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The Next Generation of Databricks Notebooks: Simple and Powerful

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Over the last year, we’ve been listening to feedback and iterating on new ideas with a single goal: to build the best data-focused.

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The Ultimate Guide to Approach LLMs

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An evergreen approach to learning any new technology breakthroughs

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How to Track IP Address Using Python?

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction IP address geolocation has become an increasingly useful capability in today’s connected world. This guide will walk through how to track an IP address’s geographic location using Python. We’ll provide code examples that leverage Python libraries to fetch location data like city, region and coordinates for a given IP address.

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Beginner’s Guide to Machine Learning with Python

KDnuggets

Master the Fundamentals of Predictive Modeling with Python: An In-Depth Guide to Machine Learning Algorithms and Sci-kit Learn Implementation.

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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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Use Cases of Python Context Manager

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Python’s ability to manage resources—files, database connections, and threads—ensures that programs run quickly and without errors. A context manager is a potent architecture that helps with this task. Python context managers make resource management easier by enabling developers to specify resource setup and takedown procedures legibly and error-proofly using the with statement.

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5 Tips for Writing Better Python Functions

KDnuggets

This tutorial covers five simple yet effective practices for writing better and maintainable Python functions.

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Matillion Democratizes GenAI with No-Code Cortex Components on Snowflake AI Data Cloud

insideBIGDATA

Modern data pipeline platform provider Matillion today announced at Snowflake Data Cloud Summit 2024 that it is bringing no-code Generative AI (GenAI) to Snowflake users with new GenAI capabilities and integrations with Snowflake Cortex AI, Snowflake ML Functions, and support for Snowpark Container Services.

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A Comprehensive Guide on Exponents in Python

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction In mathematics, we use exponents or powers to demonstrate the repeated multiplication of a number by itself. Python offers multiple ways to accomplish exponentiation, providing simplicity and adaptability for a range of use situations. Python provides powerful tools to perform a wide range of tasks, from simple math operations to intricate scientific calculations.

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SAP Is Taking Care Of Business, AI

Adrian Bridgwater for Forbes

In SAP terms, AI is for business challenges, business problems and business conundrums that need not just solutions, but workable functional resolutions.

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Understanding Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks: The Latest Alternative to MLP

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks, also known as KAN, are the latest advancement in neural networks. Based on the Kolgomorov-Arnold representation theorem, they have the potential to be a viable alternative to Multilayer Perceptrons (MLP). Unlike MLPs with fixed activation functions at each node, KANs use learnable activation functions on edges, replacing linear weights with univariate functions […] The post Understanding Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks: The Latest Alternative to MLP appe

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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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Distributed ML for IoT

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Introduction Today, manufacturers’ field maintenance is often more reactive than proactive, which can lead to costly downtime and repairs. Historically, data warehouses have.

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From ER Diagrams to AI-Driven Solutions

insideBIGDATA

In this contributed article, Ovais Naseem from Astera, takes a look at how the journey of data modeling tools from basic ER diagrams to sophisticated AI-driven solutions showcases the continuous evolution of technology to meet the growing demands of data management. Understanding how data modeling tools have changed over time gives us important insights into why organizing and analyzing data well is so important.

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How to Calculate the Coefficient of Variation in Excel & Google Sheets

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction The Coefficient of Variation (CV) is a valuable tool for comparing the variability of different datasets. It is most useful in instances where the units of the data are different. This article will explain what the CV is and how it’s applied in various industries. Moreover, it will give you step-by-step instructions on how […] The post How to Calculate the Coefficient of Variation in Excel & Google Sheets appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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How Can Data Science Accelerate Drug Discovery Processes?

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In this contributed article, April Miller, senior IT and cybersecurity writer for ReHack Magazine, describes how thoughtfully applied data science principles and tools empower modern researchers to find new, viable treatment methods for various diseases and ailments. Humans will always be essential to drug discoveries, but the fascinating examples here and elsewhere show the power of using purposeful data analytics to meet shared goals.

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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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10 Ways AI can be Used in Smart Cities

Analytics Vidhya

Introduction Ever wonder how our cities are becoming smarter and more efficient? It’s all about leveraging the latest technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and, of course, Artificial Intelligence (AI). These tools are transforming how we manage our urban environments, making our cities more friendly and efficient! You see, AI has this […] The post 10 Ways AI can be Used in Smart Cities appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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5 Must-Read Books on AI to Master the Fundamentals

Data Science Dojo

Computers are driving the modern era of knowledge and learning. While the digital world promotes the use of machines to to learn and create new things, the need and importance of books has always remained constant. Hence, books on AI and other technological developments remain important for the basics and more. In this blog, we will explore this world of knowledge to explore the best books on AI that are available in the market today.

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Telegram combolists show that we are all hacked

Dataconomy

Telegram combolists have unveiled a staggering data breach, revealing that millions of accounts have been compromised. A massive collection of 361 million email addresses , sourced from credentials stolen by password-stealing malware, in credential stuffing attacks, and from data breaches, has been added to the Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service.

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Toyota raided as safety testing scandal grows

Hacker News

Toyota has apologised for providing incorrect or manipulated data for safety certification tests.

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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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Running Stable Diffusion with Python

Machine Learning Mastery

Stable Diffusion is a deep learning model that can generate pictures. In essence, it is a program in which you can provide input (such as a text prompt) and get back a tensor that represents an array of pixels, which, in turn, you can save as an image file. There’s no requirement that you must […] The post Running Stable Diffusion with Python appeared first on MachineLearningMastery.com.

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The Long-Lost Tarzan Atari Game, Preserved

Hacker News

After 40 years, the Atari 2600 masterpiece Tarzan has been unearthed.

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Streamline custom model creation and deployment for Amazon Bedrock with Provisioned Throughput using Terraform

AWS Machine Learning Blog

As customers seek to incorporate their corpus of knowledge into their generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications, or to build domain-specific models, their data science teams often want to conduct A/B testing and have repeatable experiments. In this post, we discuss a solution that uses infrastructure as code (IaC) to define the process of retrieving and formatting data for model customization and initiating the model customization.

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Is One Company to Blame for Soaring Rental Prices in the U.S.?

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RealPage was accused of manipulating the rental market with higher rents. Its software affects millions of Americans.

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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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Celebrating Achievements in Data Intelligence: Presenting the 2024 Databricks Data Intelligence Award Finalists

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The annual Data Team Awards spotlight data teams and the pivotal role they play in business operations across industries and markets. By continually.

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A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine

Hacker News

Carbon dioxide monitors have been around for decades. But in 2020, they became, almost overnight, a hot commodity. All of a sudden, people wanted them to help assess the safety of indoor spaces — to gauge the likelihood of breathing in coronavirus-laced particles that until very recently had been in someone else’s lungs. No sensor can monitor how many infectious aerosols are swirling around us in real time.

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Understanding HyperCycle’s automated smart contract feature HyperShare

Dataconomy

For anyone who’s operating at the intersection of AI and blockchain, be it for investment, research, or deployment purposes, the name HyperCycle should be familiar. The platform, which aims to optimize computation, has been at the vanguard of the Web3 movement to leverage the vast potential of artificial intelligence. But while anyone is free to participate in the AI revolution that’s rapidly gathering pace, not everyone knows how.

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GitHub now provides Arm-based runners

Hacker News

GitHub Actions now offers Arm-hosted runners with images built by Arm for developers to begin building on the latest and most sustainable processors on the market.

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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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Boost productivity with video conferencing transcripts and summaries with the Amazon Chime SDK Meeting Summarizer solution

AWS Machine Learning Blog

Businesses today heavily rely on video conferencing platforms for effective communication, collaboration, and decision-making. However, despite the convenience these platforms offer, there are persistent challenges in seamlessly integrating them into existing workflows. One of the major pain points is the lack of comprehensive tools to automate the process of joining meetings, recording discussions, and extracting actionable insights from them.

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Harvard's Largest Faculty Division Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements

Hacker News

Instead, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will require applicants to describe their “efforts to strengthen academic communities,” a senior university leader said in an email.

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California property taxes, through the Painted Ladies houses

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The Painted Ladies houses, which includes the house from the 1990s sitcom Full House, is a set of seven houses in San Francisco. Six of them are basically the same, but the annual property taxes are not. For the San Francisco Chronicle, Nami Sumida shows why through a set of charts and illustrations , using the differences as a way to explain California property taxes.

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Night-vision lenses so thin and light that we can all see in the dark

Hacker News

From evening drives to navigating a house or a park in the dark, there are so many situations where it'd be handy to slip on a simple pair of night-vision lenses and the world that's beyond human optical perception could be illuminated like never before. This vision could be a reality, with a technology breakthrough that could deliver this elusive view to everyday consumers, with an ultra-thin film or lens the width of cling wrap.

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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?