AWS updates its edge computing solutions with new hardware and Local Zones

AWS today closed out its first re:Invent keynote with a focus on edge computing. The company launched two smaller appliances for its Outpost service, which originally brought AWS as a managed service and appliance right into its customers’ existing data centers in the form of a large rack. Now, the company is launching these smaller […] Continue reading AWS updates its edge computing solutions with new hardware and Local Zones

TréPhonos Calls Up History In Houston

Houston’s historic third ward, aka “The Tre,” is ripe with history, and some of that history is digitally preserved and accessible through an art installation in the form of repurposed payphones. We love payphones for obvious reasons and seeing them alive and kicking warms our hearts. Packing them with local history checks even more boxes. Twenty-four people collaborated to rebuild the three phones which can be seen in the video after the break, including three visual artists, three ambassadors, and eighteen residents who put their efforts into making the phones relevant not only to the ward but specifically to the …read more

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Climate Change Exacerbates Hurricane Florence as America Becomes World’s Leading Crude Oil Producer

Hurricane Florence will make landfall in the Carolinas on the same day the US Department of Energy announces that the US has likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia in crude oil production. Continue reading Climate Change Exacerbates Hurricane Florence as America Becomes World’s Leading Crude Oil Producer

Russia Space Chief Suggests International Space Station Leak Could Be Sabotage

Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin, known for bombastic comments, said it was “a matter of honor” to “find the one responsible” for the puncture. Continue reading Russia Space Chief Suggests International Space Station Leak Could Be Sabotage

Dropbox really wants us to know its finances are healthy

 Healthy financial milestones sugarcoat the conversation temporarily, but eventually Drew Houston is going to have to step into the public markets. At that point nobody will care how fast Dropbox grew its revenue back in the day. The question will… Continue reading Dropbox really wants us to know its finances are healthy

Baseball scouting exec gets 46 months for guessing rival team’s password

Chris Correa, ex-scouting director for the Cardinals, was sentenced for breaching the Astros’ internal database and email. Continue reading Baseball scouting exec gets 46 months for guessing rival team’s password