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The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Data AI

insideBIGDATA

In this contributed article, Paul Scott-Murphy, chief technology officer at Cirata, discusses key best practices for applying generative AI in today’s enterprises. The key to harnessing the explosion of AI is recognizing the good, bad, and future, letting those influence how and where we securely utilize it. Time invested now in doing this proactively will benefit you and your organization tomorrow.

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Computer Science Jobs: 7 Leading Roles in the Tech Industry

Data Science Dojo

The demand for computer science professionals is experiencing significant growth worldwide. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the outlook for information technology and computer science jobs is projected to grow by 15 percent between 2021 and 2031, a rate much faster than the average for all occupations. This surge is driven by the increasing reliance on technology in various sectors, including healthcare, finance, education, and entertainment, making computer science skills more cri

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7 Data Engineering Tools for Beginners

KDnuggets

Learn the data engineering tools for data orchestration, database management, batch processing, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), data transformation, data visualization, and data streaming.

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Build Compound AI Systems Faster with Databricks Mosaic AI

databricks

Many of our customers are shifting from monolithic prompts with general-purpose models to specialized compound AI systems to achieve the quality needed for.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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Dataiku Launches LLM Guard Services to Control Generative AI Rollouts From Proof-of-Concept to Production in the Enterprise  

insideBIGDATA

Dataiku, the Universal AI Platform, today announced the launch of its LLM Guard Services suite that is designed to advance enterprise GenAI deployments at scale from proof-of-concept to full production without compromising cost, quality, or safety.

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Why AWS Gave OpenSearch To The Linux Foundation

Adrian Bridgwater for Forbes

AWS has transitioned OpenSearch under the Linux Foundation and so led to the creation of the OpenSearch Software Foundation.

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Their Uber Driver Crashed. A Pizza Order Unraveled Their Injury Lawsuit

Hacker News

A New Jersey couple sued Uber after a crash left them severely injured. An appeals court ruled that they had agreed to settle disputes out of court when they used the Uber Eats app.

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Podcast: Intel Unveils Next-gen Solutions with Xeon 6 processors and Gaudi 3 to Tackle Enterprise Needs

insideBIGDATA

Enterprises are increasingly in need of AI infrastructure that is both cost-effective and available for rapid development and deployment. To meet this demand head-on, Intel today launched Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores) and Gaudi 3 AI accelerators, bolstering the company’s commitment to deliver powerful AI systems with optimal performance per watt and lower total cost of ownership.

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New IBM study: How business leaders can harness the power of gen AI to drive sustainable IT transformation

IBM Journey to AI blog

As organizations strive to balance productivity, innovation and environmental responsibility, the need for sustainable IT practices is even more pressing. A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals that emerging technologies, particularly generative AI, can play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable IT initiatives. However, successful transformation of IT systems demands a strategic and enterprise-wide approach to sustainability.

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Ultimate Roadmap to Becoming a Tech Professional with Harvard for Free

KDnuggets

Jumping into the technology world doesn’t have to be so daunting.

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Building Your BI Strategy: How to Choose a Solution That Scales and Delivers

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.

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Why does man print "gimme gimme gimme" at 00:30? (2017)

Hacker News

We've noticed that some of our automatic tests fail when they run at 00:30 but work fine the rest of the day. They fail with the message gimme gimme gimme in stderr, which wasn't expected. Why are.

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The Critical Nuances of Today’s AI — and the Frontiers That Will Define Its Future

Towards AI

Last Updated on October 5, 2024 by Editorial Team Author(s): Shashwat Gupta Originally published on Towards AI. The current generation of artificial intelligence has undeniably transformed industries across the globe, from healthcare and finance to transportation and entertainment. Yet, despite these advancements, AI still faces significant limitations — particularly in adaptability, energy consumption, and the ability to learn from new situations without forgetting old information.

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Chief Officers: Do You Know What Your Data is Costing You?

Dataversity

CXOs this year have witnessed a rollercoaster economy amid plenty of turbulent events – from ongoing inflation affecting consumer spending to large stock market swings, major overseas conflicts, and the uncertainties of an election year. Not surprisingly, the economic forecast remains murky at best. According to a CNBC CFO survey, CFOs seem to agree that […] The post Chief Officers: Do You Know What Your Data is Costing You?

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Women on Wednesday with Kaylee Andrews

Precisely

Recognizing and supporting women in technology is a top priority at Precisely. Whether it’s hosting virtual events for women to connect, or encouraging mentoring opportunities, the Precisely Women in Technology (PWIT) program goes above and beyond to ensure that women in the organization have a great network to lean on. Each month, a PWIT member is featured to share her experience navigating the tech industry.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Reverse Engineering and Dismantling Kekz Headphones

Hacker News

Close to a year ago, I stumbled upon the Kekz Headphones, which seemed like an interesting approach on the whole digital audio device space. They claimed to work without any internet connection and all of the content already on the headphones itself. I was intrigued, because there were some speculations going around, how they operate with those “Kekz”-Chips.

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Building a Smart Chatbot with OpenAI and Pinecone: A Simple Guide

Towards AI

Author(s): Abhishek Chaudhary Originally published on Towards AI. This article shows you how to build a simple RAG chatbot in Python using Pinecone for the vector database and embedding model, OpenAI for the LLM, and LangChain for the RAG workflow. Hallucinations Large Language Model (LLM)-based chatbots, especially those utilizing Generative AI (GenAI), are incredibly powerful tools for answering a broad range of questions.

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Introduction to GitHub Actions for Python Projects

PyImageSearch

Home Table of Contents Introduction to GitHub Actions for Python Projects Introduction What Is CICD? Continuous Integration (CI) Continuous Delivery (CD) Continuous Deployment (CD) Why Is CICD Important? Key Components of CI/CD The Tale of DevCity: How CI/CD Transformed the Way They Built Continuous Integration (CI) Continuous Deployment (CD) The Transformation Project Directory Structure for Following Lessons Sample CI/CD Pipeline for Python Projects Setting Up CI Setting Up CD What to Expect N

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Microsoft Azure Quantum: Accelerating Discovery In The Quantum Age

MoorInsights for Forbes

Microsoft and its Azure Quantum collaborators keep breaking new ground on research projects that advance different critical aspects of quantum computing.

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Data Modeling for Direct Mail: Boosting Multi-Channel Reach and Response

Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners

This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.

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Who Pays for the Arts?

Hacker News

In the U.S., the arts are subsidized by the very wealthy and the very poor. But amid ongoing turmoil in the nonprofit world, some people are trying to build a new creative economy.

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Predominant Occupations, Breaking it Down by Age and Sex

FlowingData

There are hundreds of occupations, and while the exact number varies by classification system, most U.S. government organizations list about 500 of them. You can probably guess at least a handful of the most common. Cashiers. Drivers. Teachers. It gets more interesting the further down the list you go, breaking it down by demographic. You get a more accurate picture of the occupations throughout our lives.

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Solving the Maker-Taker Problem

Hacker News

How open source projects can balance Makers and Takers: lessons from Drupal's contribution credit system and recommendations for WordPress and other open source communities.

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Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to the public

Hacker News

We’re pleased to announce that the litigation against Sable has finally concluded on terms that we believe send a strong message to patent trolls everywhere — if you bring meritless patent claims against Cloudflare, we will fight back and we will win.

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How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy

Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro

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What Excessive Screen Time Does to the Adult Brain

Hacker News

By Mary Grace Descourouez, MS, NBC-HWC Binge-watching television, watching YouTube videos for hours, or scrolling on your phone every morning may seem harmless, but research shows that too much screen time may be detrimental to your health.

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American WWII bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing large crater in taxiway

Hacker News

An unexploded American bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries, Japanese officials said.

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The bunkbed conjecture is false

Hacker News

What follows is an unusual story of perseverance. We start with a conjecture and after some plot twists end up discussing the meaning of truth. While the title is a spoiler, you might not be able to guess how we got there. The conjecture The bunkbed conjecture (BBC) is a basic claim about random subgraphs.

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Biblical plant with medicinal properties resurrected from 1,000-year-old seed

Hacker News

A long-lost tree species has new life after scientists planted a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s during an archaeological dig.

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How To Speak The Language Of Financial Success In Product Management

Speaker: Jamie Bernard

Success in product management goes beyond delivering great features - it’s about achieving measurable financial outcomes that resonate across the organization. By connecting your product’s journey with the company’s financial success, you’ll ensure that every feature, release, and innovation contributes to the bottom line, driving both customer satisfaction and business growth.

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Employers Say Students Need AI Skills. What If Students Don’t Want Them?

Hacker News

Colleges and universities are considering new ways to incorporate generative AI into teaching and learning, but not every student is on board with the tech yet. Experts weigh in on the necessity of AI in career preparation and higher education’s role in preparing students for jobs of the future. A May 2024 survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab asked students if they knew when, how or whether to use generative artificial intelligence to help with coursework.

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159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates

Hacker News

The employees accepted a severance package offered to those who disagreed with Matt Mullenweg's direction of WordPress and his fight with WP Engine.

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A $1k Wheelchair

Hacker News

What do you get when you add YouTube seed money, state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques and a consumer-first sales model? A wheelchair that could upend the mobility equipment industry.

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ESO telescope captures the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way

Hacker News

Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ― the most detailed one ever made. Using the European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope, the team monitored the central regions of our Galaxy over more than 13 years. At 500 terabytes of data, this is the largest observational project ever carried out with an ESO telescope.

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What Is Entity Resolution? How It Works & Why It Matters

Entity Resolution Sometimes referred to as data matching or fuzzy matching, entity resolution, is critical for data quality, analytics, graph visualization and AI. Learn what entity resolution is, why it matters, how it works and its benefits. Advanced entity resolution using AI is crucial because it efficiently and easily solves many of today’s data quality and analytics problems.