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AWS CloudFront Adds HTTPS DNS Support
Amazon CloudFront now supports HTTPS DNS alias records in Route 53, streamlining DNS lookups by returning protocol details alongside IP addresses. This innovation accelerates page loads, enhances security against downgrade attacks, and eliminates DNS costs. With wide browser support, it significantly boosts performance and reduces operational expenses for users.
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OpenTofu 1.10 Released with OCI Registry Support and an MCP Server for AI Infra as Code
The open-source infrastructure-as-code project OpenTofu has released version 1.10, marking what the development team describes as their "most comprehensive update yet". The release introduces container registry support for provider and module distribution alongside several enterprise-focused features designed to simplify state management and improve developer workflows.
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Docker Desktop 4.43 Expands Model Runner and Brings New Compose-Kubernetes Bridge
Following the introduction of Model Runner a few months ago, Docker Desktop 4.43 expands its capabilities with improved model management and broader OpenAI compatibility. The release also debuts a new Compose Bridge to simplify the generation of Kubernetes configurations and upgrade the Gordon AI agent.
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Storybook Releases Storybook v9 with Improved Testing Support
Storybook, the front-end workshop for UI development, has officially released version 9, bringing improvements to testing through a collaboration with Vitest and other core upgrades such as a flatter dependency structure to optimize performance and improve the overall developer experience.
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How Pair Programming Enhanced Development Speed, Focus, and Flow
Ola Hast and Asgaut Mjølne Söderbom gave a talk about continuous delivery with pair programming at QCon London. Their team uses pair and mob programming with TDD; there are no solo tasks or separate code reviews. This approach boosts code quality, reduces waste, and enables the sharing of knowledge. Frequent breaks help to maintain focus and flow.
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From C to Rust: inside Meta’s Developer-Led Messaging Migration
Meta has begun rewriting its mobile messaging infrastructure in Rust, gradually replacing a legacy C codebase that engineers say had become increasingly difficult to maintain and frustrating to work with.
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Figma's $300,000 Daily AWS Bill Highlights Cloud Dependency Risks
Figma's IPO filing reveals a staggering $300,000 daily spend on AWS, totaling $100 million annually, or 12% of its $821 million revenue. The company's deep reliance on AWS exposes it to significant risks, including potential outages and policy changes. This highlights the critical dilemma for tech firms: balancing the benefits of cloud agility with rising costs and vendor lock-in challenges.
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Azure AI Foundry Agent Service Gains Model Context Protocol Support in Preview
Microsoft's Azure AI Foundry Service now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), revolutionizing AI agent integration. This streamlined approach eliminates cumbersome custom coding, allowing seamless connection to data sources and workflows. With enterprise-grade security, developers can effortlessly enhance agent capabilities, ushering in a new era of interoperability and efficiency in AI.
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Java News Roundup: Spring gRPC, Micronaut, JReleaser, Tomcat, Quarkus Legacy Config Classes
This week's Java roundup for June 30th, 2025, features news highlighting: point and maintenance releases of Spring gRPC, Micronaut, JReleaser, Quarkus and Apache Tomcat; the beta release of Open Liberty 25.0.0.7; and sunsetting of the Quarkus legacy configuration classes.
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Researchers Attempt to Uncover the Origins of Creativity in Diffusion Models
In a recent paper, Stanford researchers Mason Kamb and Surya Ganguli proposed a mechanism that could underlie the creativity of diffusion models. The mathematical model they developed suggests that this creativity is a deterministic consequence of how those models use the denoising process to generate images.
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Atlassian's 4 Million PostgreSQL Database Migration: When Standard Cloud Strategies Fail
Atlassian recently migrated 4 million Jira databases to Amazon Aurora, intending to reduce costs and improve the reliability of its Jira Cloud platform. Due to the large number of files involved and the constraints of managed services, the team developed a custom tool to orchestrate the process, as traditional cloud migration strategies were not viable.
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LM Studio 0.3.17 Adds Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support for Tool-Integrated LLMs
LM Studio has released version 0.3.17, introducing support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — a step forward in enabling language models to access external tools and data sources. Originally developed by Anthropic, MCP defines a standardized interface for connecting LLMs to services such as GitHub, Notion, or Stripe, enabling more powerful, contextual reasoning.
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Grafana Tempo 2.8 Released: Major TraceQL Enhancements and Memory Optimizations
Grafana released Tempo 2.8 on June 12, 2025, introducing substantial memory optimizations and expanded functionality in its trace query language, TraceQL. This update is part of an ongoing effort to make distributed tracing more performant and accessible within observability stacks.
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Gemma 3n Introduces Novel Techniques for Enhanced Mobile AI Inference
Launched in early preview last May, Gemma 3n is now officially available. It targets mobile-first, on-device AI applications, using new techniques designed to increase efficiency and improve performance, such as per-layer embeddings and transformer nesting.
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Navigating Complexity, from AI Strategy to Resilient Architecture: InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025
Tired of conferences that don't address your real challenges? The InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025 schedule is different. It's packed with sessions on the topics that keep us up at night: responsible AI adoption, leadership friction, and EU data sovereignty