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MCP, ACP, and Agent2Agent set standards for scalable AI results

CIO

Open protocols aimed at standardizing how AI systems connect, communicate, and absorb context are providing much needed maturity to an AI market that sees IT leaders anxious to pivot from experimentation to practical solutions. Three protocols in particular Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent Communication Protocol (ACP), and Agent2Agent show promise for helping IT leaders put two-plus years of failed proof-of-concept projects behind them, opening a new era of measurable AI progress , experts

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I changed 7 Samsung phone settings to give it an instant battery boost

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Even if your Samsung phone offers battery life that's just good enough, adjusting these settings will take things up a notch.

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All you need to know about product roadmaps: A hands-on guide

Agile Alliance

A product roadmap is a living, collaborative, outcome-focused guide that aligns teams around strategic goals, adapts to change, and prioritizes value over features. The post All you need to know about product roadmaps: A hands-on guide first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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I changed 8 settings on my Pixel phone to instantly improve the battery life

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

With the right battery settings, your Pixel can last longer than ever, during the day and across years of regular use.

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Struggling to Scale Test Coverage Under Pressure?

When test coverage falls behind release velocity, quality suffers, and your team feels the consequences. This guide outlines when it makes sense to outsource quality assurance (QA), the risks to watch for, and how to scale testing without increasing headcount or slowing down engineering. You will learn how leading teams are leveraging external QA partners to expand coverage, enhance defect detection, and remain aligned with CI/CD timelines.

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Optimize query responses with user feedback using Amazon Bedrock embedding and few-shot prompting

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Improving response quality for user queries is essential for AI-driven applications, especially those focusing on user satisfaction. For example, an HR chat-based assistant should strictly follow company policies and respond using a certain tone. A deviation from that can be corrected by feedback from users. This post demonstrates how Amazon Bedrock , combined with a user feedback dataset and few-shot prompting, can refine responses for higher user satisfaction.

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Digital twins at scale: Building the AI architecture that will reshape enterprise operations

CIO

Digital twins, a sophisticated concept within the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), simulate real-world entities within a digital framework. This digital representation allows for real-time monitoring, analysis and optimization of systems. Developing a robust technical architecture for digital twins necessitates a comprehensive understanding of several foundational components and integration of advanced technologies.

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Red Hat Previews Series of Updates to Ansible Automation Platform

DevOps.com

Red Hat today at AnsibleFest 2025previewed support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) developed by Anthropic within Ansible Lightspeed, a set of generative artificial intelligence capabilities based on large language models (LLMs) specifically trained by Red Hat and IBM to automate IT tasks.

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Rust turns 10: How a broken elevator changed software forever

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Rust 1.0 shipped in May 2015. Here's how it came about and why it marked a turning point in the world of software development.

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5 Skills Kids (and Adults) Need in an AI World

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Last week, I found myself hunched over my laptop at 10 p.m. (hey, that’s late for me!), wrestling with a coding problem. After hours of frustration, I stepped away and made a cup of tea. When I returned, I did what any self-respecting technologist in 2025 would do: I backtracked, reformulated my question, and asked ChatGPT for help. Im constantly asked questions like “Should my kids learn to code?

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Subscription Management in the SaaS World: Challenges and Solutions

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Integrate Amazon Bedrock Agents with Slack

AWS Machine Learning - AI

As companies increasingly adopt generative AI applications, AI agents capable of delivering tangible business value have emerged as a crucial component. In this context, integrating custom-built AI agents within chat services such as Slack can be transformative, providing businesses with seamless access to AI assistants powered by sophisticated foundation models (FMs).

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Data analytics and AI on and off the court in Orlando

CIO

Even though they bowed out of this season in the first round of the playoffs, the Orlando Magic has reached the NBA Finals twice since the team was founded in 1989. Despite hoisting the Larry OBrien Championship Trophy eluding the team so far, however, the franchise is at the forefront of digital innovation to revolutionize the fan experience. Sellout games have historically served as motivation for the team to exceed expectations for home crowds.

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Datadog Expands Scope of Observability Ambitions

DevOps.com

Datadog is expanding the scope of its DevOps portfolio following a pair of acquisitions that add feature flagging and data observability capabilities to its portfolio of services.

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Sony will give you a free 55-inch 4K TV right now, and there are many ways to qualify

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

BOGO deals for TVs are rare, which makes this Memorial Day deal from Sony even better: If you buy the latest flagship panel, you'll get an X77L 4K Google TV totally free.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Sri Lanka’s neutrality strained as India-Pakistan tensions rise after Kashmir attacks

Ooda Loop

Sri Lankas long-standing policy of non-alignment is facing renewed scrutiny, as deepening ties with India strain its neutrality amid rising tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. Analysts say Colombos recent tilt towards India in the security realm most notably through a formal defence pact risks unsettling its delicate balancing act, particularly as it […] The post Sri Lankas neutrality strained as India-Pakistan tensions rise after Kashmir attacks appeared first on OODAloop.

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Strava Valuation Powers Up To $2.2B As Fitness Startup Funding Falters

Crunchbase News

Fitness app Strava reached a $2.2 billion valuation after raising an undisclosed amount of new funding including debt, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new deal represents a nice boost for the company, which last raised funding in 2020 at a $1.5 billion valuation. Sequoia Capital led the round and was joined by existing investors including TCV , Jackson Square Ventures and Go4it Capital.

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M&S says it will respond to April cyberattack by accelerating digital transformation plans

CIO

Weeks after suffering one of the most disruptive cyberattacks in UK history, UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) said it will respond by accelerating a planned two-year overhaul of its digital operations to bring it to completion in only six months. Given that the company expects the aftereffects of the attack, including cessation of online shopping, to continue until July, compressing new IT and digital infrastructure spending into a matter of months might strike investors as ambitious.

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Continuous Compliance for Cloud-Native CI/CD Pipelines

DevOps.com

In the world of regulated industries, continuous compliance is the missing bridge between DevOps speed and audit-grade accountability.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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On-Chip Security Becomes Policy: The Next Phase in AI and Semiconductor Supply Chain Defense

Ooda Loop

US chip and IT supply chains face a new era of embedded risk and legislative scrutiny, with the Chip Security Act seeking to secure on-chip supply chains against adversarial threats. The post On-Chip Security Becomes Policy: The Next Phase in AI and Semiconductor Supply Chain Defense appeared first on OODAloop.

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Cortex Cloud — Unified Efficiency, Now with Dual FedRAMP Authority

Palo Alto Networks

In a testament to its commitment to secured and streamlined cloud security, Cortex Cloud has already achieved FedRAMP High and Moderate authorizations since launching in February 2025. This significant milestone positions Cortex Cloud as the only CNAPP in the FedRAMP Marketplace holding both High and Moderate designations, underscoring its unique ability to cater to the diverse security needs of the U.S. government.

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SAP wants to make AI ubiquitous — just don’t ask about S/4HANA

CIO

CEO Christian Klein delivered a bold promise to open this years Sapphire conference in Orlando: We are making AI tangible for businesses and driving digital transformation so our customers can succeed in an increasingly unpredictable world. As part of that mandate, the German software company presented enhancements to Joule , partnerships with other AI pioneers, and new features for its Business Data Cloud and Business Suite this week at the show.

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JFrog and Dynatrace Extend DevOps Reach to NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory

DevOps.com

NVIDIA in partnership with JFrog and Dynatrace are working toward integrating DevOps tools with a platform for building artificial intelligence (AI) agents.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Sony will give you a free 55-inch 4K TV right now, and there are several ways to qualify

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

BOGO isn't just for shoes. As part of a Memorial Day promotion, Sony is giving away a free X77L 4K Google TV to anyone who buys its latest flagship panel.

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How robotics and AI are reshaping heavy industry by automating the un-automatable

Ooda Loop

Heavy industry remains one of the last frontiers of automation. In an age of digital transformation, many of societys foundational industries shipbuilding, construction, offshore energy remain predominantly analogue. These sectors form the physical backbone of our economies, yet their production methods are often manual, slow and difficult to scale or decarbonize.

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Fintech Funding Holds Strong As Airwallex Lands $300M 

Crunchbase News

Investors are feeling pretty good about fintech these days. The latest indicator: Business payments platform Airwallex announced Wednesday that it closed on $300 million at a $6.2 billion valuation. The financing includes $150 million in Series F funding and another $150 million for secondary share purchases. The investment comes amid a comparatively busy period for fintech investment and exits.

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AI security analytics: Turning your data into defenses

CIO

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping security teams modernize how they detect, investigate, and respond to threats not by replacing analysts or reinventing cybersecurity, but by making existing workflows faster, smarter, and more efficient. For enterprises with rich internal data and well-established security practices, AI is a natural next step.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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How Microservices Guardrails Help Teams Move Faster 

DevOps.com

Although a microservices architecture offers agility and scalability, it often introduces new complexity that can become overwhelming if left unchecked.

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First $1B business with one human employee will happen in 2026, says Anthropic CEO

Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

Thinking of launching a startup? AI could be your staff.

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Qatar makes a $1 billion bet on quantum computing

Ooda Loop

Qatar plans to pour $1 billion over the next decade into quantum computing, one of the biggest government sponsorships of the technology. A joint venture between US quantum computing company Quantinuum and privately held Qatari investment firm Al Rabban Capital is spearheading the effort to boost adoption in Qatar and the Gulf. The governments investment […] The post Qatar makes a $1 billion bet on quantum computing appeared first on OODAloop.