databricks
DECEMBER 21, 2023
We are excited to announce that Gartner has recognized Databricks as a Leader for a third consecutive year in the 2023 Gartner® Magic.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Ruling that the fan’s unauthorized book violated copyright protections, a judge barred him from distributing it and ordered him to destroy all electronic and physical copies of it.
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DECEMBER 22, 2023
A camera moves through a cloud of multi-colored cubes, each representing an email message. Three passing cubes are labeled “k *@enron.com”, “m @enron.com” and “j **@enron.com.” As the camera moves out, the cubes form clusters of similar colors. By Jeremy White Dec.
AWS Machine Learning Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformational technologies of our generation and provides opportunities to be a force for good and drive economic growth. The growth of large language models (LLMs), with hundreds of billions of parameters, has unlocked new generative AI use cases to improve customer experiences, boost employee productivity, and so much more.
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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have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth.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.
DeepMind
DECEMBER 22, 2023
This has been a year of incredible progress in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and its practical applications.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Rite Aid will be prohibited from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer failed t
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Hacker News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
New research from Stanford and the Arc Institute could lead to a new and more effective immunotherapy and help clinicians better predict patient response to existing medicines.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 16, 2023
Ecologist Thomas Crowther’s research inspired countless tree-planting campaigns, greenwashing, and attacks from scientists. Now he’s back with a new plan for nature restoration.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 22, 2023
In Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022 (Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana), I exercised my authority under the Constitution to pardon individuals who committed or were convicted of the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and section 48–904.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Spotify is pulling support for two music festivals in protest against a controversial new tax directed at music-streaming platforms operating in France, and threatened more action will follow in the coming months. Antoine Monin, managing director for Spotify in the France and the Benelux regions, took to X this week to decry a new tax […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
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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?
Hacker News
DECEMBER 22, 2023
By Wendell Roelf (Reuters) – Shipping companies sailing around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks on the Red Sea face tough choices over where to refuel and restock, as.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Ram Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins has agreed to settle an accused violation of the Clean Air Act for a record $1.675 billion. The company was accused of installing defeat devices and other “undisclosed” emissions equipment on almost a million engines used in Ram pickups, allowing the release of thousands of tons of harmful nitric oxides.
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Apple has approached several major publishers to establish deals that would allow the Cupertino company to train generative artificial intelligence systems on news content, reports The New York Times. Apple is aiming for multiyear deals and has approached Condé Nast, NBC News, and IAC.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
It can be hard to determine who is ultimately responsible for the quality of care in a nursing home. ProPublica’s Nursing Home Inspect tool now has detailed information on who owns a facility and who is responsible for running it.
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.
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Apple GPT in your pocket? It could be a reality sooner than you think. Apple AI researchers say they have made a key breakthrough in deploying large language models (LLMs) on iPhones and other Apple devices with limited memory by inventing an innovative flash memory utilization technique.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Scientists are devising ways to edit the genomes of immune cells without having to extract them from those being treated. Scientists are devising ways to edit the genomes of immune cells without having to extract them from those being treated.
DECEMBER 21, 2023
As AI proliferates, companies are using it to offer data-driven recommendations on a wide range of activities, from whom to hire to what product a salesperson should recommend to customers. How much to rely on these data-driven recommendations should hinge on two questions: How high are the decision stakes? And how reliable is the data-driven insight?
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Danish researchers created the life2vec machine-learning computer model, which was able to correctly predict the deaths of millions of people Would you want to know when you will die? Science could be getting closer to perhaps giving you that option. The latest advance?
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Bird has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping off a turbulent year for the electric scooter company. In a press release today, Bird confirmed that it had entered into a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet,” with the company continuing to operate as normal in pursuit of “long-term, sustainable growth.” Founded in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built.
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Even if you’re the best in the world at what you do, if your communication is ineffective, you won’t get far. Being able to share your story, engage with others, make people care, and explain your progress makes all the difference to your business success. Communication skills are well worth honing.
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undeniably witnessed a meteoric rise in recent years, revolutionising industries, transforming economies, and reshaping the way we live and work.
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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.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
IBM's Quantum Summit 2023 showcased an energized company that feels like it's opening up the doors towards a quantum-centric supercomputing era. That vision is built on the company's new Quantum Processing Unit, Heron, which showcases scalable quantum utility at a 133-qubit count, and already offers things that are beyond what any feasible classical system would.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition software for five years, after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that the U.S. drugstore giant’s “reckless use of facial surveillance systems” left customers humiliated and put their “sensitive information at risk.” The FTC’s Order, which is subject to approval from the U.S.
DECEMBER 20, 2023
If you received medical care any time this year, there’s a good chance you had a close encounter with artificial intelligence. Widely regarded as the breakout year for AI, 2023 ushered in a whole crop of new and improved tech tools, many of which have impacted the health and wellness space.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Rice University scientists and collaborators at Texas A&M University and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a new way to kill cancer cells by using near-infrared light to make a small dye molecule attached to their membrane vibrate strongly. It is the first time this kind of mechanical molecular action has been used as a potential therapy.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The popular idea that quantum physics implies everything is random and nothing is certain might be as far from the truth as it could possibly be. The popular idea that quantum physics implies everything is random and nothing is certain might be as far from the truth as it could possibly be.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
American taxpayers footed the bill for at least $1.8 trillion in federal and state health care expenditures in 2022 — about 41% of the nearly $4.5 trillion in both public and private health care spending the U.S. recorded last year, according to the annual report released last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. On top of that $1.8 trillion, third-party programs, which are often government-funded, and public health programs accounted for another $600 billion in spendin
Hacker News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Comcast has confirmed that hackers exploiting a critical-rated security vulnerability accessed the sensitive information of almost 36 million Xfinity customers. This vulnerability, known as “CitrixBleed,” is found in Citrix networking devices often used by big corporations and has been under mass-exploitation by hackers since late August. Citrix made patches available in early October, but many […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Hacker News
DECEMBER 19, 2023
In April 2021, the Vulkan® Working Group at Khronos® released a set of provisional extensions, collectively referred to as ‘Vulkan Video’ which provide seamless encoding and decoding of video streams using a variety of video coding standards. The December 2022 release of Vulkan 1.3.238 saw the finalization of the extensions to decode H.264 and H.265, and today, with the release of Vulkan 1.3.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.
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