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How to shrink a Docker image without breaking it

Reduce Docker image size by choosing slim bases and multi-stage builds. A 2.54 GB image can drop under 200 MB, cutting pull time and storage cost tenfold.

Data Today Guides Desk · Aug 13, 2026

Engineering

How to write a Dockerfile that does not waste your time

To write a Dockerfile that builds fast, order instructions from least to most frequently changing. Copy dependency files before source code so Docker reuses cached layers. Reordering two lines cut rebuild time 81 percent, from 37.4 to 7.1 seconds.

Data Today Guides Desk · Aug 13, 2026

Open-weight AI models: Hinton says the battle is lost

At Ai4, Hinton conceded the battle over open-weight AI models is lost, while Ng and Li argued for openness with nuance.

Data Today AI Desk · Aug 13, 2026

Grok Bot logs into your apps like a human, at $120 per seat

SpaceXAI's Grok Bot signs into your apps and operates their interface directly, no API needed, with beta pricing from $120 per seat a month.

Data Today AI Desk · Aug 12, 2026

Business

Nvidia bets $500B on AI factory financing with Wall Street

Nvidia and six Wall Street firms aim to mobilize $500B for AI factory financing. GPU compute becomes an investable asset class, with 25% loan backstops.

Data Today Markets Desk · Aug 12, 2026

Engineering

Agentic coding at scale: 87% of Copilot calls run autonomously

Agentic coding dominates Copilot at scale. A study of 13M sessions finds 87% of LLM calls are agent-initiated, rewriting AI infrastructure planning.

Data Today Engineering Desk · Aug 11, 2026

AI for dummies

Muse Glimmer 30B: Meta's open-weights model for local agents

Meta's 30B open-weights Muse Glimmer fits on one RTX 3090 and reaches 280 tokens per second, built for local agentic workflows.

Data Today Explainers Desk · Aug 11, 2026

Cyber security

BdThemes supply chain backdoor hits 350,000 WordPress sites

BdThemes supply chain attack delivered rogue admin backdoors through a poisoned JSON feed hitting 350,000 WordPress installs. Here is what to hunt.

Data Today Security Desk · Aug 11, 2026

FinOps

AWS FinOps: the cost levers that actually move the needle

Five AWS services drive 80 percent of spend. Rightsizing, commitment discounts and storage tiering pull hardest, and the FinOps Agent automates the triage.

Data Today FinOps Desk · Aug 11, 2026

FinOps

GitHub FinOps: Actions minutes, Copilot seats and the cost of AI coding at scale

A dev team's GitHub bill has four parts: Actions, Copilot, Codespaces and Packages. AI agents multiply the Actions bill. The levers are runner and seat audits.

Data Today FinOps Desk · Aug 11, 2026

FinOps

Matillion FinOps: pipeline credits, runner economics and what Maia AI changes

Matillion bills on pipeline credits and runners. The three levers are pipeline efficiency, runner right-sizing and scheduling. Maia AI adds a new cost line.

Data Today FinOps Desk · Aug 11, 2026

FinOps

FinOps explained: every stage, every action, and where AI agents fit

Three phases and 22 capabilities make up FinOps for cloud and SaaS spend, and AI agents now automate nearly half of them.

Data Today FinOps Desk · Aug 11, 2026