The key to R1’s success was distillation, a technique that makes AI models more efficient. It works by getting a bigger model to tutor a smaller model: You run the teacher model on a lot of examples and record the answers, and reward the student model as it copies those responses as closely as possible,…
The rise of powerful large language models (LLMs) that can be consumed via API calls has made it remarkably straightforward to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into applications. Yet despite this convenience, a significant number of enterprises are choosing to self-host their own models—accepting the complexity of infrastructure management, the cost of GPUs in the…
Quality assurance (QA) testing has long been the backbone of software development, but traditional QA approaches haven’t kept pace with modern development cycles and complex UIs. Most organizations still rely on a hybrid approach combining manual testing with script-based automation frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright—yet teams spend significant amount of their time maintaining existing…
Enterprise organizations increasingly rely on web-based applications for critical business processes, yet many workflows remain manually intensive, creating operational inefficiencies and compliance risks. Despite significant technology investments, knowledge workers routinely navigate between eight to twelve different web applications during standard workflows, constantly switching contexts and manually transferring information between systems. Data entry and validation tasks…
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) transforms how organizations handle unstructured document data, enabling automatic extraction of valuable information from invoices, contracts, and reports. Today, we explore how to programmatically create an IDP solution that uses Strands SDK, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base, and Bedrock Data Automation (BDA). This solution is provided through a Jupyter notebook that enables users…
For example, researchers at Imperial College were investigating how certain “pirate phages”—these fascinating viruses that hijack other viruses—manage to break into bacteria. Understanding these mechanisms could open up entirely new ways of tackling drug-resistant infections, which is obviously a huge global health challenge. What Co-scientist brought to this work was the ability to rapidly analyze…
The amount of flu circulating has started to fall in England, latest data suggests. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was encouraging news heading into Christmas, but warned the virus could always bounce back in the new year. The UKHSA uses a range of different measures to monitor flu rates, including sample testing…
For five years, Caitlyn Jones has used Pinterest on a weekly basis to find recipes for her son. In September, Jones spotted a creamy chicken and broccoli slow-cooker recipe, sprinkled with golden cheddar and a pop of parsley. She quickly looked at the ingredients and added them to her grocery list. But just as she…
Elena BaileyHealth reporter Lottie Doyle Over the years, Lottie says she has found ways to try to better manage her misophonia Lottie is looking forward to spending time with her family this Christmas, but says one of the only ways she’ll manage to get through it is by wearing her earplugs – especially during Christmas…
For years, the cost of using “free” services from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and other Big Tech firms has been handing over your data. Uploading your life into the cloud and using free tech brings conveniences, but it puts personal information in the hands of giant corporations that will often be looking to monetize it. Now,…
