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Databricks has previewed a new open agentic Security Information and Event Management software (SIEM) named Lakewatch that signals its first deliberate step beyond data warehousing into security analytics. The data warehouse-provider is pitching Lakewatch as a lower-cost alternative to traditional security tools, arguing that consolidating security analytics into its data platform can reduce over…

Google says its new TurboQuant method could improve how efficiently AI models run by compressing the key-value cache used in LLM inference and supporting more efficient vector search. In tests on Gemma and Mistral models, the company reported significant memory savings and faster runtime with no measurable accuracy loss, including a 6x reduction in memory usage and an 8x speedup in attention-logi…

Serialization is the process of converting a Java object into a sequence of bytes so they can be written to disk, sent over a network, or stored outside of memory. Later, the Java virtual machine (JVM) reads those bytes and reconstructs the original object. This process is called deserialization . Under normal circumstances, objects exist only in memory and disappear when a program terminates. Se…

After many years of being relatively static, the enterprise virtualization landscape is shifting under our feet. As organizations reassess their reliance on traditional hypervisors, driven by cost, licensing disruption, or a broader push toward modernization, many are exploring Kubernetes as the natural consolidation point for both containerized and virtual machine workloads. This is often referr…

Digital transformation today is more than just automating tasks or speeding up calculations. It’s reshaping how we make decisions. People used to rely on their own experience and negotiation skills, but now algorithms are often taking over. While this shift improves efficiency and scale, it also introduces a critical challenge: managing knowledge reliably across automated decision systems. If the…

Swift 6.3, the latest release of the Apple-driven language for multiple platforms, offers more flexible C interoperability and improvements for cross-platform build tools. The official SDK for Android mobile application development also is featured. Announced March 24 , Swift 6.3 can be accessed at swift.org . For C interoperability, Version 6.3 debuts the @c attribute for exposing Swift function…

Anthropic is fitting its Claude Code AI-powered coding assistant with an auto mode for the Claude AI assistant to handle permissions on the user’s behalf, with safeguards to monitor actions before they run. Auto mode was announced March 24; instructions on getting started with it can be found on the introductory blog post . Currently being launched in research preview status for Claude Team users…

PyPI is warning of possible credential theft from AI applications and developer pipelines after two malicious versions of the widely used Python middleware for large language models, LiteLLM, were briefly published. “Anyone who has installed and run the project should assume any credentials available to the LiteLLM environment may have been exposed, and revoke/rotate them accordingly,” PyPI said …

Cloudflare has rolled out Dynamic Workers, an isolate-based runtime designed to run AI-generated code faster and more efficiently than traditional containers, as the company pushes lightweight, disposable execution environments as a foundation for enterprise AI applications. The service enables enterprises to spin up execution environments in milliseconds, pointing to a transition away from conta…

Oracle has added new prebuilt agents to Private Agent Factory, its no-code framework for building containerized, data-centric agents within AI Database 26ai. These agents include a Database Knowledge Agent, a Structured Data Analysis Agent, and a Deep Data Research Agent. While the Database Knowledge Agent translates natural-language prompts into queries to fetch specific facts, policies, or enti…

When you import a module in Python , the module’s code must be evaluated completely before the program can proceed. For most modules, this isn’t an issue. But if a module has a long and involved startup process, it’s going to slow down the rest of your program at the point where it’s imported. Python developers typically work around this issue by structuring imports so they don’t happen unless th…

My sister always says, “worry is just a lack of imagination.” By that, she means we always seem to worry about the worst-case scenarios — about things going badly. Why not worry, or imagine, that the best possible outcome will happen? You have a choice — choose to assume that everything will work out perfectly rather than disastrously. This has never been more true when you look at the folks who …

TypeScript 6.0 is slated to be the last release of the language based on the current JavaScript codebase and is now generally available. Version 6.0 acts as a bridge between TypeScript 5.9 and the planned TypeScript 7.0, close to completion and set to be speedier and based on the Go language . The 6.0 production release was unveiled on March 23 , following the release candidate that arrived March…

Seeking to help developers control growing fleets of AI coding agents, JetBrains is introducing JetBrains Central, an agentic development platform for teams to manage and maintain visibility over these agents. An early access program for JetBrains Central is set to begin in the second quarter of 2026 with a limited number of design partners participating. JetBrains describes the platform as the c…

A newly disclosed malware strain dubbed “StoatWaffle” is giving fresh teeth to the notorious, developer-targeting “Contagious Interview” threat campaign. According to NTT Security findings, the malware marks an evolution from the long-running campaign’s user-triggered execution to a near-frictionless compromise embedded directly in developer workflows. Attackers are using blockchain-themed projec…