Microsoft Bing AI moves to Open Preview, eliminating waitlist
Microsoft announced that it is opening Bing’s new AI chat feature to more people by moving from limited preview to open preview and eliminating the waitlist for trial as part of its initiative for the next generation of AI-powered Bing and Edge. Users can simply sign into Bing with their Microsoft account. Microsoft also announced … continue reading
Angular 16 offers several improvements to reactivity, server-side rendering, and tooling
The team behind Angular, a platform and framework for building single-page client applications using HTML or TypeScript, today announced the release of Angular v16, the framework’s largest release since the initial rollout of Angular. Included in this release is a developer preview of a new reactivity model for Angular which provides improvements to both performance … continue reading
Microsoft’s .NET Upgrade Assistant now offers support for .NET MAUI and Azure functions
Microsoft recently announced a new version of .NET Upgrade Assistant in Visual Studio. This release adds support for new scenarios for different platforms and frameworks, and includes enhancements such as support for .NET 8, upgrades from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI, and upgrades for Azure Functions. This version also brings multiple other enhancements, including improvements to … continue reading
Google begins its passwordless future with support for passkeys
Last year, Google announced it was starting to work on adding support for passkeys, which is an authentication method that allows users to sign in with a fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN code, similar to how you unlock your phone. Today the company is announcing that passkeys can now be used to sign into your … continue reading
Mabl’s load testing offering provides increased insight into app performance
Low-code intelligence automation company mabl today announced its new load testing offering geared at allowing engineering teams to assess how their application will perform under production load. This capability integrates into mabl’s SaaS platform so that users can enhance the value of existing functional tests, move performance testing to an earlier phase of the development … continue reading
GitLab and Google Cloud partner to add generative AI to DevSecOps workflows
GitLab and Google Cloud have announced a new partnership to deliver greater value to their customers. The result is that GitLab’s DevSecOps platform will gain the generative AI capabilities that Google Cloud has to offer. “GitLab’s vision for generative AI is grounded in privacy, security, and transparency. Our partnership with Google Cloud enables GitLab to … continue reading
Applitools Execution Cloud offers users new self-healing capabilities
Applitools, provider of a test automation platform powered by Visual AI, today unveiled the Applitools Execution Cloud. This cloud-based testing platform offers built-in self healing features geared at allowing engineering and testing teams to run existing tests against an AI-powered test infrastructure. This tool is designed to replace legacy testing grids and add AI-powered self … continue reading
Microsoft’s new open-source project makes it easy to build generative AI into your applications
Over the past several months, companies have been feeling the pressure to incorporate generative AI into their applications, as users come to expect this sort of functionality in their tools. Now, Microsoft is making it easier for companies to do so with the release of Semantic Kernel’s Copilot Chat sample app. Developers can use the … continue reading
Vercel introduces a suite of serverless storage solutions
Vercel announced its suite of serverless storage solutions: Vercel KV, Postgres, and Blob to make it easier to server render just-in-time data as part of the company’s efforts to “make databases a first-class part of the frontend cloud.” Vercel KV is a serverless Redis solution that’s easy and durable, powered by Upstash. With Vercel KV, … continue reading
premium SD Times May 2023
The May issue of SD Times is now available. This month’s issue includes a look at CI/CD pipelines, how tools are now crucial to implementing Agile, and whether AI can really be a developer. … continue reading
CMake Tools 1.14 in VS Code adds Test Explorer for CTest
In CMake Tools 1.14 in VS Code, Microsoft provided a new Test Explorer for using CTest with CMake projects. In CMake projects, users can simply click the “Run CTest” icon along the bottom status bar or the “Testing” side panel icon to launch the test explorer. When the project is configured, the tests in your … continue reading
SD Times Open Source Project of the Week: Animated Drawings
Animated Drawings is an open-source project from the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team at Mela AI. The goal of this project is to help creators and developers create their own drawing-to-animation experiences or products. At its inception in 2021, FAIR applied recent advancements in computer vision towards an intuitive pipeline in order to animate any … continue reading
Google launches inaugural North American Google for Startups Accelerator
Google’s North American Google for Startups Accelerator Cloud is aimed at supporting startups that are developing cloud-based solutions. The accelerator will provide a 10-week program for 8-12 startups and will offer them access to Google Cloud resources, mentorship, technical expertise, and networking opportunities. Startup founders and leaders can also benefit from deep dives and workshops … continue reading
AtScale unveils new capabilities to support code-first data modelers
AtScale, provider of semantic layer solutions for modern business intelligence and data science teams, today announced new features added to its semantic layer platform. These capabilities focus on supporting code-first data modelers, such as developers, analytics engineers, and data scientists. These features integrate with the company’s no-code visual modeling framework and offer users improved flexibility … continue reading
