Databricks research shows multi-step agents consistently outperform single-turn RAG when answers span databases and documents

Data teams building AI agents keep running into the same failure mode. Questions that require joining structured data with ...
XDA Developers on MSN

One tiny change made my local LLMs more useful than ChatGPT for real work

And it maintains my privacy, too ...
IEEE

To RAG or Not to RAG, That Is the Question: Effective Text-to-SQL Generation Under Ambiguity

Abstract: Natural language interfaces to databases promise to democratize data access, yet current text-to-SQL systems fail to address a fundamental challenge: user questions are often ambiguous.
IEEE

Network Packet Security Analysis Chatbot using SQL-RAG Approach and Cybersecurity-Tuned LLM

Abstract: Cybersecurity analysis faces significant challenges in examining massive volumes of network data generated by increasingly connected systems. Data science and machine learning models help to ...
KTVU

Mountain View turns off license plate readers because of 'unauthorized' federal use

Mountain View's police chief said Monday that the city's license plate reader cameras will be turned off until the City Council decides whether to keep them operating in the city. he decision follows ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
The Verge

Google’s Gemini AI will use what it knows about you from Gmail, Search, and YouTube

With Personal Intelligence, Gemini can give you more personalized answers to your questions, though it requires you to opt in. With Personal Intelligence, Gemini can give you more personalized ...
Cult of Mac

iPadOS 26.2 delivers major Split View improvement — here’s how to use it

iPad users once again gain access to classic Split View multitasking in iPadOS 26.2. It’s back to being the best way to use two applications side-by-side on your iPad. Apple nerfed Split View in ...
Visual Studio Magazine

On-Premises Azure DevOps Server Reaches GA

Azure DevOps Server is now generally available, marking its transition to a production-ready on-premises offering for teams that need to self-host their DevOps platform. The GA release packages ...
Texarkana Gazette

Using socks as a dust rag

Dear Heloise: With four boys in my home, we go through a lot of athletic socks. If one sock gets lost or develops a hole, it becomes a dust rag. But when I'm dusting, I never spray the furniture; I ...