Is Graphic Design a Good Career in 2023?

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Graphic design is a highly creative and visually-driven career that offers a wide range of opportunities for those who possess the necessary skills and talents. Whether you are looking to create beautiful and engaging designs for print materials, digital media, or other types of communications, a career in graphic design can be both challenging and […]

Accelerating ML Model Inferencing

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Expedia Group™️ acts as a booking agent for all sorts of travel. An issue we’ve wrestled with is when a hotel (or vacation rental, activity, etc.) shares public contact information through our platform that allows for direct booking. This act violates our service agreements, and we must detect if it happens. Furthermore, this mechanism needs to scale to review an ongoing stream of data generated by bookings, website updates, client updates, etc.

This is not a unique problem in the travel industry. It can be generalized to verify a whole class of financial and legal agreements on an ongoing basis. Speed is of the essence; quickly detecting violations protects the platform’s viability and stops possible fraud.

Leaders Make Their Own Problems

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At some point, you begin to lead. This is very different than managing. The difference can be summed up with the phrase, “Leaders make their own problems." I’ll explain that in a bit, but first, let me tell you a story.

When I First Realized I Was Missing Something

When I first became a director, I had a conversation with another director named Jim.