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AWS Introduces M4 and M4 Pro Mac Instances for Faster Apple App Development
AWS has recently launched two new Mac instances (M4 and M4 Pro) built on Apple's latest M4 silicon. The new EC2 instances provide faster CPU performance, enhanced graphics, and increased memory for building iOS and macOS applications.
on Oct 04, 2025 -
Microsoft Announces Open-Source Agent Framework to Simplify AI Agent Development
Microsoft has announced the preview release of Microsoft Agent Framework, an open-source software development kit designed to simplify the creation and deployment of artificial intelligence agents for developers across all skill levels, as reported in official blog posts from the company's development teams.
on Oct 02, 2025 -
Cursor 1.7 Adds Hooks for Agent Lifecycle Control
Cursor has introduced a Hooks system in version 1.7 that allows developers to intercept and modify agent behavior at defined lifecycle events. Hooks can be used to block shell commands, run formatters after edits, or observe agent actions in real time.
on Oct 01, 2025 -
VS Code MSSQL Extension v1.35 Brings Schema Compare, Designer and Local Containers to GA
Microsoft’s August 2025 release of the MSSQL extension for VS Code finalises three flagship features that were previously in preview: Schema Compare, Schema Designer and Local SQL Server Container. Version 1.35 promotes these capabilities to general availability (GA) and delivers usability and performance improvements across the extension.
on Sep 30, 2025 -
Nuqs Adds Debounce, Standard Schema Integration and Key Isolation
Nuqs, the type-safe URL state manager for React, just rolled out exciting features in version 2.5, including debounced URL updates, standardized schema generation, and improved re-render control. With experimental TanStack Router support and zero runtime dependencies, Nuqs enhances URL management while maintaining a lightweight footprint. Elevate your React applications with Nuqs!
on Sep 30, 2025 -
Google Stax Aims to Make AI Model Evaluation Accessible for Developers
Google Stax is a framework designed to replace subjective evaluations of AI models with an objective, data-driven, and repeatable process for measuring model output quality. Google says this will allow AI developers to tailor the evaluation process to their specific use cases rather than relying on generic benchmarks.
on Sep 29, 2025 -
OWASP Flags Tool Misuse as Critical Threat for Agentic AI
Earlier this year OWASP released guidance for Agentic AI security called Agentic AI - Threats and Mitigations. The document highlights the unique challenges involved in securely deploying this emerging technology and suggests mitigations and architectural patterns for defense.
on Sep 29, 2025 -
.NET MAUI RC1 Brings Diagnostics and Experimental Android CoreCLR Support
Microsoft has delivered the first release candidate (RC1) of .NET 10 along with go‐live support, indicating that the company considers the framework ready for production use. The RC1 notes focus on observability improvements, tweaks to existing controls and an experimental new runtime option for Android.
on Sep 29, 2025 -
Java News Roundup: New JEPs, Liberica NIK, Spring AI Milestone, Open Liberty, JobRunr, LangChain4j
This week's Java roundup for September 22nd, 2025, features news highlighting: new OpenJDK JEPs Lazy Constants (Second Preview) and Structured Concurrency (Sixth Preview); BellSoft Liberica Native Image Toolkit 25; the October 2025 edition of Open Liberty; the second milestone release of Spring AI 1.1.0; and point releases of JobRunr, LangChain4j and Quarkus.
on Sep 29, 2025 -
Swift 6.2 Released with Improved Concurrency, Safer Raw-Memory Access, Wasm Support and More
The most significant new feature in Swift 6.2 is approachable concurrency, a default, low-complexity approach to writing safe concurrent applications. Swift 6.2 also introduces new features to simplify low-level programming, including the InlineArray and Span types, and adds support for WebAssembly.
on Sep 29, 2025 -
Apollo GraphQL Client 4.0 Released with Leaner Bundles and Strengthened TypeScript Safety
Apollo GraphQL has launched Apollo Client 4.0, featuring a streamlined architecture, enhanced TypeScript support, and modular APIs to reduce bundle sizes by 20-30%. Key updates include opt-in features, improved error handling, and a decoupled core library, making it easier for developers to manage GraphQL operations across various frameworks. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
on Sep 29, 2025 -
Google's Agent Development Kit for Java Adds Integration with LangChain4j
The latest release of the Agent Development Kit for Java, version 0.2.0, marks a significant expansion of its capabilities through the integration with the LangChain4j LLM framework, which opens it up to all the large language models supported by the framework.
on Sep 28, 2025 -
Imagine Learning Highlights Linkerd’s Role in Cloud-Native Scale and Cost Savings
Innovative education technology provider Imagine Learning relies on Linkerd as the backbone of its cloud-native infrastructure, enabling rapid growth and ensuring reliability, scalability, and security. With over 80% reduction in compute needs and a 40% cut in networking costs, Linkerd offers a proven solution that enhances efficiency across diverse sectors.
on Sep 28, 2025 -
MySQL AI Introduced for Enterprise Edition
Oracle has recently announced MySQL AI, a new set of AI-powered capabilities available exclusively in the MySQL Enterprise edition, targeting analytics and AI workloads in large deployments. Concerns are rising throughout the MySQL community over the future of the popular Community edition, amid fears of vendor lock-in and following recent internal layoffs.
on Sep 27, 2025 -
.NET Aspire 9.5 Released: New CLI Update Command, Dashboard AI Visualizer, and Expanded Integrations
Microsoft has announced the Aspire 9.5 as the latest minor release of the platform, introducing support for .NET 8 Long Term Support, .NET 9 Standard Term Support (STS), and the .NET 10 Release Candidate 1. As noted by the team, Aspire releases are delivered independently from the .NET release schedule, with major versions aligned to .NET milestones and minor versions released more frequently.
on Sep 27, 2025