Why cloud security outranks cost and scalability
Business reputation and trust are always vulnerable; companies recognize that a security breach can instantly damage both. Indeed, you’ll get yourself on the morning news and watch your stock drop by 50%. By prioritizing security, businesses aim to safeguard their reputation and customer relationships. Long-term cost implications mean that focusing initially on cost and scalability […]
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Google ships Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B AI model
Google’s Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B AI model is now production-ready. The company said the stable release of Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B has the lowest cost per intelligence of any Gemini model. Availability was announced October 3. Developers can access gemini-1.5-flash-8B for free via Google AI Studio and the Gemini API. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B offers a 50% lower […]
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JDK 24: The new features in Java 24
The second feature, late barrier expansion for the G1 garbage collector, is intended to simplify the implementation of G1’s barriers. The G1 garbage collector’s barriers record information about application memory accesses, by shifting their expansion from early in the C2 compilation pipeline to later. Goals include reducing the execution time of C2 compilation when using […]
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Spring AI: An AI framework for Java developers
<dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.ai</groupId> <artifactId>spring-ai-azure-openai-spring-boot-starter</artifactId> </dependency> In essence, when Spring scans the project looking for a ChatClient, it’ll use the property to make one using naming conventions in the openai starter project. In the simple helloworld example we are looking at, that ChatClient is called for by the controller: package com.xkcd.ai.helloworld; import org.springframework.ai.chat.ChatClient; import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired; import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping; […]
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Python in VS Code gets even better
September’s been a busy time in the world of Python. This end-of-month roundup has Python rocking the top of the Tiobe charts like Java once did, Microsoft dropping an all-in-one data-science pack for Python and VS Code, and a solid guide to using the py launcher—your best friend for Python on Windows. And, if you’re […]
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3 great new features in Postgres 17
This new feature also introduces a more efficient method of merging incremental backups offline into full backups, reducing the server load typically required for a full backup. Designed and implemented by EDB employee and long-time Postgres hacker and committer Robert Haas, this functionality is expected to be popular among DBAs, especially those managing on-premises Postgres […]
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Java 23 highlights crypto performance and security
While the recently released Java 23 features a dozen official features ranging from a second class-file API preview to an eighth incubator of a vector API, it also comes with various security capabilities. Security enhancements include crypto performance updates and additions to Kerberos and PKI. JDK 23 was released on September 17. A same-day Java […]
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Eclipse working group to address cybersecurity, AI regulations
The Eclipse Foundation has launched the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group (ORC WG) to address evolving global regulations aimed at improving software quality and security. The working group’s formation follows Eclipse’s initial partnering with the Apache Software Foundation and other open source organizations in April. Announced September 24, the initiative looks to support participants globally […]
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OpenAI Academy to help train developers, offer free credits
In order to help developers globally understand large language models (LLMs) better, the company has funded and published a professional translation of the Massive Multitask Language Understanding (MMLU) benchmark in 14 languages via Hugging Face. “Supporting those who (developers) understand the unique cultures, economies, and social dynamics of their communities will help ensure that […]
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Meta introduces Llama Stack distributions for building LLM apps
Looking to ease the development of generative AI applications, Meta is sharing its first official Llama Stack distributions, to simplify how developers work with Llama large language models (LLMs) in different environments. Unveiled September 25, Llama Stack distributions package multiple Llama Stack API providers that work well together to provide a single endpoint for developers, […]
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