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There are three main ways to incorporate domain knowledge in an LLM: prompt engineering, fine tuning, and retrieval augmentation.

ComPDFKit supports converting PDF to Word accurately with simple API requests, keeping text, page layout, columns, formatting, graphics, etc.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms are controlled by communities of developers and users. To avoid losing our funds to them, we need to look for the right signs before investing. Broken links and stolen images are a bad sign. Check for a history of security incidents, as a pattern of breaches or a lack of transparency about them should raise concerns.

Explore how data annotation powers generative AI, driving innovations from chatbots to deepfake technology. Learn about challenges, opportunities, and the future.

Discover how MacPaw's Moonlock team developed a cutting-edge, real-time phishing website detector for macOS. This on-device solution enhances security by instantly warning users about phishing threats without relying on cloud processing, ensuring faster detection and better privacy.

The European venture capital market experienced a significant increase in activity in the second quarter of 2024, with investments rising from $13.9 billion to $17.8 billion. Investors should evaluate market trends, global demand, sustainability, and the sector's resilience during economic downturns. By considering these factors, let's explore the most interesting investment sectors for 2024.

If Bitcoin intertwines with politics, it risks ceding significant control to governmental authorities. The encroachment of political power not only undermines Bitcoin’s original vision but also poses practical dangers.

FauxRPC is a powerful tool that empowers you to accelerate development and testing. It effortlessly generates fake implementations of gRPC, gRPC-Web, Connect, and REST services. It takes in proto files or protobuf descriptors (in binpb, txtpb, yaml formats) and starts up a server that can speak gRPC/gRPC-Web/Connect and REST.

Being a leader in a multicultural design team in the UK requires not only cultural sensitivity and adaptability, but also the ability to manage emotions. Some cultures value consensus decision-making, while others expect command-and-control style leadership. Developing intercultural competences may be a good skill to deal with all the varieties of diversity.

Suppose we combine the security and transparency of blockchain with the cognitive abilities and adaptability of artificial intelligence. In that case, we can open up a space for innovation that has not been fully appreciated until now.

Atomic Stealer's new tactics includes replacing legitimate LedgerLive app with a malicious clone without the user noticing. The malware uses a phishing tool to trick users into giving up sensitive information. It then transmits the data to the Command and Control server and sends it to other servers.

Find out the top 5 reasons to hire remote developers from LATAM. Enjoy cost savings, pre-vetted talent, and flexibility of hiring all in one place.

Apache DolphinScheduler is an open-source workflow scheduling system known for its visual DAG operations and extensible plugins. This article explores the detailed execution process of Worker tasks, from task initialization to completion, highlighting the system's architecture, task types, and fault tolerance mechanisms. The content is essential for understanding how to effectively manage and optimize workflows using DolphinScheduler.

You probably already consume a lot of news and content on a daily basis, but instead of shelving it away in some part of your brain to be used later, it’s a good idea to keep track of it in case you want to use it as a source or as an inspiration for your next article.

Builder: Your Buddy in Test-Driven Development (TDD) The builder allows developers to construct test data objects step by step, using a fluent interface that enhances readability and reduces verbosity. The builder class is an excellent place to define and collect all common and edge case objects. In many cases, only a portion of properties are relevant to specific tests.

Decode: Legacy is a first-of-its-kind theatrical journey that merges the thrill of live theatre with the dynamic history of crypto space. The groundbreaking immersive theatre experience will transform the iconic Raffles Hotel into a living stage where the mysteries of the crypto world come to life. HashKey Capital plans to take this groundbreaking show on the road, bringing it to crypto events worldwide.

Lucas Matheus is a tech lead at a supercomputing and applied sciences company in Brazil. His latest story on HackerNoon is called “The Surprising Lessons I've Learned as a Tech Lead” Lucas: “My biggest challenge is to end up maintaining the coherence of what is written and ensuring that what was written maintains my identity”

In a world where individuals feel disconnected from the bureaucratic machinery that steers the course of nations, Bitcoin emerges as a novel avenue for self-governance. Bitcoin offers a way to side-step the bureaucracy and exercise a form of peaceful financial protest. Just as civil disobedience has inspired social and political movements, Bitcoin represents a new front in the battle for financial freedom.

Decentralised Confidential Computing (DeCC) emerged from a grassroots movement to become a new Web3 category. DeCC projects provide the ability to create smart contracts with encrypted data. The DeCC workshop will focus on unlocking Web3 adoption and the balance of transparency and privacy.

Mankind's previously recognized rights, such as the privacy of even our innermost thoughts, will become an artifact of history if we don't consider how to protect ourselves against AI managed by corporations and governments. Researchers have used AI to [decode] images and strings of text seen by volunteers, as well as stories they hear or imagine.

Supervised machine learning models are the most accurate for fraud prediction but can miss new fraud patterns they haven't been trained on. Unsupervised anomaly detection methods, while less precise, can catch novel fraud schemes that supervised models overlook. Combining both approaches can enhance fraud detection, reduce false positives, and adapt to evolving fraud tactics.

This article provides a detailed overview of the open-source project release process under Apache Software Foundation, including environment preparation, process documentation, tool setup, and dependency verification.

Learn how to build a cutting-edge Web3 movie streaming dApp using NextJs, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Sia Renterd. This tutorial series will guide you in creating a decentralized application that leverages Sia's blockchain technology to ensure user data ownership and privacy.