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Gemini 2.0, FerretDB, LLMs for Production, Slack Accessibility, DevSecOps & AI, ClickHouse & AWS ARM, JDK 24 and JDK 25, Uno Platform 5.6, AWS CodeBuild, State of Resilience, Continuous Improvement

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Dissecting the Intelligence of AI with Avraham Poupko

In this episode, Thomas Betts speaks with Avraham Poupko. Avraham believes software architects will not be replaced by Generative AI or LLMs. They will be replaced by software architects that know how to leverage Generative AI and LLMs. Their discussion compares LLM training with how humans learn, leading to better understanding of how architects can use GenAI effectively. (Podcast)

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Building Responsible AI Culture: Governance, Diversity, and the Future of Development

Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Inna Tokarev Sela, CEO of illumex, about implementing generative AI in development teams, emphasizing the critical need for robust governance across data, policy enforcement, and explainability layers. She also discusses how intentional workplace policies and female-oriented mentorship programs have helped achieve gender balance in tech. (Podcast)

TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Distributed Multi-Modal Database Aerospike 8 Brings Support for Real-Time ACID Transactions

  2. Gemini 2.0 Family Expands with Cost-Efficient Flash-Lite and Pro-Experimental Models

  3. Microsoft Introduces CoRAG: Enhancing AI Retrieval with Iterative Reasoning

  4. OpenAI Releases Reasoning Model o3-mini, Faster and More Accurate Than o1

  5. FerretDB, an Open-Source Alternative to MongoDB, Releases Version 2.0

Building Trust in AI: Security and Risks in Highly Regulated Industries

Explore the transformative power of responsible AI across industries, emphasizing security, MLOps, and compliance. As AI drives innovation—from predicting hurricanes to enhancing legal workflows—organizations must prioritize ethical practices, transparency, and robust governance to safeguard sensitive data while navigating an evolving regulatory landscape. (Article)

Leveraging Open-source LLMs for Production

Andrey Cheptsov discusses the practical use of open-source LLMs for real-world applications, weighing their pros and cons, highlighting advantages like privacy and cost-efficiency. (Presentation with transcript included)

Modernizing DevOps with AI, Boosting Productivity, and Redefining Developer Experience

The panelists discuss how generative AI is boosting productivity, redefining the developer experience, and affecting software development in 2025. (Presentation with transcript included)

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TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Prezi's Journey from Prometheus to VictoriaMetrics

  2. Slack Enhances Accessibility Testing through Automation

Efficient DevSecOps Workflows with a Little Help from AI

Michael Friedrich tells a story about experienced pain points, wasted hours debugging and solving, and learning how a little help from AI makes DevSecOps workflows efficient again. (Presentation with transcript included)

TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Stack Refactoring for Enhanced Infrastructure Management in AWS CloudFormation Service

  2. OpenAI Features New o3-mini Model on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service

ClickHouse Reports 25% Performance Gain after Migrating Cloud Workloads to AWS ARM Instances

ClickHouse recently shared its migration strategy to AWS Graviton over the past six months, reporting a 25% performance improvement for end users. The engineering team outlines the steps taken to establish a performance baseline and transition the managed ClickHouse Cloud service to the new ARM deployment while handling large-scale production workloads. (News)

TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Micronaut Framework 4.7.0 Provides Integration with LangChain4j and Graal Languages

  2. Java News Roundup: LangChain4j 1.0-Beta1, JHipster Lite, GlassFish, Spring Cloud Stream Applications

JDK 24 and JDK 25: What We Know So Far

JDK 24, the third non-LTS release since JDK 21, has reached its first release candidate phase with a final set of 24 new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into five categories: Core Java Library, Java Language Specification, Security Library, HotSpot and Java Tools. We examine JDK 24 and predict what features have, or could be, targeted for JDK 25. (News)

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Uno Platform 5.6 Released: Performance Enhancements, Hot Reload Improvements and More

Uno Platform team has announced the release of version 5.6, bringing substantial improvements in performance, productivity, and cross-platform development capabilities. Among the key updates are significant enhancements to Hot Reload, expanded app packaging support, and notable memory and runtime optimizations. (News)

AWS CodeBuild Now Supports Fastlane to Simplify iOS Deployments

CodeBuild, AWS continuous integration service, now provides Fastlane support to manage tasks such as code signing, screenshot generation, beta distribution, and app store submissions for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS apps. (News)

TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Most Companies Experience Weekly Outages: the State of Resilience 2025 Report

Lessons Learned in the Financial Market about Performance and Observability in Front-End Projects

Jessica Felix discusses how to navigate the intricate balance between performance and observability, and the challenges of maintaining equilibrium. (Presentation with transcript included)

TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES

  1. How to Foster a Continuous Improvement and Learning Mindset in Software Development

Five Steps to Building a Personal Brand for Elevating Your Influence

Pablo Fredrikson discusses how to grow your personal brand to land better opportunities and have a greater impact. (Presentation with transcript included)

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