Google’s Android developer verification program draws pushback

Google’s planned Android developer verification program, requiring Android apps to be registered by verified developers, is getting pushback, with opponents urging developers not to sign up for the program and to make their opposition known. An open letter opposing the verification program was posted February 24 at Keep Android Open, a consortium that is fighting…

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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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No, AI won’t destroy software development jobs

I’m not even remotely worried about AI eliminating software development jobs. In fact, I’m pretty sure there will soon be a boom in both software development jobs and the amount of software available to everyone.  People have always worried about automation causing massive unemployment. Each time a breakthrough happens, folks are sure that “it will be different…

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AWS targets AI agent sprawl with new Bedrock Agent Registry

AWS is expanding its Amazon Bedrock AgentCore portfolio with a new managed service, Agent Registry, designed to help enterprises catalog, manage, and govern their growing fleets of AI agents and their associated tools. The service provides a unified directory of agents, capturing metadata such as capabilities, identities, and integrations, and is designed to support agents…

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