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Snowflake launched an AI Gateway for Advertising. It lets marketing teams use governed AI agents to manage campaigns, aiming to centralize control and improve performance directly from their existing data cloud.
JetBrains announced JetBrains Air, a new platform for AI agent software development, now in early access. The news comes as the developer community also gets the latest version of the Java programming language, Java 27.
JetBrains is removing Swift language support from its Kotlin Multiplatform plugin. This means developers will lose features like syntax highlighting and code navigation for Swift files directly within their JetBrains IDEs, changing the iOS development workflow.
Cloudflare unveiled a suite of major upgrades for security, AI development, and post-quantum cryptography. The changes aim to modernize the internet's core infrastructure for an era dominated by automated traffic and new threats.
Beyond sci-fi fears, the real AI risk is a present-day governance failure. An Anthropic researcher's resignation highlights the growing concern that companies are losing control of the systems they're building right now.
A development team fixed their slow MongoDB analytics screen by using DuckDB's Java Table Functions. This allowed them to run fast analytical queries directly on their application data without building a separate, complex data pipeline.
Microsoft confirmed a recent Windows 11 preview update (KB5124010) is causing crashes in apps and games that use Dolby Digital audio. IT teams should be aware before deploying this optional update to avoid user disruption.
BT has agreed to buy its smaller rival, TalkTalk. The UK government has immediately stepped in over competition concerns, creating uncertainty for the major telecommunications deal affecting millions of customers.
The pg_ivm extension for PostgreSQL, which speeds up data views, has a new version. The update fixes a critical crash bug and adds future support for PostgreSQL 19, making it more reliable for production use.
A grassroots movement in Oregon, fueled by concerns over massive tax breaks, is successfully ousting local politicians who support data center expansion. This signals a growing political risk for tech infrastructure in key regions.
Istio is moving its release artifacts off Google Cloud. All users must update their configurations to new repositories before an October 13 deadline to avoid service disruptions and ensure supply chain security.
OpenAI, Softbank, and Blackstone have formed a new lobbying group to push for more data center construction. The American Infrastructure Alliance will fight local opposition, aiming to secure the physical infrastructure needed for AI's continued growth.
Insta360 released a free feature turning its 360 cameras into 3D scanners. The 'Spatial Capture' tool uses 3D Gaussian Splatting to create detailed, navigable models of real spaces from simple video footage, with four free renders per month.
Google Cloud has launched "CPU startup boost" for its Kubernetes Engine (GKE). The feature temporarily provides extra CPU power to applications as they start, speeding up launch times without forcing you to pay for underutilized resources long-term.
An engineer from Just Eat Takeaway shared a practical framework for managing asynchronous APIs at scale, using tools like AsyncAPI and CloudEvents to enforce governance and make complex event-driven systems more manageable.
A new study from top US economists finds AI tools can increase software engineer productivity by nearly 33%. The research provides concrete data on the ROI of AI coding assistants for development teams.
AMD has released its most powerful and expensive server CPU ever, the EPYC 9996. It packs 256 cores, consumes 600W of power, and supports next-generation technologies like PCIe 6.0, targeting high-performance computing and AI workloads.
Bit Cloud 2.0 introduces an AI builder that generates applications from prompts. It aims to solve the major challenge of turning AI-generated code into maintainable, production-ready software that development teams can actually use and scale.
A new startup, MyMonthlyCar, is helping car dealerships turn their unsold used cars into a rental business. The platform offers flexible, month-to-month rentals, creating a new revenue stream from otherwise idle assets.
Google Cloud has launched a new, lower-cost storage tier for its Managed Lustre service. This makes high-performance file systems more affordable for AI and HPC workloads by reducing the need to manually manage different storage types.
Startup Photon raised $4.5 million for its developer platform. It helps build AI agents that work over text and email, betting users prefer simple messaging over downloading another dedicated app for every service.
Qualcomm released a Linux preview for its new Snapdragon X2 chips. This proactive move aims to solve long-standing driver and compatibility issues, making high-performance ARM laptops a more viable option for developers from day one.
Cloudflare launched Workers KV Instant, a new mode for its edge data store. It pushes data changes globally in seconds, eliminating the propagation delays that previously forced developers to wait for updates to become available worldwide.
Cloudflare has made its AI Search tool generally available. It offers a fully managed pipeline for developers to build sophisticated, multimodal search features without needing to manage complex vector database infrastructure.