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Google Cloud Introduces Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures in Cloud KMS to Future-Proof Data Security
Google has introduced quantum-safe digital signatures in its Cloud Key Management Service, adhering to NIST post-quantum cryptography standards. This vital update counters the imminent threats of quantum computing on traditional encryption methods, enabling organizations to integrate resilient, future-proof security measures seamlessly.
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Microsoft Launches Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 with AI-Powered Enhancements and Improved Debugging
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 v17.13, introducing significant improvements in AI-assisted development, debugging, productivity, and cloud integration. This update focuses on refining workflows, enhancing code management, and improving the overall developer experience.
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Ensuring Security without Harming Software Development Productivity
Security can be at odds with a fast and efficient development process. At QCon San Francisco Dorota Parad presented how to create a foundation for security without negatively impacting engineering productivity. She showed how you can make your security strategy almost invisible to the engineers while embedding it deep into the culture at the same time.
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Microsoft Unveils the First Topological Quantum Chip Majorana 1
Microsoft's Majorana 1 is the world's first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU), utilizing innovative Topological Core architecture. By harnessing topoconductors and Majorana particles, it promises scalable, reliable qubits for quantum computing. This breakthrough could revolutionize industries, particularly healthcare, solving complex challenges at unprecedented scales.
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Opengrep Forks Semgrep to Liberate Rulesets After License Change
A consortium of software companies, including JIT and Orca Security, has launched Opengrep, a fork of Semgrep's open-source software, in response to licensing changes for rules provided in the OSS version. Semgrep CE (formerly Semgrep OSS) is a Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tool for analysing source code or compiled code to find security flaws, with over 11,000 stars on GitHub.
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GitHub Copilot Extensions Integrate IDEs with External Services
Now generally available, GitHub Copilot Extensions allow developers to use natural language to query documentation, generate code, retrieve data, and execute actions on external services without leaving their IDEs. Besides using public extensions from companies like Docker, MongoDB, Sentry, and many more, developers can create their own extensions to work with internal libraries or APIs.
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Google DeepMind’s AlphaGeometry2 AI Achieves Gold-Medal Math Olympiad Performance
Google DeepMind's AlphaGeometry2 (AG2) AI model solved 84% of the geometry problems from the last 25 years of International Math Olympiads (IMO), outperforming the average human gold-medalist performance.
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AWS Introduces Centralized Root Access Management for Organizations
AWS has introduced a new capability for AWS Organizations members, allowing administrators to centrally manage and restrict root-user access across multiple AWS accounts. This update enhances security and governance by providing organizations with greater control over the most privileged access within their cloud environments.
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Go 1.24 Brings Generic Type Aliases, Weak Pointers, Improved Finalizers, and More
The latest release of the Go language, Go 1.24, introduces several important features, including generic type aliases, weak pointers, improved cleanup finalizers, and more. It also enhances runtime performance in map default implementation, small object allocation, and mutexes handling.
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Perplexity Unveils Deep Research: AI-Powered Tool for Advanced Analysis
Perplexity has introduced Deep Research, an AI-powered tool designed for conducting in-depth analysis across various fields, including finance, marketing, and technology. The system automates the research process by performing multiple searches, analyzing extensive sources, and synthesizing findings into structured reports within minutes.
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GitHub Actions Adds Linux ARM64 Hosted Runners in Public Preview
GitHub recently announced the public preview of Linux arm64 hosted runners for GitHub Actions. Free for public repositories, this development provides developers with more efficient tools for building and testing software on Arm-based architectures.
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Farewell to Build Scripts as Docker Bake Goes GA
Docker has announced the general availability of Docker Bake, a build orchestration tool designed to simplify complex Docker image builds. The Bake functionality has been in an experimental phase for several years, and it aims to address common challenges in managing Docker build configurations by declaratively defining build stages and deployment environments.
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How Monzo Bank Built a Cost-Effective, Unorthodox Backup System to Ensure Resilient Banking
Monzo Bank recently revealed Stand-in, an independent backup system on GCP that ensures essential banking services remain operational during application and AWS infrastructure outages. Unlike traditional backups, it's a minimal stand-alone system that exclusively supports key operations and features a cost-effective design, resulting in 1% of the operational costs of the primary deployment.
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Java News Roundup: NetBeans 25, Payara Platform, Hibernate Reactive, Gradle
This week's Java roundup for February 17th, 2025, features news highlighting: the release of Apache NetBeans 25; the February 2025 release of the Payara Platform; the second beta release of Hibernate Reactive 3.0; and the second release candidate of Gradle 8.13.
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Spring News Roundup: Milestone Releases of Boot, Security, Auth Server, Integration, AI and AMQP
There was a flurry of activity in the Spring ecosystem during the week of February 17th, 2025, highlighting milestone releases of: Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Authorization Server, Spring Integration, Spring AI and Spring AMQP.