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Amazon VPC raises default Route Table capacity

AWS VPClets your inner network architect cheer:500 routes per tablenow. That’s a cool 10x boost from before, turning network scaling from a headache into a child's play. 🚀.. read more  

Amazon VPC raises default Route Table capacity
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AWS Lambda announces native support for Avro and Protobuf formatted Kafka events

AWS Lambdanow natively supportsAvroandProtobufformatted Kafka events, dancing through schema chaos with Glue and Confluent registries. Toss custom deserialization in the trash; plug inPowertoolsand let open-source Kafka consumer interfaces do the grunt work... read more  

AWS Lambda announces native support for Avro and Protobuf formatted Kafka events
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Load Testing with Impulse at Airbnb

Impulselets Airbnb teams wreak havoc in the best way possible. It makes load testing in Java/Kotlin a breeze. No need to call in the cavalry. It just mocks what it needs to and spins up a frenzy of pseudo-real traffic... read more  

Load Testing with Impulse at Airbnb
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Inside Google’s Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol: Teaching AI Agents to Talk to Each Other

Agent2Agent (A2A)is the new gospel for AI agents, taking over as the universal translator across platforms. Imagine 50+ tech behemoths waving its banner. A2A, clutchingJSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP(S), crafts a chat apocalypse for AI, wiping out the custom integration chaos, much like the venerableInternet.. read more  

Inside Google’s Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol: Teaching AI Agents to Talk to Each Other
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AI at Amazon: a case study of brittleness

Amazon Alexa floundered amid brittle systems: a decentralized mess where teams rowed in opposing directions, clashing product and science cultures in tow... read more  

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A Reality Check on DeepSeek's Distributed File System Benchmarks

3FSisn't quite matching its own hype. Yes, it boasts a flashy8 TB/s peak throughput, but pesky network bottlenecks throttle usage to roughly 73% of its theoretical greatness. Efficiency’s hiding somewhere, laughing. A dig intoGraySortshows storage sulking on the sidelines, perhaps tripped up by CRAQ.. read more  

A Reality Check on DeepSeek's Distributed File System Benchmarks
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Lenovo introduces new AI-optimized data center systems

Lenovo'sThinkSystem SR680a V4doesn't just perform—it explodes with AI power, thanks to Nvidia'sB200GPUs. We're talking4nmchips with a mind-boggling208 billion transistors. Boost? Try11x... read more  

Lenovo introduces new AI-optimized data center systems
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How to Build an Asynchronous AI Agent Network Using Gemini for Research, Analysis, and Validation Tasks

The Gemini Agent Network Protocol introduces powerful AI collaboration with four distinct roles. Leveraging Google’s Gemini models, agents communicate dynamically for improved problem-solving... read more  

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The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity

FrontierLarge Reasoning Models (LRMs)crash into an accuracy wall when tackling overly intricate puzzles, even when their token budget seems bottomless.LRMsexhibit this weird scaling pattern: they fizzle out as puzzles get tougher, while, curiously, simpler models often nail the easy stuff with flair.. read more  

The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity
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ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atom bomb

AI model collapsecould hit hard with synthetic data in play. Picturepre-2022 dataas the “low-background steel” savior for pristine datasets. The industry squabbles over thetrue fallout, while researchers clamor for policies that keep data unsullied. The worry? AI behemoths might lock everyone else o.. read more  

ChatGPT polluted the world forever, like the first atom bomb