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  • Hacker News: An experiment of adding recommendation engine to your app using pgvector search

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    Source URL: https://silk.us/blog/vector-search-ai-integration/ Source: Hacker News Title: An experiment of adding recommendation engine to your app using pgvector search Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the integration of generative AI and vector search technologies into existing applications without significant re-engineering, highlighting its ease and immediate business value. It examines…

  • Cloud Blog: Tchibo brews up 10x faster customer insights with AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/tchibo-brews-up-10x-faster-customer-insights-with-alloydb-for-postgresql/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Tchibo brews up 10x faster customer insights with AlloyDB for PostgreSQL Feedly Summary: Tchibo, a well-known coffee retailer and lifestyle brand based in Germany, needed a faster, smarter way to manage and interpret vast amounts of customer feedback across its diverse product offerings and sales channels. To meet…

  • Hacker News: Coping with dumb LLMs using classic ML

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    Source URL: https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2025/01/21/llm-judge-decision-tree Source: Hacker News Title: Coping with dumb LLMs using classic ML Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an innovative approach to utilizing local LLMs (large language models) to assess product relevance for e-commerce search queries. By collecting data on LLM decisions and comparing them against human…

  • Schneier on Security: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/biden-signs-new-cybersecurity-order.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order Feedly Summary: President Biden has signed a new cybersecurity order. It has a bunch of provisions, most notably using the US governments procurement power to improve cybersecurity practices industry-wide. Some details: The core of the executive order is an array of mandates…

  • Hacker News: GM parks claims driver location data was given to insurers, pushing up premiums

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/gm_settles_ftc_charges/ Source: Hacker News Title: GM parks claims driver location data was given to insurers, pushing up premiums Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: General Motors has reached a settlement with the FTC regarding privacy concerns tied to its Smart Driver program, which improperly collected and shared location data without…

  • The Register: GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/gm_settles_ftc_charges/ Source: The Register Title: GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums Feedly Summary: We’ll defo ask for permission next time, automaker tells FTC General Motors on Thursday said that it has reached a settlement with the FTC “to address privacy concerns about our now-discontinued Smart…

  • Chip Huyen: Common pitfalls when building generative AI applications

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    Source URL: https://huyenchip.com//2025/01/16/ai-engineering-pitfalls.html Source: Chip Huyen Title: Common pitfalls when building generative AI applications Feedly Summary: As we’re still in the early days of building applications with foundation models, it’s normal to make mistakes. This is a quick note with examples of some of the most common pitfalls that I’ve seen, both from public case…