Analytics Vidhya
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
French AI startup Mistral AI has unveiled its latest prototype language model, “Mistral Next,” sparking excitement and curiosity within the tech community. Positioned as a potential competitor to renowned models like GPT-4, Mistral Next promises advanced capabilities and a commitment to ethical conversation. Let’s delve into the details of this new release.
KDnuggets
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
As you design your career in data, you’ve got to avoid getting stuck in your comfort zone or allowing your manager or current situation to determine your path.
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Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The healthcare technology sector has been rocked by a significant disruption: The Change Healthcare cyber attack 2024 has knocked critical systems offline. Change Healthcare, a major healthcare IT provider, confirmed the attack, citing a “cyber security issue.” Services have been severely impacted as the company disconnected systems to contain the threat.
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Nach langer politischer Auseinandersetzung hat der Bundestag am Freitag, 23. Februar, den kontrollierten Umgang mit Cannabis gebilligt. Mit dem Gesetz soll Erwachsenen künftig der Besitz von bis zu 50 Gramm Cannabis für den Eigenkonsum im privaten Raum erlaubt werden. Im öffentlichen Raum soll die Höchstgrenze bei 25 Gramm liegen. In namentlicher Abstimmung votierten 407 Abgeordnete für das Gesetz, 226 stimmten dagegen und vier enthielten sich.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Analytics Vidhya
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Introduction Python is a popular programming language known for its simplicity and versatility. However, it has a unique feature called the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) that sets it apart from other languages. In this article, we will delve into the details of the GIL, its purpose, and its impact on Python’s performance. What is the […] The post Understanding the Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
KDnuggets
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
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Hacker News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Welcome! The fact that you’re reading this means that you probably care deeply about the issue of privacy, which warms our hearts. Unfortunately, even though you care about privacy, or perhaps because you care so much about it, you may feel that there's not much you (or anyone) can really do to.
Analytics Vidhya
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Welcome to the Python Error Handling MCQ Quiz! Error handling is an essential aspect of programming, and Python provides powerful mechanisms to manage exceptions and errors that may occur during program execution. This quiz aims to test your understanding of various concepts related to error handling in Python, including try and except blocks, raising and […] The post 30+ MCQs on Python Error Handling (try-except) appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
KDnuggets
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Every leader has their origin story, and here are some that might inspire you.
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Consumer sentiment analysis isn’t a flashy topic or mind-blowing concept, yet the importance of these tools in business is hot and getting hotter. Without gauging consumer sentiment, businesses can spiral with a solution, looking for a problem instead of meeting customer demands. Consumer sentiment is an economic indicator of well-being, often presented statistically.
Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst
We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In 2010, Congress capped fees for debit card networks so merchants don't get gouged by Visa and Mastercard. But the Fed stuck in a loophole for Discover. And that is leading Capital One to buy it.
SAS Software
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Rare diseases, often called orphan diseases, affect a small percentage of the population. Despite their rarity, these diseases collectively impact millions worldwide. Being a health care professional who cares deeply about overall patient care, the challenges in diagnosing and treating rare diseases resonate profoundly with me. Limited data availability, dispersed [.
KDnuggets
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Are you looking into learning about AI? YouTube is your first stop.
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Researchers in China and the US have revealed a novel fingerprint hack named PrintListener capable of stealing your fingerprint data, not from photos or lifted prints, but from the faint sound your finger makes when swiping your smartphone screen. Fingerprint authentication has become synonymous with security on our smartphones and devices. Worth an estimated $100 billion by 2032, the market reflects our deep trust in biometric protection.
Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science
Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Stress is inevitable. But too much of it can be terrible for our health. Chronic stress can increase our risk for heart disease and strokes. It may also help cancer spread. How this works has remained a mystery—a challenge for cancer care. Xue-Yan He, a former postdoc in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Adjunct Professor.
IBM Journey to AI blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
In an era of accelerating climate change , predicting the near-future can yield major benefits. For instance, when utility officials are aware that a heat wave is on its way, they can plan energy procurement to prevent power outages. When farmers in drought-prone regions are able to predict which crops are susceptible to failure , they can deploy additional irrigation.
Towards AI
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Author(s): Towards AI Editorial Team Originally published on Towards AI. While digital channels are booming, phone support remains crucial for many customers. Although digital channels are growing rapidly, phone support remains an essential communication medium for many customers. However, phone interactions can be tedious, expensive, and hard to track.
Tableau
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Candice Vu February 19, 2024 - 11:17pm Matthew Miller Senior Director, Product Management With the evolution of voice-based assistants, chat bots, and generative AI assistants, it’s becoming ever more clear that interacting with technology via natural language prompts is here to stay. Tableau has been on a long journey to provide natural language interfaces for analytics.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Announcing Stable Diffusion 3 in early preview, our most capable text-to-image model with greatly improved performance in multi-subject prompts, image quality, and spelling abilities.
FlowingData
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
How much you sleep each night matters, but more importantly, it’s about the quality and if you feel rested when you wake up. This seems to shift with age as responsibilities and sleep patterns change. The following chart shows how rested people felt, based on answers to the American Time Use Survey.
Towards AI
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Author(s): Jelle Van Bost Originally published on Towards AI. Google’s new model offers impressive performance alongside a unique licensing approach designed to promote innovation and responsible use.Image generated by the author on [link] Google’s new open-source model, Gemma, is shaking up the landscape of Large Language Models (LLMs). Despite its size (with 7B and 2B parameter variants), Gemma’s performance is remarkable, rivaling the performance of larger open-source models.
R. Scott Raynovich
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Palo Alto’s announcement strategy shift to platformization is a move that will accelerate the firewall and cybersecurity wars.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
BYD has launched its low cost sedan in China which industry observers are calling the Corolla Killer. The post “Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 EV in direct attack on legacy makers appeared first on The Driven.
Dataconomy
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
China’s Betavolt just cracked the code on the miniature atomic battery , also known as nuclear battery , igniting a new era of long-lasting power with potential to revolutionize industries. What is an atomic battery (nuclear battery)? An atomic battery , also known as a nuclear battery or radioisotope battery , is a device that harnesses the energy released by the decay of radioactive isotopes to generate electricity.
Towards AI
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Author(s): Cornellius Yudha Wijaya Originally published on Towards AI. Trying out the agents to do data scientist activityImage generated by DALL-E 3 LLM-based Agents or LLM Agents are agent structures that could execute complex tasks with LLM applications that have an architecture that combines LLMs with components like planning and memory. In simpler terms, LLM Agents is a tool where LLM is the brain and orchestrates the decision to achieve the goals.
Analytics Vidhya
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Introduction The ongoing evolution of AI-driven video creation technology continues. Its undeniable impact is reshaping and democratizing the entire video production landscape, representing a significant leap in AI’s role in video creation. But have you ever thought one could create an HD video just by writing a prompt? With the advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly […] The post New-Gen Text-to-Video Tool: Sora by OpenAI appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee
As a concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry. It emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process. As product managers, we need to understand how a good DX can contribute not only to the well-being of our development teams but also to the broader objectives of product success and customer satisfaction.
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Nielsen today released its January report on viewing usage across linear TV and streaming, which revealed that YouTube is once again the overall top streaming service in the U.S., with 8.6% of viewing on television screens. Netflix, meanwhile, saw 7.9% of TV usage.
BAIR
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
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Towards AI
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Last Updated on February 23, 2024 by Editorial Team Author(s): Towards AI Editorial Team Originally published on Towards AI. AI image generators are a game-changing solution that can generate unique visuals from text prompts. AI art generators offer a time-saving, cost-effective solution for businesses. It can help professionals and organizations enhance their design portfolio, elevate social media content, or make presentations more engaging.
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. At the heart of the problem are utility companies that refuse to pursue interregional transmission projects, and sometimes even impede them, because new projects threaten their profits and disrupt their industry alliances.
Speaker: Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product, Statsig
Experimentation is often seen as an aspirational practice, especially at smaller, fast-moving companies who are strapped for time and resources. So, how can you get your team making decisions in a more data-driven way while continuing to remain lean and maintaining ship velocity? In this webinar, Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will teach you how to build an experimentation culture from the ground-up, graduating from just getting started with data-driven development to operating
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