I don't think any Dev in history has hated QA as much as I do right now....I submitted my masterpiece, and my last brain cell into that build.......and this QA savant still sniffed out a bug. At this point, I'm not even mad. I'm impressed. Passing QA feels crazy fr....... How do they do that?!π
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NVIDIA is buying Hugging Face - the largest open-source AI platform for $12.9B. This is one of the biggest acquisitions in NVIDIAβs history:
Hugging Face is a hub for open-source AI, where developers share, download and run AI models. It was founded in 2016 and has become the main home for open models.
Buying it gives NVIDIA a strong position in open-source AI.
Here's the logic behind the deal:
NVIDIA's biggest customers, including OpenAI, Google, Amazon and Anthropic, are all building their own AI chips to cut their dependence on NVIDIA.
Open-source works against that. Instead of relying on closed labs, companies can build and run their own models, and most of them run on NVIDIA hardware. Owning Hugging Face keeps more of that work on NVIDIA chips.
There's also a cloud angle. Hugging Face already lets customers rent compute to run models. NVIDIA can use that to grow its AI cloud business.
Hugging Face by the numbers:
=> $12.9B acquisition price
=> $150M annual revenue, up from $100M two months earlier
=> $4.5B valuation in its last raise, back in 2023
=>$7B valuation in NVIDIA's investment offer last year
That's nearly 3x its 2023 valuation, and about 86x its revenue.
NVIDIA already invested in Hugging Face in 2023. Last year it offered $500M for a bigger stake, but Hugging Face rejected it over independence concerns. Now it's selling the whole company.
So why say yes now? For Hugging Face, the deal means more funding, compute and infrastructure to scale and compete with bigger labs. NVIDIA gets strategic control and developer reach.
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Hugging Face is a hub for open-source AI, where developers share, download and run AI models. It was founded in 2016 and has become the main home for open models.
Buying it gives NVIDIA a strong position in open-source AI.
Here's the logic behind the deal:
NVIDIA's biggest customers, including OpenAI, Google, Amazon and Anthropic, are all building their own AI chips to cut their dependence on NVIDIA.
Open-source works against that. Instead of relying on closed labs, companies can build and run their own models, and most of them run on NVIDIA hardware. Owning Hugging Face keeps more of that work on NVIDIA chips.
There's also a cloud angle. Hugging Face already lets customers rent compute to run models. NVIDIA can use that to grow its AI cloud business.
Hugging Face by the numbers:
=> $12.9B acquisition price
=> $150M annual revenue, up from $100M two months earlier
=> $4.5B valuation in its last raise, back in 2023
=>$7B valuation in NVIDIA's investment offer last year
That's nearly 3x its 2023 valuation, and about 86x its revenue.
NVIDIA already invested in Hugging Face in 2023. Last year it offered $500M for a bigger stake, but Hugging Face rejected it over independence concerns. Now it's selling the whole company.
So why say yes now? For Hugging Face, the deal means more funding, compute and infrastructure to scale and compete with bigger labs. NVIDIA gets strategic control and developer reach.
W NVIDIA π
@softwareAndCodes βΉοΈ
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I read this twice a week.
Title sounds like scrollbait, but it's legitimately one of the best things you will ever read
Title sounds like scrollbait, but it's legitimately one of the best things you will ever read
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π SPEC PROGRAM STARTS SOON!
Ready to turn big ideas into real impact? The Software Programming and Engineering Club (SPEC) at JiT is kicking off a brand new year!
More than just code, this is a community where passionate students connect to learn real skills, collaborate on projects, solve tough challenges, and grow through mentorship.
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Ready to turn big ideas into real impact? The Software Programming and Engineering Club (SPEC) at JiT is kicking off a brand new year!
More than just code, this is a community where passionate students connect to learn real skills, collaborate on projects, solve tough challenges, and grow through mentorship.
π Learn | π€ Collaborate | π‘ Innovate | π οΈ Build | π Grow
Students build brighter tomorrowsβletβs build ours together!
Join the community:
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Forwarded from SPEC-JIT(Software Programming and Engineering Club)@ JU
The Wait Is Over!
SPEC-JIT Club Official Welcome Event
The moment weβve all been waiting for is finally here! SPEC-JIT Club warmly invites every student to our official Welcome Event, a chance to meet new people, share ideas, build lasting connections, and celebrate the spirit of technology and innovation at JIT.
π Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
π Time: 8:00 LT
π Venue: JIT Registrar Hall 1
All students (departments) are welcome!
Donβt miss out. Come be part of the community shaping the future of technology at JIT.
SPEC-JIT Club
Connect. Collaborate. Innovate.
LinkedIn Page ππΌ
Telegram ChannelππΌ
Telegram Group ππΌ
SPEC-JIT Club Official Welcome Event
The moment weβve all been waiting for is finally here! SPEC-JIT Club warmly invites every student to our official Welcome Event, a chance to meet new people, share ideas, build lasting connections, and celebrate the spirit of technology and innovation at JIT.
π Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
π Time: 8:00 LT
π Venue: JIT Registrar Hall 1
All students (departments) are welcome!
Donβt miss out. Come be part of the community shaping the future of technology at JIT.
SPEC-JIT Club
Connect. Collaborate. Innovate.
LinkedIn Page ππΌ
Telegram ChannelππΌ
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The last 48 hours have been a nightmare for cybersecurity.
Japan's Prime Minister called for emergency.
2 critical PHP incidents impacting ~ 70% of websites.
GitLab CVSS 10.0 issue.
LiteLLM got hacked.
Node.js security vulnerabilities.
Tensorlake npm package infected.
Railway: thousands of customer secrets exposed. eMudhra certificate authority's keys cracked.
And many more. It's Black October.
Here's 6 things you can do today for security:
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Scan your Python and npm dependencies for malicious packages
ο»Ώο»ΏSet min release age on npm to protect
against supply chain attacks
ο»Ώο»ΏRotate compromised API keys NOW
ο»Ώο»ΏUpdate your browsers and remove compromised root certificates
ο»Ώο»ΏProtect your Al agents against The Lethal Trifecta
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Japan's Prime Minister called for emergency.
2 critical PHP incidents impacting ~ 70% of websites.
GitLab CVSS 10.0 issue.
LiteLLM got hacked.
Node.js security vulnerabilities.
Tensorlake npm package infected.
Railway: thousands of customer secrets exposed. eMudhra certificate authority's keys cracked.
And many more. It's Black October.
Here's 6 things you can do today for security:
ο»Ώο»ΏPatch critical PHP, GitLab, and Node.js vulnerabilities NOW
ο»Ώο»Ώ
Scan your Python and npm dependencies for malicious packages
ο»Ώο»ΏSet min release age on npm to protect
against supply chain attacks
ο»Ώο»ΏRotate compromised API keys NOW
ο»Ώο»ΏUpdate your browsers and remove compromised root certificates
ο»Ώο»ΏProtect your Al agents against The Lethal Trifecta
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Forwarded from Ethiopian SpaceXAI Community
Cursor Hackathon Jimma is coming, and it's open to everyone in South West Ethiopia!
We're bringing a 24-hour hackathon to Jimma where you get to build real products with Cursor. Got an idea? Bring it. Don't have one yet? That's fine too. You'll get the chance to experiment with AI, work on real problems, and see what you can build in just 24 hours.
You don't need to come with a team. We'll randomly group participants into teams, so you'll get to build with people you might never have met otherwise.
Whether you're a student, developer, or just curious about building with AI, come be part of it. Let's bring together the builders in South West Ethiopia and see what we can create!
π Nov 21, 8:00 AM to Nov 22, 11:00 AM
π Jimma University, Jimma
Jimma, it's your turn. Let's build! π₯
Register hereπ
https://luma.com/spacexai-yijh
We're bringing a 24-hour hackathon to Jimma where you get to build real products with Cursor. Got an idea? Bring it. Don't have one yet? That's fine too. You'll get the chance to experiment with AI, work on real problems, and see what you can build in just 24 hours.
You don't need to come with a team. We'll randomly group participants into teams, so you'll get to build with people you might never have met otherwise.
Whether you're a student, developer, or just curious about building with AI, come be part of it. Let's bring together the builders in South West Ethiopia and see what we can create!
π Nov 21, 8:00 AM to Nov 22, 11:00 AM
π Jimma University, Jimma
Jimma, it's your turn. Let's build! π₯
Register hereπ
https://luma.com/spacexai-yijh
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