AWS US-EAST-1 Outage Disrupts Major Apps; Amazon Cites DNS Issue With DynamoDB (Now Resolved) A widespread Amazon Web Services outage in the US-EAST-1 region on October 20 (ET) temporarily knocked many popular apps and services offline, including Snapchat, Venmo, Lyft, Fortnite and even Amazon’s own Alexa. Amazon says the root trigger was a DNS resolution issue affecting DynamoDB endpoints, which caused elevated error rates and cascading service failures. By mid-afternoon, AWS reported services had returned to normal, with backlogs clearing into the evening. Timeline highlights 3:11 AM ET: AWS reports increased error rates and latencies across multiple services in US-EAST-1. ~5:01 AM ET: Root cause identified as DNS resolution issues for DynamoDB APIs; mitigations begin. 6:35 AM ET: DNS issue mitigated; residual impacts persist, notably with new EC2 instance launches.…

Kohler’s $599 Dekoda Smart Toilet Camera Uses ML to Analyze Waste Kohler has launched a new Kohler Health division, debuting with Dekoda — a $599 toilet-mounted camera and sensor system meant to turn the bathroom into a connected health hub. Using optical sensors and machine learning, Dekoda analyzes what’s in the bowl to surface insights related to gut health, hydration, and potential blood detection. Results are delivered to a companion mobile app. At launch, Dekoda supports iPhone, with an Android app in development. Early reports indicate that a subscription (individual or family plans) is required for ongoing insights and features. Availability is rolling out shortly after the announcement. Price: $599 for the hardware; subscription required for continued insights. Platforms: iOS now; Android coming later. What it measures: Stool characteristics and…

Kohler’s $599 Dekoda Smart Toilet Camera Uses ML to Analyze Waste Kohler has launched a new Kohler Health division, debuting with Dekoda — a $599 toilet-mounted camera and sensor system designed to turn the bathroom into a connected health hub. Using optical sensors and machine learning, Dekoda analyzes what’s in the bowl to surface insights related to gut health, hydration, and potential blood detection. Results are delivered to a companion mobile app. At launch, Dekoda supports iPhone, with an Android app in development. Early reports indicate that a subscription (individual and family plans) is required for ongoing insights and features. Shipping is expected to begin as early as tomorrow following the announcement. Price: $599 for the hardware; subscription required for advanced insights. Platforms: iOS now; Android coming later. What it…

Kohler’s $599 Dekoda Smart Toilet Camera Aims to Track Gut Health With ML Kohler has launched a new Kohler Health division, debuting with Dekoda — a $599 toilet-mounted camera and sensor system designed to turn the bathroom into a connected health hub. Using optical sensors and machine learning, Dekoda analyzes what’s in the bowl to surface insights related to gut health, hydration, and potential blood detection. Results are delivered to a companion mobile app. At launch, Dekoda supports iPhone, with an Android app in development. Early reports indicate that a subscription (individual or family plans) is required for ongoing insights and features. Shipping is expected to begin shortly after the announcement. Price: $599 for the hardware; subscription required for advanced insights. Platforms: iOS now; Android coming later. What it measures:…

Kohler’s $599 Dekoda Toilet Camera Uses ML to Analyze Waste Kohler has launched a new Kohler Health division, debuting with Dekoda — a $599 toilet-mounted camera and sensor system designed to turn the bathroom into a connected health hub. Using optical sensors and machine learning, Dekoda analyzes what’s in the bowl to surface insights related to gut health, hydration, and potential blood detection. Results are delivered to a companion mobile app. At launch, Dekoda supports iPhone, with an Android app in development. Early coverage indicates that a subscription is required (individual and family plans) for ongoing insights and features. Shipping is expected to begin immediately following the announcement. Price: $599 (subscription required for extended insights). Platforms: iOS now; Android coming later. What it measures: Stool characteristics and related markers for…

Kohler’s $599 Dekoda Toilet Camera Uses ML to Analyze Your Waste Kohler has launched a new Kohler Health division, debuting with Dekoda — a $599 toilet-mounted camera and sensor system designed to turn the bathroom into a health data hub. Using machine learning and optical sensing, Dekoda analyzes what’s in the bowl to surface insights related to gut health, hydration, and potential blood detection. Results are delivered to a companion mobile app. At launch, Dekoda supports iPhone, with an Android app in development. Early coverage indicates that a subscription is required (individual and family plans) for ongoing insights and features. Shipping is expected to begin shortly after the announcement. Price: $599, plus a subscription for extended features. Platform: iOS at launch; Android coming later. What it measures: Stool characteristics and…

Kohler’s $599 Dekoda Toilet Camera Analyzes Your Waste with Machine Learning Kohler is launching a new Kohler Health division, debuting with Dekoda — a $599 toilet-mounted camera and sensor system aimed at turning the bathroom into a health data hub. The device analyzes what’s in the bowl to surface insights related to gut health, hydration, and potential blood detection, with results delivered to a companion mobile app. At launch, Dekoda supports iPhone, with Android support planned. Reports indicate a subscription is required (individual and family plans) to access ongoing insights and features. Shipping is expected to begin shortly after announcement. Price: $599 (subscription required for ongoing insights). Platform: iOS app at launch; Android app coming later. What it analyzes: Stool characteristics and related metrics for gut health and hydration; can…

X launches Handle Marketplace: “Rare” usernames may cost up to seven figures X has shared details and opened a waitlist for its long-rumored Handle Marketplace, a program to redistribute inactive usernames. The initiative formalizes a gray market that has existed for years and splits handles into two tracks with different rules. Priority handles: Full names or multi-word phrases (e.g., @GabrielJones, @PizzaEater) tied to Premium+ and Premium Business plans. X says these can be revoked if your subscription lapses, effectively requiring an ongoing sub. Rare handles: Short, generic, or culturally significant names (e.g., @one, @fly, @compute). X plans to award some via merit-based public drops and sell others via invite-only, fixed-price listings. Pricing: X’s FAQ indicates rare handles may range from roughly $2,500 to seven figures, depending on demand, character length,…

X launches Handle Marketplace: “Rare” usernames may cost up to seven figures X has outlined its long-rumored Handle Marketplace and opened a waitlist to redistribute inactive usernames. The program introduces two tracks—priority and rare—with different paths to claim or purchase coveted handles. Priority handles: Examples include full names or phrases like @GabrielJones and @PizzaEater. These are tied to Premium+ and Premium Business plans and can be revoked if the subscription lapses. Rare handles: Short, generic, or culturally significant names (e.g., @one, @fly, @compute). X says some will be awarded via merit-based public drops, while others will be sold through invite-only, fixed-price listings. Pricing: X indicates rare handles may range from roughly $2,500 to seven figures, based on demand, character length, popularity, and cultural significance. Requirements: Premium+ or Premium Business is…

X launches Handle Marketplace: “Rare” usernames may cost up to seven figures X has opened a waitlist and shared details for its long-rumored Handle Marketplace, which aims to redistribute inactive usernames. The program introduces two tracks—priority and rare—with different paths to claim or purchase coveted handles. Two categories: Priority handles (e.g., full names or phrases like @GabrielJones or @PizzaEater) are tied to Premium+ and Premium Business plans and can be revoked if the subscription lapses. Rare handles (short, generic, or culturally significant names like @one, @fly, @compute) will be offered via merit-based public drops or invite-only fixed-price sales. Pricing: X says rare handles may range from roughly $2,500 to seven figures, depending on demand, character length, popularity, and cultural significance. Requirements: Premium+ or Premium Business is required to initiate a…