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#General #Development #Mobile Development #Cloud & DevOps #Cybersecurity & Privacy #AI & Data Science #Hardware & Gadgets #Design & UXIs Amazon still delivering packages during the AWS outage?
Mashable reached out to Amazon to ask if the company was still delivering packages during the ongoing AWS outage on Monday, Oct. 20.
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3 new Litter-Robots were just announced, including one geared toward small spaces
Whisker announced that the Litter-Robot 5 comes out on Nov. 3. Pre-order one of three new automatic litter boxes from $599 through $899.
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Big Tech may fall short of green energy targets due to proposed rule changes
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Ilo β a Forth system running on UEFI
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iPad Pro M5 review: Speed boost
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Neural audio codecs: how to get audio into LLMs
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32 Best Gifts for Teens (2025), Tested by Us and Our Kids
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Explaining Strong Credit Growth in Brazil Despite High Policy Rates
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Sanae Takaichi appoints just two women to cabinet after becoming Japanβs first female PM
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Meta will warn WhatsApp and Messenger users against scams
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Diamond Thermal Conductivity: A New Era in Chip Cooling
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The Morning After: Amazon broke the internet (for a bit)
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Yelp is getting more AI, including an upgraded chatbot
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Stephen Colbert reacts to Trumps bizarre AI protest video
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A Trump visit, a creaking coalition and a cost of living crisis: Japanβs new PM needs a fast start
Sanae Takaichi has made history but will have little time to settle in before negotiating the pitfalls of rising prices, power struggles and a mercurial US presidentIt is hard to overstate the symbolism of Sanae Takaichiβs achievement in becoming the first female prime minister of Japan, a country that consistently ranks poorly in global gender equality comparisons, not least in politics and business.However, she will...
How to watch the Champions League online for free
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Bread Delivery Service Wildgrain Is $40 Off Right Now
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Teslas iOS app now tells you exactly the sort of maintenance your car needs
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Save $7.95 on the PokΓ©mon TCG Prismatic Evolutions Booster Bundle at TCGPlayer vs. Amazon
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Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.
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