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GitHub Universe is back: All together now, in the agentic era
GitHub Universe is back: returning to the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on October 28–29, 2026. The post GitHub Universe is back: All together now, in the agentic era appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Building a High-Throughput Distributed Sequence Generator Using the Hi-Lo Algorithm
Generating sequential numeric IDs sounds like one of those problems that should have been solved decades ago. And in a monolithic application, it mostly was.
What's new for Managed Service for Apache Spark clusters
At Google Cloud, our goal is to let you run large-scale analytical and data science workloads with maximum efficiency so you can process big data pipelines, machine learning, and ETL tasks. We recently announced that the Dataproc service is now Managed Service for Apache Spark, reflecting our deep integration with the Agentic Data Cloud. To support the diverse architectural needs of today’s modern data teams, we offer the service in two distinct deployment modes: serverless and managed clusters
Belkin’s new Joy-Con grips also boost the Switch 2’s battery life
Most of Belkin's Switch 2 accessories are designed to either protect or power up Nintendo's latest handheld, like its Charging Case Pro that actually does both at the same time. Its new multitasking Charging Grip can also add three or four more hours of playtime through an included 10,000mAh battery pack, while improving the Switch 2's ergonomics with beefier nonslip grips for the Joy-Con controllers. Belkin's Charging Grip is now available through the company's online store in black, lilac, and
Cash App made a magic wand for contactless payments
The Cash App Wand is a novel way to pay for your next coffee. | Image: Cash App The convenience of contactless payments can already feel magical, but Cash App is really leaning into that with its latest accessory. The mobile payment service is launching the Cash App Wand: an NFC-enabled, iridescent, star-topped wand that allows users to make on-the-go payments without pulling out their phone or card. This plays on a popular DIY trend that's already circulating on social media platforms, in whi
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
I can't remember the last time Microsoft kicked off a Build keynote with Windows front and center, but that's exactly what CEO Satya Nadella did this week. Nadella didn't address the issues Microsoft is trying to fix in Windows 11 but chose to woo the audience with Microsoft's slick Surface RTX Spark Dev Kit instead, calling it a "dream machine." Nadella unveiled the new Surface hardware just days after Nvidia officially returned to Windows on Arm with its new RTX Spark chips. Both companies are
Customize federated sign-in with new Amazon Cognito Lambda trigger
You can use Amazon Cognito user pools to add sign-up and sign-in functionality to your web and mobile applications. You can authenticate users directly with Amazon Cognito managed accounts using passwords, passwordless flows, or custom authentication flows, or let users federate in through external identity providers (IdP) using SAML, OpenID Connect, or social providers such […]
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