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Google Releases Hive-BigQuery Open-Source Connector
Google recently announced the general availability of the Hive-BigQuery Connector, simplifying integration and migrations between Apache Hive and Google BigQuery. The open-source connector is a Hive storage handler that enables Hive to interact with BigQuery's storage layer.
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Microsoft Azure Managed Lustre for HPC and AI Workloads Now Generally Available
Microsoft recently announced the general availability (GA) of Azure Managed Lustre, a managed file system for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads.
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Swift 5.9 Brings Macro Expansion Power to the Language
Introduced at WWDC 2023, Swift 5.9, now available in beta, brings a major extension to the language capabilities through support for generating code at compile-time using macros.
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Swift OpenAPI Generator Aims at Streamlining HTTP Client/Server Communication
Apple has introduced a new open source package, the Swift OpenAPI Generator, aimed at generating the code required to handle client/server communication through an HTTP API based on its OpenAPI document.
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AWS Open-Sources Policy-Based Access Control Language Cedar
AWS has open-sourced Cedar, their language for defining access permissions using policies. Cedar is integrated within both Amazon Verified Permissions and AWS Verified Access. Cedar can also be integrated directly into an application via the provided SDK and language specification.
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JunoDB: PayPal Open Sources Key-Value Store Powering 350 Billion Daily Requests
PayPal recently open-sourced JunoDB, a distributed key-value store that uses RocksDB as the underlying storage engine. A highly available and security-focused database, JunoDB serves daily 350 billion requests at PayPal.
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ETTrace is an Open-Source Profiler for iOS Aiming to Simplify Performance Optimization
Recently open-sourced by Emerge Tools, maker of several analysis tools for iOS apps, ETTrace aims to simplify iOS performance profiling by providing intuitive visualizations and straightforward operation.
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Google Open Sources Bazel Plugin to Automate Secure Distroless Image Creation
Google and Bazel consulting firm Aspect announced version 1.0 of Bazel plugin rules_oci. Aimed to simplify secure container image creation using Bazel with special emphasis on Distroless images, the new plugin obsoletes rules_docker and improves it on a number of counts.
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OpenAI Launches its Official ChatGPT App for iOS
OpenAI made its official ChatGPT app available on the US App Store, providing voice-based input, GPT-4 support for paying users, and faster response times. The company said they will soon start the roll out to additional countries and that an Android version is in the making.
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Open-Source Access Control with OpenFGA
Auth0 released version 1.0 of OpenFGA, an open-source authorization server for fine grained access control use cases. This release indicates the stability of OpenFGA’s APIs and its readiness for production deployments.
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How Open-Source Maintainers Can Deal with Toxic Behavior
Three toxic behaviors that open-source maintainers experience are entitlement, people venting their frustration, and outright attacks. Growing a thick skin and ignoring the behavior can lead to a negative spiral of angriness and sadness. Instead, we should call out the behavior and remind people that open source means collaboration and cooperation.
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Hugging Face Presents HuggingChat, Open Source Alternative to ChatGPT
HuggingChat is a new AI-powered chatbot available for testing on Hugging Face. HuggingChat is able to carry through many tasks that have made ChatGPT attract lot of interest recently, including drafting articles, solving coding problems, or answering questions.
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Android 14 Beta 1 Hits the Block
Now available to developers, the first beta of Android 14 focuses on privacy, security, performance, developer productivity, and user customization. In addition, it improves user experience with large-screen devices on tablets and foldables.
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LocalStack 2.0: Open-Source Tool for Local Cloud Development Gets Significant Updates
The company LocalStack recently announced the general availability of LocalStack 2.0, an open-source tool for the local development and testing of cloud applications.
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Startup Fermyon Releases Spin 1.0 for WebAssembly Serverless Applications
Fermyon recently announced Spin 1.0, an open-source developer tool and framework for developing serverless applications with WebAssembly (Wasm).