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A major AWS outage is affecting the US-East region, causing issues with services like DynamoDB, and impacting websites and services such as McDonald's, DisneyPlus, and Amazon.com. The outage, which started at 12:11 AM PDT, is attributed to DNS resolution issues and has left many online services unavailable.

Meta AI's mobile app saw a significant increase in daily active users and downloads after the launch of its 'Vibes' AI video feed, with 2.7 million daily active users and 300,000 new downloads per day as of October 17.

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage caused by a DNS resolution issue has taken down many websites, banks, and government services. The issue has been mitigated, but services are still being restored. The outage affected multiple AWS services, including DynamoDB, and impacted various companies such as Coinbase, Fortnite, and Zoom.

A severe Amazon Web Services outage took out many websites, apps, and games that rely on Amazon's cloud division, including Venmo, Snapchat, Fortnite, and Alexa. The issue was caused by DNS resolution problems with the regional DynamoDB service endpoints and was eventually resolved.

Google introduced LLM-Evalkit, an open-source framework for prompt engineering in large language models. It provides a unified, data-driven workflow, replacing scattered documents and guess-based iteration. The kit integrates with Google Cloud workflows and is accessible to a wide range of professionals.

Microsoft is tracking Copilot usage in its Viva Insights tool, raising concerns about data privacy and the company's desperation to boost adoption. The tool creates cohorts of employees based on job function and region, and compares their usage to others in the company and across different companies.

Anthropic has released a web version of Claude Code, a popular AI coding tool, and introduced a new sandboxing runtime to improve security and reduce friction. The web interface allows developers to give Claude Code access to GitHub repositories and provides features like multi-session support and suggested changes. The new sandboxing runtime reduces the need for constant approvals and improves security against prompt injection and other risks.

Sally O'Malley explains unique observability challenges of LLMs and provides a reproducible, open-source stack for monitoring AI workloads using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Tempo with vLLM and Llama Stack on Kubernetes.

Software engineering governance helps teams make decisions, supporting value delivery without hindering it. Poor governance can slow progress and increase costs. A technical strategy and alignment with DORA capabilities can improve performance.

The article proposes a structured Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) framework for human-AI collaboration in code generation, aiming to improve code quality and productivity. The framework consists of working agreements, planning analysis, task breakdown, test-driven implementation, completion analysis, and retrospection. Experimental results show that the PDCA approach reduces troubleshooting and maintenance efforts while improving developer experience.

Anthropic has launched a web app for its AI coding assistant, Claude Code, allowing developers to create and manage AI coding agents from their browser. The launch marks Anthropic's latest attempt to evolve Claude Code beyond a command-line interface tool. The web app is available to subscribers of Anthropic's Pro and Max plans.

Adobe has launched a new service called AI Foundry, which allows enterprises to build custom generative AI models trained on their branding and intellectual property. The models can produce text, images, video, and other mediums like 3D scenes, and are built off Adobe's Firefly family of AI models. The service is priced based on usage and aims to help brands keep up with their advertising campaigns by generating personalized content.

Samsung is set to unveil its Android XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan, on October 21 at 10PM ET. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube and the Samsung Newsroom site. The headset uses Google's new Android XR operating system and is expected to have a high-end display, advanced tracking, and Gemini integration.

Anthropic has made its Claude Code coding agent available on the web and as a preview in its iOS app. The web interface allows developers to connect Claude to their GitHub repositories and use the agent without needing command-line tools. The iOS app integration is still early and the company is seeking feedback to refine the mobile experience. Pro and Max users can start using Claude Code on the web today, with cloud sessions sharing the same rate limits as other Claude Code usage.

Nvidia has started producing Blackwell wafers in Arizona with TSMC, but still relies on Taiwanese packaging plants for its most powerful GPUs. The company's Blackwell family of datacenter chips feature multiple compute and memory dies stitched together using TSMC's CoWoS packaging tech, which is currently only available in Taiwan.

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage affected over 100 services, causing disruptions to various websites and applications, including airport check-ins, crypto wallets, and food ordering services. The issue stemmed from a problem with the Domain Name System (DNS) resolution of its DynamoDB service. Many companies, including WhatsApp, Venmo, Hulu, and Zoom, were impacted by the outage.

A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage took down multiple online services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and more. The cause of the outage is currently unclear, but it has been reported that the issue originated from within the EC2 internal network. Many platforms and services running on AWS were impacted, with some already recovered and back online.

Researchers are exploring the use of AI surrogates to help make life-or-death decisions for incapacitated patients. AI models would analyze patient data to predict their preferences, but experts warn that AI should not replace human surrogates and that transparency and rigorous testing are crucial.

OpenAI's Sora app, which generates deepfakes, has sparked controversy over videos of Martin Luther King Jr, with the company backtracking on its initial plans and facing criticism for not anticipating the issue. The app's ability to generate realistic videos of public figures has raised concerns about copyright and respectful use, potentially impacting OpenAI's social media ambitions.

The NPM ecosystem has suffered two major supply chain attacks, 's1ngularity' and 'Shai-Hulud', which used AI-enabled malware to steal credentials and exfiltrate data from hundreds of packages, affecting developers and organizations.