Salesforce ratchets up Einstein’s intelligence at Dreamforce 2023
Salesforce Tuesday released what it described as the next generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Einstein, which contains a new out-of-the-box conversational AI assistant and a new way for organizations to build applications. Speaking at Dreamforce 2023 in San Francisco, Marc Benioff, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of the
Read moreCanadian weather websites still struggling after supplier attack
Pelmorex Corp., the parent company of two Canadian weather websites, is still struggling to resume full service after an unnamed software provider was hit by a cyber attack. As of early Thursday, TheWeatherNetwork.com and its French-language site MétéoMédia.com had partial weather offerings available, but not the full forecasts with details
Read moreChinese Remainder Theorem synthesis algorithm
Suppose m = pq where p and q are large, distinct primes. In the previous post we said that calculations mod m can often be carried out more efficiently by working mod p and mod q, then combining the results to get back to a result mod m. The Chinese
Read moreCommunication Infrastructure for Engineering Managers
Midjourney, prompt: “communication infrastructure”“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”— George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Prize-winning playwrightUnderstanding Communication InfrastructureIn the last few weeks, as part of my own product research, I’ve interviewed over 60 engineering managers. My goal was to learn more about what processes,
Read moreGaining efficiency by working modulo factors
Suppose m is a large integer that you are able to factor. To keep things simple, suppose m = pq where p and q are distinct primes; everything in this post generalizes easily to the case of m having more than two factors. You can carry out calculations mod m
Read moreChromebooks will get updates for 10 years
Google announced today that Chromebooks will now receive automatic software updates for 10 years after the hardware platform’s release date (the platform in that case is a bit like a car platform). This move will help when it comes to increasing the longevity of those devices. The company said that
Read moreImplementing Semantic Release for Public Non-Scoped Packages
Detailed instructions on publishing a non-scoped public package using semantic release leveraging the power of GitHub ActionsThanks to Harper Sunday from Unsplash for this pictureIn the evolving software development landscape, maintaining version consistency and automating the release process is more important than ever. Enter Semantic Release: a tool designed to ensure clear
Read moreWordPress blogs can now be followed in the fediverse, including Mastodon
In March, WordPress.com owner Automattic made a commitment to the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others — with the acquisition of an ActivityPub plug-in that allows WordPress blogs to reach readers on other federated platforms. Now, the company is announcing ActivityPub 1.0.0
Read moreTugende takes first step towards repayment of defaulted $5M Goldfinch loan
Tugende, a venture-backed lender based in Uganda, and Warbler Labs, the company building Goldfinch, a decentralized credit protocol, have agreed on a loan restructuring plan that may lead to the recovery of the $5 million loan that the East African motorcycle taxi financing company defaulted months ago. Warbler Labs arrived
Read moreFirebase Remote Configuration — Making It Work For You
Firebase Remote Config — Making It Work For YouBecause remote is always betterBecausePhoto by Rima Kruciene on UnsplashRemote configurations are useful since they allow you to alter behavior in your application without having to release another version. One prominent example is using remote configurations to decide if a feature should be turned on or off.
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