Month: September 2024

How to DRY Your Apache APISIX Config

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Don’t Repeat Yourself or DRY is an important principle in software development. This post will show you how to apply it to Apache APISIX configuration. The DRY Principle “Don’t repeat yourself” (DRY) is a principle of software development aimed at reducing repetition of information which is likely to change, replacing it with abstractions that are … Read more

Build powerful RAG pipelines with LlamaIndex and Amazon Bedrock

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This post was co-written with Jerry Liu from LlamaIndex. Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a powerful technique for enhancing the capabilities of large language models (LLMs). By combining the vast knowledge stored in external data sources with the generative power of LLMs, RAG enables you to tackle complex tasks that require both knowledge … Read more

US and UK sign legally enforceable AI treaty

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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The US, UK, and European Union have signed the first “legally binding” treaty on AI, which is supposed to ensure its use aligns with “human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” according to the Council of Europe. The treaty, called the Framework … Read more

Salesforce acquires data management firm Own for $1.9B in cash

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Salesforce has acquired Own Company, a provider of data management and protection solutions, for $1.9 billion in cash. In a press release, Salesforce GM Steve Fisher said that Own “underscores [Salesforce’s] commitment to providing secure, end-to-end solutions that protect our customers’ most valuable data.” “Data security has never been more critical, and Own’s proven expertise … Read more

The Next Generation of On-Chain Perpetual Futures Trading: A Conversation With Brian Purcell

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If there’s one sector in the crypto industry that has truly lived up to its expectations (not you, NFTs), it’s decentralized trading. However, while Uniswap, PancakeSwap, and other DEXs have been thriving for over five years, its decentralized derivatives have made the biggest splash recently. Monthly volumes, which averaged less than $50 billion in 2022 … Read more

Osom Products, the phone company founded by ex-Essential employees, is shutting down

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The Osom OV1 smartphone was created by former Essential engineers and designers. | Image: Osom Osom Products Inc. — the mobile phone company founded by former employees of Essential, which shut down after releasing a single phone — is reportedly shutting down this week, having released a single phone. The news comes shortly after Osom’s … Read more

Evaluating prompts at scale with Prompt Management and Prompt Flows for Amazon Bedrock

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As generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize every industry, the importance of effective prompt optimization through prompt engineering techniques has become key to efficiently balancing the quality of outputs, response time, and costs. Prompt engineering refers to the practice of crafting and optimizing inputs to the models by selecting appropriate words, phrases, sentences, punctuation, … Read more