Optimizing cold start performance of AWS Lambda using advanced priming strategies with SnapStart
Introduced at re:Invent 2022, SnapStart is a performance optimization that makes it easier to build highly responsive and scalable applications using AWS Lambda. The largest contributor to startup latency (often…
Apple Watch SE 3 displays are in production with new sizes possible
Out of all of Apple’s 15+ planned product launches for the rest of the year, one product that’s seemed more tentative than the rest is a new Apple Watch SE…
Apple Watch SE 3 Could Get New Display Sizes
Apple is working on an updated version of the low-cost Apple Watch SE, and the displays for the new model have entered production, according to display analyst Ross Young. Young…
Apple’s TV app is quickly improving, and just got more new updates
For a variety of reasons, Apple’s TV app doesn’t offer the most user-friendly experience. Fortunately, that started changing recently in iOS 18.4, and now Apple has rolled out additional TV…
iPhone 17 Air is stunningly thin compared to iPhone 16 Pro in latest leak
We’re probably 132 days away from the iPhone 17 actually being announced, yet it’s starting to feel like the iPhone 17 has been out for that long. That’s probably because…
Bird Buddy Debuts New ‘Wonder Blocks’ and ‘Petal’ Products for Getting Up Close to Pollinators
Bird Buddy, known for its line of camera-equipped bird feeders and accessories, today launched new nature tech products, Wonder Blocks and Petal. The devices are designed to let users attract…
Meta unleashes Llama API running 18x faster than OpenAI: Cerebras partnership delivers 2,600 tokens per second
Meta partners with Cerebras to launch its new Llama API, offering developers AI inference speeds up to 18 times faster than traditional GPU solutions, challenging OpenAI and Google in the…
Meta has a plan to bring AI to WhatsApp chats without breaking privacy
As Meta’s first-ever generative AI conference gets underway, the company is also previewing a significant update on its plans to bring AI features to WhatsApp chats. Buried in its LlamaCon…
Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year
Google Play’s app marketplace is losing apps. From the start of 2024 to present, the Android app marketplace went from hosting about 3.4 million apps worldwide to just around 1.8…
Freepik releases an ‘open’ AI image generator trained on licensed data
Freepik, the online graphic design platform, unveiled a new “open” AI image model on Tuesday that the company says was trained exclusively on commercially licensed, “safe-for-work” images. The model, called…