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  • Hacker News: Breaking Up with On-Call

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    Source URL: https://reflector.dev/articles/breaking-up-with-on-call/ Source: Hacker News Title: Breaking Up with On-Call Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques the on-call culture in large tech companies, emphasizing how the misalignment of incentives leads to unreliable software and diminished software quality. It explores how AI and machine learning can enhance the on-call…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: What’s new in the world of LLMs, for NICAR 2025

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/8/nicar-llms/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: What’s new in the world of LLMs, for NICAR 2025 Feedly Summary: I presented two sessions at the NICAR 2025 data journalism conference this year. The first was this one based on my review of LLMs in 2024, extended by several months to cover everything that’s happened…

  • The Register: Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/cma_overlooks_factors_hurting_small/ Source: The Register Title: Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players Feedly Summary: Global giants shouldn’t be allowed to make ‘committed spend’ public sector deals and make discounts we cannot match Britain’s competition regulator is facing biting criticism from local cloud providers for declining to act…

  • The Register: Brits end probe into Microsoft’s $13B bankrolling of OpenAI

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/cma_microsoft_openai/ Source: The Register Title: Brits end probe into Microsoft’s $13B bankrolling of OpenAI Feedly Summary: Redmond doesn’t have total control over GPT maker so we lack authority, say monopoly cops The UK’s investigation into competition concerns arising from Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI has reached a conclusion, albeit an anticlimactic one…

  • Cloud Blog: Evaluate gen AI models with Vertex AI evaluation service and LLM comparator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/evaluate-ai-models-with-vertex-ai–llm-comparator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Evaluate gen AI models with Vertex AI evaluation service and LLM comparator Feedly Summary: It’s a persistent question: How do you know which generative AI model is the best choice for your needs? It all comes down to smart evaluation. In this post, we’ll share how to perform…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Cancels Leases for AI Data Centers, Analyst Says

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    Source URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-cancels-leases-ai-data-055952585.html Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Cancels Leases for AI Data Centers, Analyst Says Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article provides insights into Microsoft’s recent decision to cancel leases for data center capacity in the U.S., indicating potential overcapacity in their AI infrastructure. This decision raises questions regarding…