3 posts tagged ‘amazon web services’
Amazon S3 Adds Put-If-Match (Compare-and-Swap)
mjtsai,
AWS (via Hacker News): Amazon S3 can now perform conditional writes that evaluate if an object is unmodified before updating it. This helps you coordinate simultaneous writes to the same object and prevents multiple concurrent writers from unintentionally overwriting the object without knowing the state of its content. You can use this capability by providing […]
Amazon’s 'Q' Is Less AI Conspiracy, More Corporate Chatbot
Gizmodo,
Amazon is throwing its e-commerce bulk into the AI game like an enormous capybara stampeding into the outside lane of the ongoing AI rat race. The company finally shared details of its new AI chatbot assistant dubbed “Q” at its AWS re:Invent event on Tuesday. Just as can be expected from the starched suits at Amazon,… Read more...
Amazon Wants to Sell You a Car With Your Toilet Paper
Amazon already has a stranglehold on most of the stuff people buy, and now the retail giant wants to sell you a car. Read more...