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6 Insights from OpenAI’s Prompting Guide for Reasoning Models

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OpenAIs o1 and o3-mini are advanced reasoning models that differ from the base GPT-4 (often referred to as GPT-4o) in how they process prompts and produce answers. These models are designed to spend more time thinking through complex problems, mimicking a human’s analytical approach. To leverage these models effectively, it’s crucial to understand how to […] The post 6 Insights from OpenAI’s Prompting Guide for Reasoning Models appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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The reason behind the TikTok ban

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Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed

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10 o3-mini Prompts to Help with All Your Coding Tasks

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o3-mini has proven to be OpenAIs most advanced model for coding and reasoning. The o3-mini (high) model has single-handedly outperformed other existing models like DeepSeek-R1 and Claude 3.5 in most standard benchmark tests. Owing to this, ChatGPT powered by o3-mini has now become an everyday companion for developers. It offers them an intelligent and efficient […] The post 10 o3-mini Prompts to Help with All Your Coding Tasks appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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OpenAI tries to ‘uncensor’ ChatGPT

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OpenAI is changing how it trains AI models to explicitly embrace intellectual freedom no matter how challenging or controversial a topic may be, the company says in a new policy.

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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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Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy

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Google is allowing advertisers to collect more personal information, which is harder for users to control.

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Older AI models show signs of cognitive decline, study shows

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Older chatbots, just like people, show signs of cognitive impairment, failing on several important metrics in a test normally used on human patients.

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Elon Musk’s ‘Scary Smart’ Grok 3 Release—What You Need To Know

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xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, is set to launch Grok 3 on Monday, Feb. 17. According to xAI, this latest version of its chatbot, which Musk describes as scary smart, represents a major step forward, improving reasoning, computational power and adaptability.

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United States Power Outage Map

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PowerOutage.us tracks, records, and aggregates power outages across the United States.

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Open source LLMs hit Europe’s digital sovereignty roadmap

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Large language models (LLMs) landed on Europes digital sovereignty agenda with a bang last week, as news emerged of a new program to develop a series of truly open source LLMs covering all European Union languages.

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Does or did COBOL default to 1875-05-20 for corrupt or missing dates?

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There is a claim circulating, e.g. here on Mastodon: [.] in COBOL, if a date is missing [or "corrupt"] the program defaults to 1875 [.

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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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Generative AI is already being used in journalism – here’s how people feel about it

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has taken off at lightning speed in the past couple of years, creating disruption in many industries.

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Javier Milei Backtracks on $4.4B Memecoin After 'Insiders' Pocket $87M

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Milei deleted his original promotional tweet and revealed that he wasn't aware of its details.

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Tempted by the False God of Convenience

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What to watch for as AI speeds forward. - Nathan Beacom - Start a free trial today for full access.

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Netflix says its brief Apple TV app integration was a mistake

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Apparently it was too good to be true after all.

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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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The AI Hype Frenzy Is Fueling Cybersecurity Risks

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The artificial intelligence gold rush has reached a fever pitch. Companies are throwing billionsno, trillionsat AI projects, slapping the "AI-powered" label on everything from email filters to coffee makers.

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Elon Musk's terrifying vision for AI

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All your thoughts belong to him

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As AI becomes more human-like, what will happen to humanity?

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Its looking increasingly likely that 2025 will be the year My people will talk to your people becomes My AI will talk to your AI.

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Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo completes first ever sub-57 minute half marathon

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Jacob Kiplimo shattered the half marathon world record with a blistering run on Sunday.

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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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'AI slop' is flooding the Internet. This is how can you tell if an image is artificially generated

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From odd fingers to weird text, AI generated images always leave tell-tale traces.

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Caddy – The Ultimate Server with Automatic HTTPS

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Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

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The AI-Driven VC: A New Era In Investing

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Venture capital has long been characterized as a cottage industry, where well-connected partners rely on their networks and experience to identify promising startups.

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Homemade polarimetric synthetic aperture radar drone

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Designing a cheap synthetic aperture radar mounted on FPV drone.

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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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What Are AI Agents? How Autonomous Programs are Transforming Crypto

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AI agents are reshaping cryptocurrency with smart automation, fraud detection, and optimized trading.

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Javier Milei risks impeachment after endorsing $107M Libra rug pull

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The President of Argentina risks impeachment from the political opposition after the Libra token turned into a $107 million rug pull.

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WTF is open-source marketing mix modeling?

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Improving media mix modeling (MMM) is a top priority for U.S. marketers, according to a 2024 eMarketer study , with 61% claiming theyre working on making MMM “better and/or faster.” Doubtless, many hope to seize the benefits of AI, with some of the ad industry’s largest names like Amazon, Google and Meta backing open-source marketing mix model (MMM) projects to help further adoption.

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Portable drone jammer uses a Raspberry Pi tactical Software Defined Radio

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Media-Grizzly has created a Raspberry Pi-powered tactical SDR that has a built-in feature that can jam nearby drones at the flip of a switch.

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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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Is AI making us stupider? Maybe, according to one of the world's biggest AI companies

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There is only so much thinking most of us can do in our heads. Try dividing 16,951 by 67 without reaching for a pen and paper. Or a calculator.

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Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nuclear regulators

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Why Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman Is Playing the Long Game on AI

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(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the worlds top CEOs and decisionmakers, click here.) Matt Garman took the helm at Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of the U.S. tech giant, in June, but he joined the business around 19 years ago as an intern.

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The human mind is in a recession

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Technology strains our brain health, capacity and skills

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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?