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The Rise of Value-Driven Data Professionals in 2024

In 2024, data teams are facing a new reality of being ROI-driven and efficient, with funding and growth declining significantly in recent years. To navigate this, data professionals should seek feedback from stakeholders and address areas for improvement in order to align with business value.

Unleashing Midjourney v6: Exploring the Boundaries of Detail

Midjourney launched alpha version of image synthesis model, Midjourney v6, with fans noting more detail and a different approach to prompting. Critics still bristle about the controversial practice of training models using human-made artwork obtained without permission.

Unlocking the Potential: LLMs' Tool Use and Reasoning Breakthroughs in 2023

ChatGPT, a large language model, has made significant progress in tool use and reasoning, with researchers equipping it with external tools like code interpreters and search engines, as well as exploring its internal reasoning capacities. The surge in language model papers in 2023 reflects the community's interest and the potential for practical applications.

Streamlining Data Science Lifecycle Management with AWS and Wipro

Wipro's collaboration with AWS helps organizations overcome challenges in managing isolated data science solutions, offering automation, scalability, and model quality. By implementing Amazon SageMaker, Wipro addresses collaboration, scalability, MLOps, and reusability challenges for its customers.

Spain's No. 2 Mobile Carrier's Disaster: The Power of a Weak Password

Spain's second-biggest mobile operator, Orange España, experienced a major outage due to a security breach where an unknown party obtained a weak password and accessed an account managing the company's internet traffic. The breach occurred when the party logged into Orange's RIPE NCC account using the password "ripeadmin."