The CrowdStrike fail and next global IT meltdown already in the making
The best defense against the next CrowdStrike is requiring software updates to be rolled out incrementally and building redundancy into…
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Trump tells thousands at Michigan rally he ‘took a bullet for democracy’
This was his first rally since last week’s assassination attempt, and the first with new running mate JD Vance
Israel strikes Houthis in Yemen after drone hits Tel Aviv
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says his country sent a message, while Houthi official Mohammed Abdulsalam blasts Israeli “aggression”.
Is “fear” the key the building more adaptable, resilient, and natural AI systems?
AI research is fueled by the pursuit of ever-greater sophistication, which includes training systems to think and behave like humans.…
CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says
It’s the first time that a number has been put on the glitch that is still causing problems around the…
Forecasting in the Age of Foundation Models
Benchmarking Lag-Llama against XGBoost Cliffs near Ribadesella. Photo by Enric Domas on Unsplash On Hugging Face, there are 20 models tagged “time…
Modern Enterprise Data Modeling
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Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage
Agencies in the UK and Australia are warning people to be vigilante to fake emails, calls and websites.
Seduced AI Pricing, Pros Cons, Features, Alternatives
What is Seduced AI? Seduced AI is an advanced artificial intelligence tool designed primarily for generating interactive and immersive experiences.…
Deep-Nude.AI Pricing, Pros Cons, Features, Alternatives
What is Deep-Nude.AI? Deep-Nude.AI is an artificial intelligence tool designed to generate realistic nude images from clothed photos. Using advanced…
Why is the Bangladeshi government facing so much anger?
Unrest has claimed the lives of 32 people, after a policy on government jobs sparked mass protests.
XPictures Features, Pricing, Details, Alternatives
XPictures is an innovative AI-powered tool designed for generating adult-themed images. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, it offers users the…
Data Modeling Techniques for the Post-Modern Data Stack
A set of generic techniques and principles to design a robust, cost-efficient, and scalable data model for your post-modern data…
3D Reconstruction Tutorial with Python and Meshroom
Quickly learn to create 3D models from photos, and master point cloud generation with Python + Meshroom (photogrammetry). Continue reading…
Battling Open Book Exams with Open Source LLMs
In the age where everyone uses ChatGPT for work and school, I am taking advantage of that to help me…
Global services slowly recovering after bug causes IT chaos
The incident has sparked concern over the vulnerability of the world’s interconnected technologies.
Microsoft, CrowdStrike IT outage hits global supply chain, with air freight facing days or weeks to recover
Crowdstrike global IT outage hits the heart of the global supply chain, with air freight, rails, ports and trucking in…
Topic Modeling Open-Source Research with the OpenAlex API
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is something that can add tremendous value to organizations. Insight gained from analyzing social media data, web…
AI model simulates 500 million years of evolution to create a novel fluorescent protein
Scientists have developed an AI system capable of simulating hundreds of millions of years of protein evolution, creating a novel…
DrawNudes Pricing, Features, Details, Alternatives
What is DrawNudes? DrawNudes is an advanced AI-powered tool that uses neural network technology to generate nude images from clothed…
How a software update caused one of the world’s biggest IT blackouts
A fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a cascade effect among global IT systems Friday.
Big Tech AI names join the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI)
Some of the most prominent names in Big Tech have come together to cofound the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI).…
Crowdstrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage
A mass IT outage has caused chaos around the world, with major airlines among the victims.
Microsoft, CrowdStrike shares fall in premarket trading after major outage hits businesses worldwide
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike saw its shares plunge Friday in premarket trading, after an update led to a major outage, impacting…
Cybersecurity giant Crowdstrike suffers major outage affecting businesses around the world
Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike suffered a major outage on Friday, the company told NBC, which impacted businesses globally.
Britain’s Labour faces an uphill battle as it looks to rein in AI’s key players
The U.K. was expected to introduce formal legislation for artificial intelligence this week — but that didn’t happen. Now, all…
Asynchronous Machine Learning Inference with Celery, Redis, and Florence 2
A simple tutorial to get you started on asynchronous ML inference Photo by Fabien BELLANGER on Unsplash Most machine learning serving…
DAI#48 – Disney hacks, Red vs. Blue, and AI cancer worms
Welcome to our weekly roundup of human-generated AI news. This week AI tested ethical and trust boundaries. A synthetic cancer…
‘Wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet’
Trump describes in detail the moment he narrowly avoided being hit by an assassin’s bullet at a rally on Saturday.
What Republicans want from a second Trump presidency
Some of former President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters have been speaking to the BBC’s Kayla Epstein.
China calls for bolstering tech ‘breakthroughs’ and achieving the full-year growth target
China’s top leaders met from Monday to Thursday in Beijing for a highly anticipated policy meeting called the Third Plenum.
Zelensky: Trump would be hard work, but we are hard workers
The Ukrainian leader tells the BBC in an exclusive interview that he is willing to work with anyone who is…
A Python Engineer’s Introduction to 3D Gaussian Splatting (Part 3)
Part 3 of our Gaussian Splatting tutorial, showing how to render splats onto a 2D image Finally, we reach the most…
Netflix beats estimates as ad-supported memberships rise 34%
Netflix reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results.
Biden under intense pressure from Democrats to drop out of election against Trump
President Joe Biden to date has flatly rejected calls to exit the 2024 election contest against Donald Trump.
Machine learning unlocks secrets to advanced alloys
The concept of short-range order (SRO) — the arrangement of atoms over small distances — in metallic alloys has been…
Intelligent document processing using Amazon Bedrock and Anthropic Claude
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) not only empowers innovation through ideation, content creation, and enhanced customer service, but also streamlines operations…
OpenAI releases “GPT-4o mini,” a high-performance, super-low cost-model
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-4o mini, a smaller and more cost-effective version of its powerful GPT-4o model. GPT-4o mini is being…
Towards Generalization on Graphs: From Invariance to Causality
This blog post shares recent papers on out-of-distribution generalization on graph-structured data Image generated by GPT-4 This blog post introduces recent…
Secure AccountantAI Chatbot: Lili’s journey with Amazon Bedrock
This post was written in collaboration with Liran Zelkha and Eyal Solnik from Lili. Small business proprietors tend to prioritize…
Meta to launch multimodal Llama 3 400B ‘soon’ but not in EU
Meta is reportedly preparing to release its 400B parameter Llama 3 model but the EU will miss out on the…
Ukraine’s Zelenskky gets personal with self-appointed ‘peace’ negotiator Orban
Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Thursday hit out at European leaders who “betray” Kyiv’s interests in a thinly veiled attack…
How to Plan for Your Next Career Move in Data Science and Machine Learning
Feeling inspired to write your first TDS post? We’re always open to contributions from new authors. Data science and machine learning…
Undress App Features, Pricing, Details, Alternatives
What is Undress App? The Undress App is an AI-powered tool designed to digitally remove clothing from images. Leveraging advanced…
Unlocking the Power of Chat GPT-4o: Transform Your Smartphone into a Voice-Activated Genius
Hey there! Have you ever wished your smartphone could do more than just follow basic commands? Last week, I was…
Ursula von der Leyen secures five more years in top EU job
Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as the President of the European Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs.
European Central Bank holds interest rates, says domestic price pressures ‘still high’
The European Central Bank held its latest monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt.
How the UK plans to prevent another Liz Truss ‘mini-budget’ crisis — which triggered huge bond sell-off
A new bill would prevent “significant uncosted measures” from being announced without an analysis of their impact on public finances.
EU’s von der Leyen asks for five more years ahead of vote
Despite Ursula von der Leyen’s efforts to secure support, the outcome of today’s vote remains uncertain.
UK’s Starmer aims to overhaul EU relations as Trump specter looms
The U.K.’s new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset fractured relations with Europe as he hosts more…