must be brought in San Mateo County home of Meta s headquarters But confusingly the terms of service for Meta accounts states that cases other than small claims court must be filed in San Mateo In spite of the apparent contradiction some people like Garza have had success suing Meta outside of San Mateo Each jurisdiction also has different rules for maximum allowable compensation in small claims what sorts of relief those courts are able to grant and even whether or not parties are allowed to have a lawyer present The low barrier to entry means many first time plaintiffs are navigating the legal system for the first time without help and making rookie mistakes along the way Shaun Freeman had spent years building up two Instagram accounts which he describes as similar to TMZ but with a little more character The pages which had hundreds of thousands of followers had also been a significant source of income to Freeman who has also worked in the entertainment industry and uses the stage name Young Platinum He says his pages had been suspended or disabled in the past but he was able to get them back through Meta s appeals process and once through a complaint to the California Attorney General s office But in he again lost access to both accounts He says one was disabled and one is inaccessible due to what seems like a technical glitch He tried to file appeals and even asked a friend of a friend who worked at Meta to look into what had happened but was unsuccessful Apparently out of other options he filed a small claims case in Nevada in February A hearing was scheduled for May but Freeman had trouble figuring out the legal mechanics It took me months and months to figure out how to get them served Freeman says He was eventually able to hire a process server and got the necessary signature days before his hearing But it may have been too late Court records show the case was dismissed for failure to serve Even without operator error Meta seems content to create hardship for would be litigants over matters much smaller than the company s more headline grabbing antitrust and child safety disputes Based on correspondence reviewed by Engadget the company maintains a separate small claims docket email address to contact would be litigants Ron Gaul who lives in North Dakota filed a small claims suit after Meta disabled his account following a wave of what he describes as targeted harassment The case was eventually dismissed after Meta s lawyers had the case moved to district court which is permissible for a small claims case under North Dakota law Gaul says he couldn t keep up with the motions filed by Meta s lawyers whom he had hoped to avoid by filing in small claims court I went to small claims because I couldn t have a lawyer he tells Engadget Ryan an Arizona real estate agent who asked to be identified by his first name only decided to sue Meta in small claims with his partner after their Facebook accounts were disabled in the fall of They were both admins of several large Facebook Groups and he says their accounts were disabled over a supposed copyright violation Before a scheduled hearing the company reached out They started basically trying to bully us says Ryan who asked to be identified by his first name only They started saying that they have a terms of service and they can do whatever they want they could delete people for any reason Much like Gaul Ryan expected small claims would level the playing field But according to emails and court records reviewed by Engadget Meta often deploys its own legal resources as well as outside law firms to respond to these sorts of claims and engage with small claims litigants outside of court They put people that still have legal training against these people that are you know representing themselves he said In the end Meta s legal team was able to help Ryan get his account back and he agreed to drop himself from the small claims case But two months later his partner had still not gotten back into hers Meta eventually told her that her account had been permanently deleted and was no longer able to be restored Meta eventually offered ーthe maximum amount for a small claims case in Arizona He says they wanted more but Meta refused and they felt like they were out of options Ryan claims they had already lost tens of thousands of dollars in potential sales that they normally sourced from Facebook We were prepared to go further but no lawyer would really take it on without a retainer and it wasn t worth it While it may seem surprising that Meta would give these small claims cases so much attention Zucker the Cal State Northridge professor says that big companies have their own reasons for wanting to avoid court I don t think places like Google or Meta want to have a bunch of judgments against them because then that becomes a public record and starts floating around he says So they do take these things seriously Without responding to specific questions about the substance of this story Meta instead sent Engadget the following statement We know that losing and recovering access to your online accounts can be a frustrating experience We invest heavily in designing account security systems to help prevent account compromise in the first place and in educating our users including by regularly sharing new security features and tips for how people can stay safe and vigilant against potential targeting by hackers But we also know that bad actors including scammers target people across the internet and constantly adapt to evade detection by social media platforms like ours email and telecom providers banks and others To detect malicious activity and help protect people who may have gotten compromised via email phishing malware or other means we also constantly improve our detection enforcement and support systems in addition to providing channels where people can report account access issues to us working with law enforcement and taking legal action against malicious groups This article originally appeared on Engadget at |
2024-06-20 16:02:24 |
科学 |
NYT > Science |
Lokiceratops, a Horned Dinosaur, May Be a New Species |
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/science/horned-dinosaur-loki-montana.html
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Researchers analyzed a skull found in Montana of a plant eating member of the ceratops family finding distinct traits |
2024-06-20 16:10:00 |
科学 |
NYT > Science |
Summer Solstice 2024: Why It’s the Longest Day of the Year |
https://www.nytimes.com/article/summer-solstice-2024.html
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We have Earth s off kilter tilt to thank for the summer solstice as well as the different seasons |
2024-06-20 16:29:53 |
科学 |
NYT > Science |
George Woodwell, Scientist Who Helped Shape Environmental Policy, Dies at 95 |
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/science/george-woodwell-dead.html
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The founder of the renowned Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts he was not afraid to leverage credible scientific findings to influence public attitudes and government strategy |
2024-06-20 16:01:26 |
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