MariaDB taps GridGain to keep pace with AI-driven data demands

MariaDB, the company behind the open-source fork of MySQL, is planning to acquire in-memory computing middleware provider GridGain to bolster its platform for high-performance data and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The database provider is planning to infuse its relational database with the California-headquartered startup’s in-memory technology, which it says will enable its database offerings to…

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How developers can bring voice AI into telephony applications

In the era of support apps and chatbots, telephony continues to hold strong as the backbone of customer communication, and voice AI is entering the call center scene to further streamline customer interaction.  However, this means developers are suddenly being confronted with a whole new set of challenges, foremost among them the difficulty of bridging the…

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Anthropic debuts Claude Marketplace to target AI procurement bottlenecks

Anthropic has launched a new marketplace for tools built on its Claude large language models (LLMs) that analysts say could help streamline procurement hurdles, which often slow the adoption of generative AI for enterprises. Called Claude Marketplace, the platform currently has a limited set of partners, including Replit, Lovable Labs, GitLab, Snowflake, Harvey AI, and…

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