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OpenAI invests in Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup co-founded by Sam Altman

OpenAI has invested in Merge Labs, a startup developing brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). The company raised a total of $252 million in seed funding, according to Bloomberg. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a ...
Analytics Insight

Best 5 Chat with SQL Databases Using AI Tools

SQL remains the backbone of enterprise data access. Despite the rise of dashboards, semantic layers, and AI-driven analytics, most critical business data is still queried, validated, and ...
IEEE

Learned Image Compression Using Cross-Component Attention Mechanism

Abstract: Learned image compression methods have achieved satisfactory results in recent years. However, existing methods are typically designed for RGB format, which are not suitable for YUV420 ...
IEEE

Enhancing Defect Detection in Circuit Board Assembly Using AI and Text Analytics for Component Failure Classification

Abstract: This article investigates the application of text analytics for defect detection and characterization in electronics manufacturing of printed circuit board assembly by analyzing structured ...
Wired

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles–based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ...
Redmond Magazine

Best Practices for PowerShell Dot Sourcing, Part 1

Over the last seven months, I have been hard at work building a line of business application that is designed to manage all of my writing, speaking and other projects. As crazy as it may sound, I ...
ProPublica

Details of DHS Agreement Reveal Risks of Trump Administration’s Use of Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This year, when states began using an expanded Department of ...
Windows Report

SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) finally lands in SSMS 22 Preview 3

Microsoft has announced that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is now officially supported in the latest SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This release is quite important for ...
CNN

Google says 90% of tech workers are now using AI at work

The overwhelming majority of tech industry workers use artificial intelligence on the job for tasks like writing and modifying code, a new Google study has found. The report, coming from Google’s DORA ...
Marketplace

Wood can actually be a green, fire-resistant building material

Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, is composed of layers of wood glued together at 90º angles and is more fire-resistant than traditional timber. For many people like me who lost a house to the ...
Redmond Magazine

Using PowerShell To Back Up Windows 11

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...