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  • Cloud Blog: 10 months to innovation: Definity’s leap to data agility with BigQuery and Vertex AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/definitys-leap-to-data-agility-with-bigquery-and-vertex-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: 10 months to innovation: Definity’s leap to data agility with BigQuery and Vertex AI Feedly Summary: At Definity, a leading Canadian P&C insurer with a history spanning over 150 years, we have a long tradition of innovating to help our customers and communities adapt and thrive. To stay…

  • Cloud Blog: Ghost in the Router: China-Nexus Espionage Actor UNC3886 Targets Juniper Routers

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/china-nexus-espionage-targets-juniper-routers/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Ghost in the Router: China-Nexus Espionage Actor UNC3886 Targets Juniper Routers Feedly Summary: Written by: Lukasz Lamparski, Punsaen Boonyakarn, Shawn Chew, Frank Tse, Jakub Jozwiak, Mathew Potaczek, Logeswaran Nadarajan, Nick Harbour, Mustafa Nasser Introduction In mid 2024, Mandiant discovered threat actors deployed custom backdoors on Juniper Networks’ Junos…

  • Cloud Blog: ScaNN for AlloyDB: The first PostgreSQL vector search index that works well from millions to billion of vectors

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/how-scann-for-alloydb-vector-search-compares-to-pgvector-hnsw/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: ScaNN for AlloyDB: The first PostgreSQL vector search index that works well from millions to billion of vectors Feedly Summary: Executive Summary – ScaNN for AlloyDB is the first Postgres-based vector search extension that supports vector indexes of all sizes, while providing fast index builds, fast transactional updates,…

  • Slashdot: Will an ‘AI Makeover’ Help McDonald’s?

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/09/070211/will-an-ai-makeover-help-mcdonalds Source: Slashdot Title: Will an ‘AI Makeover’ Help McDonald’s? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: McDonald’s is leveraging AI and edge computing to enhance operations across its 43,000 restaurants by implementing technologies like AI-enabled drive-throughs and internet-connected kitchen equipment. Partnering with Google Cloud, McDonald’s aims to utilize local computing power…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Steve Yegge

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/9/steve-yegge/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Steve Yegge Feedly Summary: I’ve been using Claude Code for a couple of days, and it has been absolutely ruthless in chewing through legacy bugs in my gnarly old code base. It’s like a wood chipper fueled by dollars. It can power through shockingly impressive tasks,…

  • Hacker News: MCP vs. API Explained

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    Source URL: https://norahsakal.com/blog/mcp-vs-api-model-context-protocol-explained/ Source: Hacker News Title: MCP vs. API Explained Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) presents a novel approach to integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with external tools and data sources by standardizing connections similar to USB-C for electronic devices. This streamlines development, enhances flexibility,…

  • Cloud Blog: Guide: Our top four AI Hypercomputer use cases, reference architectures and tutorials

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/ai-hypercomputer-4-use-cases-tutorials-and-guides/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Guide: Our top four AI Hypercomputer use cases, reference architectures and tutorials Feedly Summary: AI Hypercomputer is a fully integrated supercomputing architecture for AI workloads – and it’s easier to use than you think. In this blog, we break down four common use cases, including reference architectures and…

  • Cloud Blog: Get Salesforce insights in BigQuery for unified analytics powered by Datastream

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/datastream-extracts-salesforce-data-cloud-data/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Get Salesforce insights in BigQuery for unified analytics powered by Datastream Feedly Summary: Many businesses today use Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, choosing them for their accessibility, scalability, and to reduce infrastructure overhead. These cloud-based tools provide immediate access to powerful functionality, allowing companies to streamline operations and focus on…

  • Slashdot: A Quarter of Startups in YC’s Current Cohort Have Codebases That Are Almost Entirely AI-Generated

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/159208/a-quarter-of-startups-in-ycs-current-cohort-have-codebases-that-are-almost-entirely-ai-generated?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: A Quarter of Startups in YC’s Current Cohort Have Codebases That Are Almost Entirely AI-Generated Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A significant portion of Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 startups utilize AI-generated code for 95% of their codebases, indicating a shift in software development practices. However, concerns…