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insideBIGDATA AI News Briefs Bulletin Board

insideBIGDATA

Welcome insideBIGDATA AI News Briefs Bulletin Board, our timely new feature bringing you the latest industry insights and perspectives surrounding the field of AI including deep learning, large language models, generative AI, and transformers. We’re working tirelessly to dig up the most timely and curious tidbits underlying the day’s most popular technologies.

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John Carmack and John Romero reunited to talk DOOM on its 30th Anniversary

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of Doom, id Software co-founders John Carmack and John Romero reunited to talk about the legendary FPS.

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Mistral, French A.I. Start-Up, Is Valued at $2 Billion in Funding Round

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The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like OpenAI and Google argue that approach can be dangerous.

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The United Arab Emirates' takeover of African forests

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As the oil-rich country hosts COP28, an Emirati company has signed agreements in Liberia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe to convert part of their land into carbon credits – acts of 'greenwashing' and 'colonialism,' some NGOs say.

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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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China's livestream shopping is booming, fueling new tech such as avatars and AI

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Livestreaming is cementing itself as a growing sales channel in China, driving new tech products such as virtual human streamers and mobile data packages.

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First tomato ever grown in space, lost 8 months ago, found by NASA astronauts

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Astronauts in the International Space Station said they found the rogue fruit, dispelling claims that astronaut Frank Rubio ate it.

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A Warrant Showing the U.S. Government Is Monitoring Push Notifications

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The findings come on the heels of a letter from Senator Ron Wyden warning that governments are demanding data related to push notifications from Apple and Google.

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Major retailers use AI to slash number of clothing returns when shopping online

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One company is making a splash in the retail space by using artificial intelligence to cut the number of online shopping-related item returns.

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What can you do with an Einstein (aperiodic monotile)?

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Earlier this year, mathematicians discovered a unique shape. Now do-it-yourselfers have found ingenious ways to put it to use.

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ChatGPT struggles to answer medical questions, new research finds

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CNN — ChatGPT might not be a cure-all for answers to medical questions, a new study suggests.

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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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Methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – it's worse than we thought

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Undersea ‘fire-ice’ is vulnerable to leaking greenhouse gas, finds new study.

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The 10 Top Technical and Business Trends of 2024

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What's ahead for AI, biotech and more. It's informative to consider what the top technical and business trends of the next year are likely to be. This helps inform startup founders, corporate executives, and investors about which trends might impact their business decisions.

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Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Interactive article explaining how a mechanical watch works.

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AI Spurs Innovation; Here’s How

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Those that excel in innovation recognize that judicious use of technology is what will help them get ahead.

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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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Stealthy Linux rootkit found in the wild after going undetected for 2 years

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Krasue infects telecom firms in Thailand using techniques for staying under the radar.

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Open-source generative AI startup Mistral AI raises $415M in funding - SiliconANGLE

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French generative artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI announced today it has closed on its second bumper funding round of the year, raising 385 million euros, or around $415 million, in a deal

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HP printer app is installing on PCs whether they have HP printers or not

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Appears to be a Microsoft Store bug; MS says printers should mostly still work.

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ChatGPT-created letters of recommendation are nearly indistinguishable from human-authored letters, study finds

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In a novel study, academic physicians struggled to distinguish between AI-generated and human-authored recommendation letters, indicating AI's potential in easing administrative burdens but also raising ethical and integrity concerns. Despite biases in perception, the actual quality of AI-written letters matched those of humans, challenging the efficacy of traditional practices in the digital age.

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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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Inert pesticide ingredients in may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought

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Inert ingredients are added for purposes other than killing pests and are not required under federal law to be tested for safety or identified on pesticide labels.

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Spotify slashes staff to move faster into AI – and Wall Street loves it

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New York CNN — Spotify made a name for itself in the audio-streaming business through its hyper-personalized user experience, thanks to artificial intelligence and a team of 9,800 staffers at the end of 2022.

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Ratatui

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Rust library that's all about cooking up terminal user interfaces (TUIs) - GitHub - ratatui-org/ratatui: Rust library that's all about cooking up terminal user interfaces (TUIs)

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AI-Written Homework Is Rising. So Are False Accusations.

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The rise of ChatGPT in schools led to an influx of unproven AI detectors. But results have shown this approach may have more consequences than benefits.

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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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The First Costume Book: 1562

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Desprez’s 121 engravings illustrate garbs supposedly found the world over in 1562, worn by humans and monsters alike.

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3 Ways AI Is Shaking Up The E-Commerce Space

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One of the biggest innovations to shopping came about in 1872, with the founding of the first mail-order company. Prior to that, you had no other choice but to visit a store in person—or at least send someone out with a shopping list.

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Raspberry Pi releases PCIe FFC connector specifications, new HAT+ standard

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Raspberry Pi has released two new specifications one for the PCIe FFC connector and related cable and the other for the new Raspberry Pi HAT+ (HAT Plus)

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ChatGPT struggles to answer medical questions, new research finds

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CNN — ChatGPT might not be a cure-all for answers to medical questions, a new study suggests.

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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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Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) Internet Service: RFC 9330

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This document describes the L4S architecture, which enables Internet applications to achieve low queuing latency, low congestion loss, and scalable throughput control. L4S is based on the insight that the root cause of queuing delay is in the capacity-seeking congestion controllers of senders, not in the queue itself. With the L4S architecture, all Internet applications could (but do not have to) transition away from congestion control algorithms that cause substantial queuing delay and instead

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Leverage These AI Techniques to Stay Ahead in 2024

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Ways for founders to get ahead of generative AI pitfalls in the New Year. It's been a year since generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) hit the mainstream, and public discourse on this AI subset has dominated ever since.

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BSD on Windows: Things I wish I knew existed

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One UI 6.1 leak reveals it's a massive update full of Pixel-inspired AI features

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Samsung is borrowing some of the best AI features from Pixel phones. Over the weekend, a long list of One UI 6.1 features leaked via tipster Benit Bruhner Pro on X (formerly Twitter).

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Introducing CDEs to Your Enterprise

Explore how enterprises can enhance developer productivity and onboarding by adopting self-hosted Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). This whitepaper highlights the simplicity and flexibility of cloud-based development over traditional setups, demonstrating how large teams can leverage economies of scale to boost efficiency and developer satisfaction.