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In today's edition: What's Shaping the Future of Data?
📊Decoding the Differences: Data Science vs Machine Learning
🔄Immutable releases are now generally available
🤖Claude Skills-like Playbooks for ANY MCP Client
🌐Firecrawl v2.5 - The world's best Web Data API
📊 Wharton AI study shows surging enterprise adoption
💡 AI Tutorial:How to turn your ideas into stunning motion graphics
🤖 AI Tools and Data Tools to checkout
When hiring managers scan portfolios, they want to see real-world applications that solve meaningful problems, not just notebook exercises. The right projects don’t just show that you can code — they prove that you can think like a data scientist and build like an engineer. So if you want to stand out in 2026, these seven projects will help you do exactly that.
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To clarify the disparities between data science vs machine learning, and the difference between data scientist and machine learning professionals, it’s essential to examine the roles of professionals in each domain: data scientists and machine learning engineers
GitHub releases now support immutability. Immutable releases protect assets and tags from being tampered with after publication. This ensures that the software remains secure and trustworthy. Immutable releases can be enabled at the repository or organizational level. Once enabled, all new releases will be immutable - existing releases remain mutable unless they are republished.
This open-source tool brings that same paradigm to the entire MCP universe through playbooks. Director introduces MCP Playbooks - declarative YAML files that bundle MCP servers, custom prompts, and configuration into shareable modules that work identically across Cursor, Claude Code, VSCode, and any other MCP client.
The web scraping platform Firecrawl rolled out v2.5, which delivers the highest quality and most comprehensive web data API. There are two notable infrastructure upgrades: a custom-built browser stack that handles everything from PDFs to dynamic JavaScript apps, and a semantic index that now powers 40% of their API calls.
Introducing WhatsApp Business Calls in Synthflow
65% of people still prefer voice, but 40% of business calls go unanswered. Now Synthflow Voice AI Agents can answer WhatsApp calls directly — resolving issues, booking, and following up 24/7 with full analytics.
👨💻 Data Tools, Libraries
Newsbang: Your Lens on Emerging Trends
PostgreSQL Index Advisor (GitHub Repo)
PostgreSQL Index Advisor is a PostgreSQL extension for recommending indexes to improve query performance.
pylyzer (GitHub Repo)
pylyzer is a static code analyzer and language server for Python.
AI News:
Elon Musk recently suggested that scaling up Starlink V3 satellites would enable the creation of a network of orbiting data centers. The V3 satellites will be able to transmit data at up to 200Gbps. SpaceX will need to complete Starship before it can launch its V3 satellites - each V3 could weigh up to 2,000 kilograms, almost four times the current mass of the V2 Mini Starlink satellites.
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Amazon has begun rolling out its generative AI shopping assistant, Rufus, across Europe after a strong debut in the U.K. Built into the Amazon Shopping app, Rufus answers product questions, compares features, and gives tailored recommendations using chat-based prompts.
Wharton released its annual enterprise AI report, surveying roughly 800 senior decision-makers at U.S. firms and finding that AI usage is surging, with budgets growing and increased optimism about the tech across companies. Top AI business tasks included data analysis/analytics, meeting summarization, presentation and report creation, marketing content, and brainstorming.
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever just disclosed in a court deposition details surrounding Sam Altman’s Nov. 2023 ousting, including a 52-page document of management issues, a ‘Brockman Memo’, and a discussed Anthropic merger. The Altman removal attempt was considered for ‘at least a year,’ with Sutskever crafting the 52-page memo detailing patterns of dishonesty and manipulation.
Former xAI researcher Eric Zelikman is reportedly set to raise $1B at a $5B valuation for Human&, a new startup using unique training methods to develop human-centered AI with a team made up of employees from other frontier AI labs. The founding team includes Google's 7th employee, Georges Harik, and veterans from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and DeepMind
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AI Tutorial
How to turn your ideas into stunning motion graphics
Go to DoraStudio and sign up.
Describe what motion graphic you need in plain language and press enter.
Sample Prompt: “Create a smooth 10-second motion graphic showing global trade routes connecting major cities with animated lines and glowing dots.”
AI will process your request and create a professional motion graphic in minutes.
Download your motion graphic in various formats ready for your projects.
Pro Tip: You can create everything from data visualizations and route maps to animated data charts and explainer visuals — all with simple text prompts.
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