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The ability to Interpret image data using software is advancing fast! The two images above are captioned with program generated text. Here's an article that describes concepts and an approach to generate a caption for an image. The code is written in Python and uses TensorFlow. …
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This is what I'm reading right now. Here you go! Matt has given us good presentations that are quick and to the point. Super cool! If you decide to pay $19.95 for the printed book, it'll cover about 3 craft pints. The health monitor app Matt made will record one less point. You'll see! Enjoy, and be sure to let Matt know how much you appreciate this free mini…
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First of all, relax, I'm not announcing an exclusive executive swapmeet. The market for used cell phones has ramped up to a whopping $11 billion as of 2016[1]. That's a big number by itself, especially since the market scarcely existed just ten years ago. By comparison, everything sold in every category by everyone worldwide on Ebay, new or used, was $84 billion total in 2016[2].
Unless you are actually a senior exec and can offer your device, refurbished, to other…
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Mobile devices prove to be a setback for cross-platform software development, but I hope it will be a minor one. At present, Android totally dominates the mobile market both in terms of hardware and software volume. As well, mobile devices are overtaking desktops for overall usage as we speak. But Linux, as open-source-friendly as it is appears to be getting the rub from Google, so where are we?
As Google continues to grumble about not controlling the world, they're leaking…
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A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows how this 20-year-old approach can speed up sorting similar data and could make database systems faster and more efficient.
By Renato Losio
Ramp has shared the architecture of Inspect. This internal coding agent has quickly reached about 30% adoption for merged pull requests in the company’s frontend and backend repositories. The fintech company shared a detailed technical specification. It explains how they created a system that gives AI agents the same access to the development environment as human engineers.
By Claudio Masolo
VoidZero has unveiled Oxfmt, a cutting-edge Rust-based code formatter that offers over 30x faster performance than Prettier for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Compatible with existing Prettier configurations, Oxfmt addresses developer needs for efficiency and style consistency. Enjoy seamless migration, enhanced capabilities, and a commitment to community-driven improvements.
By Daniel Curtis
Kevin Bowman shares how Kraken Technology balances the UK’s 30GW energy grid using renewable sources. He discusses an architectural blueprint leveraging AWS Lambda, EventBridge, and DynamoDB to manage grid-scale batteries and virtual power plants. Learn how they solve millisecond-latency frequency response and 24-hour predictive optimization to keep the lights on through a serverless stack.
By Kevin Bowman
DoorDash deploys SafeChat, an AI-driven safety system for moderating chat, images, and voice calls between Dashers and customers. Using a layered text moderation architecture, machine learning models, and human review, SafeChat detects unsafe content in real time, enabling immediate actions and reducing low- and medium-severity safety incidents by roughly 50 percent.
By Leela Kumili
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