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Uber joins Amazon’s Trainium roster with AWS expansion deal


In short: Uber has expanded its AWS contract to run real-time ride-matching infrastructure on Amazon’s Graviton4 processor and is piloting AI model training on Trainium3, joining Anthropic, OpenAI, and Apple on a customer list that is becoming the clearest evidence yet that Amazon’s custom silicon strategy is working. Uber’s infrastructure runs on milliseconds. Every time a […]



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Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long

Microsoft first started trying to get rid of the Control Panel in 2012, with the launch of Windows 8. More than a decade later, it's still working on migrating all the old Control Panel items into the modern Settings app in Windows 11. While there have been hints that the Control Panel might finally go […]

A Detailed Timeline of Rapper Offset’s Most Controversial Moments

The world can breathe a sigh of relief as Offset recovers after being shot. And now, we're diving deep into his drama, including many legal woes, altercations and even a messy divorce.

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MAP: The Best Spots for Blooms in NYC as Cherries, Magnolias and Crabapples Pop

Magnolia Tree in bloom at Herbert Von King park in Bed Sty,

Springtime in New York City is always magical — but perhaps more now than ever after the coldest, sludgiest winter in years. April showers are rejuvenating eager buds while the warmer weather invites them to open up. Blooming cherry blossoms and magnolias inspire awe and wonder as passersby stop to take in the ephemeral moment.  “They’re […]

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Closing the Rikers Island 311 ‘Black Hole’

Metal gates lock in detainees at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island.

Manhattan City Councilmember Gale Brewer is drafting legislation to force public tracking of complaints from Rikers Island made through the city’s 311 system, aiming to bring transparency and accountability to a largely opaque process. The proposal follows reporting by THE CITY that found tens of thousands of jail-related calls to 311 each year are not […]

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