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Valkey, the open-source Redis fork, offers powerful strategies to boost application performance. Developers can use its advanced caching and rate limiting to solve common problems like system overloads and slow response times.
A new open-source tool called `virtbench` helps teams measure the performance of virtual machines running on Kubernetes. It fills a critical gap, as traditional tools don't capture the full picture of infrastructure performance.
InfoQ reflects on 20 years of technology adoption, analyzing past trends to predict how the curve will evolve. This provides a strategic look at which technologies will shape the next five to ten years for technical leaders.
Rocicorp has released Zero 1.0, a new tool to help developers synchronize data between web apps and databases. It aims to simplify a complex problem, but some users question its readiness for large-scale production use.
Microsoft's new AI platform, Microsoft Discovery, is now available on Azure. It helped develop a new quantum chip that is 1,000x more reliable, halving the company's timeline for a scalable quantum computer to just 2029.
A new CIO.com survey finds only 47% of companies have clear metrics to measure AI performance. This gap is forcing IT leaders to rethink their strategies and focus on projects with provable business value and ROI.
Microsoft's AI chief publicly criticized Anthropic's high prices, highlighting a growing industry-wide concern over the cost and return on investment of generative AI tools as companies struggle to justify their spending.
An innocent man was jailed after a Flock license plate reader placed him at a crime scene. The case highlights the serious risks of relying on AI surveillance and the need for human oversight in law enforcement technology.
A new open-source tool called Nightwatch uses an AI agent to investigate system issues in real time. It groups alerts into incidents and flags noisy checks, helping teams reduce alert fatigue and resolve outages faster.
For the first time, Texas is home to more Fortune 500 companies than California, with 57 headquarters compared to California's 56. This shift reflects changing economic trends and business climates across the United States.
The adoption of AI coding tools is causing a nearly threefold increase in software deployment rates. This surge is placing immense pressure on existing CI/CD pipelines, which were not designed for such high frequency.
AWS has released ExtendDB, an open-source tool that lets developers use the popular DynamoDB API with other databases, starting with PostgreSQL. This offers more flexibility and helps avoid being locked into a single cloud vendor.
Sales of affordable electric vehicles from makers like BYD and Hyundai are surging. This rapid adoption signals a major market shift, creating new opportunities in charging infrastructure, automotive software, and battery technology for tech companies.
A developer has released Keybench, a new open-source tool for testing key-value databases. It provides a simple, scriptable way to measure performance, filling a gap left by popular tools that don't support these specific data stores.
The EU's new tech sovereignty plan dedicates over a third of its text to open source. This signals a major policy shift favoring open source software for public sector projects, creating new opportunities for developers and companies in Europe.
Meta is now using AI to generate its own clickbait-style news stories. The feature, found in the standalone Meta AI app, creates entire articles, including text and images, raising questions about content quality and misinformation.
OpenAI is rolling out a new Lockdown Mode for ChatGPT to prevent data theft. The feature limits certain tools to protect sensitive information from prompt injection attacks, making it safer for professional use.
Cloudflare traced a major billing system slowdown to a bottleneck in its ClickHouse database. The team fixed it by changing a single lock type, offering a key performance lesson for anyone running large-scale data systems.
Pulumi's new feature lets developers trigger production deployments simply by pushing a Git tag, like 'v1.2.0'. This removes manual steps and simplifies release pipelines, making it faster to ship code from version control to live infrastructure.
Microsoft has identified seven new security vulnerabilities specific to agentic AI systems. This research provides a new framework for developers and security teams to understand and defend against emerging AI-based threats.
While AI dominates funding, a new wave of startups is attracting investment by focusing on offline, in-person experiences. This signals a growing market for technology that encourages real-world human connection.
A new benchmark shows AI agents can fix about 50% of real-world security vulnerabilities. However, they sometimes introduce plausible but insecure fixes, creating new risks for development teams.
OpenAI has revealed how it safely runs its Codex AI agent on Windows PCs. The system uses built-in Windows security tools to create a secure 'sandbox,' preventing the AI from accessing sensitive files or causing harm.
New Mexico is suing prediction market Kalshi, claiming it's an unlicensed online sports betting platform. The case highlights growing legal risks for fintech startups that blur the line between financial products and gambling.