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Docker Desktop 4.40 Introduces Model Runner to Run LLMs Locally, Expanding its AI Capabilities
Docker Desktop 4.40, released on March 31, 2025, introduces a suite of features aimed at enhancing AI development workflows and strengthening enterprise compliance capabilities.
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PayPal's New Agent Toolkit Connects AI Frameworks with Payment APIs through MCP
PayPal has released its Agent Toolkit, designed to help developers integrate PayPal's API suite with AI frameworks through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The toolkit provides access to APIs for payments, invoices, disputes, shipment tracking, catalog management, subscriptions, and analytics capabilities.
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Azure MCP Server Enters Public Preview: Expanding AI Agent Capabilities
Microsoft's Azure MCP Server, now in Public Preview, enhances AI capabilities by enabling seamless interaction with Azure resources. This open-source tool standardizes AI agent access to services like Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Storage, empowering developers to create context-aware applications. Expect rich functionality and support for custom MCP clients to optimize cloud resource management.
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QCon London 2025 Day 2: the Form of AI, Securing AI Assistants, WASM Components in FaaS
The 19th annual QCon London conference took place at the The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, England. This three-day event, organized by C4Media, consists of presentations by expert practitioners. Day Two, scheduled on April 8th, 2025, included a keynote address by Savannah Kunovsky and presentations from five conference tracks.
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Google DeepMind Introduces QuestBench to Evaluate LLMs in Solving Logic and Math Problems
Google DeepMind’s QuestBench benchmark helps in evaluating if LLMs can pinpoint the single, crucial question needed to solve logic, planning, or math problems. DeepMind team recently published an article on QuestBench which is a set of underspecified reasoning tasks solvable by asking at most one question.
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.NET AI Chat Web App Template Preview 2 Released with Qdrant and .NET Aspire Support
The second preview of the .NET AI Chat Web App template has been released, introducing several enhancements to streamline the development of AI-powered chat applications. This update includes support for .NET Aspire and integration with the Qdrant vector database, facilitating the creation of cloud-native applications.
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AWS Introduces MCP Servers for AI-Assisted Cloud Development
AWS has launched the open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers, revolutionizing AI-powered code assistants. These servers enhance development speed and security, ensuring adherence to AWS best practices. With features like automated Infrastructure as Code and cost insights, MCP democratizes AWS expertise and empowers developers to optimize cloud solutions effortlessly.
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AI Continent: European Commission Outlines Strategy for Scaling AI Development
The European Commission has presented the AI Continent Action Plan, a new strategy designed to strengthen the European Union’s capacity for AI development and deployment. The plan outlines coordinated investment in infrastructure, access to high-quality data, AI adoption in strategic sectors, and support for regulatory implementation.
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FastAPI-MCP: Simplifying the Integration of FastAPI with AI Agents
A new open-source library, FastAPI-MCP, is making it easier for developers to connect traditional FastAPI applications with modern AI agents through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Designed for zero-configuration setup, FastAPI-MCP allows developers to automatically expose their API endpoints as MCP-compatible tools.
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Google’s Cybersecurity Model Sec-Gemini Enables SecOps Workflows for Root Cause and Threat Analysis
Google’s new cybersecurity model Sec-Gemini focuses on cybersecurity AI to enable SecOps workflows for root cause analysis (RCA) and threat analysis, and vulnerability impact understanding.
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Red Hat Boosts AI across the Hybrid Cloud with Red Hat AI
Red Hat has recently announced enhancements to its Red Hat AI portfolio, aiming to accelerate the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across hybrid cloud environments. This initiative focuses on integrating AI into enterprise operations, offering tools that support both predictive and generative AI models.
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QCon London: How to Design GenAI Interaction from the Company That Designed Apple’s First Mouse
During her QCon London keynote, Savannah Kunovsky, managing director of emerging technologies at IDEO, talked about how design thinking can ensure that the products we build are not only technically impactful but genuinely impactful. She also discussed how we can use Gen AI to assist people in being more connected and adapting their interactions to their users' needs.
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Claude for Education: Anthropic’s AI Assistant Goes to University
Anthropic has announced the launch of Claude for Education, a specialized version of its AI assistant, Claude, developed specifically for colleges and universities. The initiative aims to support students, faculty, and administrators with secure and responsible AI integration across academics and campus operations.
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QCon London 2025: Achieving AI Precision through Intelligent Data Retrieval
Adi Polak, a Confluent expert, addressed AI precision challenges at QCOn London 2025, introducing agentic RAG to enhance data retrieval accuracy. With insights on the limitations of current systems and actionable strategies for implementation, Polak emphasized precision as a crucial factor in operationalizing AI, building trust, and improving business outcomes.
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Radical AI Releases TorchSim: a PyTorch-Native Engine for Next-Generation Atomistic Simulations
Radical AI has announced the release of TorchSim, a next-generation atomistic simulation engine built natively in PyTorch and designed for the MLIP (machine-learned interatomic potentials) era.