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Google Veles is a New Open-Source Secret Scanner Powering GCP
Google Veles is a newly released open-source secret scanner, launched as part of Google's broader OSV-SCALIBR (Software Composition Analysis LIBRary) ecosystem. Veles integrates seamlessly with other OSV-SCALIBR tools and also powers secret scanning in Google Cloud, while remaining available as a standalone module.
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Spring News Roundup: Second Milestone Releases of Boot, Security, Auth Server, Session, Integration
There was a flurry of activity in the Spring ecosystem during the week of August 18th, 2025, highlighting second milestone releases of Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Authorization Server, Spring for GraphQL, Spring Session, Spring Integration, Spring REST Docs, Spring Batch and Spring for Apache Pulsar.
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.NET 10 Preview 7 Accelerates .NET MAUI with XAML Source Generator
On August 12th, Microsoft rolled out the seventh preview of .NET MAUI in .NET 10, introducing more performance improvements and some improvements in controls. This preview focuses on compile‑time XAML processing, richer media metadata support, safer UI layouts, and refined toolbar APIs.
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AWS Lambda Adds Support for GitHub Actions
AWS has recently announced that AWS Lambda now supports GitHub Actions, providing a simplified way to deploy changes to Lambda functions using declarative configuration in GitHub Actions workflows. The new option supports both .zip file and container image deployments.
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Zod v4 Available with Major Performance Improvements and Introduction of Zod Mini
Zod v4, the TypeScript-first schema validation library, introduces transformative upgrades: 14x faster parsing, a 57% smaller core, and the new lightweight @zod/mini for modern front-end validation. With a refined API and built-in JSON Schema conversion, Zod v4 enhances developer efficiency while simplifying complex projects.
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AWS Budgets Improves Cross-Account Cost Visibility
AWS Budgets has enhanced its Billing View, allowing organizations to manage cross-account cloud costs more securely and efficiently. Users can create custom budgets without management account access, streamlining oversight and aligning financial planning with operational needs.
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AWS CCAPI MCP Server: Natural Language Infra
AWS introduces the Cloud Control API (CCAPI) MCP Server, revolutionizing infrastructure management by enabling natural language commands for resource management. This tool boosts developer productivity with automated security checks, IaC template generation, and cost estimation, bridging the gap between intent and cloud deployment. Embrace simplicity and efficiency in cloud operations!
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.NET 10 Preview 7 Delivers ASP.NET Core, Blazor, and MAUI Enhancements, with C# 14 Feature Complete
Microsoft's .NET 10 Preview 7 showcases significant enhancements across ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET MAUI, and Windows Forms. Key updates include easier exception handling, improved cookie and passkey authentication, and a clearer local development experience with .localhost support. C# 14 reaches feature completeness, while .NET MAUI optimizes build performance.
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JDK 25 and JDK 26: What We Know So Far
JDK 25, the next Long-Term Support (LTS) release since JDK 21, has reached its second release candidate with a final set of 18 new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into four categories: Core Java Library, Java Language Specification, Security Library and HotSpot. We examine JDK 25 and predict what features have, or could be, targeted for JDK 26.
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MCP C# SDK Aligns with New Protocol Specification, Bringing Security and Tooling Updates
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) C# SDK has been updated to support the latest specification, version 2025-06-18. As reported, this release introduces several new features for .NET developers working on AI applications, including an updated authentication protocol, elicitation support, structured tool output, and resource links in tool responses.
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OpenAI's GPT-5 Now Generally Available on Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
Microsoft and OpenAI launched GPT-5 on the Azure AI Foundry, revolutionizing enterprise AI with its advanced reasoning and task-specific model orchestration. This suite enhances applications like Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot, enabling seamless interactions and high-quality outputs tailored for real-world scenarios. GPT-5 empowers organizations to drive AI transformation efficiently.
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Supply Chain Security: Provenance Tools Becoming Standard in Developer Platforms
Software provenance is gaining new importance as organizations look for ways to secure their supply chains against tampering and comply with emerging standards like SLSA.
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Oxlint v1.0 Stable Released: a Rust-Based JavaScript Linter
Introducing Oxlint v1.0: a groundbreaking Rust-based linter for JavaScript and TypeScript, boasting 520+ rules and 50-100x faster performance than ESLint. With zero-config setup, multi-file analysis, and seamless migration tools, it’s ideal for both open-source projects and enterprises. Experience rapid linting and minimal setup.
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Beyond Vibe Coding: Amazon Introduces Kiro, the Spec-Driven Agentic AI IDE
Amazon recently released Kiro, a new VS Code fork aimed at taking developers beyond vibe coding and remedying some of its downsides. Kiro directly supports spec-driven development. Developers describe their requirements in natural language. Kiro outputs user stories with their acceptance criteria, a technical design document, and a list of coding tasks implementing the requirements.
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Java News Roundup: Spring Framework, Spring Data, Open Liberty, Hibernate Reactive, Quarkus, Gradle
This week's Java roundup for August 11th, 2025, features news highlighting: the eighth milestone release of Spring Framework 7.0; the fifth milestone release of Spring Data 2025.1.0; the August 2025 edition of Open Liberty; Hibernate Reactive 4.1; and the first release candidates of Quarkus 3.26 and Gradle 9.1.