Thousands protest over Macron’s choice of PM
Left-wing parties called for protests after Michel Barnier was appointed as prime minister on Thursday.
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World order ‘under threat not seen since Cold War’
MI6 and CIA warn of threats such as the war in Ukraine, Islamic State and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Europe’s economy survived ‘terrible prophecies’ but must now tackle trade with China: EU’s Gentiloni
After surviving the “terrible prophecies,” Europe’s economy must face the challenges of the war in Ukraine and trade ties with…
Boeing Starliner returns to Earth empty, months later than planned
After undocking, Starliner is expected to take about six hours to return to Earth in a landing zone at White…
Heatmap for Confusion Matrix in Python
One image can be worth of thousands words. Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had joint nationality, was taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion.
From Theory to Practice with Particle Swarm Optimization, Using Python
Here’s a tutorial on what PSO is and how to use it Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
Achieve Better Classification Results with ClassificationThresholdTuner
A python tool to tune and visualize the threshold choices for binary and multi-class classification problems Adjusting the thresholds used…
How Vidmob is using generative AI to transform its creative data landscape
This post was co-written with Mickey Alon from Vidmob. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be vital for marketing because it…
Why Ratios Trump Raw Numbers in Business Health
Understanding ratios is key to unlocking deeper insights into your business’s health and driving smarter decision-making Continue reading on Towards…
Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence (SSI) raises $1 billion at $5 billion valuation
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a startup co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has secured $1 billion in funding just…
Boy, 14, and father in court over Georgia school shooting
Colt and Colin Gray make first appearance before judge over the murder of four people at Apalachee High School near…
European stocks end week down 2.5%, worst since early August slump
European stocks closed lower Friday afternoon, paring earlier gains after a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report clouded global sentiment.
American activist shot dead in occupied West Bank
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi is reported to have been taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town…
AI craze is distorting VC market, as tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon pour in billions of dollars
With the biggest companies in the world throwing billions of dollars at generative AI startups, traditional VCs are struggling to…
LangGraph — Intuitively and Exhaustively Explained
Building powerful LLM agents within constraints Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
August payrolls grew by a less-than-expected 142,000, but unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2%
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to expand by 161,000 in August while the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%.
Fire kills 17 Kenya primary school pupils
The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county is being investigated by police.
Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz says Fed raised rates ‘too far, too fast’ — and now needs to cut big
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz believes the Federal Reserve should deliver a half-point interest rate cut at its forthcoming meeting
British competition regulator objects to Google’s ad tech practices
Britain’s competition watchdog provisionally found that Google’s ad tech practices are impacting competition in the U.K.
Netherlands expands export curbs on chip tools with more ASML equipment impacted
The Netherlands said it is expanding export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, bringing more of ASML’s machines under curbs.
Causality in ML Models: Introducing Monotonic Constraints
Monotonic constraints are key to making machine learning models actionable, yet they are still quite unused Continue reading on Towards…
Once the envy of the world, Germany’s car brands now weigh heavily on its struggling economy
Germany’s car industry was once recognized around the world for its high-quality, innovative combustion engine cars. But where is the…
The Evolution of Llama: From Llama 1 to Llama 3.1
A Comprehensive Guide to the Advancements and Innovations in the Family of Llama Models from Meta AI Continue reading on…
DAI#55 – GPT Next, Colossus, and the all-seeing AI eye
Welcome to our weekly roundup of artisanal AI news. This week OpenAI teased us with “GPT Next”. Elon Musk flipped…
‘Economic refugees’ flee from New Zealand as cost-of-living crisis deepens
The economy is going to “get worse before it gets better,” said Shamubeel Eaqub, principal economist at the New Zealand…
Building a Multilingual Multi-Agent Chat Application Using LangGraph — Part I
Building a Multilingual Multi-Agent Chat Application Using LangGraph — Part I In this 3 part series, learn how to build a RAG-based, multilingual,…
‘Our future is over’: Forced to flee by a year of war
The BBC sees first-hand the desperation of Sudanese people affected by the civil war and hunger crisis.
Hunter Biden makes last-minute guilty plea in tax case
The plea spares the US president’s son a trial and keeps his friends and family from having to testify.
Build powerful RAG pipelines with LlamaIndex and Amazon Bedrock
This post was co-written with Jerry Liu from LlamaIndex. Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a powerful technique for…
Friday’s jobs report for August is going to be huge. Here’s what to expect
The Wall Street consensus is for nonfarm payrolls growth of 161,000 for August and a slight decline in the unemployment…
Evaluating prompts at scale with Prompt Management and Prompt Flows for Amazon Bedrock
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize every industry, the importance of effective prompt optimization through prompt engineering techniques…
First international treaty signed to align AI with human rights, democracy, and law
The Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on AI was agreed on Thursday in Vilnius, Lithuania, marking a major step in…
‘Running for her family’ – Olympian mourned after vicious attack
Friends, family and the athletics community pay tribute to Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei.
How to Construct a Multipage Data Science Web App in Python with Taipy
Taipy supports easy navigation between pages in Python web apps — we create a simple CO2 emissions app Continue reading on Towards…
An Introduction to Bayesian A/B Testing
Gain better insights from your data A/B testing, also known as split testing, allows businesses to experiment with different versions of…
Macron’s pick Michel Barnier becomes French PM
The French president names the EU’s former Brexit negotiator almost two months after snap elections.
AIAI Boston 2024: Three co-located summits exploring cutting-edge AI
Taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, this conference offers a unique opportunity to dive deep into the forefront of AI technology…
OPEC+ members delay plans to hike production by two months after oil price slump
The increases were part of a plan to gradually return a broader 2.2 million barrels per day of supply to…
Honor steps up challenge to Samsung with launch of thin foldable phone
Honor is ramping up its challenge to Samsung in the fast-growing foldable smartphone market.
The Latest on LLMs: Decision-Making, Knowledge Graphs, Reasoning Skills, and More
Feeling inspired to write your first TDS post? We’re always open to contributions from new authors. With the pace at which…
Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier named new French prime minister
Macron charged Barnier with forming a government on Thursday, according to an announcement shared by the Elysee Palace.
A supersized Fed rate cut this month could be ‘very dangerous’ for markets, economist warns
A deeper interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this month could spook financial markets, according to one economist.
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies days after being set alight by ex-boyfriend
The 33-year-old Ugandan was doused in petrol after returning home from church.
My weekly calendar as a Senior Data Science Manager
My goal is to cover the 3Ps: People, Projects and Process. In that order of importance. And my target is…
Qualcomm says it’s working on mixed reality smart glasses with Samsung and Google
Google, Samsung and Qualcomm’s smart glasses would be a different approach from Apple’s Vision Pro.
GPTs and the Forehead Detective
Are the reasoning capabilities of OpenAI LLMs good enough to play the classic guessing game? Continue reading on Towards Data…
FBI alerted last year to Georgia school attack suspect
Local schools were asked to monitor the 14-year-old after online threats about a school shooting in 2023, the FBI says.
Chinese consumer companies have a ‘disproportionate’ advantage over Asian peers in winning the global market
Chinese brands turning to global markets for growth have a major advantage over the first wave of Asian businesses: a…
Deploy Amazon SageMaker pipelines using AWS Controllers for Kubernetes
Kubernetes is a popular orchestration platform for managing containers. Its scalability and load-balancing capabilities make it ideal for handling the…