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The US FTC clears Publicis' $2.2B LiveRamp acquisition, subject to a consent decree requiring equal access to LiveRamp's data connectivity tools for all clients (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)

The US Federal Trade Commission said it will allow Publicis Groupe SA to complete the $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp Holdings Inc …

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Accuracy Lied to Me: Precision, Recall, ROC AUC and Cross-Validation in ML Zoomcamp Module 4

In Module 3 I trained a lead-scoring classifier and reported 0.645 accuracy. It sounded fine. Module 4 of ML Zoomcamp exists to destroy exactly that feeling — accuracy hides everything interesting…

  • Accuracy of 0.645 reported but misleading for imbalanced classes
  • ROC AUC score of 0.732 provides better performance measure
  • Optimal threshold determined by precision-recall tradeoff

Realtime Delivery Event Retention Rules for Recovering Missed Map Updates

Short answer: keep a short, durable event window for the delivery tracking map, make reconnects request a cursor, and treat a snapshot plus replay as the recovery contract.

  • Short, durable event window ensures correct map updates after connectivity issues
  • Reconnect cursor handles cursor position within retained window
  • Retention contract combines snapshot with replay capabilities for accurate updates

TP-Link Moves to Assemble Routers In the US Following Import Ban

TP-Link plans to begin assembling routers in Mississippi as early as 2027 after the FCC banned imports of new foreign-made consumer routers over security concerns.

  • TP-Link plans to manufacture routers in the US starting 2027.
  • Company signed letter of intent with Key Tronic for Mississippi facility.
  • TP-Link aims to produce Wi-Fi 8 routers initially under arrangement.

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