This article contains an experiment of how applying filters to an HNSW-based vector search affects recall and query speed. Using a simple trick, we can achieve high recall and low response times on…
An offline-first design pattern with conflict management baked in at every level
Recently @ToddKerpelman and I converted a reference iOS Google Cast app to Swift. Before, I implemented Firebase iOS quickstarts. I created both ObjectiveC and Swift target at the same time. But I…
EVCache is a distributed in-memory caching solution based on memcached & spymemcached that is well integrated with Netflix OSS and AWS EC2 infrastructure. Today we are announcing the open sourcing…
Thanks to the BigQuery Public Datasets Program, we now update Hacker News in BigQuery daily. Nothing better than having fresh data to analyze every day. To celebrate the occasion, I want to look at…
RAPIDS 24.08 is now available with significant updates geared towards processing larger workloads and seamless CPU/GPU interoperability. cuDF’s pandas accelerator mode — the zero-code-change…
About four months ago, I launched #SocialDiss, an experimental project in which I’ve committed to “socializing” every chapter of my dissertation draft on a variety of publishing platforms. In late…
Evaluate building and solar designs in minutes with Google Earth. Streamline early-stage design and site assessments, access detailed data, and collaborate with stakeholders.
The Wikimedia Foundation's new AI strategy doubles down on the volunteers behind Wikipedia.
On December 7th, as part of a meeting of the Multistakeholder Platform Expert Group, the Joint Research Centre released the 2020 Global map of forest cover. This map corresponds to the cut-off date…
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