Stay up to date with important information for architects and those aspiring to become architects with this monthly overview. A live webinar and Q&A session titled “A Reference Architecture for Building Trustworthy Agentic AI Systems” will be held on January 22, 2026. Learn from Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager at Stripe, who will share insights on building a testing system using Apache Spark. Discover how AI is transitioning from a tool to a collaborator and explore the “Three Loops” framework to adapt to this shift.
Jade Abbott discusses moving away from resource-heavy AI models to more efficient “Little LMs” and shares techniques like LoRA, quantization, and GRPO to achieve high performance with less compute. Additionally, Peter Hunter & Elena Stojmilova share Open GI’s transformation to a cloud-native SaaS platform, emphasizing empowering teams through decentralized architectural approaches.
Lesley Cordero delves into platform engineering as a way to scale organizations, covering the CALMS framework and the balance between reliability and velocity. Learn from Luca Mezzalira in a 5-week online cohort on embedding LLMs securely for real engineering impact. Explore how leading engineering teams implement AI in production reliably and at scale.
In the realm of robotics and AI, Hugging Face introduces Reachy Mini robots for human-robot interaction. These compact robots, available as a kit, offer motorized movements, multimodal sensing, and programming in Python. They integrate with the Hugging Face Hub, providing access to numerous AI models and datasets for custom applications. The open-source nature of Reachy Mini fosters innovation and collaboration in AI and robotics development.
The Lite version of Reachy Mini is set to ship in late summer 2025, followed by the Wireless version later in the year. Hugging Face aims to gather user feedback promptly to enhance the product continually. Join the revolution in real-time advanced analytics with Snowplow, enabling digital-first companies to leverage behavioral data for AI-driven personalization.
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