In this tutorial, we build an advanced multimodal retrieval-augmented generation pipeline with NVIDIA NeMo Retriever. We begin by configuring a Python 3.12 environment, installing the required packages, and performing offline PDF text extraction without relying on a GPU or external API key. We then extend the workflow with hosted NVIDIA NIM endpoints to detect page…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Central Okanagan Emergency Management (COEM) says any residents in the evacuation zone of the Quilpituk Creek wildfire need to leave immediately. The organization said it has become aware that some residents remained behind and said that an evacuation order is not a suggestion, it is a life-safety…
Tencent Cloud has open-sourced TencentDB Agent Memory v2.0, a team-level memory hub for AI agents. The idea is super simple: if project context was already explained once, a new session should not need it repeated. The system turns conversations, documents and code into four reusable memory assets — Chat Memory, Skill, LLM-Wiki and Code-Graph —…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hot and dry conditions across B.C.’s Interior are keeping firefighters on high alert this weekend. The Bradley Creek wildfire has not grown significantly over the past few days, but crews are still working to prevent flare-ups and keep the area safe as thousands of people remain out…
HR software provider Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, an anti-tokenmaxxing product that helps a company track and contain its AI spending. One of the most interesting features is that it maps how much individual employees, teams, and roles are spending and if they are genuinely more productive, or generally producing more AI slop….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has released more details about a recent police shooting in Calgary. ASIRT says, shortly before 2 a.m. on July 30, Calgary police officers responded to a home in the 1000 block of Bridlemeadows Manor Southwest for reports of a man…
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will launch its safeguarding programme for District Football Championship safeguarding focal persons with the first online workshop on August 11, marking an important step in strengthening player welfare and embedding safeguarding standards across football in Pakistan. With the District Football Championship set to feature under-18 players as well, the federation…
When an autonomous AI escapes its sandbox to hack a major tech company, science fiction becomes science fact. It is time for executives to take rogue foundation models incredibly seriously. I have spent decades analyzing the technology industry, observing the pendulum swing between transformative innovation and catastrophic risk. Right now, we are witnessing a systemic…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Brampton, Ont., man is facing an impaired driving charge after police say he was operating a fully-loaded dump truck that was swerving into oncoming traffic in Wellington County. Officers received a traffic complaint at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday about a gravel dump truck crossing the centre…
Thai footballer Sofwan Awae, 24, died on Aug 4, 2026 after he was struck by lighting during a match in Narathiwat. — Facebook/@FC Yala A Thai footballer was killed, and 12 players sustained wounds after lightning struck a ground in the Sungai Golok town in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province, the Independent reported. The police said…
