Andrew Tate put under house arrest as new charges emerge
The controversial influencer appeared in court in Romania as prosecutors investigate new allegations.
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Mike Lynch, man once dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ dies at age 59
Mike Lynch, who had just recently won a landmark U.S. fraud trial, was found dead in the wreckage of a…
The Floyd-Warshall Algorithm From Graph Theory, Applied to Parsing Molecular Structures
Hands-on explanations assisted by simple JavaScript code Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
Document Extraction is GenAI’s Killer App
Document Extraction Is GenAI’s Killer App The future is here and you don’t get killer robots. You get great automation for…
Peloton shares rise more than 25% as turnaround plan takes hold, losses shrink
Peloton has been working to generate free cash flow and return to profitability, and has made cuts to sales and…
LLM Agents, Text Vectorization, Advanced SQL, and Other Must-Reads by Our Newest Authors
If you’re a regular reader of the Variable, you might have noticed that we stress—every week—that TDS is always open…
Are Robots Better at Hiring Than Humans?
In a world where technology seems to be taking over every aspect of our lives, the question arises: Are robots…
Deutsche Bank shares rise 3% after settlement of bulk of claims in long-running Postbank suit
Deutsche Bank has reached a settlement with the bulk of claims in the Postbank suit, which have been hanging over…
Body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch retrieved from Sicily yacht wreckage
Lynch, who was reported missing Monday, was one of 22 passengers aboard the Bayesian superyacht, which capsized while anchored in…
‘Coach Walz’ rallies Democrats with personal pitch to middle America
The running mate of Kamala Harris told the Democratic convention that voters should back “the right team” and “turn the…
Bavarian Nordic shares pop over 12% on earnings beat, bumper mpox vaccine order
Shares of Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic jumped in early deals Thursday after reporting first-half earnings and a bumper mpox…
India walks a diplomatic tightrope, making friends with Ukraine while ally Russia watches on
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine on Friday is likely to be closely watched by both New Delhi’s…
The End of Required Work: Universal Basic Income and AI-Driven Prosperity
How a tax on AI work might let everyone share the imminent bounty from AI automation. Image created using GPT-4,…
Oprah makes surprise appearance at Democratic convention
The unannounced speech by the TV host hit back at Republican criticism of “childless cat ladies”.
Enhance call center efficiency using batch inference for transcript summarization with Amazon Bedrock
Today, we are excited to announce general availability of batch inference for Amazon Bedrock. This new feature enables organizations to…
Three things the Democrats have avoided so far at the DNC
What they have tried to avoid says as much about their weaknesses as what they choose to highlight, writes Anthony…
The Forgotten Guiding Role of Data Modelling
Getting to the bottom of what structuring your data responsibly really means Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
Divers find five bodies in wreck of Sicily yacht
The grim discoveries come two days after the Bayesian sank in a freak storm off Sicily.
The AI-embedded Google Pixel 9: Smarter than ever, for better or worse
On August 21, 2024, Google unveiled its Pixel 9 series – a huge leap in AI-powered smartphones. As generative AI…
Obamas, dancing delegates and other takeaways from DNC day two
The former president and first lady aim jokes at Donald Trump – and rapper Lil Jon gets delegates on their…
Fed minutes point to ‘likely’ rate cut coming in September
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its July 30-31 policy meeting.
Analyze customer reviews using Amazon Bedrock
Customer reviews can reveal customer experiences with a product and serve as an invaluable source of information to the product…
Unlock the power of data governance and no-code machine learning with Amazon SageMaker Canvas and Amazon DataZone
Amazon DataZone is a data management service that makes it quick and convenient to catalog, discover, share, and govern data…
Leveraging Gemini-1.5-Pro-Latest for Smarter Eating
Learn how to use Google’s Germini-1.5-pro-latest model to develop a generative AI app for calorie counting Photo by Pickled Stardust on Unsplash…
OpenAI and Vogue publisher Condé Nast forge data partnership
OpenAI has reached a deal with Condé Nast and its prestigious portfolio of publications, including Vogue, The New Yorker, and…
‘Pick a number’: Strategist says the U.S. dollar will drift much lower against the Japanese yen
The U.S. dollar is likely to continue to drift lower against the Japanese yen over the coming months, according to…
China calls EU tariffs on EVs unfair, says it will take necessary measures to defend industry
Beijing said it continues to believe the EU’s probe into China’s subsidies for EVs are promoting unfair competition in the…
Authors sue Anthropic for using pirated books to train Claude
A group of authors filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic in a California court on Monday. The authors claim Anthropic…
Search for Sicily yacht passengers enters third day with tech tycoon Mike Lynch and 5 others missing
The ship was violently rocked by a storm around 4 a.m. local time Monday while it was anchored near the…
China’s new rules are worrying insiders about how far Beijing will go on controlling critical metals
New export controls have shaken the critical minerals industry. Insiders are worried that Beijing will leverage its global supply chain…
Barack and Michelle Obama electrify Democrats but warn of tight race
The couple lauded Kamala Harris but urged their party members to “get to work” if they wanted to defeat Donald…
Recent volatility spike was a ‘huge overreaction,’ but expect more ahead, UBS strategist says
The recent spike in volatility was an “overreaction,” UBS’ Gerry Fowler says, but more choppiness could be ahead.
3 AI Use Cases (That Are Not a Chatbot)
Feature engineering, structuring unstructured data, and lead scoring The most common request I’ve received from (AI consulting) clients is “Build me…
‘Who’s telling Trump he might be seeking one of those black jobs?’
Michelle Obama mocked Trump, accusing the former president of doubling down on lies to “make people fear us”.
The world’s largest steel industry is going through a ‘winter’ amid a supply glut and weak demand
The Chinese steel industry is caught “between a rock and a hard place” as steel makers’ margins are getting increasingly…
Key moments when Harris and Obama’s political paths crossed
Two decades after they first met, he will use his convention speech to try to propel her to the White…
Asia-Pacific markets slip as Wall Street rally falters, Japan trade data in focus
Japan’s July exports are expected to come in 11.4% higher year on year, while imports are forecast to rise 14.9%
What Do Large Language Models “Understand”?
A deep dive on the meaning of understanding and how it applies to Large Language Models Source: Image by the author…
Recovered body believed to be luxury yacht’s chef
Recaldo Thomas, an experienced and respected sailing chef, was saving money to restore his late parents’ house.
Integrating LLM Agents with LangChain into VICA
Learn how we use LLM Agents to improve and customise transactions in a chatbot! Contributors: Nicole Ren (GovTech), Ng Wei Cheng…
Migrate Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler flows to Amazon SageMaker Canvas for faster data preparation
Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler provides a visual interface to streamline and accelerate data preparation for machine learning (ML), which is…
How to Forecast Hierarchical Time Series
A beginner’s guide to forecast reconciliation Continue reading on Towards Data Science »
Would You Let a Robot Perform Your Surgery?
Imagine this: You’re lying on an operating table, the beeping of machines is the only sound in the room, and…
Mpox is ‘not the new Covid’ and the disease can be stopped, WHO director says
Mpox is “not the new Covid” and the risk to the general population is low, according to the WHO’s regional…
Doctor: Bayesian ‘capsized within a few minutes’
Survivors of the Bayesian say the ship “capsized within a few minutes”, according to a doctor treating them.
Use IP-restricted presigned URLs to enhance security in Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth
Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth significantly reduces the cost and time required for labeling data by integrating human annotators with machine…
Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug slashes the risk of developing diabetes in long-term trial
The late-stage trial on tirzepatide also found that patients experienced sustained weight loss over the roughly three-year treatment period.
Hands-On with Moirai: A Foundation Forecasting Model by Salesforce
Discover the architecture and inner workings of Moirai and apply it in a forecasting project using Python Continue reading on…
Brits snap up lower mortgage deals as Bank of England rate cut boosts property market
Britain’s biggest high street lenders are continuing to slash borrowing costs after the Bank of England’s first interest rate cut in four…
Trump posts AI fakes to claim Taylor Swift endorsement
Donald Trump posted AI-generated fakes of Taylor Swift and her fans on social media in an apparent attempt to imply…