Levi Strauss & Co. is partnering with Amsterdam-basedLalaland.aito create hyper-realistic AI fashion models of every body type, age, size, and skin tone to make the shopping experience more "personal" and "inclusive." According to the popular jeans maker, the AI-generated models will complement its.. read more  

The author is excited about how AI-enhanced solutions, such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot, save an enormous amount of time for an experienced developer. They can prompt the AI for the right answer, making them more productive and lowering their bar for investing time in projects that were ruled out.. read more  

This post discusses the potential impact of generative AI on the information economy and white-collar jobs. The author identifies three criteria for jobs that are safe from AI replacement: novelty, unpredictability, and fragility. The author suggests that workers should identify their contributions.. read more  

This post discusses the use of the ChatGPT model in a previously developed Outlook add-in that helps users generate professional business emails. The ChatGPT model is now available on both OpenAI andAzure OpenAIplatforms, and the article explains the changes required to integrate the model into the.. read more  

This anonymous post, shared by "Imashadowphantom" on Medium states that MariaDB, the commercial entity that operates on top of the open source database platform, is in dire financial straits. This is a summary of what the user states: Its leadership has been embroiled in allegations of racism, sex.. read more  

TheAmazon Leadership Principles (LPs)can be weaponized or applied in a degenerate, simplistic way. However, as imperfectly used, they provide a consistent internal language for the company. The Frugality LP is a common example of degenerate application, where saving money is prioritized over value... read more  

This article discusses essential Microservice design principles and patterns for experienced developers. It explains the benefits of Microservice architecture over monolithic architecture, and covers concepts such as scalability, flexibility, resiliency, and event sourcing. The article also discuss.. read more  

The biggest mistake Kubernetes admins make with health probes isconfiguring the probes the same way for all apps. The article provides six best practices for configuring liveness and readiness probes based on the app's startup time, response time, criticality, and issues. Additionally, the article .. read more  

A discussion on the difference between "network incidents" and "security incidents" led to a realization thatcategorizing incidents may not be effective for complex situationslike major incidents, such as ransomware. Ransomware impacts multiple aspects of infrastructure and requires a significant, .. read more  

MTTR (Mean Time To Recover) is a useful operational metric to track, but it doesn't always tell the whole story. It's only an average and doesn't take into account the total amount of downtime. Lowering MTTR may be a good strategy in certain situations, but it's not always the right strategy. The g.. read more