Someone just reminded me of this lecture I gave in 2009 that described the evolution of Google Search from 1999 to 2009. People who are interested in how our search systems work might find this interesting. It touches on disk-based serving systems, in-memory indices,
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China Dominates AI Patents at 70% While US Drops to 14%
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En 2010, la Chine détenait 13% des brevets IA mondiaux. En 2023? UN ÉCRASANT 70%. Pendant ce temps, les États-Unis sont passés de 40% à SEULEMENT 14%. Au fait, où est l'Europe ?
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Character AI unveils AvatarFX video model
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BREAKING 🚨: @character_ai announced a new video generation model AvatarFX, in Early Access!
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 22 avril 2025
"AvatarFX can make images come to life – and speak, sing, and emote – all with the click of a button."
That's what many were waiting for 👀 pic.twitter.com/BElqCLSKLiBREAKING : @character_ai announced a new video generation model AvatarFX, in Early Access! "AvatarFX can make images come to life – and speak, sing, and emote – all with the click of a button." That's what many were waiting for
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Korean Semiconductor Academy Tours Dutch Chip Innovation Hub
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Great energy in our demo room last week as members of the #Korean Semiconductor Academy toured the Dutch chip scene with HighTech NL. Packed with passion, questions, and future collaborators. Always a pleasure to share what we’re building. #EdgeAI #Semiconductors
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AI News: OpenAI vs Google, Huawei Chip, Claude Ethics, Gemma 3
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Ma dernière Newsletter quotidienne et gratuite est sortie. Voici les sujets que j'y aborde: – OpenAI va témoigner contre Google
– Huawei lance un processeur IA national
– Anthropic analyse le comportement moral de Claude
– Google lance Gemma 3 efficient
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SAS Innovate 2026: Major Tech Event with Industry Leaders
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This is our biggest event of the year. #SASInnovate is for business leaders, tech users and SAS Partners. SAS EVP and CMO, Jenn Chase, will be onstage for a discussion with Brené Brown, a world-renowned researcher and author. http://
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EU-Wallet: Digitalizing Services for Europe’s Digital Decade
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CONNECT University – The Digital Decade’s digitalisation of services: the EU-Wallet | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
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Computer Science Fundamentals Guide for Programming Beginners
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Good morning! You can see this week's iteration as a guide covering all the computer science fundamentals you need as a total programming beginner. We’ll go through all the concepts that are worth knowing about. Obviously, you’ll need to practice with these programming
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AI-powered vein detection device improves blood draw safety
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Esta sorprendente máquina permite a los sanitarios realizar extracciones de sangre de una forma más segura al revelar la posición de las venas.
— Juan Merodio (@juanmerodio) 22 avril 2025
Gracias a su tecnología de proyección y detección infrarroja, mapea en tiempo real el sistema venoso del paciente, reduciendo intentos… pic.twitter.com/jWBqFHtyrXEsta sorprendente máquina permite a los sanitarios realizar extracciones de sangre de una forma más segura al revelar la posición de las venas. Gracias a su tecnología de proyección y detección infrarroja, mapea en tiempo real el sistema venoso del paciente, reduciendo intentos
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EU Invests €104 Million to Lead 6G Technology Development
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EU Launches €104 Million Call to Boost Europe’s Leadership in 6G | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
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#digitaleu #leadership #europe #digital #6G @DigitalEU @ArturHabant @elaniazito @CurieuxExplorer @Shi4Tech @sulefati7 @Fabriziobustama @PawlowskiMario