Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world today and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we’ll discuss two ways to avoid falling prey to algorithm-driven ads. When it comes to material possessions, we like what we see. These days, we see a lot and want it all. Gone are the days when TV or radio commercials influenced what you bought and where you bought it.

InfluxDB recently launched the InfluxDB Management API for InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated. Now, developers can manage databases, database tokens, and create database tables with custom partitioning directly from their application. The Management API provides a programmatic interface for performing tasks that previously required human interaction. This interface promotes easier workflows for applications that need automatic provisioning of multiple instances of InfluxDB, either for internal or external purposes.

If you haven’t already read part 1, click here to do that first. If you look at the screenshots, they’re actually quite simple to understand. Anyone can easily identify whether the OS booted successfully at first glance. Look at the following examples and you’ll see what I mean : So, rather than the existing deterministic method, which relied on indirect evidence, we opted to use machine learning and neural networks to analyze and classify screenshots like a human being.