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Block Launches Open-Source AI Framework Codename Goose
Block’s Open Source Program Office has launched Codename Goose, an open-source, non-commercial AI agent framework designed to automate tasks and integrate seamlessly with existing tools. Goose provides users with a flexible, on-machine AI assistant that can be customized through extensions, enabling developers and other professionals to enhance their productivity.
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Java News Roundup: Java Operator SDK 5.0, Open Liberty, Quarkus MCP, Vert.x, JBang, TornadoVM
This week's Java roundup for January 27th, 2025, features news highlighting: the GA release of Java Operator SDK 5.0; the January 2025 release of Open Liberty; an implementation of Model Context Protocol in Quarkus; the fourth milestone release of Vert.x 5.0; and point releases of JBang 0.123.0 and TornadoVM 1.0.10.
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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Gov for U.S. Government Agencies
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov, a version of its AI-powered chatbot designed specifically for U.S. government agencies. This tailored deployment provides federal, state, and local agencies with access to OpenAI’s latest AI models while allowing them to maintain control over security, privacy, and compliance.
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Debezium Joins the Commonhaus Foundation
The Debezium project recently completed its move to the Commonhaus Foundation after consulting with the Debezium community and Red Hat, who exclusively sponsored the project since the start in 2015.
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Google's Vertex AI in Firebase SDK Now Ready for Production Use
Three months after its launch in beta, the Vertex AI in Firebase SDK is now ready for production, says Google engineer Thomas Ezan, who further explores three dimensions that are essential for its successful deployment to production: abuse prevention, remote configuration, and responsible AI use.
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Cloudflare Open Sources Documentation and Adopts Astro for Better Scalability
Cloudflare recently published an article detailing their upgrade of developer documentation by migrating from Hugo to the Astro ecosystem. All Cloudflare documentation is open source on GitHub, with opportunities for community contributions.
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Dragonfly v2.2.0 Released: Rust Client, P2P Upgrades, and Enhanced Image Acceleration
In January, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced the release of Dragonfly version 2.2.0, introducing several significant enhancements to the open-source, peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution and image acceleration system.
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AWS Glue 5.0 Introduces Spark 3.5.2 and Enhanced ETL Performance
At the latest re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, Amazon announced the general availability of AWS Glue 5.0, designed to accelerate ETL jobs powered by Apache Spark. The latest release of the serverless data integration service introduces upgraded runtimes, including Spark 3.5.2, Python 3.11, and Java 17, along with enhancements in performance and security.
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JetBrains AI Coding Agent Junie Provides Tight Integration with JetBrains IDEs
JetBrains has announced Junie, its new AI coding agent, in closed preview. Junie, says the company, is able to carry through the coding tasks you assign it and leverage the knowledge about your project context as available in the IDE.
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AMD and Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop AI Agent Framework to Automate Scientific Research Process
Researchers from AMD and Johns Hopkins University have developed Agent Laboratory, an artificial intelligence framework that automates core aspects of the scientific research process. The system uses large language models to handle literature reviews, experimentation, and report writing, producing both code repositories and research documentation.
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DeepSeek Release Another Open-Source AI Model, Janus Pro
DeepSeek has released Janus-Pro, an updated version of its multimodal model, Janus. The new model improves training strategies, data scaling, and model size, enhancing multimodal understanding and text-to-image generation.
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Git 2.48: Modernized with Meson Build System, Memory Leaks Fixed
Git 2.48 now supports the Meson build system, a modern alternative to the existing Makefile, Autoconf, and CMake-based systems. This change addresses limitations in IDE support and maintenance issues with older systems.
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Fluent Assertions Library v8 Abandons Apache Licensing
Fluent Assertions, a well-known .NET library that allows expressive asserts in unit tests, has launched version 8 with a proprietary license in partnership with Xceed, replacing the existing Apache 2.0 licence. The new license allows free non-commercial use, but any commercial use will require a paid license. The move has been negatively received by the developer community.
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Creating Accessible Websites Using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Web accessibility is about making web content available to users with disabilities. Development teams can use the success criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to improve accessibility and create an inclusive website.
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Apple New In-App Purchases API for Creator Platforms and Large Catalogs
Apple's new Advanced Commerce API provides iOS developers more flexibility to dynamically manage large content catalogs, creator experiences, and subscriptions with optional add-ons, such as premium features. For a developer to be allowed to use the new API, they must request access to Apple.