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AWS is quietly redrawing the boundaries of serverless computing. Lambda functions running on Managed Instances can now stay alive for up to ninety minutes, six times longer than the previous fifteen-minute ceiling. That shift nudges Lambda meaningfully closer to traditional server behavior, and developers building heavier workloads are taking notice.
Turning to AI reliability, a piece circulating in developer circles asks a pointed question about retrieval-augmented generation systems — what actually happens when they pull the wrong documents? The answer, the author argues, isn't to retrieve more, but to make smarter decisions about what gets used. It's a quiet but important challenge for anyone deploying AI in production environments.
And from California, a story that sits at the intersection of technology, industry, and justice. Residents harmed by oil drilling near their homes may soon receive reparations under newly advancing state legislation. Advocates see it as a potential national model for addressing environmental damage historically concentrated in Black and lower-income communities — a reminder that the consequences of industrial decisions outlast the decisions themselves.
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