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News

Azure Functions adds a serverless agent runtime in preview, using markdown-based agent definitions and built-in MCP integration.
GitLab 19.0 update integrates agentic AI into secrets management, merge request workflows, and supply chain security features.
Hyundai completes full acquisition of Boston Dynamics, signaling a strategic focus on deploying humanoid robotics in real-world factory environments.
Overview of Microsoft’s 'Execution Containers' (MXC) SDK and industry-wide efforts to standardize secure OS-level isolation for AI agents.
CircleCI introduces 'Chunk Sidecars' to integrate CI-style validation into the AI development inner-loop, aiming to reduce pipeline failures.
US officials claim ASML EUV machines may have breached export controls into China; ASML denies these claims. High-stakes situation regarding global semiconductor supply chains.
Documentation of Google Workspace displaying browser compatibility warnings for Firefox users, raising concerns about platform lock-in.
Elastic acquires AI SRE startup Deductive AI for up to $85M to bolster its observability platform's automated debugging and incident resolution capabilities.
India's week-long Telegram ban causes significant spikes in VPN adoption and alternative messaging app downloads, highlighting user resilience to platform restrictions.
A comprehensive summary of the current fusion energy startup landscape and the capital being funneled into the sector.
Overview of .NET 11 Preview 5 updates, including file-based app improvements and new C# language features.

Articles

DuckDB Internals Part 1
backenddatabasesystems
Deep technical analysis of DuckDB's architecture, covering query parsing, optimization strategies, and its efficient columnar storage format.
MIT researchers developed the 'Fractal' kernel to provide a 'microscope' for microarchitecture research, revealing new side-channel vulnerabilities in Apple Silicon.
Block’s engineering team details a massive monorepo migration (450 JVM repos), covering CI optimization, custom IDE plugins, and long-term developer velocity impacts.
chopratejas/headroom
aisystemsinfrastructure
A local, reversible context compression tool for LLMs that significantly reduces token usage for agent workloads, logs, and RAG with minimal impact on accuracy.