pp-ocrv6 brings 50-language ocr to hugging face
paddleocr releases pp-ocrv6, a family of lightweight multilingual ocr models from 1.5m to 34.5m parameters, now available on hugging face with multiple inference backends.
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sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 adds migrations and nested transactions
sqlite-utils 4.0 release candidate introduces database migrations and atomic nested transactions, along with several backwards incompatible changes.
pytorch certified associate exam now available
linux foundation and pytorch foundation launch ptca certification for early-stage ai practitioners to validate pytorch skills.
datasette apps: sandboxed html apps with sql access
datasette apps lets you host custom html and javascript applications inside datasette with secure sql query access.
lateral, semi, and anti joins in sql
learn how lateral, semi, and anti joins solve problems that inner and left joins cannot handle cleanly.
research agents leak private data through web queries
mosaicleaks shows that deep research agents often expose private information when they search the web, and training them to be better at tasks makes the leakage worse.
llm-guided autotuning speeds up pytorch kernel tuning
pytorch's helion dsl uses llms to propose kernel configurations, matching bayesian optimization performance while exploring 10x fewer configs and cutting tuning time by 6.7x.
think beyond lora for fine-tuning
benchmarks show other parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods can beat lora on accuracy and memory, so it pays to test alternatives.
glm-5.2 open weights llm tops benchmarks
z.ai's glm-5.2, a 753b parameter mixture-of-experts model with 1m token context, leads open weights benchmarks and ranks second in code arena webdev.
pytorch foundation contributor awards open for 2026
nominations are open until july 17, 2026 for awards recognizing contributors to pytorch, vllm, deepspeed, ray, helion, and safetensors.
building a custom ai assistant for workflow control
a practical account of building a personal ai assistant with langchain and gpt-4o, focusing on memory, tools, and integration over off-the-shelf options.
agents can now search for tools at runtime
a new open specification lets ai agents discover tools, skills, and other agents dynamically instead of needing them pre-installed.
language-guided 3d motion forecasting with molmomotion
molmomotion predicts future 3d object motion from video, points, and text instructions, outperforming existing methods and aiding robotics and video generation.
five fun projects using openai codex
learn codex by building small, practical projects step by step, from a first app to a full-stack clone.
from hub dataset to robot hardware with strands agents
strands robots sdk integrates lerobot tools into a single agent loop for recording, simulation, policy inference, and hardware deployment.
glm-5.2: open model for long coding tasks
glm-5.2 is an open-source model with a solid 1m-token context, improved coding, and flexible effort control, ranking highest among open models on long-horizon benchmarks.
datasette 1.0a34 adds row editing tools
datasette 1.0a34 introduces insert, edit, and delete row actions directly in the table and row pages, inspired by datasette agent's sql write support.
export controls block ai bug fixing
export restrictions on claude fable 5 stem from a misinterpreted jailbreak that was actually a defensive code review request.