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Vercel Blog

Node.js 26.x now available on Vercel Sandboxes

Vercel Sandbox now supports Node.js version 26. To run a Sandbox with Node.js 26, upgrade to or later, or to or later if you're using v2 and set the property to :@vercel/sandbox1.10.22.0.0-beta.19runtimenode26 Get started today and learn more in the .documentation Read more

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Redis Blog

AI shopping assistants: how they work & what to build

You type "cozy winter sweater" into a search bar and get zero results because no product is tagged with that exact phrase. Keyword search can't tell that a "wool pullover" is the same idea. AI shopping assistants can, using LLMs, vector embeddings, an...

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Dark Reading

FCC Softens Ban on Foreign-Made Routers

The Federal Communications Commission eased some restrictions and pushed back deadlines for foreign router manufacturers, but the ban is still in place.

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AWS Database Blog

Amazon Aurora DSQL connections: Drivers, strings, and best practices

Connecting to Amazon Aurora DSQL requires a different approach than traditional PostgreSQL databases. Instead of long-lived passwords, you use short-lived IAM authentication tokens. Instead of static endpoints, you work with distributed cluster endpoints that route connections across Availability Zones. In this post, you learn how to configure connection strings, set up drivers in Python, Java, and Node.js, and implement best practices for authentication, connection pooling, and lifecycle manage

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