Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets crossing their stars’ faces. The model builds on a technique researchers have used for decades to study star spots. By improving astronomers’ understanding of spotty stars, the newContinue Reading
Healthcare discovery on ecommerce domains presents unique challenges that traditional product search wasn’t designed to handle. Unlike searching for books or electronics, healthcare queries involve complex relationships between symptoms, conditions, treatments, and services, requiring sophisticated understanding of medical terminology and customer intent. This challenge became particularly relevant for Amazon asContinue Reading
Tyson Foodservice operates as a critical division within Tyson Foods Inc., using its extensive protein production capabilities to supply a diverse array of foodservice clients across multiple sectors. As one of the largest protein providers in the US, Tyson Foods produces approximately 20% of the nation’s beef, pork, and chicken,Continue Reading
NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the Moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity. The LTV is part of NASA’s efforts to explore the lunar surface as part of the Artemis campaign and is the firstContinue Reading
As companies and individual users deal with constantly growing amounts of video content, the ability to perform low-effort search to retrieve videos or video segments using natural language becomes increasingly valuable. Semantic video search offers a powerful solution to this problem, so users can search for relevant video content basedContinue Reading
Scientists and space explorers have been on the hunt to determine where and how much ice is present on the Moon. Water ice would be an important resource at a future lunar base, as it could be used to support humans or be broken down to hydrogen and oxygen, keyContinue Reading
Customers today expect to find products quickly and efficiently through intuitive search functionality. A seamless search journey not only enhances the overall user experience, but also directly impacts key business metrics such as conversion rates, average order value, and customer loyalty. According to a McKinsey study, 78% of consumers areContinue Reading
In this post, we discuss what embeddings are, show how to practically use language embeddings, and explore how to use them to add functionality such as zero-shot classification and semantic search. We then use Amazon Bedrock and language embeddings to add these features to a really simple syndication (RSS) aggregatorContinue Reading
This post is co-written with Andrés Vélez Echeveri and Sean Azlin from OfferUp. OfferUp is an online, mobile-first marketplace designed to facilitate local transactions and discovery. Known for its user-friendly app and trust-building features, including user ratings and in-app chat, OfferUp enables users to buy and sell items and exploreContinue Reading
This is a guest post authored by Asaf Fried, Daniel Pienica, Sergey Volkovich from Cato Networks. Cato Networks is a leading provider of secure access service edge (SASE), an enterprise networking and security unified cloud-centered service that converges SD-WAN, a cloud network, and security service edge (SSE) functions, including firewallContinue Reading
