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APRIL 13, 2025

At Apple, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. And we believe in giving our users a great experience while protecting their privacy. For years, weve used techniques like differential privacy as part of our opt-in device analytics program. This lets us gain insights into how our products are used, so we can improve them, while protecting user privacy by preventing Apple from seeing individual-level data from those users.

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APRIL 13, 2025

The canonical deep learning approach for learning requires computing a gradient term at each layer by back-propagating the error signal from the output towards each learnable parameter. Given the stacked structure of neural networks, where each layer builds on the representation of the layer below, this approach leads to hierarchical representations.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Regression is a powerful statistical method that plays a critical role in machine learning, particularly when it comes to making predictions and understanding the relationships between variables. By analyzing past data, regression helps us draw insights and foresight into future trends, making it invaluable across numerous fields such as economics, medicine, and meteorology.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block), sparked a weekends worth of debate around intellectual property, patents, and copyright, with a characteristically terse post declaring, delete all IP law. Xs current owner Elon Musk quickly replied, I agree.

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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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APRIL 13, 2025

Out-of-distribution (OOD) samples pose a significant challenge in the realm of machine learning, particularly for deep neural networks. These instances differ from the training data and can lead to unreliable predictions. Understanding how to identify and manage OOD data is essential in building robust AI systems capable of handling diverse and unforeseen inputs.

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APRIL 13, 2025

A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.

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DENVER Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming how doctors interact with patients and it might already be in use during your next visit to the doctors office. Thousands of physicians across the country are using a form of AI called ambient listening, surveys show.

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APRIL 13, 2025

LLM quantization is becoming increasingly vital in the landscape of machine learning, particularly as large language models (LLMs) continue to grow in size and complexity. As the demand for more efficient AI applications rises, understanding how quantization can optimize these models is essential. By reducing the precision of model weights and activations, LLM quantization not only minimizes the model size but also boosts inference speed, making it feasible to deploy sophisticated models even in

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APRIL 13, 2025

Psychology has been instrumental in the evolution of artificial intelligence, offering foundational insights into learning, cognition, and behavior that have shaped key AI technologies.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Vector databases play a pivotal role in managing complex data environments, especially in the realms of artificial intelligence and machine learning. As our data becomes more intricate and multi-dimensional, the need for effective storage and retrieval mechanisms rises. These databases allow for rapid processing, enabling applications from semantic search to fraud detection, thereby enhancing user experiences and security.

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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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APRIL 13, 2025

The modern conversation about artificial intelligence often gets stuck on the wrong questions.

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APRIL 13, 2025

For the first time, men who have never been married made up over 50% of the male population in Seattle, according to new census data, writes FYI Guy.

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Some lawmakers think additional guardrails are needed for future uses. For now, the facility will use AI to comply with regulations.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Tove Janssons beloved stories, which turn 80 this year, are not cute: they are angry tales of apocalypse and breakdown.

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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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APRIL 13, 2025

The next wave of AI transformation will be driven by agents. Rather than simply asking questions or following prompts, these AI tools will carry out complex tasks and act with far more autonomy. This will change a lot of things as we become able to delegate more and more tasks to machines.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Where amid this turmoil does neoliberalism stand? In emergency conditions it has been forced to take measures .

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We recently published a list of 14 AI Stocks Catching Wall Streets Attention. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) stands against other AI stocks catching Wall Streets attention.

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APRIL 13, 2025

The Maltese archipelago is a small island chain that is among the most remote in the Mediterranean. Humans were not thought to have reached and inhabited such small and isolated islands until the regional shift to Neolithic lifeways, around 7.5 thousand years ago (ka)1. In the standard view, the limited resources and ecological vulnerabilities of small islands, coupled with the technological challenges of long-distance seafaring, meant that hunter-gatherers were either unable or unwilling to mak

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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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GPT-4.5 has successfully convinced people its human 73% of the time in an authentic configuration of the original Turing test.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melonsand more

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In todays column, I explore how to use generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to learn and hone your negotiation skills. The deal is this. Life is filled with a constant stream of negotiations, yet few people seem to know what it means to be a good negotiator.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Reducing body weight to improve metabolic health and related comorbidities is a primary goal in treating obesity1,2. However, maintaining weight loss is a considerable challenge, especially as the body seems to retain an obesogenic memory that defends against body weight changes3,4. Overcoming this barrier for long-term treatment success is difficult because the molecular mechanisms underpinning this phenomenon remain largely unknown.

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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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APRIL 13, 2025

As another AI-driven trend gained traction, artists countered by sharing their own human-made takes on the ChatGPT-generated action figures that circulated online in recent days.

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APRIL 13, 2025

AI firewall represents a significant advancement in the realm of cybersecurity, offering a smarter approach to network protection. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, traditional firewalls often fall short in their ability to detect and respond to these evolving challenges. AI firewalls leverage machine learning algorithms and advanced analytical techniques to stay ahead of potential risks, marking a pivotal shift in how organizations safeguard their digital environments.

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In brief: If you're still dubious about the impact generative AI is having on the world, consider this: ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman recently suggested

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APRIL 13, 2025

Summary: Classifier in Machine Learning involves categorizing data into predefined classes using algorithms like Logistic Regression and Decision Trees. It’s crucial for applications like spam detection, disease diagnosis, and customer segmentation, improving decision-making and operational efficiency across various sectors. Introduction Machine Learning has revolutionized how we process and analyse data, enabling systems to learn patterns and make predictions.

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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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APRIL 13, 2025

In South Korea, an AI education boom is pushing for children to learn about the tech early to avoid being left behind.

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APRIL 13, 2025

Explaining the Model Context Protocol and everything that might go wrong.

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The US will use more electricity for data centers than for the production of aluminum, steel, cement, chemicals, and all other energy-intensive goods

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APRIL 13, 2025

The fire in the tobacco barn was starting to rage, and inside was the most wanted man in America: John Wilkes Booth, the traitor who had shot President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theatre 12 days earlier.

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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?