Articles by Category: Product_announcements

GitLab 18.3: Expanding AI orchestration in software engineering

2025-08-21 00:00
🚀 GitLab 18.3 is here, enhancing AI orchestration in software engineering! The platform now integrates AI at three levels: a unified data repository, a control plane for software delivery, and a streamlined user experience. This aims to boost productivity and simplify workflows. Key updates include the introduction of AI agents, expanded integrations, and enhanced context awareness for improved collaboration. Explore the future of DevSecOps with GitLab! 🌟 #GitLab #DevSecOps #AIIntegration...
Source: GitLab Blog
Bill Staples

GitLab 18.3: Expanding AI orchestration in software engineering

2025-08-21 00:00
🚀 GitLab 18.3 is here, enhancing software engineering with integrated AI capabilities! The platform now serves as a comprehensive system of record, control plane, and user experience hub. Key updates include a Knowledge Graph for better data context, an Orchestration Layer for multi-agent workflows, and first-class agent integration across the development lifecycle. This evolution promotes seamless human-AI collaboration, boosting productivity for over 50 million users. Explore the future of...
Source: GitLab Blog
Bill Staples

What's new in Gemini Code Assist

2025-08-21 00:00
🚀 Exciting updates from Gemini Code Assist! Agent Mode is now available in VS Code (Preview) and IntelliJ (Stable), enhancing your coding experience. It offers a collaborative approach to complex tasks by proposing detailed plans for user review and approval. Key features include inline diffs for visual code modifications and persistent chat history to streamline workflows. This aims to boost developer productivity and efficiency significantly. #GeminiCodeAssist #DeveloperTools #Programming...

Announcing Public Preview of Request for Access in Unity Catalog

2025-08-20 18:45
🚀 Exciting news from Databricks! The public preview of the Request for Access feature in Unity Catalog has been announced. This tool aims to enhance self-service data discovery and simplify access provisioning for users in security-focused enterprises. Stay informed and empower your teams with better data access! 📊🔐 #DataAccess #UnityCatalog #Databricks #DataSecurity #Innovation

Announcing OpenAI gpt-oss Models on the DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform

2025-08-20 16:21
🚀 OpenAI has launched its first open-source GPT models (20b and 120b) on the Gradient AI Platform! These models offer flexibility for developers to create AI applications, from prototypes to production agents. Users can access them through the Serverless Inference API or the Gradient dashboard. With integrated billing and monitoring features, building AI apps is now simpler than ever. Get started today! 🔗 #OpenAI #GradientAI #AIDevelopment #TechNews #MachineLearning
Grace Morgan

AMD FidelityFX SDK 2.0 launches our neural rendering technologies for developers

2025-08-20 16:00
🚀 AMD has launched the FidelityFX SDK 2.0, introducing new machine learning-based rendering technologies for developers. This update simplifies integration of FidelityFX features, starting with AMD FSR 4 upscaling. It allows for automatic upgrades in supported games without needing separate updates. Developers will need to use specific DLLs for the new technologies, ensuring compatibility with the latest AMD hardware. #AMDFidelityFX #GamingTech #GameDevelopment #FSR4 #MachineLearning

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 now available on GPUOpen

2025-08-20 16:00
🚀 Exciting news for gamers! AMD has launched FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4), now available on GPUOpen. This new machine learning-based upscaler significantly enhances image quality compared to FSR 3.1. FSR 4 utilizes AMD Instinct GPUs and RDNA 4 architecture for optimal performance. It improves temporal stability, detail preservation, and reduces ghosting on moving objects. Upgrade your gaming experience today! 🎮✨ #AMD #FSR4 #GamingTechnology #GameDev #Graphics

Heroku AI Expands Model Offering with OpenAI’s gpt-oss-120b

2025-08-20 15:00
🚀 Exciting news for developers! OpenAI's new model, gpt-oss-120b, is now available on Heroku Managed Inference and Agents. This open-weight model allows for easy integration into existing applications through an OpenAI-compatible API. With its Mixture-of-Experts architecture, gpt-oss-120b is efficient and designed for a variety of text generation tasks. Early benchmarks show it performs competitively with other models. Explore the future of AI application development on Heroku! 🌟 #AI #OpenAI...
Source: Heroku Blog
Anush DSouza

How we built AI face cropping for Images

2025-08-20 14:00
🚀 Exciting news from Developer Week 2024! We launched AI face cropping, a feature that automatically crops images around detected faces. This marks a significant step in our AI image manipulation capabilities. Our transition from a CPU-based prototype to a GPU-based implementation allows for better performance and scalability, addressing previous technical challenges. This feature is aimed at enhancing image handling for social media platforms and e-commerce sites, making it easier to create...
Diretnan Domnan

Powering Long-Term Memory for Agents With LangGraph and MongoDB

2025-08-20 13:59
🚀 Exciting news! The MongoDB Store for LangGraph is now available, enhancing AI agents with long-term memory. This integration allows agents to remember past interactions across sessions, leading to more intelligent systems that learn over time. It complements existing short-term memory capabilities, creating a robust solution for memory-enabled agents. Key features include cross-thread persistence, JSON structure for easy storage, and vector search for efficient retrieval. Explore the...
Source: MongoDB Blog

Reverse ETL with Lakebase: Activate your lakehouse data for operational analytics

2025-08-20 12:41
Unlock the power of your lakehouse data with Reverse ETL using Lakebase! 🌊 This approach allows you to serve data to applications efficiently and at scale, eliminating the need for custom pipelines. It bridges the gap between analytics and operations, enhancing decision-making processes. Explore how to activate your data for seamless operational analytics! 📊🔄 #DataAnalytics #Lakehouse #ReverseETL #OperationalExcellence #Lakebase

Railway MCP - Stateful, Serverful, Pay-per-use Infrastructure

2025-08-20 00:00
🚀 Exciting news for developers! A new Railway MCP server has been introduced, enabling AI coding agents to deploy applications and manage infrastructure directly from code editors. This innovative approach aims to streamline the development process. With this tool, developers can enhance their productivity by integrating deployment and infrastructure management seamlessly. #RailwayMCP #AICoding #AppDevelopment #TechInnovation #InfrastructureManagement
Source: Railway Blog

The GitLab documentation site gets a major design overhaul

2025-08-20 00:00
🚀 The GitLab documentation site has undergone a major redesign! Key updates include: 🌙 Dark mode for improved readability. 🎨 Enhanced brand alignment with GitLab's marketing site. 👍 Simplified feedback options with thumbs up/down directly on pages. 📚 Redesigned navigation for easier access to over 2,300 pages. 🔧 Addressed technical debt for a more polished experience. These changes stem from a recent platform migration, enhancing overall performance. #GitLab #Documentation #UXDesign...
Source: GitLab Blog
Julia Miocene

New Nemotron Nano 2 Open Reasoning Model Tops Leaderboard and Delivers 6x Higher Throughput

2025-08-19 20:50
🚀 Exciting news in AI! The NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 2 model has topped the leaderboard with impressive accuracy. This open reasoning model offers up to 6x higher throughput compared to its closest competitors, enhancing edge AI capabilities. Stay updated on advancements in technology! 🔍📈 #AI #NVIDIA #Innovation #EdgeComputing #Nemotron
Chintan Patel

Best performance and fastest memory with the new Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances

2025-08-19 19:16
🚀 Amazon has launched the new R8i and R8i-flex instances, optimized for memory and powered by Intel Xeon processors. These instances offer 15% better price performance, 20% higher performance, and 2.5 times more memory throughput than previous generations. Ideal for memory-intensive workloads like SQL databases and real-time analytics, R8i instances scale up to 96xlarge with impressive capabilities for various applications. Check it out! 💻🔍 #AmazonEC2 #CloudComputing #IntelXeon...
Source: AWS Blog
Veliswa Boya

Introducing langchain-gradient: Seamless LangChain Integration with DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform

2025-08-19 17:37
🚀 Exciting news! We've launched **langchain-gradient**, an open-source integration connecting LangChain to the DigitalOcean Gradient AI Platform. This innovative package simplifies the development of AI applications with tools for chaining prompts and managing data. Key features include: - Seamless integration for quick deployment. - Access to multiple AI models with GPU-accelerated performance. - Full open-source compatibility. Use cases range from chatbots to automated workflows, enhancing...
Narasimha Badrinath

Strengthening the core: Stack Overflow for Teams 2025.6

2025-08-19 14:00
🚀 Exciting updates are here with Stack Overflow for Teams 2025.6! This release focuses on back-end improvements enhancing stability, data integrity, and identity management. Key upgrades include better SAML and SCIM integrations for smoother onboarding. Email address changes now sync automatically for improved reporting accuracy. Look forward to upcoming features like nested comments for richer discussions and an ingestion engine to convert content from various platforms into reusable...
Carrie Koos

Robinhood Launches Pro and College Football Prediction Markets

2025-08-19 13:00
🚀 Robinhood has launched pro and college football prediction markets in its app! Since the introduction of prediction markets last year, over 2 billion contracts have been traded. Now, users can trade outcomes for popular football games, including all regular season pro matchups and college Power 4 schools. These markets will be available for eligible customers soon, with contracts for the first two weeks of the season. Unlike traditional sports betting, these contracts allow customers to...
olivermcintosh

Agents can now access protected deployments via Vercel’s MCP server

2025-08-19 13:00
🚀 Exciting news for developers! Vercel has introduced two new tools in its MCP server. The **get_access_to_vercel_url** feature allows agents to generate a temporary shareable URL, enabling access to Vercel Auth-protected deployments without login credentials. Additionally, the **web_fetch_vercel_url** tool lets agents fetch content directly from protected deployments, even when access would normally be denied. Explore these features to streamline your development process! #Vercel...
Source: Vercel Blog
Kit Foster

Node.js Vercel Functions now support fetch web handlers

2025-08-19 13:00
🚀 Exciting news for developers! Vercel Functions on the Node.js runtime now support fetch web handlers. This enhancement boosts interoperability across various JavaScript frameworks and runtimes. You can still choose to export individual HTTP methods if that suits your project better. For further details, check out the documentation! 📚 #NodeJS #Vercel #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #APIs
Source: Vercel Blog
Pooya Pasa

Introducing Digests by Robinhood Cortex for customers in the UK

2025-08-19 06:00
🚀 Exciting news for UK investors! Robinhood has launched Digests powered by Robinhood Cortex, an AI-driven feature that explains stock movements in clear language. This tool reviews news, analyst reports, and proprietary data to help users make informed decisions. Available for free on stock detail pages, Digests aims to support investors of all experience levels. For more details, visit the Help Centre. #InvestSmart #StockMarket #AI #Robinhood #UKInvestors
olivermcintosh

MONGIL: STAR DIVE brings monster collection and solo party play to PC, console, and mobile

2025-08-19 00:00
🚀 Exciting news in the gaming world! Netmarble Monster's CEO, Ken Kim, recently shared insights about their new game, MONGIL: STAR DIVE. This cross-platform collectible action-adventure game is set to launch on PC, console, and mobile, developed using Unreal Engine 5. Stay tuned for more updates on this innovative gaming experience! 🎮✨ #MONGIL #StarDive #GamingNews #Netmarble #ActionAdventure

New Device Trust Check makes browser extension enforcement easier

2025-08-19 00:00
🔒 1Password has launched the new Device Trust Check to enhance security in managing browser extensions. This feature allows admins to ensure the 1Password browser extension remains installed and active on user devices. If the extension is missing, users receive prompts to restore it before access to the desktop app is denied. The integration between the Extended Device Compliance feature and EPM strengthens security enforcement continuously, closing gaps for potential compliance issues....
info@1password.com (Evan Sandhu)

Announcing the Latest NVIDIA Gaming AI and Neural Rendering Technologies

2025-08-18 19:30
🚀 NVIDIA has made significant announcements at Gamescom 2025, introducing updates to its RTX neural rendering and ACE generative AI technologies. These advancements aim to enhance gaming experiences with expanded integration for DLSS 4, new AI models, and cloud solutions like GeForce NOW inside Discord. 🎮 Upcoming titles, including Resident Evil Requiem and Borderlands 4, will feature these technologies, helping developers optimize graphics even for players with older hardware. For Unreal...
Ike Nnoli

Introducing Next Edit Suggestions in JetBrains AI Assistant

2025-08-18 16:14
🚀 JetBrains AI Assistant has launched a new feature: next edit suggestions, now available in Beta for Java, Kotlin, and Python. These intelligent recommendations offer edit suggestions across your entire file, enhancing your coding experience. With integration into IDE-native actions, users can benefit from smart edits while maintaining workflow. The feature triggers as you type, providing instant suggestions highlighted in light purple. Global support ensures fast responses from regions like...
Anton Semenkin

Identify Speakers in Meetings, Calls, and Voice Apps in Real-Time with NVIDIA Streaming Sortformer

2025-08-18 16:00
Introducing NVIDIA Streaming Sortformer, a breakthrough in real-time speaker identification for meetings, calls, and voice-enabled apps. 🎤 This production-grade diarization model offers low-latency performance, making it ideal for multi-speaker environments. Key features include frame-level diarization, precision timestamps, and efficient GPU inference. 🌐 Optimized for English and tested with Mandarin and other languages, it promises robust tracking with minimal latency. #NVIDIA #AI...
Ivan Medennikov

Terraform now supports assigning agent pools at the project level

2025-08-18 16:00
🚀 Exciting news for HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise users! You can now assign default agent pools at the project level. This update simplifies the management of self-hosted agents, enhancing security and scalability. With this feature, project owners can easily set a default agent pool for future workspaces, promoting consistency across projects. Existing workspaces maintain their current settings, ensuring a smooth transition. Get started today and streamline your infrastructure...
Mitchell Ross

AWS Weekly Roundup: Single GPU P5 instances, Advanced Go Driver, Amazon SageMaker HyperPod and more (August 18, 2025)

2025-08-18 15:39
🚀 Exciting updates from AWS this week! The upcoming BeSA (Become a Solutions Architect) cohort starts on September 6, offering free mentoring to enhance cloud careers. Learn more on the BeSA website. New launches include: - **Amazon EC2 Single GPU P5 instances** for cost-effective ML and HPC. - **AWS Advanced Go Driver** for improved database performance. - Enhanced **Cilium support** for Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes. For AI enthusiasts, **Amazon SageMaker HyperPod** now supports advanced features...
Source: AWS Blog
Prasad Rao

Leading the Future of IoT Mobility: Cisco Wins Frost & Sullivan Award Two Years Running

2025-08-18 15:00
🚀 Exciting news! Cisco has been awarded Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Global Company of the Year for Mobile IoT Platforms, marking a second consecutive win. This honor reflects the trust of customers and partners in Cisco's innovative solutions for IoT mobility. The Cisco Mobility Services Platform serves as a comprehensive resource for enterprise mobility, supporting advanced technologies like 5G and NB-IoT. Thank you to our partners and customers for your collaboration and trust! Together, we are...
Masum Mir

Announcing the Cloudflare Browser Developer Program

2025-08-18 14:00
🌐 Exciting news from Cloudflare! They have launched the Browser Developer Program, aimed at enhancing collaboration between Cloudflare and browser development teams. This initiative focuses on improving security measures while ensuring a seamless user experience. Browser developers can join to share feedback, access best practices, and engage in discussions with Cloudflare engineers. The program also offers insights into updates that may affect browser interactions with Cloudflare Challenges...
Oliver Payne

Native support for SvelteKit's new OpenTelemetry spans

2025-08-18 13:00
🚀 Vercel has added native support for SvelteKit's new server-side OpenTelemetry spans. To begin, users can activate experimental tracing in SvelteKit and set up a tracing instrumentation file with the Vercel OpenTelemetry collector. Generated traces will now include built-in SvelteKit spans, and other collectors can also be configured. For further details, check the SvelteKit observability documentation. 📊 #SvelteKit #OpenTelemetry #Vercel #WebDevelopment #Observability
Source: Vercel Blog
Elliott Johnson

Vercel Sandbox increases concurrency and port limits

2025-08-18 13:00
🚀 Vercel has enhanced its Sandbox capabilities for Pro and Enterprise teams! Now, users can run up to 2,000 Sandboxes concurrently, a significant increase from the previous limit of 150. Each Sandbox can also expose up to 4 ports for external access. This improvement allows for better handling of traffic spikes, untrusted code execution, and more complex applications. For projects needing even higher limits, contacting the sales team is an option. Learn more in the Vercel Sandbox docs! 📊🔧...
Source: Vercel Blog
Laurens Duijvesteijn

URL context tool for Gemini API now generally available

2025-08-18 00:00
🚀 The Gemini API's URL Context tool is now generally available for developers! This tool allows users to enhance prompts using web content, making applications more contextually aware. Key features include support for PDFs and images, expanding the types of content that can be grounded. The tool is now ready for scaled production use, with updated limits based on the specific Gemini model. #GeminiAPI #AI #TechUpdate #Developers #Innovation

What’s new in Git 2.51.0?

2025-08-18 00:00
🚀 Git has released version 2.51, with key updates aimed at improving performance and user experience. 🔧 Notable changes include enhanced git-push(1) and git-fetch(1) commands, which now use batched updates for reference synchronization, resulting in up to 22x speed improvements. 📦 The release also introduces the "reftable" format as the default reference backend, addressing limitations of the previous "files" backend. 🔑 Additionally, SHA-256 is now the default hash function, enhancing...
Source: GitLab Blog
Karthik Nayak

Celebrating 10 years of Amazon Aurora innovation

2025-08-15 16:01
🎉 Celebrating 10 years of Amazon Aurora! Join us for a livestream event on August 21, 2025, marking a decade of innovation in database technology. Amazon Aurora revolutionized the industry with its unique architecture, offering high performance and 99.99% availability at a fraction of the cost. Key milestones include the launch in 2015, the introduction of serverless capabilities in 2018, and ongoing enhancements focused on security, scalability, and cost management. #AmazonAurora...
Source: AWS Blog
Sébastien Stormacq

Unleash the Power of Storage Networking for Mainframe Environments with Cisco MDS 9000 Series

2025-08-15 15:00
🌐 As enterprises increasingly rely on mainframes, efficient storage networking solutions become crucial. The Cisco MDS 9000 Series, now z17 qualified, enhances FICON support and is designed for modern mainframe environments. This series promises exceptional reliability and performance, handling today's growing data demands. 📊 With mainframes like IBM's z17 at the forefront of AI integration, the need for robust SANs is more important than ever. #StorageNetworking #CiscoMDS9000 #Mainframe...
Fausto Vaninetti

Improved fake hardware detection with Vercel BotID

2025-08-15 13:00
Vercel has enhanced its BotID Deep Analysis with an updated detection model. This improvement expands fingerprinting coverage for headless browsers and simulated device hardware, allowing for better identification of advanced bots. The upgraded model works in real-time without disrupting genuine users. Current users can benefit from these updates immediately by upgrading to botid@1.5.2. 🔍🤖🚀 #BotID #CyberSecurity #TechUpdate
Source: Vercel Blog
Andrew Qu

Thinking about trying or upgrading to Datalore Cloud? This August, you can save 30%.

2025-08-15 10:30
🌟 Thinking about Datalore Cloud? This August, new users and trial teams can save 30% on their first payment! This offer is valid until August 31, 2025. Datalore provides tools for efficient data exploration and collaboration. Key features include smart code assistance, no-code automations, and interactive dashboards. Ready to upgrade? Visit the upgrade page and use code: DATALORE_CLOUD_25. #Datalore #DataScience #CloudComputing #Discount #UpgradeNow
Vlad Ivoninskii

Announcing Imagen 4 Fast and the general availability of the Imagen 4 family in the Gemini API

2025-08-15 00:00
🚀 Exciting news from Google! Imagen 4, the advanced text-to-image model, is now generally available in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. This update brings substantial improvements in text rendering, enhancing image generation quality. Introducing Imagen 4 Fast, designed for speed and efficiency, alongside Imagen 4 and Imagen 4 Ultra, which now support up to 2K resolution for detailed visuals. Explore the capabilities of the Imagen 4 family for your creative needs! 🎨✨ #GoogleAI #Imagen4...