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thenewstack.io > with-its-latest-phi-4-reasoning-model-microsoft-reckons-bigger-isnt-always-better

With its latest Phi-4 reasoning model, Microsoft reckons bigger isn’t always better

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1016+ words) In a blog post last week, Microsoft described Phi-4-Reasoning-Vision-15B, a multimodal model designed to handle reasoning tasks that involve both text and images. The goal isn't simply to add visual understanding to a language model; rather, it explores whether…...

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thenewstack.io > how-to-deploy-an-ai-server-on-your-debianubuntu-server

How to deploy an AI server on your Debian/Ubuntu server

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (673+ words) Whenever I use AI, I always opt to go with a locally installed instance. The reason for that is twofold. First, when I'm using locally installed AI, I'm not drawing power off an electric grid already in massive demand. Second,…...

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thenewstack.io > nvidia-nemoclaw-launch

Nvidia plans NemoClaw launch, an open-source platform for AI agents

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (408+ words) Nvidia is planning to launch NemoClaw, an open-source platform for AI agents, next week. Anonymous sources cited by Wired say even non-Nvidia customers will be able to get in on the action with access to the new platform open to…...

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thenewstack.io > with-gridgain-acquisition-mariadb-bets-on-in-memory-computing-and-apache-ignite

With GridGain acquisition, MariaDB bets on in-memory computing and Apache Ignite

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (711+ words) MariaDB is one of the stalwarts of the open-source database world. Born out of the MySQL fork'following Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems'in 2010, the project has served as a bedrock for web applications and enterprise systems alike for more than a…...

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thenewstack.io > ai-infrastructure-crisis-roadmap

The AI Infrastructure crisis: When ambition meets ancient systems

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (665+ words) Imagine attempting to run modern AI workloads on legacy infrastructure introduces structural mismatches in performance, scalability, and architectural design. That's essentially what many companies do when they try to run cutting-edge AI workloads on systems designed for predictable, transactional processing…...

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thenewstack.io > crafting-ai-agents-platform

AI coding agents can write code, Crafting wants to help them ship it

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (801+ words) AI coding agents are getting very good at generating code, but for enterprise engineering teams, that's only part of the battle. There's also testing, validation, and actually shipping that code against real production infrastructure " and that remains a bottleneck that…...

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thenewstack.io > ai-prototype-to-production-postgres

Moving AI apps from prototype to production requires enterprise-grade postgres infrastructure

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (793+ words) There's no ignoring the AI gold rush. In 2024, 78% of organizations reported using AI, a 23 percentage-point increase from the year prior. The number of those experimenting with AI in 2025 is surely even higher. But that doesn't mean all AI applications are…...

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thenewstack.io > context-rot-enterprise-ai-llms

How context rot drags down AI and LLM results for enterprises, and how to fix it

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (786+ words) One of the most quoted business mantras today states that if a company wants to be successful, data is everything. This has been repeated for decades, but with the furious expansion and broad use of AI and AI agents, it…...

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thenewstack.io > where-ai-initiatives-fail

The technical leap where most brilliant AI initiatives spectacularly fail

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (428+ words) The hard work is done. Your organization successfully navigated the treacherous waters of legacy infrastructure and now stands at the threshold of true AI capability. But it's not that simple. The technical leap from prototype to production is where AI…...

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thenewstack.io > tanstack-start-vibe-coding

Vibe code full-stack apps fast with TanStack Start

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (579+ words) It's no secret that it's gotten significantly easier to build applications in the last few years. And vibe coding is only making it easier and easier. But how exactly would someone build a full-stack application with file-based routing systems, server…...