Hands-on with the Google Agent Development Kit The Google ADK is a capable and mostly complete framework for developing agents, with support for multiple agent types, multi-agent architectures, and multiple programming languages.

The Google ADK is a capable and mostly complete framework for developing agents, with support for multiple agent types, multi-agent architectures, and multiple programming languages. www.infoworld.com/article/4153...

Running agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore AgentCore delivers an enterprise-grade infrastructure and operations layer for deploying and managing AI agents at scale, with a few wrinkles.

AgentCore delivers an enterprise-grade infrastructure and operations layer for deploying and managing AI agents at scale, with a few wrinkles. www.infoworld.com/article/4143...

Grappling with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore AgentCore delivers an enterprise-grade infrastructure and operations layer for deploying and managing AI agents at scale, with a few wrinkles.

AgentCore delivers an enterprise-grade infrastructure and operations layer for deploying and managing AI agents at scale, with a few wrinkles. www.infoworld.com/article/4143...

Generative AI and the future of databases Google Cloud’s lead engineer for databases discusses the challenges of integrating databases and LLMs, the tools needed to overcome these challenges, and how AI-native databases will help bridge the g...

Google Cloud’s lead engineer for databases discusses the challenges of integrating databases and LLMs, the tools needed to overcome these challenges, and how AI-native databases will help bridge the gap. www.infoworld.com/article/4112...

Have a chat with him and let him know it's OK to go to the light. He probably doesn't realize he's dead.

Amazon Q Developer: Everything you need to know Amazon Q Developer is a useful AI-powered coding assistant with chat, CLI, Model Context Protocol and agent support, and AWS expertise.

Amazon Q Developer is a useful AI-powered coding assistant with chat, CLI, Model Context Protocol and agent support, and AWS expertise. www.infoworld.com/article/4100...

Agentic coding with Google Jules Jules performs better than Gemini CLI despite using the same model, and more like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex.

Jules performs better than Gemini CLI despite using the same model, and more like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex. www.infoworld.com/article/4086...

OpenAI Codex rivals Claude Code Codex gives software developers a first-rate coding agent in their terminal and their IDE, along with the ability to delegate background tasks to agents in the cloud.

Codex gives software developers a first-rate coding agent in their terminal and their IDE, along with the ability to delegate background tasks to agents in the cloud. www.infoworld.com/article/4071...

A brief history of AI Artificial intelligence has taken many forms over the years and is still evolving. Will machines soon surpass human knowledge and understanding?

Artificial intelligence has taken many forms over the years and is still evolving. Will machines soon surpass human knowledge and understanding? www.infoworld.com/article/4061...

Qwen Code is good but not great Qwen Code’s Qwen3-Coder model doesn’t seem as good as its benchmark scores imply, but the tools are free and the usage limits are generous.

Qwen Code’s Qwen3-Coder model doesn’t seem as good as its benchmark scores imply, but the tools are free and the usage limits are generous. www.infoworld.com/article/4054...

Hands-on with Nvidia NeMo Retriever Nvidia’s NeMo Retriever models and retrieval-augmented generation pipeline make quick work of ingesting PDFs and generating reports based on them. Chalk one up for the plan-reflect-refine architecture...

Nvidia’s NeMo Retriever models and retrieval-augmented generation pipeline make quick work of ingesting PDFs and generating reports based on them. Chalk one up for the plan-reflect-refine architecture. www.infoworld.com/article/4040...

12 coding agents at the cutting edge AI-powered coding agents are now real and usable, if not without their foibles. Here’s a brief look at the top prospects.

AI-powered coding agents are now real and usable, if not without their foibles. Here’s a brief look at the top prospects. www.infoworld.com/article/4024...

AI coding at the command line with Gemini CLI Gemini CLI and its gemini-2.5-pro model don’t quite match Claude Code or Solver, but they can get you pretty far without paying for a subscription or for usage.

Gemini CLI and its gemini-2.5-pro model don’t quite match Claude Code or Solver, but they can get you pretty far without paying for a subscription or for usage. www.infoworld.com/article/4025...

Or maybe the shadow docket needs to be deprecated or abolished. I'm also spitballing.

Real-time analytics with StarTree Cloud and Apache Pinot Open-source distributed OLAP database and powerful SaaS counterpart shine with plug-in indexes, signature tunable star-tree index, and ability to combine batch data with streaming data.

Open-source distributed OLAP database and powerful SaaS counterpart shine with plug-in indexes, signature tunable star-tree index, and ability to combine batch data with streaming data. www.infoworld.com/article/3998...

What is Llama? Meta AI’s family of large language models explained Llama has evolved beyond a simple language model into a multi-modal AI framework with safety features, code generation, and multi-lingual support.

Llama has evolved beyond a simple language model into a multi-modal AI framework with safety features, code generation, and multi-lingual support. www.infoworld.com/article/3843...

John beat me to it.

((hugs))

What is retrieval-augmented generation? More accurate and reliable LLMs Retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, integrates external data sources to reduce hallucinations and improve the response accuracy of large language models.

Retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, integrates external data sources to reduce hallucinations and improve the response accuracy of large language models. www.infoworld.com/article/2335...

Review: Gemini Code Assist is good at coding Google’s AI coding assistant can help you write, test, debug, and document your code, but currently lacks whole-repo code generation and agents for long-running coding tasks.

Google’s AI coding assistant can help you write, test, debug, and document your code, but currently lacks whole-repo code generation and agents for long-running coding tasks. www.infoworld.com/article/3829...

Solver can code that for you Do you want to delegate a software engineering task to an AI agent and leave it to work on the problem by itself? Solver may be able to help you.

Do you want to delegate a software engineering task to an AI agent and leave it to work on the problem by itself? Solver may be able to help you. www.infoworld.com/article/3617...

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Surveying the LLM application framework landscape LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, and Haystack all help you to construct retrieval-augmented generation and other AI-enabled apps using your favorite large language models.

LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, and Haystack all help you to construct retrieval-augmented generation and other AI-enabled apps using your favorite large language models. www.infoworld.com/article/3617...

The oldest independent bookstore in the U.S., the Andover Bookstore, is practically around the corner from us.

GitHub Copilot: Everything you need to know GitHub Copilot has pushed AI-assisted programming well beyond code generation and code chat, with new capabilities continuing to arrive at a rapid pace.

GitHub Copilot has pushed AI-assisted programming well beyond code generation and code chat, with new capabilities continuing to arrive at a rapid pace. www.infoworld.com/article/3609...

Cat version:
I’m a working on hairball
I’m a working on hairball
I’m a working on hairball
For my lord for my lord

It’s a holy ghost hairball
It’s a holy ghost hairball
It’s a holy ghost hairball
For my lord for my lord

This might be too much. I like the original.

cat stretched out in a window enjoying the sunlight

Obligatory cat picture