Use LangChain with PySpark to process documents at massive scale with Amazon SageMaker Studio and Amazon EMR Serverless

Harnessing the power of big data has become increasingly critical for businesses looking to gain a competitive edge. From deriving insights to powering generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven applications, the ability to efficiently process and analyze large datasets is a vital capability. However, managing the complex infrastructure required for big data workloads has traditionally been a … Read more

New VWs will answer some of your questions with ChatGPT

Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen has announced it’s rolling out its improved in-car AI voice assistant, IDA, with both locally processed and cloud-based responses from ChatGPT and other models, starting on September 6th. The first cars getting the feature will be the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI and the 82-kWh battery version of the 2024 ID.4, with … Read more

How to Run Stable Diffusion on a Mac

If you google How to Run Stable Diffusion on a Mac you’ll find in-depth tutorials that cover setting up Homebrew, installing packages, and running commands in terminal. The reality is that, until recently, running Stable Diffusion locally on a Mac was challenging. That’s no longer the case. Now, with just a few clicks you can … Read more

Learn startup best practices with MongoDB, Venture Backed, InterSystems and others at Disrupt 2024

From idea to IPO, Disrupt charts startups at every stage on the roadmap to their next breakthrough. TechCrunch will gather some of the startup world’s leading companies — but our partners provide more than just financial support. Their presence at Disrupt gives new and prospective founders the tools, knowledge and community they need to build … Read more

Android’s latest update improves text-to-speech, Circle to Search, earthquake alerts and more

Android introduced five updates on Tuesday as part of its latest release of the mobile operating system. Available for smartphones, tablets, and Wear OS watches, the new features include audio descriptions of images, text-to-speech technology for web pages in Chrome, and the ability to look up songs with “Circle to Search,” among other things.  Initially … Read more

Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks

Google announced on Tuesday it’s releasing Android 15 and making its source code available ahead of the coming consumer launch, which will bring the new mobile operating system to supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks. The company also revealed that Android 15 will launch on select devices from Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, … Read more