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Amazon Q Developer: Everything you need to know
When I reviewed Amazon Q Developer in 2024, I noted that it was able to generate whole functions in common programming...
The hidden cost of Amazon Nova 2
Amazon’s Nova 2 announcement at AWS re:Invent 2025 is exactly the type of AI offering we expected from AWS and,...
IBM to buy Confluent to extend its data and automation portfolio
IBM has agreed to acquire cloud-native enterprise data streaming platform Confluent in a move designed to expand its...
R language is making a comeback – Tiobe
The R language for statistical computing has creeped back into the top 10 in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming...
Apache Tika hit by critical vulnerability thought to be patched months ago
A security flaw in the widely-used Apache Tika XML document extraction utility, originally made public last summer, is...
AWS takes aim at the PoC-to-production gap holding back enterprise AI
Enterprises are testing AI in all sorts of applications, but too few of their proofs of concept (PoCs) are making into...
10 MCP servers for devops
Today’s AI coding agents are impressive. They can generate complex multi-line blocks of code, refactor according to...
AI memory is really a database problem
The pace at which large language models (LLMs) evolve is making it virtually impossible to keep up. Allie Miller, for...
[Launched] Generally Available: Zonal placement for Azure file shares Azure Files Premium LRS in select regions.
Zonal Placement for Azure Files Premium LRS is now GA in select regions! This capability gives you explicit control...
AI in CI/CD pipelines can be tricked into behaving badly
AI agents embedded in CI/CD pipelines can be tricked into executing high-privilege commands hidden in crafted GitHub...
All I want for Christmas is a server-side JavaScript framework
A grumpy Scrooge of a developer might complain about the wealth of options in JavaScript, calling it “tech decision...
Local clouds shape Europe’s AI future
It’s a foggy morning in Munich. Marie, CIO of a fictional, forward-thinking European healthcare startup, pores over...
[In preview] Public Preview: Mistral Large 3 in Foundry
Mistral Large 3, a frontier-class open-weight model with Apache 2.0 licensing, is now available in Microsoft Foundry...
‘Futuristic’ Unison functional language debuts
Unison, a statically typed functional language with type inference, an effect system, and advanced tooling, has...
[Launched] Generally Availaible: Azure MCP Server support for Azure confidential ledger
The Azure MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server provides a streamlined approach for managing Azure resources—including...
OpenAI to acquire AI training tracker Neptune
OpenAI has agreed to acquire a startup specializing in tools for tracking AI training, Neptune, which promptly...
[In preview] Public Preview: Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks
Serverless workspaces in Azure Databricks are now available in Public Preview, offering a fully managed workspace type...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Blob Storage SFTP – Resumable Uploads
Announcing the general availability of resumable uploads for Azure Storage Blob SFTP. In the event of a failed partial...
The first building blocks of an agentic Windows OS
One concern many users have about AI is that often their data leaves their PC and their network, with inferencing...
Spring AI tutorial: Get started with Spring AI
Artificial intelligence and related technologies are evolving rapidly, but until recently, Java developers had few...