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AWS Compute Blog

Accelerate multiplayer game hosting with AWS m8azn instances

Online multiplayer gaming continues to grow, with players demanding lower latency, higher concurrency, and more immersive experiences than ever before. For game studios hosting dedicated multiplayer servers on AWS, infrastructure decisions directly impact player experience and retention, server tick rates, and ultimately, revenue. Games are becoming more computationally demanding while offering richer gameplay experiences. Studios […]

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CNCF Blog

The CNCF Data Storage in Cloud Native AI White Paper

Deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) workloads at scale has become a primary objective for modern enterprises. However, moving these data-heavy, stateful workloads into cloud native infrastructure introduces massive data bottlenecks. To help organizations...

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The Verge Tech

Cockroaches will learn to fear my SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable

A little robotic switch-flipper has become my sidekick in combating cockroaches. Before I got the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable, I'd tiptoe through the dark every morning, hoping I wouldn't step on one of those terrible bugs scurrying around as I made my way to the light switch across the room. Now I'm ready for battle before I even enter the room because I can switch it on from afar, thanks to the $33.99 SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable. The small gadget attaches via adhesive near a switch or button an

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If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?

This week, Microsoft took a huge ax to its Xbox business. The company announced that it would be laying off 1,600 workers now, 1,600 more over the next fiscal year, and that it would be shedding four studios. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hasn't been shy about why she's making such dramatic cuts, saying in a memo that the business is "not healthy." Speaking to Fortune, she said that "we simply spread ourselves too thin." Given the scale of the changes and Xbox's currently vague strategy of focusing only

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Twelve South’s AirFly Pro is a great travel companion, and it’s on sale for $40

Twelve South’s AirFly Pro is just $5 more than the SE model. | Image: Twelve South If you’ve got a summer trip coming up, the last-gen Twelve South AirFly Pro is one of those gadgets that can make a long flight feel a little shorter. It lets you use your wireless headphones with in-flight entertainment systems, and right now it’s on sale for $39.99 ($15 off) at Amazon. That’s the best price we’ve seen all year and just $7 shy of the all-time low we last saw in January 2025. Twelve South AirFly

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