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Have you got a great idea you'd like to put into action? This is the place for you! We'll talk about ideas and how to turn them into businesses here.
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Free Webcast: Lessons from Real Life - Tuesday, June 14, 2016
There's theory, fiction, and fantasy. . .and then there's real life. Life's lessons—successes and failures alike—have much to teach us. Since there is only so much that one person can experience in a…Continue
Started by Michael Levin Jun 10, 2016.
Kiosk Mall Push - An idea from Bradlee Sargent 2 Replies
Brad wrote: I noticed that in the Florida Mall, there are a lot of kiosks and the sellers there want to sell their stuff.…Continue
Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Oct 31, 2011.
Startup Weekend 4 Replies
Coincidently, I was reading an article about "Startup Weekend" when I received the email from Mike about demo city. http://startupweekend.org/ I would…Continue
Tags: startup, jobs, ideas, web2.0, web
Started by Tom Duerr. Last reply by Mario Talavera Mar 6, 2011.
Your Startup - Web Presence 2 Replies
Does your startup need an elegant web presence? It's amazing that some very simple websites…Continue
Tags: entrepreneurship, startups, startup
Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Mar 1, 2011.
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Advance Your Socio-Technical Architecture Skills with InfoQ’s New Online Cohorts
Enhance your architectural leadership with InfoQ’s new online cohorts starting April 15, May 7, and June 10, 2026. Led by Luca Mezzalira, this 5-week program focuses on socio-technical skills like ADRs, platform engineering, and AI trade-offs. Senior practitioners can apply frameworks to live projects, earn ICSAET certification, and contribute to the InfoQ community.
By Ian RobinsMaking Retrospectives Effective with Small Concrete Actions and Rotating Facilitators
Teams can run regular retrospectives that focus on 1–2 concrete weekly actions to avoid complaint circles, Natan Žabkar Nordberg mentioned at QCon London. You can rotate facilitators to build ownership, with each one bringing their own unique perspective. He suggested framing bigger changes as 4–6 week experiments, then vote to keep, tweak, or revert, ensuring learning and continuous improvement.
By Ben LindersAWS Launches Strands Labs for Experimental AI Agent Projects
Amazon Web Services has introduced Strands Labs, a new GitHub organization created to host experimental projects related to agent-based AI development.
By Daniel DominguezClaude Opus 4.6 Introduces Adaptive Reasoning and Context Compaction for Long-Running Agents
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 introduces "Adaptive Thinking" and a "Compaction API" to solve context rot in long-running agents. The model supports a 1M token context window with 76% multi-needle retrieval accuracy. While leading benchmarks in agentic coding, independent tests show a 49% detection rate for binary backdoors, highlighting the gap between SOTA claims and production security.
By Steef-Jan WiggersRunning Ray at Scale on AKS
The Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) team at Microsoft has shared guidance for running Anyscale's managed Ray service at scale. They focus on three key issues: GPU capacity limits, scattered ML storage, and problems with credential expiry.
By Claudio Masolo
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