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3 best practices for cloud security monitoring

As powerful as the cloud may be, it’s not magic. If you have a problem before you transition to the cloud, it won’t… just go away once you make the switch. Cloud... Read more »

How to conduct proper AWS vulnerability scanning in 3 steps

AWS provides a set of security controls to protect its own infrastructure, but it’s important to be aware that… the security of the individual servers is the responsibility of the client —... Read more »

Enhancing agent experience with AI contact centers

Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Contact centers hold significant value for businesses, but they often have to deal with a disengaged workforce and... Read more »

Crypto is weathering a bitter storm. Some still hold on for dear life.

Algorithmic stablecoins, however, are different. They are a DeFi experiment that aren’t pegged to fiat money and don’t hold collateral assets to stabilize their value. Instead, they are usually supported by a... Read more »

The Download: China’s mineral ban, and three technologies to watch

This week, China banned exports of several critical minerals to the US, marking the latest move in an escalating series of tit-for-tat trade restrictions between the world’s two largest economies. In explicitly... Read more »

3 things that didn’t make the 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025 list

In the meantime, here are three technologies that we considered including on the 2025 list but ultimately decided to leave off. Though these nominees didn’t make the cut this year, they’re still... Read more »

Donating embryos for research is surprisingly complex

There are a few reasons why embryos aren’t making it into research labs, says Hartshorne. Part of the problem is that most IVF cycles happen at clinics that don’t have links with... Read more »

What China’s critical mineral ban means for the US

The nation said it may also further restrict sales of graphite, which makes up most of the material in the lithium-ion battery anodes used in electric vehicles, grid storage plants, and consumer... Read more »

The US Department of Defense is investing in deepfake detection

“This work represents a significant step forward in strengthening our information advantage as we combat sophisticated disinformation campaigns and synthetic-media threats,” says Bustamante. Hive was chosen out of a pool of 36... Read more »

The Download: OpenAI’s defense contract, and making food from microbes

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Donald Trump has appointed a billionaire astronaut to head up NASAJarad Isaacman has been into space twice, and... Read more »

Alternative meat could help the climate. Will anyone eat it?

Meat is often the star on our plates, but our love of animal-based foods is a problem for the climate. Depending on how you count it up, livestock accounts for somewhere between... Read more »

OpenAI’s new defense contract completes its military pivot

“We believe a democratic vision for AI is essential to unlocking its full potential and ensuring its benefits are broadly shared,” OpenAI wrote, echoing similar language in the White House memo. “We... Read more »

Would you eat dried microbes? This company hopes so.

The global food system is responsible for roughly 25% to 35% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions today (depending on how you tally them up), and much of that comes from animal... Read more »

Google DeepMind’s new AI model is the best yet at weather forecasting

Google DeepMind isn’t the only big tech firm that is applying AI to weather forecasting. Nvidia released FourCastNet in 2022. And in 2023 Huawei developed its Pangu-Weather model, which trained on 39... Read more »