@kellabyte someone suggested I wrote about DuckDB and your tweet has now confirmed. If you have time/inclination, what do you see in it that sparks your interest? (For an InfoWorld piece)
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Molmo and PixMo: Open-Weight Multimodal Models with Open Data
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Molmo and PixMo Open Weights and Open Data for State-of-the-Art Multimodal Models discuss: https://
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Llama 3.2 Released: Major Gains in Code and Spanish
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Llama 3.2 is here! @scale_AI partnered closely to push the limits: SEAL Evals: Llama 3.2 90B shows big gains— +3 in IF +5 in Coding
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Data Analysis Essentials in Machine Learning Practice
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Global Generative AI World Cup Hackathon for Data Professionals
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Data + AI professionals across the globe are invited to our Generative AI World Cup, a global hackathon where participants develop innovative #GenAI applications that solve real-world problems! Get the details here https://
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Inside the Mathematics That Powers Artificial Intelligence
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Inside the maths that drives AI
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Meta Llama 3.2 Models Launch on Databricks Platform
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Thrilled to partner with @AIatMeta to release the latest Llama 3 models on Databricks. The Llama 3.2 release pushes the frontier of enterprise GenAI w/smaller models for cost-sensitive use cases & larger multimodal models. Available in Databricks Mosaic AI
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Excel Data Consolidation: Improving Productivity for Business Analysts
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Consolidating data in #Excel is a normal part of #DataPrep. But voluminous data sources makes merging data in #spreadsheets a lot harder. See how #BusinessAnalysts can achieve radical productivity and accuracy: https://
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First Foundation Weather Model Prithvi WxC Enables Life-Saving Predictions
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> The first ever Foundation weather model: Prithvi WxC enables life-saving weather predictions! Hurricane Katrina killed hundreds of people as it made landfall on New Orleans in 2005 – many of these deaths could have been avoided if alerts had been given one day earlier.
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FordDirect Uses AI to Boost Lead Buying by 18x
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FordDirect leverages DataRobot to transform how they optimize customer interactions and enhance dealer performance. Learn how @FordDirect is using AI to deliver real-time insights and uplifting lead buying propensity by 18x: https://
bit.ly/47xSZwZ #AI #Automotive