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AWS says it plans to shut down Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, following an assessment; the service, launched in 2005, outsourced tasks to humans (Annie Palmer/CNBC) - Techmeme Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:35:01 GMT
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AWS says it plans to shut down Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, following an assessment; the service, launched in 2005, outsourced tasks to humans — Amazon is soon pulling the plug on its 21-year-old crowdsourced work platform, called Mechanical Turk, the company said Tuesday.
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Nvidia releases DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, available now in 30 games - TechSpot Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:44:00 GMT
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Nvidia has released DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, bringing its 2nd-gen Transformer model to all RTX GPUs. The upgrade promises improved lighting, temporal stability, and detail in motion, while reducing artifacts such as ghosting. An early access update to the Nvidia App lets users enable this in 30 supported games, including Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, and Resident Evil Requiem, with a wider release coming in September.
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Stability AI, which has deals with UMG, WMG, and EA to build AI models from their IP, raised a $76M Series B from them, Sony Music, and others (Corbin Bolies/Variety) - Techmeme Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:15:01 GMT
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Corbin Bolies / Variety:
Stability AI, which has deals with UMG, WMG, and EA to build AI models from their IP, raised a $76M Series B from them, Sony Music, and others — Stability AI, the AI startup backed by the likes of James Cameron and Sean Parker, has raised $76 million in a Series B funding round from a roster …
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The secret love life of the longfin squid - MIT Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:35:00 GMT
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MIT Sea Grant resident artist and acclaimed underwater photographer Keith Ellenbogen captures an intimate look at courtship and communication in a hidden spawning spectacle off Cape Cod.
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Meta’s Big Reckoning Is Here - Wired Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT
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Meta is in court again over child safety, and this time it’s a landmark case that could force significant changes to core features of Facebook and Instagram.
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The game’s the thing - MIT Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:35:00 GMT
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MIT senior Kayode Dada has a passion for designing games, and a penchant for building community.
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Creating innovations that scale across borders - MIT Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:15:00 GMT
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A new book coauthored by Professor Amos Winter asserts that, to solve major challenges and deliver products of value to consumers in both developed and emerging markets, innovators must think and act globally.
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Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens - MIT Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:50:00 GMT
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In his latest book, Professor Eugene Fitzgerald examines the forces that turn breakthroughs into value — and why innovation resists simple formulas.
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Using reason, again and again - MIT Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT
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Philosopher Brian Hedden studies decision-making over time — and recently chose to return to alma mater MIT, where he is now connecting ethics and computing.
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