FTC’s non-compete ban almost certainly dead, based on a Texas federal court decision
The political dynamics of legislatively dealing with non-competes make it unappealing to members of Congress. The move is favorable to employees — and there are more of them, so those are potential votes. But employers like non-competes and they can spend money via lobbying to help members get elected. In a choice of money versus […]
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How to use Refit to consume APIs in ASP.NET Core
Refit is an open-source library for .NET, .NET Core, and Xamarin that makes consuming REST APIs simpler and easier by enabling you to define the API endpoints as C# interfaces, thereby eliminating the need to create HTTP requests and parse HTTP responses manually. In this article we will delve into the Refit library for .NET […]
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Understanding DiskANN, a foundation of the Copilot Runtime
One of the key components of Microsoft’s Copilot Runtime edge AI development platform for Windows is a new vector search technology, DiskANN (Disk Accelerated Nearest Neighbors). Building on a long-running Microsoft Research project, DiskANN is a way of building and managing vector indexes inside your applications. It uses a mix of in-memory and disk storage […]
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Rust types team moves forward on next-gen trait solver
The Rust types team has made significant progress on the next-generation trait solver, according to a June 26 blog post. Work done to stabilize the use of the next-generation trait solver in coherence checking surfaced small behavior regressions and hangs, which caused delays. But the team is close to compiling the standard library and the […]
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The perils of overengineering generative AI systems
Cloud is the easiest way to build generative AI systems; that’s why cloud revenues are skyrocketing. However, many of these systems are overengineered, which drives complexity and unnecessary costs. Overengineering is a familiar issue. We’ve been overthinking and overbuilding systems, devices, machines, vehicles, etc., for many years. Why would the cloud be any different? Overengineering […]
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How evolving AI regulations impact cybersecurity
While their business and tech colleagues are busy experimenting and developing new applications, cybersecurity leaders are looking for ways to anticipate and counter new, AI-driven threats. It’s always been clear that AI impacts cybersecurity, but it’s a two-way street. Where AI is increasingly being used to predict and mitigate attacks, these applications are themselves vulnerable. […]
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Google opens access to 2 million context window of Gemini 1.5 Pro
Google has opened access to the 2-million-token context window of the Gemini 1.5 Pro AI model. The company also is giving developers access to code execution capabilities in the Gemini API and making the Gemma 2 model available in Google AI Studio. These announcements were made on June 27. The 2-million-token context window of Gemini […]
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Eclipse Theia IDE arrives for desktop, browser
The Eclipse Foundation has announced the release of the Eclipse Theia IDE. Based on the Theia cloud and desktop IDE framework implemented in TypeScript, the Theia IDE is avialable for Windows, Linux, and macOS and can be tried online. With development led by EclipseSource CEO Jonas Helming, the Theia IDE was announced on June 27. […]
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4 cloud certifications that will help you stand out
Software developers and other technology professionals often look to certifications to advance their careers or open doors to new job opportunities. Hiring managers use certification as an important screening tool to help them quickly identify candidates with the skills needed for a role. Whether you regularly use cloud technologies in your current role or you […]
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Oracle HeatWave’s in-database LLMs to help reduce infra costs
Oracle is adding new generative AI-focused features to its Heatwave data analytics cloud service, previously known as MySQL HeatWave. The new name highlights how HeatWave offers more than just MySQL support, and also includes HeatWave Gen AI, HeatWave Lakehouse, and HeatWave AutoML, said Nipun Agarwal, senior vice president of HeatWave at Oracle. At its […]
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