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It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds

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Scientists Tested AI For Cognitive Decline. The Results Were a Shock.

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It's barely been two years since OpenAI's ChatGPT was released for public use, inviting anyone on the internet to collaborate with an artificial mind

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Despite sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down

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Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.

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Need to attend a meeting, order groceries or book a flight? There's an 'AI agent' for that

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AI agents are proliferating in personal and business use. What are they exactly? As big tech developers race to roll out the next generation of artificial intelligence, some people are already enlisting an army of AI helpers to check off their daily to-do lists.

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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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'Everybody is looking at their phones,' says man freed after 30 years in prison

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A steak dinner and visiting his mother's gravesite in Hawaii were among the first things Gordon Cordeiro did when he was released from prison due to new DNA evidence.

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Forget ChatGPT: Why Agentic AI Is The Next Big Retail Disruption

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There's been a lot of talk recently about agentic AI and its potential to transform industries. AI, combined with autonomy, is likely to reshape the way we live, work, and do business.

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Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash

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Badly behaved artificial intelligence (AI) systems have a long history in science fiction.

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Flawed Diamonds Are a Quantum Sensor’s Best Friend

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Quantum sensors take the biggest roadblock for quantum computersunwanted interference, or noise and turn it into a strength. Noise wrecks quantum computers because the quantum states they use for computation are affected by the slightest disturbances from the environment. But quantum sensors use those disturbances to detect minuscule changes in magnetic and electric fields.

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"They Are Going To Be Replaced With AI": 20 Jobs That People Are Predicting Will Vanish In The Next Decade

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"We're leaving en masse due to low pay and terrible conditions, and it's only getting worse." We've all heard older folks talk about their jobs "way back when" that no longer exist or have been automated.

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European word translator: an interactive map showing words in over 30 languages

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Translate any word from English to more than 30 other European languages, on a map

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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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How AI Has Started Sorting Through Your Home Security Videos

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Here's how these new features tap into home security camera footage -- and if you can turn them off. A new tech feature is on the rise in home security video and it's all about the latest AI capabilities.

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OpenAI has been actively banning users if they’re suspected of malicious activities

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OpenAI has removed numerous user accounts globally after suspecting its artificial intelligence tool, ChatGPT, was being used for malicious purposes,

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But good sir, what is electricity?

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A quick look at the physics of conductors, insulators, and electric charges.

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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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The AI Firms Of The Future Will Be Copyable

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What if you could just run to the supply room, and Xerox an entire firm? What would that look like? Well, it might be expensive. But probably not as expensive as humans. Dwarkesh Patel gives us an idea in a new collaborative essay Jan. 31 talking about the potential for all-AI companies.

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Write the post you wish you'd found

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Learning in public helps me grow as an engineer and seems to benefit others too. Here's why I should do more.

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Whatever Happened to All Those AI Copyright Lawsuits?

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Last Tuesday, content conglomerate Thomson Reuters notched a big legal win.

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Decades of Research Misconduct Stalled an Alzheimer's Cure

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Research supporting the amyloid hypothesisthe idea that Alzheimer's is caused by a buildup of amyloid plaques in the brainwas fraudulent.

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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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Understanding the Eye in AI

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The eye, whether digital or human, is the modem to the brain.

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How the UK Is Weakening Safety Worldwide

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This week, the UK put the entire world at risk. I understand that may sound like alarmist hyperbole, but follow me. To understand, we hav.

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Artificial intelligence: China's 'DeepSeek moment'

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The launch of this Chinese AI start-up into the global AI race at the end of January has generated enthusiasm throughout the country, largely fueled

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Ultima VII: Revisited

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(TL;DR: Ultima VII: Revisited is a replacement engine for Ultima VII that presents the game in 3D and fixes various issue with the game. Go to the Downloads tab to find out how to get it.) Preview of coming attractions. My name is Anthony Salter and I love Ultima.

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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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How to Create Cinematic AI Videos with Multiple Consistent Characters

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Have you ever imagined bringing your wildest stories to life, complete with vivid characters, dynamic scenes, and cinematic flairall without a

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Bitwarden Authenticator

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Bitwarden offers a standalone app that generates and stores all your two-step verification tokens so you stay more secure.

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Unlock the Full Potential of Cursor Agent 2.0 with Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is redefining how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with external systems and data sources.

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Bald eagles are thriving again after near extinction

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In January, New Jersey removed the bald eagle—now officially the U.S. national bird—from its list of endangered species.

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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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Roundtable: If I Could Only Own 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock, This Would Be It

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Investing, especially in the artificial intelligence (AI) field, is fraught with uncertainty.

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Pee If You Want to Go Deeper (2021)

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While I'm usually blogging about triathlon, today I want to discuss one of my other hobbies, scuba diving. Diving in the UK usually requires diving in a dry suit (not always, but trust me, it's a LOT more comfortable).

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Couchbase enables more nimble agentic AI development with Nvidia's NIM - SiliconANGLE

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Database company Couchbase Inc. is enhancing the capabilities of its artificial intelligence agent-building tools, Capella AI Model Services, by integrating them with Nvidia Corp.

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Pollution from Big Tech's data centre boom costs US public health $5.4B

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Research suggests the price of treating illnesses related to building of computing infrastructure in the US is on the rise

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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.