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Third Edition of PNG Specification Released, Adds HDR and Official APNG Support
The W3C recently published the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Third Edition), two decades after the second edition was accepted as a web standard. This update introduces High Dynamic Range (HDR) color, standardizes Animated PNGs (APNGs), and adds Exif metadata support, making PNG a valuable alternative to other formats like AVIF and WebP.
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How Netflix is Reimagining Data Engineering for Video, Audio, and Text
Netflix has introduced a new engineering specialization—Media ML Data Engineering, alongside a Media Data Lake designed to handle video, audio, text, and image assets at scale. Early results include richer ML models trained on standardized media, faster evaluation cycles, and deeper insights into creative workflows.
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Google Cloud Unveils New Data Security Posture Management Offering in Preview
Google Cloud unveils its new Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) offering, enhancing data governance, privacy, and compliance. This innovative solution provides visibility into sensitive data, helping organizations identify risks and enforce controls. With advanced features integrated into the Security Command Center, it addresses the evolving challenges of cloud data security.
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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.