Five MCP servers to rule the cloud

Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), coined the “USB-C for AI,” has inspired the software industry to think bigger with their AI assistants. Now, armed with access to external data and APIs, as well as to internal platforms and databases, agents are getting arms and legs to conduct impressive automation. MCP is no longer reserved for…

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Databricks Doubles Down on AI With Lakebase, Genie, and a Surging Valuation

The hidden costs of traditional databases often force developers to create custom infrastructure for managing workflows. This is a critical resource conflict. Instead of focusing on building new products or advancing AI initiatives, the developers spend more time solving operational problems. As enterprises move deeper into AI, this issue is pushing data teams outside their…

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Researchers propose a self-distillation fix for ‘catastrophic forgetting’ in LLMs

A new fine-tuning technique aims to solve “catastrophic forgetting,” a limitation that often complicates repeated model updates in enterprise deployments. Researchers at MIT, the Improbable AI Lab, and ETH Zurich have introduced a fine-tuning method designed to let models learn new tasks while preserving previously acquired capabilities. To prevent degrading existing capabilities, many organizations isolate…

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