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Vector Databases: Types, Architecture, and Why They Power Modern Apps

If you built an AI app in the early days of LLMs, you probably hit a wall pretty quickly: Large Language Models have no long-term memory.

  • Vector databases store high-dimensional vector embeddings for efficient similarity searches.
  • Dedicated vector databases offer massive scale and low-latency performance.
  • Embedded vector databases provide zero-copy retrieval directly from disk or memory.

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React Email Checks Need Abortable State

I like fast signup forms, but I do not trust the ones that talk too early. A lot of React teams wire an async email check straight to onChange , then wonder why the UI flashes between valid, invalid…

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Modder Makes SteamBoy, A Game Boy-Sized Steam Deck

Redditor and modder PhyFawkes recently showed their latest project called the SteamBoy. And honestly, it’s left this writer with a level of pain, cringe, and horror over what they’re looking at, simply because they own a Steam Deck, and this is painful to look at, to say the least.

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DataStreams Secures $2.6 Million Contract for Pakistan Post Automation Project

Korean data management company to supply three proprietary solutions for metadata management, data migration and large-scale processing under an EDCF-backed digital transformation programDataStreams…

  • DataStreams secures $2.6M contract for Pakistan postal automation project
  • Project includes MetaStream, TeraStream, and TeraSort solutions
  • Company aims to leverage contract for future international opportunities

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Britain knows how to seed a scaleup. But can it back one all the way?

How do we keep high-potential tech founders headquartered in Britain, instead of watching them drift offshore, taking their growth stories with them? This question was posed to the Head of AIM & UK Primary Markets at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), and a panel of tech founders at SCALE Summit in London. On 23 April [...]

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