What if most prompt engineering advice is just working around a flaw? A new Google Research paper shows that repeating your prompt, literally copy and paste, can significantly improve AI performance. This isn’t a hack. It’s a window into how these systems really work. I explain more here.
Google’s latest Gemini update brings AI music generation, an upgraded on-device model called Nano Banana 2, and grounded APA citations for scientific papers. Three very different capabilities, one clear signal: Google is betting the generalist AI platform wins.
Everyone’s using AI. Fewer people are using it well. The real advantage isn’t using AI — it’s knowing which layer to reach for, and when. In this post I break down the three distinct layers of the Claude ecosystem and show you exactly how to deploy each one.
Microsoft Expands Copilot’s AI Brain: Why Claude Is Joining the Mix Microsoft has begun quietly reshaping the architecture behind Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the change tells us a lot about where enterprise AI is heading. Until… Read More »Claude in MS Copilot
I’m very pleased to share that the second edition of “Advanced Data Science and Analytics with Python” has now entered production. After months of writing, rewriting, refactoring code, updating examples, and expanding chapters, it’s now… Read More »Advanced Data Science and Analytics — 2nd Ed has entered production
Rethinking NLP in the Second Edition of Advanced Data Science and Analytics with Python When I first wrote Advanced Data Science and Analytics with Python, natural language processing (NLP) occupied a niche corner of the data… Read More »From Tokens to Transformers
The second edition of Advanced Data Science and Analytics with Python features significant updates, focusing on trustworthy model building and practical forecasting. A chapter dedicated to Meta’s Prophet framework discusses its strengths in handling seasonality and trends, emphasising robust evaluation methods to ensure forecasts remain reliable in real-world applications.
I’m delighted — and truthfully, a little humbled — to share that I’ve been included in Corinium Global Intelligence’s 2025 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data, Analytics & AI. It’s not every day that you find… Read More »Proud to Join the 2025 Global Top 100 Innovators in Data & AI
There are few moments as satisfying in a writer’s life as the thud of a package on the doorstep—especially when that package contains the culmination of years of work, revision, and relentless debugging. I’m thrilled… Read More »The Book Has Landed – 2nd Edition in Hand!
Advanced Data Science and Analytics – 2nd Edition in the making. I have now been slowly but surely working on the revisions and, boy! there is a lot to do. I will keep you posted with the revisions.