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The LangChain And Vector Databases in Production course is a joint effort by Activeloop, Towards AI and Intel Disruptor Initiative to equip professionals with the means to master Large Language Models (LLMs), going all the way from training to production. It's free and self paced.

Having overtaken Java in the TIOBE Index, C++ now seems to be threatening to dislodge C from the number two slot, JavaScript moves into 6th place, its highest ever and COBOL re-enters the Top 20 after a long time.

Godot has been updated with improvements including performance and stability. Godot 4.1 builds on the 4.0 release that was described as being more of a great rebuild rather than a regular update.

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GitHub has announced a public beta of passkey authentication on GitHub.com. The team says this will offer more flexibility in the ways that developers can authenticate onto the platform.

The Udemy portfolio includes a course that claims to be the only one you'll need to understand large language models. We put it through its paces.

JFrog has introduced JFrog Curation, an automated DevSecOps solution that aims to vet and block malicious open source or third-party software packages and their respective dependencies before entering an organization’s software development environment.

Mozilla has introduced two new features on MDN that make use of artificial intelligence, to a mixed response. Should we trust AI Help and AI Explain, both of which are powered by GPT-3.5?

Author: Randolph West etal
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Pages: 992
ISBN: 978-0137899883
Audience: DBAs and developers
Rating: 5.0
Reviewer: Ian Stirk

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