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Inching towards AGI: How reasoning and deep research are expanding AI from statistical prediction to structured problem-solving

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GUEST: AI has evolved at an astonishing pace. What seemed like science fiction just a few years ago is now an undeniable reality. Back in 2017, my firm launched an AI Center of Excellence.

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Tesla Autopilot drives into Wile E Coyote fake road wall in camera vs lidar test

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Tesla Autopilot drove into Wile E. Coyote-style fake road wall in the middle of the road in a camera versus lidar test.

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China will enforce clear flagging of all AI generated content starting from September

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The Cyberspace Administration of China just released regulations that requires the explicit marking of AI-generated content — both visually and in its metadata.

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How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health

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The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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People are using Google’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images

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Users on social media have discovered a controversial use case for Googles new Gemini AI model: removing watermarks from images, including from images published by Getty Images and other well-known stock media outfits. Last week, Google expanded access to its Gemini 2.

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"Wait, not like that": Free and open access in the age of generative AI

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The real threat isnt AI using open knowledge its AI companies killing the projects that make knowledge free

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Leaked Apple meeting shows how dire the Siri situation is

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The companys top executives are taking intense personal accountability.

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Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture

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A young computer scientist and two colleagues show that searches within data structures called hash tables can be much faster than previously deemed possible.

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Abuse of power at Germany's elite research institution [video]

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The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the institutes' directors.

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How the U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge

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For decades, the U.S. has led the race to clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy. Now China is catching up, spending twice as much and building projects faster.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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Raytracing on Intel's Arc B580 – By Chester Lam

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Edit: The article originally said Intels BVH nodes were 4-wide, based on a misreading of QuadLeaf.

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AI algorithm used to unpack neuroscience of human language

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An AI model trained on dozens of hours of real-world conversation accurately predicts human brain activity and shows that features of language structure emerge without being coded in.

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French gov's open source alternative to Notion or Outline

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A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline.

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Google's AI 'co-scientist' cracked 10-year superbug problem in just 2 days

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Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species.

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Apache Airflow® Best Practices: DAG Writing

Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

In this new webinar, Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate, will walk you through many Airflow best practices and advanced features that can help you make your pipelines more manageable, adaptive, and robust. She'll focus on how to write best-in-class Airflow DAGs using the latest Airflow features like dynamic task mapping and data-driven scheduling!

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Genomic study indicates our capacity for language emerged 135,000 years ago

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Chatbots are replacing therapists faster than anyone expected

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While we're not short of divisive topics in 2025, there are valid reasons as to why we're turning to chatbots for emotional support and why people

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Amiga 600: From the Amiga No One Wanted to Retro Favorite

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Maybe putting the designer of the IBM PCjr in charge of this wasn't the best idea

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5 AI Prompts That Will Transform Your Writing Forever

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Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are changing the way people write. This is both exciting and scary for professionals and those who simply enjoy reading and writing. The concept of AI taking on what is to us a very simple but intrinsically human task like writing does have big implications.

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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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For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower

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In the long run, e-bikes are cheaper than motorbikes. With financing help from start-ups like Guajira, many immigrant workers are making the switch.

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Startup Behind Stargate Data Center Strikes Unprecedented Energy Deal

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An Nvidia-backed startup building a massive data center for OpenAI has gained access to one of the largest new power sources for data centers in the

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Sunsetting Whois

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How to use ChatGPT as a personal AI research assistant

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You can now do some Deep Research from right inside the chatbot.

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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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Let's knock down social media's walled gardens – Tim Berners-Lee

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I envisioned the web as a place for the shared benefit of all by reclaiming our data we can make that happen

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Tech Giants, Stop Trying to Build Godlike AI

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Nobody agrees on what it means and theres no evidence itll benefit the world. Heres a better North Star. We have ChatGPT because Sam Altman wanted to build a god.

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The Power of Quartile Deviation: Unlocking Data Dispersion Secrets

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Summary: Quartile deviation is a statistical measure that quantifies data spread by focusing on the middle 50% of the data, offering robustness to outliers and skewed distributions. It is calculated as half the difference between the third and first quartiles, providing a reliable measure of central data dispersion. Introduction In the vast and intricate world of statistics , understanding how data spreads out or disperses is crucial for making informed decisions.

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Inside Zoom’s AI evolution: From basic meeting tools to agentic productivity platform powered by LLMs and SLMs

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Zoom became a household name during the pandemic as remote work became the norm nearly overnight.

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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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Take a New Look at CSS Shapes (2018)

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This week, CSS Shapes ships in a production version of Firefox with the release of Firefox 62 along with a very nice addition to the Firefox DevTools to help us work with Shapes. In this article, Rachel Andrew will take a closer look at CSS Shapes and how to create non-rectangular shapes using images, gradients, and basic shapes. We also discover how the new tools in Firefox make editing shapes easier.

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I just tested Manus vs. DeepSeek with 7 prompts from Gemini — here's the winner

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DeepSeek surprised the AI world when it launched and made a name for itself among the top rival chatbots.

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Extracting content from an LCP "protected" ePub

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At SXSW, a Culture Clash: Can Gen AI and Art Get Along?

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Tech's artificial intelligence boom is moving fast and some fear it's breaking things vital to human creativity. South by Southwest is known for showcasing creativity: in film, music, comedy and other forms of art.

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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.