Wed.Apr 02, 2025

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MLCommons Releases MLPerf Inference v5.0 Benchmark Results

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Today, MLCommons announced new results for its MLPerf Inference v5.0 benchmark suite, which delivers machine learning (ML) system performance benchmarking. The rorganization said the esults highlight that the AI community is focusing on generative AI.

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Lesser-Known Python Functions That Are Super Useful

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Go beyond the basics by adding these cool and useful Python functions to your programming toolbox.

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DARPA Taps Cerebras and Ranovus for Military and Commercial Platform

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AI compute company Cerebras Systems said it has been awarded a new contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a system combining their wafer scale technology with wafer scale co-packaged optics of Ottawa-based Ranovus to deliver.

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Exploring the Role of Smaller LMs in Augmenting RAG Systems

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Let's discover what small language models (SLMs) are, how they can be used in RAG systems and applications, and when to use them over their large language counterparts.

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Mastering Apache Airflow® 3.0: What’s New (and What’s Next) for Data Orchestration

Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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Announcing the General Availability of Lakeflow Connect

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Were excited to announce the General Availability of Lakeflow Connect for Salesforce and Workday.

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The Roadmap for Mastering MLOps in 2025

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Organizations increasingly adopt machine learning solutions into their daily operations and long-term strategies, and, as a result, the need for effective standards for deploying and maintaining machine learning systems has become critical.

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US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU

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The US president announces a 10% tariff on all imports, with further measures targeting countries the White House call the "worst offenders"

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Looking under the hood at the brain’s language system

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Associate Professor Evelina Fedorenko is working to decipher the internal structure and functions of the brains language-processing machinery.

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A New Proof Smooths Out the Math of Melting

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A powerful mathematical technique is used to model melting ice and other phenomena. But it has long been imperiled by certain nightmare scenarios. A new proof has removed that obstacle.

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Anthropic flips the script on AI in education: Claude’s Learning Mode makes students do the thinking

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Anthropic introduced Claude for Education today, a specialized version of its AI assistant designed to develop students critical thinking skills rather than simply provide answers to their questions.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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What We Knew Without Knowing

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In notes to her husband, John Gregory Dunne, the writer reflected on her sessions with the psychiatrist Roger MacKinnon.

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Announcing the Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge

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Are you a startup building core, customer-facing B2B products on Databricks? Then we have a Challenge for you! On the heels of our Generative AI.

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Yann LeCun, Pioneer of AI, Thinks Today's LLM's Are Nearly Obsolete

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Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist and one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, believes LLMs will be largely obsolete within five years.

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Databricks on Google Cloud: Innovations Driving Data Intelligence

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Since our launch on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in 2021, Databricks on Google Cloud has provided more than 1,500 joint customers with a tightly integrated.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Restructuring Announcement

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Earlier today, CEO Matt Mullenweg shared with Automattic employees the following message.

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EXCLUSIVE: How 1 dad used AI to advance finding a treatment for his son’s rare disease

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AI helped Thomas Wagner understand Alexander disease, find connection with other conditions and discover researchers who could find a possible treatment. In the early morning hours, Stephanie Holzhuber woke because something was wrong with her then 7-month-old son, Max.

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NYC New Subway Map

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The redesigned map, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.

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This $1 Billion Cyber Startup Stops Employees From Leaking Vital Data To AI

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With AI tools becoming increasingly more common in business, corporate security teams are grappling with a new type of risk: the oversharing of company secrets by unwitting employees who inadvertently plug proprietary information into artificial intelligence tools, raising the chance of a damaging

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad

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If a book has been in print for forty years, I can expect it to be in print for another forty years.

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Watch this humanoid robot perform a side flip for the first time

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Unitree's G1 demonstrates a new level of robotic agility with a complex movement following an AI software update.

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How Google built its Gemini robotics models

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Robots powered by Gemini Robotics models can learn complex actions like preparing salads and even folding an origami fox.

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Africa’s AI ambitions take the spotlight in Rwanda

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Artificial intelligence is taking center stage in Rwanda this week as more than 1,000 policymakers, business leaders, and interest groups gather for

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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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Ace: Realtime Computer Autopilot

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Ace is a computer autopilot that performs tasks on your desktop using your mouse and keyboard.

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10 Crucial Lessons That Will Elevate Your Business Success in 2025 and Beyond

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This article dives into the top 10 lessons from the past year, highlighting key successes and failures to help you navigate 2025 with confidence. The year 2024 was a rollercoaster ride for entrepreneurs around the globe.

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DOGE staffer’s YouTube nickname accidentally revealed his teen hacking activity

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A SpaceX and X engineer, Christopher Stanleycurrently serving as a senior advisor in the Deputy Attorney General's office at the Department of Justice (DOJ)was reportedly caught bragging about hacking and distributing pirated e-books, bootleg software, and game cheats. The boasts appeared on archived versions of websites, of which several, once flagged, were quickly deleted, Reuters reported.

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3 No-Code Ways To Make Up To $1,000+/Month From AI In 2025

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When you think about making money from AI, youd naturally assume that this privilege is reserved for engineers, developers, and data scientists. However, this assumption couldn't be further from the truth.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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"Fiume O Morte " Brilliantly Dramatizes the Rise of a Demagogue

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Igor Bezinovis film thrusts century-old archival footage into the present, restaging the brazen reign of an autocrat whose tactics feel startlingly resonant today.

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The machines are rising — but developers still hold the keys

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Increasing use of AI in software development will make developer decisions and judgment more important, not less.

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Coolify: Open-source and self-hostable Heroku / Netlify / Vercel alternative

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An open-source & self-hostable Heroku / Netlify / Vercel alternative.

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AI In 2035: How Technology Will Reshape Human Identity

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A comprehensive new report suggests artificial intelligence will fundamentally reshape human behavior, cognition and relationships within the next decade, raising important questions about the impact of AI on what if feels to be human.

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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?