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Node.js v22.18.0 (LTS) is out

Node.js just got spicier. You can now runTypeScript files out of the box—no transpile step, no weird configs. It’s experimental, and only supports a trimmed-down syntax, but still: big move. Elsewhere, it’s tacklingburst fs eventswith AsyncIterator support, tightening upCJS/ESM cycle resolution, an.. read more  

Node.js v22.18.0 (LTS) is out
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Using AWS ECR as a universal OCI repository

AWS ECR is an OCI repository supporting different types of artifacts, from Docker images to machine learning models, allowing for simplified management and unified access. Users can interact with ECR using CLI tools like ORAS, Helm, and Terraform, providing integration with CI/CD pipelines for effic.. read more  

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No, AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive

Claims of 10–100x dev speed from AI tools skip the hard parts—code reviews, bug queues, flaky tests. In practice, AI helps with the small stuff: one-off scripts, throwaway glue code, basic scaffolds. But scaling that help across big, messy codebases? Still a pipe dream. Too much context lost. Too ma.. read more  

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LLM Evaluation: Practical Tips at Booking.com

A new LLM evaluation framework taps into an"LLM-as-judge"setup—think strong model playing human annotator. It gets prompted (or fine-tuned) to mimic human scores and rate outputs from other LLMs. It runs on a tightly labeledgolden dataset, handles both pointwise and head-to-head comparisons, and sh.. read more  

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Who does your assistant serve?

OpenAI’s release of GPT-5 backfired: instead of excitement, users felt betrayed by a forced upgrade that stripped away the warmth and reliability they had come to rely on in GPT-4o. Many treated the model as more than a tool — a companion, therapist, or emotional support — so when its personality sh.. read more  

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This New AI is 100x Faster at Reasoning Than ChatGPT

Sapient Intelligence’s HRM AI model challenges “bigger is better” in AI with a small 27M parameter design outperforming much larger models on reasoning tasks. The architecture mimics the brain, with a slow “planner” and rapid “worker,” achieving jaw-dropping results on benchmarks... read more  

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Google releases AI agent Jules for programming

Google’s AI agentJulesjust leveled up—out of beta and into full-on dev mode. It now handlesasynchronous tasks, pushesreal-time code updates, and can spin up pull requests with deeperGitHub integration. Under the hood: it runs on the beefierGemini 2.5 Promodel. AddsEnvironment Snapshotsfor state cap.. read more  

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Powering Real-Time AI Applications

Generative AI databases like SingleStore now cramOLTP,OLAP,vector search, andfull-text searchinto one SQL-first platform. Structured, unstructured—it eats both. No ETL. No silos. Just real-time data, ripe for AI models and semantic queries. System shift:Blending transactional and analytic guts in o.. read more  

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When Did AI Take Over Hacker News?

A fresh dive into 24,910 top Hacker News posts since 2019 shows that AI chatter didn’t blow up with ChatGPT—it took off afterGPT-4 landed in early 2023. The study used OpenAI’s Batch API and a lean GPT-5-mini to crunch the numbers. Turns out,52% of the AI talk was positive, and the busiest stretch?.. read more  

When Did AI Take Over Hacker News?
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MCP Registry with Azure API Center

Azure just droppedMCP Center, showing off howAzure API Centercan double as a private registry forModel-Centric Protocol (MCP) servers. It’s built for internal use—think secure discovery, tight OAuth 2 auth, centralized control, and AI Gateway rules baked in. Handy when teams need to corral AI tools.. read more  

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The Max Planck Institute for Human Development is dedicated to the study of human development, education, and human-machine interaction. Researchers of various disciplines; including psychology, education, sociology, medicine, history, economics, computer science, and mathematics; work together on interdisciplinary projects at the Berlin Institute.

The research questions they examine include how people make effective decisions even under time pressure and information overload, how the school as an institution affects students; development and learning processes, how the interaction between behaviour and brain function changes over a persons lifespan, how human emotions change in a historical context and how they have affected the course of history itself, as well as what social innovations and challenges digitalization brings with it.