#cplusplus#ann_search#embedded_database#rag#vector_search#vectordb
Zvec is a lightweight, open-source vector database built on Alibaba's Proxima engine that searches billions of vectors in milliseconds. You can install it instantly with a single command and start using it within seconds—no servers or complex configuration needed. It supports both dense and sparse vector embeddings, hybrid search combining semantic similarity with filters, and runs anywhere your code runs, from notebooks to edge devices. The key benefit is that you get production-grade, low-latency similarity search with minimal setup, making it ideal for AI applications like semantic search, recommendation systems, and retrieval-augmented generation without the overhead of traditional database infrastructure.
https://github.com/alibaba/zvec
Live: Get your virtual panda cuddles from Chongqing Zoo!
It's Saturday! Time for some super cute pandas. Yu Ai, Yu Ke, Mang Cancan, Qi Sanmei and Liang Yue in Chongqing Zoo get ready for clumsy rolls, silly play and fluffy cuteness. Join us to have a look! #panda
via CGTN
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A Chinese zoo is under fire again for passing off dogs as pandas. This is the third time that people have been tricked by painting ordinary chow chows as pandas.
Visitors began to suspect that they weren't pandas when the spotted furry creatures started barking and panting like dogs.
The plan was perfect. What could go wrong?
#Panda#China
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