Niels Berglund

Interesting Stuff - Week 08, 2025

AI is advancing rapidly, from multi-agent planning innovations to LLMs with enhanced reasoning. This week's roundup covers Grok 3's capabilities, AI-driven brainstorming, LLM-powered coding, and the rise of event-driven multi-agent systems. Plus, Data & AI Community Day Durban: AI @ Ignite++ is coming March 22—the Call for Speakers is open, and registrations start next week!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, February 23, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 03, 2025

This week's blog post explores AI's transformative potential, from intelligent agents and generative AI pitfalls to event-driven architectures powering real-time workflows. Discover how NovaSky's $450 Sky-T1 model is democratizing AI and get a glimpse of the latest innovations showcased at ICE 2025.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, January 19, 2025

Interesting Stuff - Week 51, 2024

In this week's blog we explore groundbreaking tech advancements, including OpenAI's o3 models, ChatGPT Projects, Kafka's queue support, and Microsoft's AIOpsLab. These innovations are reshaping workflows, enhancing scalability, and advancing AI capabilities. Dive in to discover how they're driving the future of tech!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, December 22, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 49, 2024

This week's blog explores cutting-edge tech advancements, including SQL Server 2025's AI-ready features, LangChain tools for smarter app development, and Large Action Models revolutionizing decision-making. Dive into strategies for optimizing LLM performance and integrating real-time intelligence with proactive agents, showcasing how technology is pushing boundaries like never before!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, December 8, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 44, 2024

I explore in this week's blog the latest breakthroughs in Generative AI, streaming, and intelligent agents, from multi-agent Q&A systems to GitHub’s new AI tools. Discover practical insights on building LLM judges, transforming PDFs into podcasts, and why SlateDB is gaining traction in stream processing.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, November 3, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 43, 2024

I cover this week AI's latest, from contextual bandits and Transformer evolution to the best streaming platforms for Microsoft Fabric. Dive in for insights on building LLMs and the future of AI-powered search engines!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, October 27, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 42, 2024

I explore this week the evolution of AI, from action-driven systems to OpenAI's Swarm, which enables multi-agent collaboration. Plus, we dive into Kafka's internals, examining how it optimizes real-time data streaming. Exciting innovations shaping the future of tech!

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, October 20, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 39, 2024

Dive into this week's tech roundup, featuring insights on RAG AI agents, Hamza Farooq's hands-on approach to building custom AI agents, and Microsoft's transformative RD-Agent. We also explore the latest features in RisingWave v2.0 and the integration of streaming platforms with lakehouse architectures.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, September 29, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 36, 2024

This week's blog, explores groundbreaking developments in AI, from real-time game simulations with Google DeepMind’s GameNGen to innovative approaches in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) using Flink and Kafka. We also look into scalable multi-agent frameworks and clustering techniques that enhance AI's efficiency and performance.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, September 8, 2024

Interesting Stuff - Week 33, 2024

This week we explore key advancements in AI and data streaming, including the MindSearch framework, SQL Generator 2.0, and Multi-Agent-as-a-Service. Plus, don’t miss the highlights of the upcoming Current 2024 event and a preview of my Season of AI presentations in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Posted by nielsb on Sunday, August 18, 2024

Technology musings about coding and data. Some topics: .NET, SQL Server, AI/ML, Big Data, Streaming, Kafka, Azure Data Explorer, and a lot more.