Databricks' Instructed Retriever beats traditional RAG data retrieval by 70% — enterprise metadata was the missing link

Instructed Retriever leverages contextual memory for system-level specifications while using retrieval to access the broader ...
InfoWorld

Databricks says its Instructed Retriever offers better AI answers than RAG in the enterprise

Databricks says Instructed Retriever outperforms RAG and could move AI pilots to production faster, but analysts warn it ...
ADTmag

Building Real-Time Systems: From Sensor Data to Natural Language Queries

The session highlights how InfluxDB 3 enables low-latency analytics and how MCP makes real-time data easier to explore. The talk will include a live demo where we will ask questions like “Is the ...

How to build an AI innovation pipeline that creates real long-term value

Here’s a practical playbook for lasting technological transformation. As 2026 begins, many organizations are launching AI ...
Opinion
Orange County Business JournalOpinion

Leader Board: OC’s AI Fluency and the Talent Pipeline

Tim Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee, co-founded the financial software firm MeridianLink in 1998, which went public and was sold in November in a $2 billion deal. Nguyen won a Business Journal Innovator ...