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HPE data breach could be a nightmare for its customers

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The hacker known as IntelBroker has claimed responsibility for breaching Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), exposing sensitive data, including source code, certificates, and personally identifiable information (PII), now available for sale online. This incident was revealed in a conversation with Hackread.com and later announced on Breach Forums, a cybercrime forum the hacker administers.

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Enhancing Sentiment Analysis with ModernBERT

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Since its introduction in 2018, BERT has transformed Natural Language Processing. It performs well in tasks like sentiment analysis, question answering, and language inference. Using bidirectional training and transformer-based self-attention, BERT introduced a new way to understand relationships between words in text. However, despite its success, BERT has limitations.

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Quantum vs. AI: Which tech stocks are winning the investment race?

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Quantum computing has gained significant attention on Wall Street following Alphabet’s (GOOG 1.62%) (GOOGL 1.60%) announcement of a milestone with its new quantum chip, Willow. Alphabet stated that Willow can exponentially reduce errors as it scales up, completing a standard benchmark computation in five minutesan operation that would take one of the fastest supercomputers today 10 septillion years.

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Jina Embeddings v2: Handling Long Documents Made Easy

Analytics Vidhya

Current text embedding models, like BERT, are limited to processing only 512 tokens at a time, which hinders their effectiveness with long documents. This limitation often results in loss of context and nuanced understanding. However, Jina Embeddings v2 addresses this issue by supporting sequences upto 8192 tokens, allowing for the preservation of context and enhancing […] The post Jina Embeddings v2: Handling Long Documents Made Easy appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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What’s New in Apache Airflow® 3.0—And How Will It Reshape Your Data Workflows?

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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Sam Altman to brief officials on “PhD-level” super AI

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is scheduled to meet with U.S. government officials on January 30, 2025, to discuss advancements in artificial intelligence, specifically the unveiling of “PhD-level” super AI agents capable of complex human tasks. Sam Altman to discuss super AI agents with U.S. officials Recent reports from Axios indicate a growing enthusiasm and concern among OpenAI staff regarding breakthroughs in agentic AI, which focuses on specialized, task-specific AI agents.

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Unlocking RAG’s Potential with ModernBERT

Analytics Vidhya

ModernBERT is an advanced iteration of the original BERT model, meticulously crafted to elevate performance and efficiency in natural language processing (NLP) tasks. For developers, working in machine learning, this model introduces a host of modern architectural enhancements and innovative training techniques that significantly broaden its applicability.

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Build a Product Ingredient Analyzer Multimodal Agent

Analytics Vidhya

Have you ever found yourself staring at a products ingredients list, googling unfamiliar chemical names to figure out what they mean? Its a common struggle – deciphering complex product information on the spot can be overwhelming and time-consuming. Traditional methods, like searching for each ingredient individually, often lead to fragmented and confusing results.

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Future-Proof Your Machine Learning Career in 2025

Machine Learning Mastery

Machine learning continues to provide benefits of all sorts that have become integrated within society, meaning that a career in machine learning will only become more important with time.

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Building Scalable Multi-Agent Systems(MAS) Using GripTape

Analytics Vidhya

Multi-agent systems (MAS) represent a transformative approach in artificial intelligence, where multiple autonomous agents collaborate to solve complex problems and achieve shared goals. These systems excel in scenarios requiring specialization and adaptability, making them ideal for various applications, from automated trading to multi-robot coordination.

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Why Jensen Huang’s vision could propel Nvidia stock higher

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Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang announced significant developments for the company during the CES 2025 technology conference held on January 7. He revealed that data center operators are expected to invest $1 trillion over the next four years to enhance their infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) development, a segment that currently represents 88% of Nvidia’s total revenue.

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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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How to Prepare for a Job Interview with ChatGPT?

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Preparing for a job interview can be a daunting experience, but with the right tools and strategies, it can become an opportunity to showcase your skills and confidence. And to achieve this, ChatGPT, especially with its Voice Mode, can assist you in your interview preparations as your virtual coach! It can help you practice, refine, […] The post How to Prepare for a Job Interview with ChatGPT?

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Can ChatGPT be used for DDoS attacks? Researchers say yes

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According to a report published by The Register , OpenAI’s ChatGPT crawler is reportedly vulnerable to manipulation, allowing it to potentially initiate distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on arbitrary websites. This issue remains unacknowledged by the tech company. OpenAI’s ChatGPT API shows vulnerability to DDoS attacks A write-up from security researcher Benjamin Flesch, shared this month via Microsoft’s GitHub, details how a single HTTP request to the ChatGPT API c

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Implementing Huffman Encoding for Lossless Compression

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Home Table of Contents Implementing Huffman Encoding for Lossless Compression Lossy vs. Lossless Compression Lossy Compression Lossless Compression What Is Huffman Encoding? Frequency Analysis Build a Priority Queue Construct the Huffman Tree Generate Huffman Code Encode the Data Decode the Data Summary Citation Information Implementing Huffman Encoding for Lossless Compression In an age where data is continuously growing, and the demand for storage space is ever-increasing, efficient data compr

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Nearshore software development vs. offshore development

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In the fast-moving digital era, businesses are always in search of effective ways to develop robust software solutions. Nearshore software development and offshore development are two dominant models in the global tech outsourcing landscape. While both models have their advantages, they also have their challenges. This article discusses the differences, benefits, and potential pitfalls of each and helps you decide which one will best suit your needs.

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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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Wildfire risk for buildings in Los Angles

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As we have learned in recent weeks, even when homes seem far away from burning vegetation, fire and smoke can carry far and quickly. For The New York Times, Mira Rojanasakul and Brad Plumer mapped risk estimates by CoreLogic against the boundaries of recent fires in Los Angeles. Deeper red indicates greater risk for smoke and fire. By using building footprints instead of more abstract polygons, we get a more tangible view of reality.

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Apple’s AI-powered mail app might convince you to ditch Gmail

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Apple’s redesigned Mail app is expected to debut on the Mac with the release of macOS 15.4 in April, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The new app was first introduced to iOS devices in December with iOS 18.2. Apples redesigned Mail app to debut with macOS 15.4 Gurman also noted that the redesigned Mail app will make its way to the iPad at the same time as the Mac.

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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) vs. Cache-Augmented Generation (CAG): A Deep Dive into Faster, Smarter Knowledge Integration

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Author(s): Isuru Lakshan Ekanayaka Originally published on Towards AI. This member-only story is on us. Upgrade to access all of Medium. image source As Large Language Models (LLMs) continue to grow in capability, integrating external knowledge into their responses becomes increasingly important for building intelligent, context-aware applications. Two leading paradigms for such integration are Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Cache-Augmented Generation (CAG).

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London Calling: Burning Heroes Ignites Startup Scene with 2025 Pitch Competition

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The UK’s most promising startups, listen up! The Burning Heroes Founders Association is back in London, and they’re bringing the heat with their highly anticipated Pitch Competition. This isn’t just another event; it’s a golden ticket to connect with top-tier venture capitalists and gain invaluable exposure. Think of it as speed dating for startups and VCs but with the potential for a seriously committed relationship (and funding!).

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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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Bayesian State-Space Neural Networks (BSSNN): A Novel Framework for Interpretable and Probabilistic Neural Models

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Last Updated on January 20, 2025 by Editorial Team Author(s): Shenggang Li Originally published on Towards AI. Integrating Bayesian Theory, State-Space Dynamics, and Neural Network Structures for Enhanced Probabilistic Forecasting This member-only story is on us. Upgrade to access all of Medium. Photo by Planet Volumes on Unsplash When building supervised learning models, such as predicting binary outcomes, traditional neural networks excel at making accurate predictions but often lack the abili

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More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals

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Publishing highly cited papers helps postdoctoral researchers to land a faculty job. Publishing highly cited papers helps postdoctoral researchers to land a faculty job.

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The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds

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For months members of the public have been using GeoSpy, a tool trained on millions of images that can find the location a photo was taken based on soil, architecture, and more. It's GeoGuesser at scale.

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Official DeepSeek R1 Now on Ollama

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DeepSeek's first generation reasoning models with comparable performance to OpenAI-o1.

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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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The second wave of AI coding is here

Flipboard

A string of startups are racing to build models that can produce better and better software. They claim its the shortest path to AGI.

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Lonely sunfish in Japan gets cardboard human friends

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Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely.

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OpenAI’s latest model will change the economics of software

Flipboard

When OpenAI announced a new generative artificial-intelligence (AI) model, called o3, a few days before Christmas, it aroused both excitement and

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DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B Surpasses GPT-4o in certain benchmarks

Hacker News

Were on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

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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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AI mania takes over Davos as the world's biggest firms tout their offerings

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The Davos Promenade in Switzerland is the focal point of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski town.

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Reverse Engineering Call of Duty Anti-Cheat

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Ive been reversing Black Ops Cold War for a while now, and Ive finally decided to share my research regarding the user-mode anti-cheat inside the game. Its not my intention to shame or promote cheating/bypassing of the anti-cheat, so Ive redacted a few things. To clear up any confusion, Black Ops Cold War does not have the kernel-mode component of Ricochet that Modern Warfare (2019) and later titles have.

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Inside the “Virtual Lab” where AIs and humans collaborate

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A Virtual Lab populated by AI scientists could overcome one of the biggest challenges in interdisciplinary research.

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Curse tablet found in Roman-era grave in France targets enemies by invoking Mars

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Excavation of a Roman-era cemetery in France yielded nearly two dozen lead tablets inscribed in Latin and Gaulish.

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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?