As AI continues to evolve, open-source large language models (LLMs) are becoming increasingly powerful, democratizing access to state-of-the-art AI capabilities. In 2025, several key models stand out in the open-source ecosystem, offering unique strengths for various applications. Large Language Models (LLMs) are at the forefront of the generative AI revolution. These transformer-based AI systems, powered […]
By Majsa Storbeck, Gabriele Jacobs, Marc Schuilenburg, and Robin van den Akker Storbeck, M., Jacobs, G., Schuilenburg, M., & van den Akker, R. (2025). Surveillance experiences of extinction rebellion activists and police: Unpacking the technologization of Dutch protest policing. Big Data & Society, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517241307892 (Original work published 2025) Are we witnessing a historic surge […]
The ability for organizations to quickly analyze data across multiple sources is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage. Imagine a scenario where the retail analytics team is trying to answer a simple question: Among customers who purchased summer jackets last season, which customers are likely to be interested in the new spring collection? While the […]
March 18, 2025, SAN FRANCISCO –Writer, a generative AI platform for the enterprise, today announced the release of its 2025 AI Survey: “Generative AI Adoption in the Enterprise.” The study, conducted in partnership with independent research firm Workplace Intelligence, is intended to provide a lens into the experiences of knowledge workers and C-suite executives actively […]
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With nearly 4.5 billion email users worldwide in 2025, email marketing remains one of the most effective digital marketing channels. AI-powered email campaigns are revolutionizing the industry, enabling businesses to create highly personalized content, send emails at optimal times, and improve targeting. In fact, Martech’s Constantine von Hoffman reports that 32% of marketing organizations have […]
I’ve been reading a lot about the “rapid pace of change” – as if change itself is a new thing. The reality is that business has always been defined by rapid change, and change, by definition, is always disruptive to something. When I joined the workforce, desktop computing, the Blackberry, email, and the dot-com boom […]
The road to enterprise-scale adoption of generative AI remains difficult as businesses scramble to harness its potential. Those who have moved forward with generative AI have realized a variety of business improvements. Respondents to a Gartner survey reported 15.8% revenue increase, 15.2% cost savings and 22.6% productivity improvement on average. However, despite the promise the […]
We’re making it easier than ever for Databricks customers to run secure, scalable Apache Spark™ workloads on Unity Catalog Compute with Unity Catalog Lakeguard. In the past few months, we’ve simplified cluster creation, provided fine-grained access control everywhere, and enhanced service credential integrations—so that you can focus on building workloads, instead of managing infrastructure. What’s […]
In this blog, we’ll walk through building a serverless log analytics pipeline using Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, AWS Lambda, and Amazon S3. Log analytics is crucial for monitoring system health, detecting anomalies, and troubleshooting issues in modern applications. Traditional log processing solutions often require significant infrastructure and operational overhead. However, with OpenSearch Serverless, you can build […]