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Hugging Face Launches Gradio 5 with AI Powered App Creation and Enhanced Security Features

Hugging Face announces the launch of Gradio 5, the latest version of its open-source platform for building machine learning (ML) applications. This new release brings a range of features aimed at broadening access to AI, including an innovative AI-powered app creation tool, improved web development functionalities, and strengthened security measures.

OpenAI Announces Availability of Realtime API in Public Beta

OpenAI introduces the public beta of its Realtime API, offering developers a tool to integrate natural, low-latency, multimodal interactions into their applications. Now available to all paid developers, this API facilitates real-time speech-to-speech conversations with minimal delay, providing a smoother and more engaging user experience, according to the company.

Eclipse Foundation Tackles Regulatory Challenges with New Open-source Compliance Initiative

The Eclipse Foundation announces the launch of the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group (ORC WG), aimed at helping the global open-source community navigate increasingly complex regulatory landscapes.

Java 23 Release Candidate Introduces Key Previews, Drops String Templates

Java Development Kit (JDK) 23 has reached the release candidate stage, marking its next step toward general availability on September 17, 2024. The upcoming non-LTS (Long Term Support) release, with only six months of official support from Oracle, finalizes a dozen new features designed to enhance Java’s functionality.

ACI Worldwide Collaborates with Red Hat to Enhance Cloud-Based Payment Services

Real-time payments software provider ACI Worldwide is partnering with Red Hat to expand its Enterprise Payments Platform, the two companies announced today. This partnership will allow ACI’s platform to be deployed across any cloud infrastructure using Red Hat OpenShift, the companies said.

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BMW Group Joins Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle Working Group

The BMW Group officially joins the Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group as a strategic member, enhancing global collaboration on open-source software for modern vehicles. The SDV Working Group aims to develop open-source technologies for automotive applications.

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Eclipse Foundation Releases Open-Source Theia IDE

After seven years in development, the Eclipse Foundation's Theia IDE project is now generally available, emerging from beta to challenge Microsoft’s similar Visual Studio Code editor.

Java Retains Strong Position Despite C++ Surge in TIOBE Index for June 2024

The TIOBE Index update for June 2024 revealed significant shifts in the programming landscape, with C++ surpassing C for the first time in history. But Java held its own in fourth place.

Are Companies Advertising Jobs for Citizen Developers Missing the Point?

Our columnist ponders the question, Are companies seeking citizen developers missing the point of citizen development?

Will Azul's ReadyNow Orchestrator Finally Solve Java’s Warmup Problem?

Open-source Java platform provider Azul announces ReadyNow Orchestrator, a new feature of its Platform Prime designed to reduce warmup time for Java applications.

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Apache Pulsar 3.0 is First Long-Term Support Release

The community behind the open-source Apache Pulsar all-in-one messaging and streaming platform has announced its first long-term support (LTS) release: Pulsar 3.0. This is the first of what the community promises is a new, faster release cadence.

Azul and Java on CRaC

Open-source Java platform provider Azul has announced that its Zulu downstream distribution of OpenJDK now supports Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC) functionality.

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Gradle Inc. Speeds Scala Compiler Times with Triplequote Acquisition

Grade, Inc., the company behind the commercial version of the open-source Gradle build automation tool, Gradle Enterprise, has announced the acquisition of Swiss-based software development technology provider Triplequote.

Red Hat-Oracle Collaboration Brings Red Hat Enterprise Linux to OCI

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is now certified to run on Oracle's cloud services platform as a supported operating system. The move is part of a multi-stage alliance to offer customers a greater choice of operating systems to run on OCI.

SingularityCE Now Accessible for Enterprise Linux

SingularityCE, an open-source container runtime designed for data science, AI, and compute-driven analytics on performance-intensive systems is now accessible for Enterprise Linux users through the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux repository.