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Learning to Replicate Expert Judgment in Financial Tasks (14 minute read)
Frontier models struggle with relatively simple financial tasks. Custom models fine-tuned on high-quality proprietary datasets labeled by expert investors perform better. They are also substantially cheaper. Models of the future will probably feature differentiated intelligence - organizations will have custom models tuned to their specific needs that outperform frontier models.
Jun 12 | Blog
I Tried to Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend. Reader, I Did Not Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend.
A "simple" weekend project turns into real infrastructure, and why agent context deserves a boring, reliable foundation.
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Jul 02 | Tech
For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides (13 minute read)
Biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane piece by piece, and the bag of molecules started to behave like life. The lab-made cell grew, replicated its DNA, and divided. While the cell is not alive, it is the strongest demonstration yet that it is possible to generate life from nonlife. It can't survive without constant deliveries of food and ribosomes, and it has no defenses or a good waste removal system.
Jul 02 | Fintech
Prediction markets: A messy path to mainstream (8 minute read)
Prediction markets are moving toward mainstream consumer attention. The path is messy, as Polymarket faces deceptive advertising allegations, Meta is exploring a prediction markets app, and the CFTC is clashing with states over jurisdiction.
Jul 02 | It
Azure CLI Password Spray Hits at Least 78 Microsoft Accounts in 81M+ Attempts (4 minute read)
A large password-spray campaign targeted Microsoft Azure CLI authentication, with more than 81 million login attempts and at least 78 compromised accounts across 64 organizations. Huntress says many affected orgs had Conditional Access enabled, making this especially relevant for cloud identity teams.
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