Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction Forget endless resumes and interviews! Hackathons are now the new way for companies to find the best data professionals. These intense coding competitions bring together talented folks to tackle tricky problems. It’s a chance to show off your skills and think outside the box under friendly pressure. But it’s not just about bragging rights. […] The post Top 18 Companies Hiring Data Professionals through Hackathons appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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KDnuggets

JULY 18, 2024

Tips and tricks on improving machine learning model performance on diverse and unseen datasets.

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databricks

JULY 18, 2024

Discover how Databricks Lakehouse Monitoring empowers you to ensure reliable, accurate forecasts by proactively detecting data drift, model degradation, and more.

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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction Want to improve your knowledge of Python? Examine these seven best platforms to improve your coding skills. Whether your goal is to become an expert in algorithmic difficulties, software development, or data science, these resources can help you along the way with carefully chosen courses, practical projects, and active communities. With a range of […] The post 7 Best Platforms to Practice Python appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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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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KDnuggets

JULY 18, 2024

Generate data quickly for your experiment needs.

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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction Imagine a world where AI-generated content is astonishingly accurate and incredibly reliable. Welcome to the forefront of artificial intelligence and natural language processing, where an exciting new approach is taking shape: the Chain of Verification (CoV). This revolutionary method in prompt engineering is set to transform our interactions with AI systems.

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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction MongoDB is a NoSQL database offering high performance and scalability. It stores data as documents, similar to JSON objects, allowing for complex structures like nested documents and arrays. This approach matches native data types in many programming languages. It also reduces the need for joins with embedded documents and arrays. Moreover, it supports dynamic […] The post 50+ MongoDB Interview Questions and Answers appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Data Science Dojo

JULY 18, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a popular genre over the years, making a significant mark in the entertainment industry. While AI movies, shows, and films are common among viewers, AI animes also have a large viewership. The common ideas discussed in these AI-themed entertainment pieces range from living within an AI-powered world and its impact to highlighting the ethical dilemmas and biases when AI functions in the practical world.

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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction Shell scripting is a fundamental skill that helps system administrators and developers to streamline tasks. It helps them effectively manage systems and handle files efficiently within a command-line environment. This skill is vital for technical interviews in the IT and development fields. So, here are some shell scripting interview questions, that will prepare you […] The post 30+ Shell Scripting Interview Questions appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service confirmed it took action to "remediate" the data sharing following a TechCrunch investigation.

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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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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction Think of SQL string functions as a Swiss Army knife for working with text in databases. They’re the go-to tools to slice, dice, clean up, or transform text data. Whether you’re a developer trying to make sense of messy user input or an analyst preparing data for a report, these functions have your back. […] The post Top 30 SQL String Functions with Usage and Syntax appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

For most of the 20th century, AT&T was almost entirely responsible for building and operating America’s telephone infrastructure. It manufactured the phones and electrical equipment, laid hundreds of millions of miles of wire across the country, and built and operated the switchboards and exchanges that made it possible for anyone with a phone to call anyone else.

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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction Imagine you could make your Python programs run much faster without much effort. That’s what caching can do for you. Think of python caching as a way to save the answers to hard problems so you don’t have to solve them again. By keeping these answers handy, your programs can skip the hard work […] The post What is Python Caching?

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

Launched in December 2013, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft is on a mission to map the locations and motions of more than a billion stars& in the Milky Way with extreme precision.But it’s not easy being a satellite: space is a dangerous place. In recent months, hyper-velocity space dust and the strongest solar storm in 20 years have threatened Gaia’s ability to carry out the precise measurements for which it is famous.

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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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Analytics Vidhya

JULY 18, 2024

Introduction Imagine a world where coding becomes as seamless as conversing with a friend, where complex programming tasks are tackled with just a few prompts. This is not science fiction—this is CodeLlama, the revolutionary tool leveraging Meta’s Llama 2 model to transform the way we write and understand code. In this article, we’ll delve into […] The post Exploring Different Capabilities of CodeLlama appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI.

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AWS Machine Learning Blog

JULY 18, 2024

This post was written in collaboration with Liran Zelkha and Eyal Solnik from Lili. Small business proprietors tend to prioritize the operational aspects of their enterprises over administrative tasks, such as maintaining financial records and accounting. While hiring a professional accountant can provide valuable guidance and expertise, it can be cost-prohibitive for many small businesses.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

Meta has suspended the use of its AI assistant after Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) banned the company from training its AI models on Meta suspended its genAI tools in Brazil after the ANPD banned it from training its models on Brazilian personal data.

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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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AWS Machine Learning Blog

JULY 18, 2024

Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing foundation models (FMs) from leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies like AI21 Labs, Anthropic, Cohere, Meta, Mistral AI, Stability AI, and Amazon through a single API. To equip FMs with up-to-date and proprietary information, organizations use Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), a technique that fetches data from company data sources and enriches the prompt to provide more relevant and accurate responses.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

A problem with Microsoft’s Azure system also hit check-in and booking systems at Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines.

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AWS Machine Learning Blog

JULY 18, 2024

This post is co-written with Maciej Mensfeld from Mend.io. In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the ability to effectively analyze and categorize Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) is crucial. This post explores how Mend.io , a cybersecurity firm, used Anthropic Claude on Amazon Bedrock to classify and identify CVEs containing specific attack requirements details.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

Archaeologists return to Nineveh in northern Iraq, one of the ancient world’s grandest imperial capitals

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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

FlowingData

JULY 18, 2024

A lot of immigration talk in the U.S. focuses on Mexico, but immigrants come from other places, of course. Using immigration records from the past decade, the Washington Post provides a breakdown with a streamgraph and a series of maps. The records come from the Department of Justice, which are released monthly via a FOIA request. (Sidenote: the download speed for this data seems super slow.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

They’re part of a growing list of animals that use namelike calls.

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 18, 2024

More construction companies are using AI technology to improve their business models.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

Two hundred years ago, it helped spread people, ideas and goods across the US. Now, it's become a paddler's paradise with more than 700 miles of continuous, navigable waterways.

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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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FlowingData

JULY 18, 2024

It continues to grow more difficult for federal statistical agencies to accurately measure how the United States is doing. The American Statistical Association, in collaboration with George Mason University, released a report that highlights the challenges and possible solutions : Our bottom-line assessment is that federal statistics are at risk. Federal statistical agencies have many strengths—economic indicators, such as the inflation rate, gasoline prices, and retail sales, roll out weekly, m

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

FCC wasn't able to cap intrastate prices until Congress granted new authority.

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MoorInsights for Forbes

JULY 18, 2024

The new Mistral NeMo AI model from Nvidia and Mistral AI should make it easier for companies to efficiently implement AI across IT environments—even client devices.

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Hacker News

JULY 18, 2024

Discover a variety of dark pattern examples, sorted by category, to better understand deceptive design practices.

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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?