Big Data Specialist

A software engineer and data scientist (5+ years of experience)

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Comparing AI Agents to Cybersecurity Professionals in Real-World Penetration Testing

Publication Date: Dec 10, 2025

Paper Links: https://t.co/UAHkb6BGXe

Project Page: https://t.co/FTEL3LdsIR

Code: https://t.co/0mDdbB3ui6

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Paper Circle: An Open-source Multi-agent Research Discovery and Analysis Framework

📅 Publication Date: Apr 7, 2026

📑 Paper: https://t.co/AbO2yc5bpX

💻 Project Page: https://t.co/QXUpo1dV3R

🔗 Code: https://t.co/G7VVDYx2fm

📝Description:

A multi-agent system called Paper Circle is presented that automates the discovery and analysis of scientific literature through integrated retrieval and knowledge graph construction capabilities.

#AI #DataScience #MachineLearning #Research

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NetBird

A modern VPN alternative that lets you create secure private networks between machines with almost zero config.

Creator: netbirdio
Stars : 23,000
Forked by: 1,100

Github Repo:
https://t.co/WQi9uIZ1Ql

#VPN #Networking #Security

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5 Small AI Coding Models That You Can Run Locally

CodeGen-16B
A versatile model designed for code generation tasks, offering support for multiple programming languages and frameworks, making it ideal for developers looking to streamline their coding process.

CodeT5-Base
An efficient transformer-based model that excels in code summarization, translation, and completion, providing a robust tool for enhancing productivity in software development.

PolyCoder-12B
A specialized coding model that focuses on generating high-quality code snippets and documentation, helping developers maintain clarity and consistency in their projects.

GPT-NeoX-20B
A powerful open-source model that combines reasoning and coding capabilities, suitable for building intelligent IDE assistants and enhancing coding efficiency with low-latency responses.

Codex-12B
A compact yet effective model that specializes in assisting with debugging and code review processes, ensuring that developers can catch errors early and improve code quality.

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Anthropic has officially released Claude Opus 4.8, the latest evolution of its flagship AI. It boosts performance across coding, complex reasoning, agentic tasks, and long context work while being around 4x less likely to hallucinate or miss issues in code. New features like effort control, dynamic workflows, and cheaper fast mode make it more practical and powerful, all at the same price as the prior version.

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Meissa: Multi-modal Medical Agentic Intelligence

Publication Date: Mar 9, 2026
Paper: https://t.co/ewggUvoo5z
Code: https://t.co/1ShVIBNcq0
Models citing this paper: https://t.co/tjzmQmR0No
Datasets citing this paper: https://t.co/M044EmTCAQ

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The Modern AI Stack

From basic AI to intelligent agents; here’s how the modern AI ecosystem is layered:

1. Artificial Intelligence: Broadest concept
2. Machine Learning: Learning from data
3. Deep Learning: Multi-layered neural networks
4. Generative AI: Creates new content
5. RAG: Grounds answers with real data
6. AI Agents: Autonomous goal-driven systems

This is the evolution of AI in 2026.

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🚨 Microsoft is reportedly cancelling many internal Claude Code licenses and moving engineers toward GitHub Copilot instead.

The reason?
Lower costs, tighter ecosystem control, and a bigger push toward Microsoft’s own AI strategy.
The AI coding assistant race is no longer just about performance.

It’s now about owning the entire developer ecosystem. 👀

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Whisper.cpp

A blazing-fast C/C++ port of OpenAI Whisper that runs speech-to-text locally on your device without needing the cloud. Great for privacy lovers, offline transcription.

Creator: ggerganov
Stars : 47,000
Forked by: 5,200

https://t.co/SRfSSh8myv

#SpeechToText

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AI thinks, ML learns. Simple as that! #AI #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML

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ML (Machine Learning) is a subset of AI, focused on algorithms that allow machines to learn from data and improve over time without being explicitly programmed.

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AI (Artificial Intelligence) refers to machines simulating human intelligence ,📷, like reasoning, learning, and decision-making.

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🚨🤝 Google Partners with CapCut to Bring Professional Video and Image Editing Directly into Gemini

Google has partnered with CapCut to integrate professional-grade video and image editing directly into the Gemini ecosystem.

This collaboration allows users to perform complex edits, such as adding transitions and captions, using natural language commands within the Gemini interface.

🔗 Read More

https://t.co/WsnsKKjYOP

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OpenAI co-founder and former Tesla AI director Andrej Karpathy has officially joined Anthropic.

He is expected to work on frontier AI research and model training for Claude.

The move is being seen as a major moment in the AI industry as top companies continue competing for elite researchers and engineers building the next generation of powerful AI systems.

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🚨 Github Breach Alert 🚨
A hacker group claims to have breached Github’s internal systems.
They reportedly have access to 4,000 private repositories and are attempting to sell the data for a minimum of $50,000 or to the highest bidder.

This raises serious concerns about private code security and the importance of repository access management.

Developers and organizations are advised to:

Review their repository access permissions

Rotate API keys and tokens
Monitor for unusual activity
The incident underscores the need for robust security practices even on trusted platforms.

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Neural Computers

Publication Date: Apr 7, 2026

Paper: https://t.co/SxRI7JXhaU

Project Page: https://t.co/WTYLkd3VYq

Code: N/A

Description:
Neural Computers learn to execute tasks from I/O traces instead of explicit code.

#AI #DataScience #MachineLearning #Research

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Cisco Networking Academy: Networking Basics

This official introductory course from Cisco explains how computer networks operate, from small home setups to large corporate infrastructures.

Key topics you will learn include: Building a simple LAN, configuring routers and switches, understanding IP addressing (IPv4 and IPv6), and how data moves across a network. The curriculum combines interactive activities, quizzes, and hands-on labs (in a simulated environment).

✅ No prerequisites are required. It's designed for absolute beginners.

🎬 Free Video Course
⏰ Duration:  6‑20 hours (depending on your pace)
🏃‍♂️ Self Paced
🏆 Certificate: Free digital badge and a completion certificate you can share on LinkedIn
👨‍🏫 Created by: Cisco Networking Academy
📅 Year: 2026 (updated curriculum)
🔗 Course Link
https://t.co/1jolTnRtvy

#NetworkingBasics #Cisco

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Kafka ensures:
Durability
Order within partitions
Replayability via offsets

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Kafka Flow – Step by Step

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Producer sends a message to a Kafka Topic
Kafka splits the Topic into Partitions
Each Partition is stored on a Broker (Kafka server)
A Consumer reads messages from the Partition
For scalability, Consumer Groups process Partitions in parallel