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30+ LLM Interview Questions and Answers

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Introduction Large Language Models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly valuable tools in data science, generative AI (GenAI), and AI. These complex algorithms enhance human capabilities and promote efficiency and creativity across various sectors. LLM development has accelerated in recent years, leading to widespread use in tasks like complex data analysis and natural language processing.

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Video Highlights: Gemini Ultra — How to Release an AI Product for Billions of Users — with Google’s Lisa Cohen

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In this video presentation, our good friend Jon Krohn, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist at the machine learning company Nebula, is joined by Lisa Cohen, Google’s Director of Data Science and Engineering, to discuss the launch of Gemini Ultra. Discover the capabilities of this cutting-edge large language model and how it stands toe-to-toe with GPT-4.

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Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event

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Scientists have discovered that a once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event is underway, as two lifeforms have merged into one organism that boasts abilities its peers would envy. Last time this happened, Earth got plants.

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The AI Revolution Will Not Be Monopolized: Behind the scenes

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A more in-depth look at the concepts and ideas behind my talk "The AI Revolution Will Not Be Monopolized: How open-source beats economies of scale, even for LLMs" , including academic literature, related experiments and preliminary results for distilled task-specific models.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs

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A GitHub flaw, or possibly a design decision, is being abused by threat actors to distribute malware using URLs associated with a Microsoft repository, making the files appear trustworthy.

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Relatively Universal ROM Programmer Makes Retro Tech Hacking Accessible

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There's treasures hidden in old technology, and you deserve to be able to revive it. Whether it's old personal computer platforms, vending machines, robot arms, or educational kits based on retro plat.

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Why do some leading geologists reject the term "Anthropocene"?

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Scientists, journalists, and artists often say that we live in the Anthropocene, a new age in which humans shape the Earth. Why do some leading geologists reject the term?

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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Fallout style RPG made in Excel

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Scientists discover first nitrogen fixing organelle

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After years of work, an international team found evidence that a once-independent nitrogen-fixing microbe has become a permanent resident within algae cells

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UN plastics treaty: don't let lobbyists drown out researchers

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You might not want to use your fingertip to unlock your phone

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The 9th Circuit determined that forcibly mashing a suspect's thumb into his phone to unlock it was akin to fingerprinting him at the police station.

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Americans' New TV Habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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Los Angeles is using an AI program to predict homelessness

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In Los Angeles, a homelessness prevention pilot program aims to use predictive AI to identify individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless.

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How to fix America's aviation system

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Bostrom's Deep Utopia

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Nick Bostrom’s new tome … has a great cover with a number of interesting questions and a subtitle that hints that it might address the meaning of life in a future where AI and robots can do everything. But alas, after much build up and anticipation, he leaves that question unanswered, with an abrupt oops, out of time on page 427. … He tries to address meaty topics like, what keeps life interesting?

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Traveling Flame Discovery [video]

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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To Fight 'Shrinkflation,' France Will Force Retailers to Warn Shoppers

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Show HN: Exploring Indra's Pearls with WebGPU

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I’m excited to be releasing an interactive visualization using WebGPU of the fascinating math in the book “Indra’s Pearls: The Vision of…

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Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S.

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Influential women's tech network shuts down unexpectedly

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Women Who Code, which had hundreds of thousands of members globally, has dissolved after a board vote.

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Introducing CDEs to Your Enterprise

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Multiple Planes Cross Runway While Another Is Taking Off [video]

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Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight

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Self-Reasoning Tokens, teaching models to think ahead

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What is the mathematical formulation of reasoning? How can we make LLMs like chatGPT think before they speak?

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Bringing Exchange Support to Thunderbird

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Thunderbird will support Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) natively, all written in Rust!

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I bought 300 emoji domain names from Kazakhstan and built an email service (2021)

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I bought 300 emoji domain names from Kazakhstan and built an emoji email address service. In the process I went viral on Tik Tok, made $1000 in a week, hired a Japanese voice actor, and learnt about the weird world of emoji domains.

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Rust Custom Target for QEMU RISC-V on Apache NuttX RTOS

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Our Rust App compiles for Software Floating-Point, but Apache NuttX RTOS expects Hardware Floating-Point.

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Stop Doing Cloud

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An example of how you can save money, simplify your architecture and speed up the development by going back to the basics and ditching the cloud, kubernetes and whatnot.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.