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Amazon DocumentDB Serverless: Auto-Scaling Database Solution for Variable Workloads
AWS has launched Amazon DocumentDB Serverless, an auto-scaling database solution compatible with MongoDB, tailored for variable workloads. While marketed as "serverless," it functions more like auto-scaling, charging from $30/month. Ideal for enterprises and SaaS vendors, it adeptly handles spikes in demand, particularly for AI-driven applications.
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JobRunr 8.0 Delivers Carbon-Aware Jobs, Kotlin Serialization and Dashboard Notification Center
The release of JobRunr 8.0 introduces carbon-aware job processing; support for Kotlin serialization; a new dashboard notification center; and a new annotation for reducing routine job creation boilerplate. Ronald Dehuysser, creator of JobRunr, spoke to InfoQ about this latest release.
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GLM-4.5 Launches with Strong Reasoning, Coding, and Agentic Capabilities
Zhipu AI has released GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air, two new AI models designed to handle reasoning, coding, and agent tasks within a single architecture. They use a dual-mode system to switch between complex problem-solving and faster responses, aiming to improve both accuracy and speed.
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.NET Aspire 9.4 Released with CLI GA, Interactive Dashboards, and Advanced Deployment Features
.NET Aspire 9.4 has been released as the latest minor version of the cloud-native application development stack, marking its most significant update to date. As reported by Microsoft, this release introduces a range of enhancements focused on developer experience, deployment automation, and deeper integration across cloud services and local environments.
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Microsoft Releases A2A .NET SDK for Building Collaborative AI Agents
Microsoft has released the A2A .NET SDK, a new developer toolkit that enables building AI agents capable of communicating and collaborating using the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol. With support for both client and server roles, the SDK allows .NET-based agents to interact with others across ecosystems, regardless of the underlying technology.
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OpenAI Launches Study Mode in ChatGPT to Support Step-by-Step Learning
OpenAI has introduced Study Mode in ChatGPT, a feature intended to guide users through problems in a step-by-step manner rather than supplying immediate answers. It uses interactive prompts, structured responses, and follow-up questions to encourage active engagement and support comprehension.
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Microsoft Releases TypeScript 5.9 with Deferred Imports and Enhanced Developer Experience
Discover TypeScript 5.9, enhancing developer experience with new features like deferred imports, streamlined project setup, and expandable hover previews. With performance optimizations and support for Node.js v20, this exciting update simplifies configurations and boosts productivity, making TypeScript even more powerful for building scalable applications.
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“A Security Nightmare”: Docker Warns of Risks in MCP Toolchains
A new blog post from Docker warns that AI-powered developer tools built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) are introducing critical security vulnerabilities — including real-world cases of credential leaks, unauthorized file access, and remote code execution.
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Java News Roundup: EclipseStore, Gradle, Hibernate Release Candidates, Piranha Cloud, LangChain4j
This week's Java roundup for July 28th, 2025, features news highlighting: GA releases of EclipseStore 3.0 and Gradle 9.0; release candidates for Hibernate ORM, Hibernate Reactive and Hibernate Search; Piranha Cloud moves to the Eclipse Foundation; and a point releases for Eclipse JNoSQL, Quarkus, Micronaut, JHipster and JDKUpdater.
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Swift 6.2 Introduces Approachable Concurrency to Simplify Concurrent Programming
Announced at its latest developer conference, WWDC25, Swift Approachable Concurrency is a new feature in Swift 6.2 designed to simplify concurrent programming for the most common use cases in mobile apps.
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New Open Source Tool Subtrace Brings Network Analysis to Container Environments
Y Combinator startup Subtrace has released an open-source tool to help analyse network traffic from containerised applications. The creators have positioned it as "Wireshark for Containers " and aim to simplify network debugging in Docker and Kubernetes environments.
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Google Labs Introduces Opal, a Visual Platform for Creating AI Mini-Apps
Google Labs has introduced Opal, an experimental no-code tool that enables users to create AI-powered mini-applications through natural language descriptions and a visual workflow editor.
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Cloudflare Chooses PostgreSQL Extension over Specialized OLAP for 100K Row/Second Analytics
In a recent article from the engineering team behind the Zero Trust product suite, Cloudflare explains why it chose TimescaleDB over ClickHouse to add analytics and reporting capabilities to its internal platform. The author highlights the “phenomenal balance” between the simplicity of storing analytical data alongside configuration data and the performance of a specialized OLAP system.
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How Amazon Uses Guardrails in Software Development
Carlos Arguelles spoke about Amazon’s inflection points in engineering productivity at QCon San Francisco, where he explained that shift testing left can help catch issues early. He suggested using guardrails such as code reviews and coverage checks. Your repo strategy, monorepo or multirepo, will impact the guardrails that need to be in place.
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Amazon SQS Fair Queues: a New Approach to Multi-Tenant Resiliency
AWS's new Fair Queues for Amazon SQS revolutionize message handling in multi-tenant systems by mitigating the "noisy neighbor" issue. This feature ensures low message dwell times for quieter tenants without requiring code changes, enhancing both performance and fairness. Developers can effortlessly implement this capability and maintain consistent service quality across applications.