MongoDB has announced it is acquiring Voyage AI, a company that makes embedding and reranking models. This acquisition will enable MongoDB’s customers to build reliable AI-powered applications using data stored in MongoDB databases, according to the company. MongoDB went on to explain that AI-powered applications are prone to hallucinations because of their probabilistic nature, and … continue reading
Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and it can be hard to keep up with it all. We’ve written this roundup to share updates from 10 notable companies that have recently enhanced their products with AI. OpenAI expands Operator to more countries Operator is now available … continue reading
Symbiotic Security has announced updates to its application and IDE extension, which provides secure coding recommendations and fixes vulnerabilities as code is written. “With Symbiotic’s software, security is no longer an afterthought; it is where it should have always been – integrated into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as a foundational part of the coding … continue reading
Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio now supports code referencing for GitHub Copilot completions. Code referencing enables developers to verify if the suggestions coming from Copilot are based on public code, which could potentially lead to open-source licensing issues depending on what the developer is using the code for. “By integrating code referencing into GitHub … continue reading
DeepSeek has taken the tech world by storm for the past month after it was revealed that the company’s models were trained for a fraction of the cost of other top models while still delivering competitive performance in many areas. Not only were they cheaper to train, but they’re also cheaper to run, making DeepSeek’s … continue reading
The integration company Boomi today announced a new API management solution that empowers organizations to control API sprawl. Organizations that are utilizing generative AI have about five times as many APIs as those who aren’t, according to IDC’s API Sprawl and AI Enablement report from December 2024. “APIs have become the backbone of AI-driven innovation, … continue reading
Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and it can be hard to keep up with it all. We’ve written this roundup to share updates from 10 notable companies that have recently enhanced their products with AI. Google announces public beta for Gen AI Toolbox for Databases … continue reading
The Android development team has announced the second beta of Android 16, adding updates to the camera and media, along with several behavior changes. One of the camera updates is the ability to use hybrid auto exposure, where the user controls some aspects of exposure and the auto-exposure (AE) algorithm handles the rest. Users will … continue reading
The testing company mabl has announced two new tools designed to improve the software testing process: mabl GenAI Test Creation and mabl Tools for Playwright. Mabl GenAI Test Creation uses generative AI to automatically create tests based on existing assets. The tests it generates are designed to be easy to maintain in order to cut … continue reading
JetBrains has announced an update to its AI Assistant that enables it to use local models so that developers under strict data privacy and compliance rules can work with it. To enable this feature, users will need to enable LM Studio under “Third-party AI providers” in the AI Assistant settings. LM Studio provides an interface … continue reading
Anthropic has published the Anthropic Economic Index in an attempt to understand how AI is impacting labor markets. The report details how AI is actually being used by workers today, which tasks it’s being used for, and how worker salary influences AI use. Anthropic decided to group AI use by occupational tasks rather than occupations, … continue reading
Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and it can be hard to keep up with it all. We’ve written this roundup to share updates from 10 notable companies that have recently enhanced their products with AI. Google announces Gemini 2.0 Flash, Flash-Lite, and Pro Gemini 2.0 … continue reading
