Daytona – SD Times Open Source Project of the Week

Daytona is an open source tool for setting up development environments in one command.   “Setting up a dev environment can feel like starting a car in the 1900s—engaging the handbrake, adjusting the fuel valve, mixture control, spark advance, choke, and throttle, turning the ignition, and often running into issues. With Daytona, it’s like starting a … continue reading

Survey reveals the usage and perception of AI in the overall workforce, beyond just the realm of software development

While many surveys on software developers have found that a majority of them are using AI to generate code, the story is different in the workforce overall. Zoho Corporation’s recently released Data Privacy and Generative AI Usage report reveals that only 24% of employees are using generative AI on a daily basis, and 37% said … continue reading

Broadcom adds on-premises version of its enterprise agility platform Rally

Broadcom today expanded its enterprise agility platform, Rally, with a new on-premises version called Rally Anywhere. Previously, Rally was only available as a SaaS offering, but this new on-premises version is designed specifically to enable companies that operate globally to plan, prioritize, manage, track, and measure the value they are delivering to customers while still … continue reading

Pinecone previews new bulk import feature for its serverless offering

Pinecone, a vector database for scaling AI, is introducing a new bulk import feature to make it easier to ingest large amounts of data into its serverless infrastructure.  According to the company, this new feature, now in early access, is useful in scenarios when a team would want to import over 100 million records (though … continue reading

Slack’s Workflow Builder gets several updates for making it easier to add automations

Salesforce today announced several updates to Slack’s no-code automation tool, Workflow Builder, that make it easier for users to build automations in Slack.  “These new features make the Slack platform even more powerful for every customer, giving both developers and end users the tools they need to easily automate any business process across their work … continue reading

Teable – SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week

Teable is a no-code database that provides a spreadsheet-like interface for entering data and creating applications from that data. It includes all of the features you’d expect from a spreadsheet application, but with the performance of a database.  Some common use cases include building a CRM, an application for office inventory management, or an employee … continue reading

OSI releases latest draft of Open Source AI Definition

For the past two years, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been working on developing a definition for Open Source AI that the industry can use to determine which models are actually considered open, and it has a new draft of the definition to share as it nears the final release in October.  According to … continue reading

GitHub: Perceptions of AI vary widely in different countries

GitHub’s annual developer survey, which it launched for the first time last year, shows that a majority of developers (97%) have used an AI coding tool at some point, but perceptions of the technology vary country to country.  For its survey, GitHub surveyed 2,000 developers from the U.S., Brazil, Germany, and India, with an equal … continue reading

OpenAI launches fine-tuning for GPT-4o

Developers will now be able to fine-tune GPT-4o to get more customized responses that are suited to their unique needs. With fine-tuning, GPT-4o can be improved using custom datasets, resulting in better performance at a lower cost, according to OpenAI. For example, developers can use fine-tuning to customize the structure and tone of a GPT-4o … continue reading

Microsoft shares first public preview of SharePoint Framework 1.20

Microsoft has released the first public preview of the upcoming SharePoint Framework 1.20 release, which is expected to reach general availability in September. SharePoint Framework enables developers to build applications or experiences in other Microsoft 365 apps that utilize data from SharePoint.  The 1.20 preview includes two main additions, both related to building for the … continue reading

Validating names in databases with the help of Melissa’s global name verification service

Companies that are collecting data need to ensure that the data is valid in order to actually make good use of it. And making sure they have the correct names in their database can help establish a good customer relationship by supporting a customer’s sense of identity.  Think back to times when you’ve signed up … continue reading

What NIST’s newly approved post-quantum algorithms mean for the future of cryptography

Quantum computing has the potential to one day break today’s encryption algorithms, requiring a proactive approach to finding new and innovative ways to protect data that can withstand those upcoming capabilities. Last week, NIST announced the approval of three post-quantum cryptographic algorithms that cannot be broken by a quantum computer.  Here’s what leaders in the … continue reading

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