—and How to Fix Your Data First.
Why do so many AI projects stall before they begin? This article explores the hidden roadblock—bad data—and outlines what it really takes to get data AI-ready from the start.

The Altair was the computer that brought computing into homes and small businesses. It was the first PC, the forerunner of the Apple, the IBM PC and all that would follow.

It could just be that Apple has made a big mistake and the longed for, or dreaded, dissolution of the App Store is upon us at last. Of course, Apple is appealing, but things don't look good for its position.

The rise and rise of reliance on LLMs for code generation has resulted in a new threat to software supply chains. Dubbed "package hallucination", this occurs when LLMs generation references to non-existent packages.

Pulumi has announced Pulumi IDP, a new internal developer platform built on Pulumi's open source IaC platform. The developers say Pulumi IDP provides the fastest, most secure way for engineering teams to go from idea to cloud in minutes, not months.

To celebrate 30 years of MySQL, Oracle has launched a promotional initiative that grants free training and certifications. The offer runs from April 20 to July 31, 2025.

This major release of the GNU Compiler Collection is the first to include a COBOL front end. It also features improved support for Rust. Developers are also concerned about breaking changes.

At the end of last year Deep Mind did something worth noting - it combined neural networks and a robot arm to beat humans at table tennis. Now we have the paper and the details.

The Altair 8800, the computer that brought computing into homes and small businesses was created by Ed Roberts in 1974 at a time when computers were the preserve of academia, the military and some big corporations. Pre-dating the Apple and the IBM PC it was the very first "personal computer" and you could build it for yourself.

A new insect-inspired flying robot has been created by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley. The robot can hover, change trajectory and even hit small targets. It is less than 1  centimeter in diameter, weighs only 21 milligrams, and the Berkeley team say it is the world’s smallest wireless robot capable of controlled flight.

Introducing sqlpremierleague , another sql playground, but with puzzles specific to sports.

The first is in relation to Github Copilot and the second
to PostgreSQL. They enable seamless integration with any tool that supports the protocol.

Microsoft has announced a new Graph API usage report in a beta API version in Microsoft Graph.

Author: David Keyes
Publisher: No Starch Press
Date: June 2024
Pages: 256
ISBN: 978-1718503328
Audience: Beginners interested in R
Rating: 3
Reviewer: Mike James
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This recipe-based guide looks at using ASP.NET Core 9 for building modern web APIs that are both scalable and secure. Luke Avedon and Garry Cabrera demonstrate how to build, optimize, and secure APIs using this cutting-edge technology. Recipes include creating RESTful APIs, implementing advanced data access strategies, securing APIs, creating custom middleware, and enhancing logging capabilities.

This book teaches SQL in just 24 fun and friendly lessons. Jeff Iannucci emphasizes practical uses for the language in the real-world, so you’ll just learn the most useful skills for business data analysis. Readers will learn how to write their own queries, modify existing SQL statements, and work with data like a pro.

This book is a guide to creating robust, fault-tolerant cloud systems.  Mariya Breyter and Carlos Rojas provide actionable strategies and expert insights for designing, building, and maintaining cloud infrastructure. The book is aimed at software engineers, DevOps professionals, and business/engineering leaders, and provides tools and knowledge to create highly available, fault-tolerant cloud systems.