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My Top Picks: 5 Free NLP Courses I’d Recommend for 2025

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Want to become an NLP pro by 2025? Check out these top free courses and learn from experts whove shaped the future of language models.

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David Lynch, Visionary Director of 'Twin Peaks' and 'Blue Velvet,' Dies at 78

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Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

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Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact

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Rapid development and deployment of powerful generative AI models comes with environmental consequences, including increased electricity demand and

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Let's Encrypt is offering 6-day and IP address certs

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This year we will continue to pursue our commitment to improving the security of the Web PKI by introducing the option to get certificates with six-day lifetimes (“short-lived certificates”). We will also add support for IP addresses in addition to domain names. Our longer-lived certificates, which currently have a lifetime of 90 days, will continue to be available alongside our six-day offering.

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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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Philosophy Eats AI

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In 2011, coder-turned-venture-investor Marc Andreessen famously declared, Software is eating the world in the analog pages of The Wall Street

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Nintendo Switch 2

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Watch the First-look trailer for Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to Nintendo Switch releasing in 2025.

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GitHub Linux ARM64 hosted runners now available for free in public repositories

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Linux arm64 hosted runners now available for free in public repositories (Public Preview)

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Fearing AI will take their jobs, California workers plan a long battle against tech

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The current frenzy around artificial intelligence has spread like a shockwave. It started among engineers inspired by a 2017 research paper.

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Thoughts on a Month with Devin

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Our impressions of Devin after giving it 20+ tasks.

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Despite VCs investing $75B in Q4 , it’s still hard for startups to raise money, data proves

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After two years of relatively muted investment activity, it seems that VCs are starting to pour capital into startups at pandemic-era levels once again. But a closer look shows that they arent really. In the fourth quarter of last year, investors funneled $74.6 billion into U.S.

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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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Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket

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Bypassing engine chill issues and a wayward boat, Blue Origin got to T-0.

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Not just hype — here are real-world use cases for AI agents

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Just seven or eight months ago, when a customer called in to or emailed Baca Systems with a service question, a human agent handling the query would begin searching for similar cases in the system and analyzing technical documents.

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Let's talk about AI and end-to-end encryption

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Recently I came across a fantastic new paper by a group of NYU and Cornell researchers entitled "How to think about end-to-end encryption and AI." I'm extremely grateful to see this paper, because while I don't agree with every one of its conclusions, it's a good first stab at an incredibly important set of questions.

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Apple disables AI notifications for news in its beta iPhone software

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Apple has temporarily disabled Apple Intelligence summaries for news apps for users of its beta software in a sign of the challenges the company is

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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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Physicists have shown that an idealized form of magnetism is heatproof

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Heat is supposed to ruin anything it touches. But physicists have shown that an idealized form of magnetism is heatproof.

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5 Predictions for AI in 2025

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If 2023 was the year of AI fervor, following the late-2022 release of ChatGPT, 2024 was marked by a steady drumbeat of advances as systems got smarter, faster, and cheaper to run.

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MuJoco Playground

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An open-source framework for GPU-accelerated robot learning and sim-to-real transfer

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Meta's New AI Translates Speech in Real Time Across More Than 100 Languages

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The dream of a universal AI interpreter just got a bit closer.

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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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Mathematicians Discover New Way for Spheres to 'Kiss'

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A new proof marks the first progress in decades on important cases of the so-called kissing problem. Getting there meant doing away with traditional approaches.

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Large language models outperform experts in predicting neuroscience discoveries

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Large language models outperformed neuroscience experts in predicting study outcomes, achieving 81.4% accuracy versus 63.4%. Their success stemmed from superior contextual integration.

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417-megapixel Andromeda galaxy panorama took over a decade to make

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The Hubble Space Telescope's latest image is a 417-megapixel panorama of the Andromeda galaxy. It took over a decade to create.

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Opening the AI Black Box: Scientists use math to peek inside how artificial intelligence makes decisions

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Researchers find a mathematical key to understanding how AI makes decisions.

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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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Dutch Align with US Export Controls on Some ASML Chip Tools

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The Netherlands tightened export control rules to make ASML Holding NV apply for licenses with the Dutch government instead of Washington for some of its tools.

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This AI motorcycle helmet promises 100% blind-spot elimination

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AI, AI, AI Its everywhere, right? Well, AI has now made its way to motorcycle helmets. Gone are the days of cautious shoulder checks.

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Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS

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Residents across the United States are being inundated with text messages purporting to come from toll road operators like E-ZPass , warning that recipients face fines if a delinquent toll fee remains unpaid. Researchers say the surge in SMS spam coincides with new features added to a popular commercial phishing kit sold in China that makes it simple to set up convincing lures spoofing toll road operators in multiple U.S. states.

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Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts When The Dogecoin Price Will Hit $1, It’s Not That Far Away

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CoinCodexs machine-learning algorithm has predicted when the Dogecoin price could hit the psychological $1 level.

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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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General Motors Is Banned from Selling Driving Behavior Data for 5 Years

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An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission determined that consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers.

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AI Company Aims to Remove Photographers and Models From Fashion

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Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) company Botika secured $8 million in seed funding to help it further develop its generative AI technology that

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A physicist's guide to ice cream

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From foaming to phase transitions, Douglas Goff explains the physics behind a perfect scoop

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AGI Is Not Already Here. LLMs Are Still Not Even Intelligent

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In October 2023, Blaise Agera y Arcas and Peter Novig wrote a piece in Noema titled, Artificial General Intelligence Is Already Here.

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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.