Databricks: 'PDF parsing for agentic AI is still unsolved' — new tool replaces multi-service pipelines with single function

The company this week detailed its "ai_parse_document" technology, now integrated with Databricks' Agent Bricks platform. The ...
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PHP 8.5 lays down long-awaited pipe operator, adds new URI tools

Unfashionable web workhorse refreshed for its ongoing run PHP 8.5 landed on Thursday with a long-awaited pipe operator and a ...
InfoWorld

Databricks fires back at Snowflake with SQL-based AI document parsing

The new capability supports tables, figures, and diagrams with spatial metadata, making documents searchable and actionable ...
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Working with JSON in Oracle APEX: Best Practices and Performance Optimization

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become the de facto standard for lightweight data exchange across applications, especially within modern web-based platforms. For Oracle APEX developers, JSON ...
Ars Technica

SimpleDateFormat parse vs format - code snippet to run

EST Time (parse): Fri Nov 07 17:03:28 EST 2008 GMT Time (parse): Fri Nov 07 17:03:28 EST 2008 <---- ! </pre><BR><BR>Why is the last line showing in EST time?<BR><BR ...
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Google BigQuery gets managed AI functions to simplify unstructured data analysis

The new managed functions will let enterprises apply LLM reasoning to structured and unstructured data directly in SQL, eliminating prompt tuning and external tools.