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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-pdf-to-images

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/18/llm-pdf-to-images/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-pdf-to-images Feedly Summary: llm-pdf-to-images Inspired by my previous llm-video-frames plugin, I thought it would be neat to have a plugin for LLM that can take a PDF and turn that into an image-per-page so you can feed PDFs into models that support image inputs but don’t yet…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: qwen2.5vl in Ollama

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/18/qwen25vl-in-ollama/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: qwen2.5vl in Ollama Feedly Summary: qwen2.5vl in Ollama Ollama announced a complete overhaul of their vision support the other day. Here’s the first new model they’ve shipped since then – a packaged version of Qwen 2.5 VL which was first released on January 26th 2025. Here are…

  • Cloud Blog: Getting AI to write good SQL: Text-to-SQL techniques explained

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/techniques-for-improving-text-to-sql/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Getting AI to write good SQL: Text-to-SQL techniques explained Feedly Summary: Organizations depend on fast and accurate data-driven insights to make decisions, and SQL is at the core of how they access that data. With Gemini, Google can generate SQL directly from natural language — a.k.a. text-to-SQL. This…

  • Cloud Blog: Supercharge data access performance with GKE Data Cache

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/gke-data-cache-now-ga-accelerates-stateful-apps/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Supercharge data access performance with GKE Data Cache Feedly Summary: Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability (GA) of GKE Data Cache, a powerful new solution for Google Kubernetes Engine to accelerate the performance of read-heavy stateful or stateless applications that rely on persistent storage via network…

  • Cloud Blog: AI Hypercomputer developer experience enhancements from Q1 25: build faster, scale bigger

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/ai-hypercomputer-enhancements-for-the-developer/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: AI Hypercomputer developer experience enhancements from Q1 25: build faster, scale bigger Feedly Summary: Building cutting-edge AI models is exciting, whether you’re iterating in your notebook or orchestrating large clusters. However, scaling up training can present significant challenges, including navigating complex infrastructure, configuring software and dependencies across numerous…

  • Slashdot: Montana Becomes First State To Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/16/0711214/montana-becomes-first-state-to-close-the-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Montana Becomes First State To Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Montana’s SB 282 introduces significant privacy protections by prohibiting law enforcement from acquiring personal data without a warrant, addressing concerns over data broker practices. This legislation is crucial for…

  • The Register: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/amazon_nuclear_power_britain/ Source: The Register Title: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge Feedly Summary: CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the…

  • Docker: Docker at Microsoft Build 2025: Where Secure Software Meets Intelligent Innovation

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-at-microsoft-build-2025/ Source: Docker Title: Docker at Microsoft Build 2025: Where Secure Software Meets Intelligent Innovation Feedly Summary: This year at Microsoft Build, Docker will blend developer experience, security, and AI innovation with our latest product announcements. Whether you attend in person at the Seattle Convention Center or tune in online, you’ll see how…