The upcoming version of PostgreSQL 18, the latest release of the popular open-source database due later this month, will introduce performance-enhancing features, promising significant gains for online transactional processing (OLTP) workloads. However, according to industry experts, PostgreSQL 18 falls short in AI readiness despite rapid proliferation. PostgreSQL has become a go-to database for developers, especially

The Rust Foundation, steward of the Rust programming language, has launched the Rust Innovation Lab, offering fiscal sponsorship to relevant, well-funded open source projects. The inaugural hosted project is Rustls, a memory-safe, high-performance TLS (Transport Layer Security) library, the foundation said. Announced September 3, Rust Innovation Lab sponsorship includes governance, legal, networking, marketing, and administrative

Databricks has added a new agent, the Data Science Agent, to the Databricks Assistant, in an effort to help data practitioners automate analytics tasks. The agent, which is available now in preview and is expected to be rolled out soon to enterprise customers, can be toggled from inside the Assistant window in Notebooks and the

While you ponder moving to Apple when you replace aging Windows 10 machines, please note that effective device management solutions can unlock your business, not just through enhanced deployment and security, but by delivering the kind of computing experiences your employees are already familiar with. Using these solutions, it’s possible to have a device arrive at an employee’s location

Garbage bags are being thrown out a White House window, or so a popular video seems to show. “Probably AI generated,” said President Trump in a Tuesday press conference. Earlier, a White House official suggested to TIME magazine that the video was real and showed a contractor doing “regular maintenance.” Here we are, like other

The rise of AI and clean energy technologies is set to reshape the American workforce, with major job growth projected in tech and energy-related industries, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). AI-fueled demand for software development, data processing, and cybersecurity is expected to boost employment in professional and technical

Windows 11 24H2 has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of its Windows Insider Program, allowing them to test out — and even help shape — upcoming features. Skip to the latest builds The

The AI skills shortage plaguing enterprises just got a high-profile response. OpenAI has unveiled an ambitious workforce development strategy that positions the ChatGPT maker as both a technology provider and a talent pipeline operator — a move that could reshape how companies find and train AI-capable workers. The company announced plans for a dedicated jobs

The European Commission (EC) on Friday hit Google with a €2.95 billion ($3.46 billion) antitrust fine for “abusive practices” in its adtech business. But observers said that IT leaders should look at the decision as a warning about a potential wave of global regulatory decisions on tech issues.  For example, Friday also saw a major

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, creator of the most popular AI chatbot on Earth, says he’s starting to worry that “dead internet theory” is coming true. “I never took the dead internet theory that seriously,” Altman tweeted in his typical all-lowercase style, “but it seems like there are really a lot of LLM-run twitter accounts now.”