Hey, blog readers! Just dropped some rich pieces you might find intriguing. From celebrating the launch of Redict 7.3.0, a stable version that’s shaking up the Redis® OSS community, to uncovering the chilling use of AI by the Israeli army in Gaza. There’s a deep dive into accelerating local LLM inference on Intel platforms, and some investigative tips on unravelling the mystery of shell companies’ true owners. Fancy using AI to plan your next trip or achieve better sleep with a portable blackout curtain? There’s something on that too. Plus, a must-read for newsletter publishers on setting up SPF and DKIM. Dive in for these curated gems!

• Redict 7.3.0 is now available: The Redict community is pleased to announce the release of Redict 7.3.0, the first stable version of our copyleft fork of Redis® OSS 7.2.4.1 You can download the release on Codeberg, or download one of our official container images from registry.redict.io. We have written comprehensive documentation detailing our compatibility with Redis® OSS 7.2.4, which also provides detailed documentation for various migration scenarios, such as for users of the official Redis® containers on Docker Hub, downstream package maintainers, and so on.
• ‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza: The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.
• ipex-llm: Accelerate local LLM inference and finetuning (LLaMA, Mistral, ChatGLM, Qwen, Baichuan, Mixtral, Gemma, etc.) on Intel CPU and GPU (e.g., local PC with iGPU, discrete GPU such as Arc, Flex and Max). A PyTorch LLM library that seamlessly integrates with llama.cpp, HuggingFace, LangChain, LlamaIndex, DeepSpeed, vLLM, FastChat, ModelScope, etc.
• Tips for Linking Shell Companies to their Secret Owners: At a recent panel at the 2024 NICAR conference, Karrie Kehoe, deputy head of data and research at ICIJ, offered a series of tips for investigating the true owners of shell companies.
• How I use AI to plan a trip✈️: A step-by-step guide to using Google Gemini as a free travel agent, exploring how the AI tool benefits from access to Google Flights and Google Hotels
• Sleepout® Portable Blackout Curtain 2.0: The patented, portable blackout curtain that completely darkens a room and installs anywhere for better sleep. Greenguard® and OEKO-TEX® certified free from harmful chemicals and substances. Each Sleepout® Curtain comes with a carry bag and 2x industrial-grade locking suction cups.
• Why SPF and DKIM Matter — And How to Set Them Up For Your Newsletter: At the heart of authentication are two tools that every email sender should be using: SPF and DKIM. Let’s help you set things up.