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Knowledge & Learning

5/15/2026 6 min

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Why Server Hardening Before Launch Matters More Than Most Developers Think

Secure code is only part of the story. If your server is exposed, misconfigured, or running your app with too much privilege, a good codebase can still ship into avoidable risk.

Knowledge & Learning

5/15/2026 3 min

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IBM Granite Embedding Multilingual R2 lands with 32K context and a compact 97M retrieval model

IBM’s new Granite Embedding Multilingual R2 release adds two Apache 2.0 embedding models with 32,768-token context, 200-plus language coverage, and a smaller 97M model positioned as a strong open option for multilingual retrieval.

Knowledge & Learning

5/10/2026 4 min

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EMO shows how sparse AI models can keep most performance while using far fewer experts

AllenAI’s EMO release argues that mixture-of-experts models can become meaningfully modular instead of acting like one giant model with sparse marketing.

Knowledge & Learning

5/8/2026 6 min

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Google DeepMind says AlphaEvolve is moving from algorithm research to real scientific impact

Google DeepMind’s latest AlphaEvolve update is less about a fresh launch and more about evidence that its Gemini-powered coding agent is affecting genomics, grid optimization, quantum work, and classic math problems.