Author: Hunter
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Google AI Introduces Parfait: A Privacy-First AI System for Secure Data Aggregation and Analytics
Protecting user data while enabling advanced analytics and machine learning is a critical challenge. Organizations must process and analyze data without compromising privacy, but existing solutions often struggle to balance security with functionality. This creates barriers to innovation, limiting collaboration and the development of privacy-conscious technologies. A solution that ensures transparency minimizes data exposure, preserves… Read more
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Creating a Medical Question-Answering Chatbot Using Open-Source BioMistral LLM, LangChain, Chroma’s Vector Storage, and RAG: A Step-by-Step Guide
In this tutorial, we’ll build a powerful, PDF-based question-answering chatbot tailored for medical or health-related content. We’ll leveRAGe the open-source BioMistral LLM and LangChain’s flexible data orchestration capabilities to process PDF documents into manageable text chunks. We’ll then encode these chunks using Hugging Face embeddings, capturing deep semantic relationships and storing them in a Chroma… Read more
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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure. Read more
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Automakers brace for ‘massive’ impact of Trump’s tariffs
Your next car purchase is probably going to be more expensive, thanks to President Donald Trump. Around 5.3 million vehicles are built in Canada and Mexico, 70 percent of which are destined for the United States. Those vehicles will soon be subject to 25 percent tariffs, which were just announced by the Trump administration. And… Read more
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The tech industry’s layoffs and hiring freezes: all of the news
Companies have been cutting costs. | Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge Over the last couple years, it feels like we’ve heard news of mass layoffs and hiring freezes from tech companies nearly every week, and since the beginning of 2024, there’s been a new wave of layoffs and firings. In the first few… Read more
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PDP’s Riffmaster guitar controller is receiving a rare $20 discount
Now all we need is some proper Ozzy to unlock. Last month, Fortnite Festival, the game’s Rock Band-like music mode, rolled out local multiplayer on PlayStation and Xbox. It’s a great addition if you and up to three buddies want to relive the halcyon days of ‘07 on a single TV, particularly if you’re using a… Read more
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Amazfit Helio Smart Ring review: bargain bin bust
The $199 Amazfit Helio ring is good on paper, but has a few kinks to iron out. Smart rings are in the middle of a renaissance. Thatâs great because we finally have way more options than just an Oura Ring. The downside is most of Ouraâs would-be rivals are launching their first, maybe second-gen smart… Read more
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69 ‘Buy It for Life’ Products: Cast-Iron, Tools, Speakers, Chairs, and More
From cast-iron pans to mechanical watches, we’ve rounded up products that are made to last for decades. Read more
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I tried the tech that makes hands-free smart locks actually work
The Ultraloq Bolt Mission is one of the first smart locks to support UWB unlocking, which unlocks your door as you approach, using your phone as your key. Imagine walking up to your front door and it unlocks â even opens â automatically as you approach. It may sound like the stuff of smart home… Read more
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Qi2 Wireless Charging: Everything You Need to Know (2025)
Borrowing from Apple’s MagSafe, Qi2 enables faster, more efficient magnetic wireless charging. Read more