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Inception’s Mercury 2 speeds around LLM latency bottleneck
Inception has introduced Mercury 2, calling it the world’s fastest reasoning LLM. Intended for production AI, the...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026
In late-February 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Introducing Search Database...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026
In late-February 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Manage your databases directly...
[In preview] Public Preview: Geo‑redundant backups for Premium SSD v2 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
You can now configure geo‑redundant backups with Premium SSD v2 disks for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, giving you an...
Microsoft warns of job‑themed repo lures targeting developers with multi‑stage backdoors
Microsoft says it has uncovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories...
The best new features in MariaDB
MariaDB may have started as a MySQL fork, following Oracle’s acquisition of MySQL, but with time it’s charted its own...
Claude Code is blowing me away
It’s tough out here for a dev/tech writer. Back in the before days (that is, about two months ago), you could always...
Anthropic alleges large-scale distillation campaigns targeting Claude
Anthropic has accused three Chinese AI developers of running large-scale campaigns to illicitly extract capabilities...
New npm worm hits CI pipelines and AI coding tools
A massive Shai-Hulud-style npm supply chain worm is hitting the software ecosystem, burrowing through developer...
Snowflake extends Cortex Code CLI to dbt and Airflow to streamline data engineering workflows
Snowflake has extended support for Cortex Code CLI, its terminal-based AI coding agent, to dbt and Apache Airflow to...
Multi-token prediction technique triples LLM inference speed without auxiliary draft models
High inference latency and spiraling GPU costs have emerged as the primary bottlenecks for IT leaders deploying...
Microsoft’s Copilot push irks customers, stirs FTC
The tech industry always values innovation, but Microsoft’s latest adoption of new technology may come at an unusually...
A checklist for enterprise database success
With every passing year, data continues to grow more important and more central to practically every aspect of...
7 ways to tame multicloud chaos with generative AI
Standardizing on a single cloud infrastructure is much easier than pursuing a multicloud strategy. In a single-cloud...
Microsoft brings C++ smarts to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code
Microsoft has introduced C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness for GitHub Copilot in Visual...
Retirement: Windows Server Annual Channel (preview)
Windows Server Annual Channel (Preview) on AKS will be retired on May 15, 2026, please transition to Long Term...
[In preview] Public Preview: WAF Insights for Application Gateway
Announcing the public preview of Application Gateway WAF Insights. Azure Application Gateway WAF now offers WAF...
How AI redefines software engineering expertise
There is a growing belief that AI will dramatically reduce the need for experienced software engineers. It won’t. The...
How to adapt your skills for AI-driven development
Today, it is nearly impossible for anyone in a software development role to avoid AI technology. That’s not a bad...
AI agents and bad productivity metrics
Here’s a little bit of snark from developer John Crickett on X: Software engineers: Context switching kills...