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Pulumi Adds Native Support for Terraform and HCL
Pulumi now natively supports Terraform and HCL, enabling direct HCL execution and state management within Pulumi Cloud. Currently in private beta with a Q1 2026 release, the update aids migration from legacy tools. A new financial "escape hatch" offers credits for existing HashiCorp contracts, targeting teams affected by recent licensing shifts.
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Cloudflare Introduces Aggregations in R2 SQL for Data Analytics
Cloudflare recently announced support for aggregations in R2 SQL, a new feature that lets developers run SQL queries on data stored in R2. This enhancement expands R2 SQL beyond basic filtering and makes it more useful for analytical workloads without requiring separate data warehouse tools.
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ArkType Introduces ArkRegex with Type Safe Regular Expressions
Introducing ArkRegex: a revolutionary drop-in for JavaScript's RegExp that ensures type safety in regular expressions without runtime overhead. Seamlessly integrate with native features like capture groups and receive robust type inference, revolutionizing TypeScript development and eliminating runtime failures. Simplify regex with confidence—experience ArkRegex today!
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350PB, Millions of Events, One System: inside Uber’s Cross-Region Data Lake and Disaster Recovery
Uber’s HiveSync is a sharded, cross-region batch replication system keeping Hive/HDFS data consistent across multiple regions. Handling 5M daily Hive events and 8PB of data replication, it uses event-driven jobs, hybrid RPC and DistCp strategies, DAG-based orchestration, and dynamic sharding, enabling disaster recovery, horizontal scaling, and 99.99% cross-region data accuracy.
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AWS Hikes EC2 Capacity Block Rates by 15% in Uniform ML Pricing Adjustment
AWS has raised EC2 Capacity Block prices for ML by 15% across all regions, impacting GPU-based workloads. The uniform price hikes affect top-tier instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs, underscoring supply chain pressures and inflation. With limited alternatives, organizations face higher costs, emphasizing the need for effective workload optimization and cost management strategies.
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Django Releases Version 6.0 with Built-In Background Tasks and Native CSP Support
Django 6.0 has arrived, offering developers cutting-edge features like a built-in tasks framework, enhanced security with Content Security Policy, and template partials for modular design. This release supports Python 3.12 to 3.14, streamlining web app development while promoting clean, rapid design. Join the excitement as Django modernizes the landscape of web application development!
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AI-Powered Code Editor Cursor Introduces Dynamic Context Discovery to Improve Token-Efficiency
Cursor introduced a new approach to minimize the context size of requests sent to large language models. Called dynamic context discovery, this method moves away from including large amounts of static context upfront, allowing the agent to dynamically retrieve only the information it needs. This reduces token usage and limits the inclusion of potentially confusing or irrelevant details.
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Solving Fragmented Mobile Analytics: Uber’s Platform-Led Approach
Uber Engineering outlines its platform-led mobile analytics redesign, standardizing event instrumentation across iOS and Android to improve cross-platform consistency, reduce engineering effort, and provide reliable insights for product and data teams.
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Microsoft Share Update on TypeScript 7
Microsoft's TypeScript 7, codenamed Project Corsa, transforms the compiler with a complete rewrite in Go, achieving up to 10x faster builds and reduced memory usage. With strict mode enabled by default, this update enhances type safety while maintaining compatibility. Developers are excited about the performance gains and improved efficiency for large codebases.
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AWS CloudWatch Evolves into Unified Observability Platform with Apache Iceberg Support
AWS has expanded Amazon CloudWatch to unify log management across operational and security use cases. By integrating native OCSF normalization and Apache Iceberg-compatible storage via S3 Tables, the update aims to eliminate data silos and enable Zero-ETL analytics across multiple AWS accounts and regions.
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Java News Roundup: Spring gRPC, Quarkus, Gatherers4j, Keycloak, Grails, Java Operator SDK
This week's Java roundup for January 5th, 2026, features news highlighting: point releases of Gatherers4j and Keycloak; and maintenance releases of Spring gRPC, Quarkus, Grails and Java Operator SDK.
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Inside the Development Workflow of Claude Code's Creator
Claude Code's creator Boris Cherny described how he uses it at Anthropic, highlighting practices such as running parallel instances, sharing learnings, automating prompting, and rigorously verifying results to compound productivity over time.
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TanStack Releases Framework Agnostic AI Toolkit
Introducing TanStack AI: a revolutionary, framework-agnostic toolkit empowering developers with unparalleled control over their AI stack. This open-source release features a unified interface across multiple providers and ensures type safety with innovative isomorphic tools. Say goodbye to vendor lock-in and hello to freedom in AI development!
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AWS Previews Route 53 Global Resolver to Decouple DNS from Regional Failures
AWS previews Route 53 Global Resolver, using Anycast to decouple DNS from regional failures. It simplifies hybrid setups with unified public/private resolution, DoH/DoT, and Zero-Trust security.
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Facebook Survey Reveals Growing Adoption of Typed Python for Improved Code Quality and Flexibility
Conducted among over 1,200 respondents, Facebook's 2025 Typed Python Survey highlights how and why Python developers have increasingly adopted the language's type hinting system. The survey also sheds light on what developers value most, as well as their biggest frustrations and wishes.