PostgreSQL 18 adds asynchronous I/O to improve performance

PostgreSQL 18 has been released, with several new features like asynchronous I/O, better post-upgrade performance, and improved text processing. Asynchronous I/O allows PostgreSQL to issue multiple I/O requests at the same time rather than waiting for one to finish before starting the next. According to the PostgreSQL team, this improves overall throughput, and has resulted …

CData launches Connect AI to provide agents access to enterprise data sources

CData has announced the launch of a new managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform bringing together AI assistants, agent orchestration, workflow automation, and embedded AI applications—combined with access to over 300 enterprise data sources. According to the company, Connect AI preserves data semantics and relationships in enterprise data to give AI agents better context while …

Chainguard launches trusted collection of verified JavaScript libraries

Chainguard, a company that provides a repository of trusted container images, has announced the launch of a new collection of trusted builds for JavaScript dependencies. According to Chainguard, recent attacks against the JavaScript package manager npm have underscored the need for more secure mechanisms to consume JavaScript libraries. The company says that public registries do …

AWS launches IDE extension for building browser automation agents

AWS has announced the launch of its open source Nova Act extension, which allows developers to build browser automation agents in their IDE, reducing the need to switch between dev and test environments. With the new extension, developers can use natural language to describe their workflow and then the Nova Act extension will generate an …

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NuGet adds support for Trusted Publishing

Microsoft has announced that NuGet now supports Trusted Publishing for publishing packages from GitHub Actions. Trusted Publishing is an authentication method that utilizes the OpenID Connect (OIDC) standard. Rather than using long-lived API tokens when publishing software packages, an OIDC identity token can be exchanged for a short-lived API token. It has been adopted by …

Snowflake and other data companies join forces to develop vendor-neutral standard for semantic metadata

A number of data companies—including Snowflake, Salesforce, BlackRock, dbt Labs, and RelationalAI—have announced the formation of a new open source initiative to create a vendor- neutral standard for defining and sharing semantic metadata. The Open Semantic Interchange has three main goals: enhance interoperability across tools and platforms, accelerate adoption of AI and BI applications, and …

Syncfusion restructures Essential Studio into multiple different suites to provide greater flexibility for developers

Syncfusion, a company that provides a library of UI components, has announced the release of Essential Studio 2025 Volume 3. For this latest release, the company has reorganized the entire suite, splitting it up into multiple smaller solutions so that developers who only use a subset of the features can get what they need without …

GitHub details upcoming changes to improve security in wake of Shai-Hulud worm in npm ecosystem

In response to the recent supply chain attack in the JavaScript package manager npm, GitHub has made a few changes that will enable stronger security. The attack on the npm ecosystem was caused by a worm, named Shai-Hulud, that infects and republish other packages with its malware to spread it across the npm ecosystem. “By …

Digital.ai launches White-box Cryptography Agent to enable stronger application security

Digital.ai has created a new product that will make white-box cryptography accessible to all developers, not just cryptography experts. White-box cryptography is a technique that adds cryptographic protections directly into application code, making it hard for attackers to obtain secret information, like cryptographic keys. Digital.ai’s White-box Cryptography Agent provides access to a white-box cryptography library …

Benchmarking AI-assisted developers (and their tools) for superior AI governance

A quick browse of LinkedIn, DevTok, and X would lead you to believe that almost every developer has jumped on board the vibe coding hype train with full gusto. And while it’s not that far-fetched, with 84% of developers confirming they are currently using (or planning to use) AI coding tools in their daily workflows, …

Report: The major factors driving employee disengagement in 2025

A new study from Adaptavist revealed that 42% of knowledge workers are reporting a reduction in motivation at work, leading to a phenomenon dubbed “quiet cracking.” Specifically, 38% of the 4,000 respondents from the UK, US, Canada, and Germany said they felt hopeless about their career advancement prospects, 38% had concerns around job security, 37% …

This week in AI updates: OpenAI Codex updates, Claude integration in Xcode 26, and more (September 19, 2025)

OpenAI updates Codex The company released GPT-5-Codex, a variant of GPT-5 that is optimized for Codex, OpenAI’s AI coding agent. It was trained on real-world engineering tasks like building projects from scratch, adding features and tests, debugging, large-scale refactoring, and code reviews. “With these updates, Codex moves closer to what we’ve been building toward all …

Report: How engineering leaders and execs feel about adopting AI agents for testing

Engineering leadership and executives are out of touch when it comes to software testing and how AI can be applied to the process, according to Sauce Labs’ 2025 Software Testing Vibe Check: Agentic Edition report. 61% of survey respondents—who consisted of 400 testing executives and engineering leaders surveyed in June 2024—said that their top leadership …

Wasm 3.0 standard is now officially complete

Version 3.0 of the WebAssembly (Wasm) standard is now complete and considered the “live” standard for Wasm. This announcement comes three years after the completion of Wasm 2.0, which had added many features like vector instructions, bulk memory operations, multiple return values, and simple reference types. According to the Wasm W3C Community Group and Working …

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    Not sure how QA survives the AI wave? This session gives you a practical playbook. AI platforms that generate, execute, and heal tests are already running thousands of tests in hours – and that means the old tester-as-scripter playbook is obsolete. This webinar shows QA leaders and senior testers how to move from being automated-out …

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    SD Times Live! Microwebinar Series — with Appvance

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    The Value-Driven AI Roadmap: A CIO’s Blueprint for Success

    Not sure where to go with AI? Here’s your roadmap: AI technology is disrupting industries at unprecedented speed, yet Gartner research reveals 47% of AI initiatives fail to reach production. This session examines how enterprise-grade AI capabilities, now accessible to businesses of all sizes, are fundamentally transforming operations, while organizational readiness lags critically behind. Our four-phase …

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