Google’s new toolset to help connect AI agents to BigQuery
The new toolset contains tools that will allow AI agents to execute queries inside BigQuery as well as fetch metadata from the cloud-based data warehouse. These tools include the list_dataset_ids tool, which retrieves all dataset IDs within a Google Cloud project; get_dataset_info tool, which provides detailed metadata about a specific dataset; list_table_ids tool, which lists […]
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Snowflake brings analytics workloads into its cloud with Snowpark Connect for Apache Spark
Snowpark Connect for Apache Spark is Snowflake’s take on that technology, enabling enterprises to run their Spark code on Snowflake’s vectorized engine in Data Cloud. For Snowflake customers, the new capability will make it easy for developers to move their code to Snowpark, essentially offering a combination of Spark’s familiarity and Snowflake’s simplicity, according to […]
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The importance of memory for AI
Persona memory stores the agent’s identity, personality traits, roles, expertise, and communication style. Toolbox memory contains tool definitions, metadata, parameter schemas, and embeddings for the agent’s capabilities. Conversation memory stores the history of exchanges between the user and the agent. Workflow memory tracks the state of multistep processes. Episodic memory stores specific events or experiences […]
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What public cloud gets wrong with AI
AI is not cheap. During the past year, public cloud giants have significantly accelerated their investments in AI. By the close of 2024, Microsoft had invested more than $80 billion in AI infrastructure, partnerships, and development. AWS is on track to spend nearly a year’s worth of its revenue on AI in 2025, with AI […]
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JetBrains working on higher-abstraction programming language
JetBrains, creator of the popular Kotlin programming language, is developing a new programming language intended to make AI and code much more controllable and transparent. In a July 23 interview with InfoWorld, JetBrains CEO Kirill Skrygan elaborated on company plans for an as-yet-unnamed language that would describe a program at a higher level of abstraction. […]
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What you can do now with Python 3.14 RC1
Python 3.14’s first release candidate is here, and we’ve done a quick review of all the best new features. Also, four tips for making the best of Python’s now-fully-supported free-threading features, a first look at how Astral’s uv tool doubles as a Python package click-to-run system, and a side-by-side comparison of two new Rust-powered Python typecheckers. It’s […]
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Hacker inserts destructive code in Amazon Q as update goes live
“While this may have been an attempt to highlight associated risks, the issue underscores a growing and critical threat in the AI ecosystem: the exploitation of powerful AI tools by malicious actors in the absence of robust guardrails, continuous monitoring, and effective governance frameworks,” said Sunil Varkey, a cybersecurity professional. “When AI systems like code […]
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Alibaba rolls out new AI coding model Qwen3-Coder, says it’s their most powerful
Key advantages include lower costs, flexible deployment options, and access to transparent code that can be reviewed and audited before implementation. “It wouldn’t surprise me if Western tech leaders find open-source coding models like Qwen3-Coder attractive due to their performance across various benchmarks,” said Lian Jye Su, chief analyst at Omdia. “Concerns around IP protection […]
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Java Applet API removal slated for JDK 26
Even though the next version of Java, JDK (Java Development Kit) 25, is not due to arrive as a production release until September 16, work has begun on the planned subsequent release, JDK 26. That update, anticipated to arrive next March, already has been assigned its first feature: removal of the now-obsolete Java Applet API. […]
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Google launches TPU monitoring library to boost AI infrastructure efficiency
Additionally, the library comes with High Level Operation (HLO) Execution Time Distribution Metrics, offering detailed timing breakdowns of compiled operations, and HLO Queue Size, which monitors execution pipeline congestion. However, Google isn’t the only AI infrastructure provider that is releasing tools to optimize resources (CPU accelerators, GPUs) performance and usage. Rival hyperscaler AWS has a […]
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