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AI didn’t kill Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow once buzzed with collective brainpower. But then, it got too wrapped up in reputation points, a full-on leaderboard obsession. This detour dimmed its shine. It turns out, platforms flourish on real teamwork, not just gamified dick measuring contests. As AI sweeps through the coding wo.. read more  

AI didn’t kill Stack Overflow
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A visual introduction to vector embeddings

OpenAI's text-embedding-ada-002often gets a peculiar itch at dimension 196—vectors peaking awkwardly there. Entertext-embedding-3-small, swooping in to smooth out the distribution. Now, ontosimilarity metrics. For unit vectors, the dot product is your fast friend. It's interchangeable with cosine si.. read more  

A visual introduction to vector embeddings
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Gaining Strategic Clarity in AI

AI Opportunity Treewelds cutting-edge tech to raw business value. Meanwhile, theAI System Blueprintknits tech tightly to stakeholder priorities. Lean models? They fuse teams, squash doubt, and thrust AI into action with exhilarating speed... read more  

Gaining Strategic Clarity in AI
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New AI innovations that are redefining the future for software companies

Azure AI Foundrygives developers the power to masterfully control AI agent workflows and streamline decision-making through a single API and SDK.Agentic DevOpselevates AI agents beyond mere coding assistants, morphing GitHub Copilot into a formidable dev partner eager to wrestle with code reviews an.. read more  

New AI innovations that are redefining the future for software companies
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Building MCP Servers Like a Pro (With a Little Help from yfinance and LLMs)

Hook LLMs to real-time stock data with MCP + yfinance—see how to build, test, and deploy smarter with help from LLMs... read more  

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LLM Optimization: LoRA and QLoRA

Learn how LoRA and QLoRA make it possible to fine-tune huge language models on modest hardware. Discover the adapter approach for scaling LLMs to new tasks—and why quantization is the next step in efficient model training... read more  

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Linear Programming for Fun and Profit

Modal’s "resource solver" hacks cloud volatility. It taps into thesimplex algorithmto snag cheap GPUs. Scale-ups? Lightning-fast. Savings? In the millions... read more  

Linear Programming for Fun and Profit
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Rust is Officially in the Linux Kernel

Rust struts into Linux 6.15with the flashy entrance of theNOVA DRM driver.No subtlety here; it's gunning for Nvidia's crown and promising a jetpack for those next-gen RTX beasts. Meanwhile,Fornjot CADwhispers sweet nothings to tinkerers: model anything your Rusty heart desires, straight from code to.. read more  

Rust is Officially in the Linux Kernel
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GitHub MCP Exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP

Invariantplayed detective and unearthed a gaping hole in GitHub MCP. This flaw lets sneaky attackers hijack agents using malicious GitHub issues, spilling private repo secrets all over the public domain. Fortify your agent systems: clamp down on access and deployInvariant Guardrailsalong withMCP-sca.. read more  

GitHub MCP Exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP
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How To Structure Terraform Deployments At Scale

Scalrcracks the admin whip with a sharp, flexible hierarchy inTerraform. It lets dev teams roam free in their own isolated territories. Usinginheritance and reusable moduleslike a seasoned parent, it kills bottlenecks and spikes code efficiency... read more  

How To Structure Terraform Deployments At Scale
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The 2026 Lens: DevOps in an AI World: You're working in a world where AI is everywhere, embedded in your tools, requested by your management, and reshaping how teams deliver software. Whether you're embracing these changes or navigating the challenges they create, your experience matters.

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