🌟 Introducing Universal Image Component: The Ultimate React/NextJS Image Solution!

Are you looking for a flexible solution to handle images in your React projects? Universal Image Component is here to simplify your image management, offering a range of modes to suit your needs. From Base64 conversion to CDN optimization and more, this library is designed to make working with images effortless. 🎯 Key Modes Explained … Read more

The Extreme LLM Compression Evolution: From QuIP to AQLM With PV-Tuning

We live in the era of large language models (LLMs), with companies increasingly deploying models with billions of parameters. These expansive models unlock new possibilities for users but come with high deployment costs and complexity, especially on personal computers. As a result, researchers and engineers often train these large models first and then compress them … Read more

Rio: WebApps in Pure Python – Technical Description

We recently launched Rio, our new framework designed to help you create web and local applications using just pure Python. The response from our community has been overwhelmingly positive and incredibly motivating for us. With the praise has come a wave of curiosity. The most common question we’ve encountered is, “How does Rio actually work?” … Read more

What Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in LLM and How Does It Work?

In the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence, language models have undergone a remarkable evolution. From the early days of simple rule-based systems to the sophisticated neural networks we see today, each step has significantly expanded what AI can do with language. A pivotal development in this journey is the introduction of Retrieval-Augmented Generation or RAG. … Read more

Jumia plans to raise more than $100 million in secondary shares to drive stalled user growth  

African e-commerce company Jumia is selling 20 million American depositary shares over the next couple of weeks, TechCrunch has learned. The at-the-market transaction is to take advantage of strong results despite a volatile market.  Given Jumia’s share price of around $5.70 when the stock market opened on Tuesday, the e-commerce company could potentially raise approximately … Read more

An analysis of 20,000 EV stations concludes that charging is still a massive bummer

Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge The experience of charging an electric vehicle in the US could be better, and a big new study is out that lists the biggest infrastructure pain points, including a failure to report broken stalls, inaccurate station status messages, aging equipment, and some habitually unreliable network providers (who go unnamed … Read more

Airbnb details plans to expand beyond short-term rentals, including co-hosting and relaunching ‘experiences’

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky suggested on Tuesday’s Q2 earnings call with investors that the company will soon expand into new products and services, including co-hosting, a relaunch of Airbnb’s “experiences,” guest services, and more. The company positioned the upcoming offerings as a way for Airbnb to grow its revenue by becoming known for doing more … Read more

Reddit to test AI-powered search result pages

Reddit users will soon see AI-generated summaries at the top of search results.  Reddit CFO Drew Vollero told investors during its earnings call on Tuesday that the company plans to test AI-powered search result pages to “summarize and recommend content.” He noted this will help users “dive deeper” into content and discover new Reddit communities.  … Read more