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The State of Embedding-Based Retrieval in E-Commerce

The State of Embedding-Based Retrieval in E-Commerce

★★★★☆(756)Mar 2, 2026
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We explore the current state of embedding models for search, why they fall short in e-commerce applications, and the industry's duct-tape solutions.

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The One-Model Approach: A Paradigm Shift in Product Discovery

The One-Model Approach: A Paradigm Shift in Product Discovery

★★★★★(257)Nov 3, 2025
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When your architecture is fragmented, you're not just adding complexity, you're encoding fundamental limitations into your entire stack. Here's why a unified model approach creates cascading benefits far beyond the obvious.

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SOL-BRN-018In Stock · 8 min read
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Users and Items: Rethinking E-Commerce User Modeling

Users and Items: Rethinking E-Commerce User Modeling

★★★★★(937)Oct 30, 2025
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While CLIP revolutionized product representation, user modeling has been an afterthought. We explore why treating users and items symmetrically fails to capture the temporal, uncertain, and compositional nature of shopping intent—and what's needed to bridge this gap.

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SOL-BRN-017In Stock · 6 min read
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Composed Item Retrieval: A Whole New World

Composed Item Retrieval: A Whole New World

★★★★★(577)Sep 19, 2025
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Explore how Composed Item Retrieval is going to change e-commerce by allowing shoppers to modify product searches with natural language, creating a more intuitive and powerful discovery experience.

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SOL-BRN-016In Stock · 5 min read
It's All Multimodality

It's All Multimodality

★★★★☆(750)Aug 15, 2025
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Time to let the flavours blend together... For too long, e-commerce discovery has been a messy kitchen of separate tools for text, images, and recommendations. We trace the recipe from plain-toast keywords to today's complex dishes, and show why the future is a unified kitchen that can serve up truly novel shopping experiences.

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SOL-BRN-015In Stock · 6 min read
E-Commerce is Inherently Multimodal

E-Commerce is Inherently Multimodal

★★★★★(417)Jul 21, 2025
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Don't trust the headlines, CLIP is not multimodal! In this blog post, we explore the multimodal nature of e-commerce and how it can be leveraged for better user experiences.

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SOL-BRN-014In Stock · 4 min read
Sizing Zero-shot Recommendations

Sizing Zero-shot Recommendations

★★★★★(135)Jun 16, 2025
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In this blog post, we explore the cold start problem in e-commerce recommendations, quantifying missed opportunities with traditional systems and showcasing the potential of zero-shot recommendation approaches.

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SOL-BRN-013In Stock · 6 min read
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Smarter Sorting, More Sales: Evaluating the Impact of Fixed Sorts

Smarter Sorting, More Sales: Evaluating the Impact of Fixed Sorts

★★★★☆(518)May 20, 2025
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The way you sort products has a direct impact on your bottom line. This blog dives into a simulation that shows how a more dynamic approach can prevent premature stock-outs and ultimately drive higher cumulative sales.

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SOL-BRN-012In Stock · 6 min read
Models are Markup, Tokens are Features...

Models are Markup, Tokens are Features...

★★★★★(683)Apr 25, 2025
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We explore the interplay of token architecture on product design, and model development. We discuss how tokens can be used to create a more capable, flexible and adaptable AI systems.

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SOL-BRN-011In Stock · 6 min read
The Latest Squeeze on Training Bottlenecks...

The Latest Squeeze on Training Bottlenecks...

★★★★★(675)Apr 14, 2025
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We unravel the latest squeeze on training bottlenecks, exploring the impact of data quality and pipeline monitoring on training performance.

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SOL-BRN-010In Stock · 14 min read
GPU Poor, GPU Rich: Training at Scale

GPU Poor, GPU Rich: Training at Scale

★★★★★(735)Apr 7, 2025
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We go down the rabbit-hole, exploring the recipes that train transformers at scale. These provide insight into network communication, GPU utilization, and the challenges of common transformer ops.

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SOL-BRN-009In Stock · 14 min read
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Architecture & Optimising: Determining Training Memory

Architecture & Optimising: Determining Training Memory

★★★★★(199)Mar 31, 2025
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Understand the recipe and you'll know what comes next! We break down the memory requirements of transformer training and weigh in on some innovations born of these constraints.

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SOL-BRN-008In Stock · 14 min read
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Low-Level Performance Optimization in PyTorch on NVIDIA GPUs

Low-Level Performance Optimization in PyTorch on NVIDIA GPUs

★★★★★(651)Mar 24, 2025
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Delve into the low-level details of Nvidia GPUs and their interaction with PyTorch execution.

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SOL-BRN-007In Stock · 17 min read
Tracking Model Experiments

Tracking Model Experiments

★★★★☆(102)Feb 7, 2025
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Let's jump into the Experiment Tracking - a guiding light in large-scale model training.

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SOL-BRN-006In Stock · 10 min read
Vector Databases: A New Dimension in Data Storage

Vector Databases: A New Dimension in Data Storage

★★★★☆(922)Sep 24, 2024
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Dive into the technology behind vector databases, one of the key innovations helping drive modern AI.

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SOL-BRN-005In Stock · 8 min read
The Impact of Zero-shot Recommendations

The Impact of Zero-shot Recommendations

★★★★★(819)Sep 23, 2024
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Find out how Zero-shot Discovery unifies the search and recommendations experience in e-Commerce, and the impact legacy algorithms have on user growth.

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SOL-BRN-004In Stock · 5 min read
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What is Zero-shot Discovery? Let's dive in.

What is Zero-shot Discovery? Let's dive in.

★★★★☆(380)Aug 24, 2024
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What makes this wave different? Here are how economics and hardware are building innovation in AI and Machine Learning that will last.

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SOL-BRN-003In Stock · 3 min read
The Five Technologies driving AI 3.0

The Five Technologies driving AI 3.0

★★★★★(657)Aug 6, 2024
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What makes this wave different? Here are how economics and hardware are building innovation in AI and Machine Learning that will last.

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SOL-BRN-002In Stock · 6 min read
In a Pickle About AI? Let's Relish the Latest Developments!

In a Pickle About AI? Let's Relish the Latest Developments!

★★★★★(523)Aug 5, 2024
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Crunch time in AI research! Our tangy tour through the latest breakthroughs in PeFT, Upcycling and Zero-shot Learning will leave you feeling anything but sour.

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SOL-BRN-001In Stock · 2 min read