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Microsoft has launched Fabric API for GraphQL, moving the data access layer from public preview to general availability (GA). This release introduces several enhancements, including support for Azure SQL and Fabric SQL databases, saved credential ...

Vercel has announced version 4.0 of its open-source AI SDK toolkit designed for building AI applications in JavaScript and TypeScript. The update introduces key features like PDF support, computer use integration, and a new xAI Grok API.

Wenjie Zi of Grammarly addressed the high failure rates in machine learning at QCon SF 2024, revealing challenges from misaligned business goals to poor data quality. She advocated for a "fail fast" approach and robust MLOps infrastructure, ...

At QConSF 2024, Cody Yu presented how Anyscale's Ray can more effectively handle scaling out batch inference. Some of the problems Ray can assist with include scaling large datasets (hundreds of GBs or more), ensuring reliability with spot and on ...

At QCon SF 2024, Faye Zhang gave a talk titled Search: from Linear to Multiverse, covering three trends and techniques in AI-powered search: multi-modal interaction, personalization, and simulation with AI agents.

AWS has announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Limitless Database, a relational database designed to provide automated horizontal scaling. This new option can handle millions of write transactions per second and manage ...

Mandy Gu spoke at QCon SF 2024 about how Wealthsimple, a Canadian fintech company, uses Generative AI to improve productivity. Her talk focused on the development and evolution of their GenAI tool suite and how Wealthsimple crossed the "Trough of ...

Timescale recently expanded its PostgreSQL AI offerings with pgai Vectorizer. This update enables developers to create, store, and manage vector embeddings alongside relational data without the need for external tools or additional infrastructure.

Moumita Bhattacharya spoke at QCon SF 2024 about state-of-the-art search and ranking systems. She gave an overview of the typical structure of these systems and followed with a deep dive into how Netflix created a single combined model to handle both ...

Meryem Arik discusses some of the best practices in model optimization, serving and monitoring - with practical tips and real case-studies.