From brand loyalty’s rebirth to the dynamic trio of retrieval, scale, and memory, Algolia executives are eyeing disruption for retail and AI in the next 12 months Algolia, the AI Search and Retrieval platform trusted by more than 18,000 businesses and millions of developers worldwide, today released six predictions for 2026, based on aggregated insights

Leading Salesforce consulting partner expands cross-cloud capabilities to help clients harness data, AI and analytics to drive transformation and growth. CloudMasonry (website:https://cloudmasonry.com) today announced the formal launch of its Data & AI Practice, and the appointment of Landon Harris as Practice Lead. This strategic initiative bolsters CloudMasonry’s mission to serve as a full-service Salesforce consulting firm

Google is slowly, definitely altering the way online shopping may look like tomorrow. Rather than simply entering keywords in a search bar and wading endlessly, the company is introducing new shopping agents powered by artificial intelligence that it hopes will work on behalf of retailers and consumers. On paper, the idea is simple: Let AI do all

Google has published the first draft of Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard to help AI agents order and pay for goods and services online. It co-developed the new protocol with industry leaders including Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target and Walmart. It also has support from payment system providers including Adyen, American Express, Mastercard, Stripe,

Java Development Kit (JDK) 27, a release of standard Java planned for arrival in September, already has a feature proposed for it: a post-quantum hybrid key exchange capability to bolster network security. The feature, post-quantum hybrid key xxchange for TLS 1.3, was listed on the OpenJDK page for JDK 27 on January 13. It would

Anthropic has introduced Cowork, a research-preview feature aimed at extending Claude Code’s capabilities beyond programming to everyday enterprise workflows. The new flavor of the coding assistant will enable users to automate tasks such as summarizing calendars, creating reports, and organizing files, once an organization provides it access to a particular folder. Cowork can also connect

Last week it was looms. This week it is potato chips. I’m a huge fan of EconTalk, a podcast hosted by Russ Roberts. Russ is a great guy and his guests are invariably interesting. One of my all-time favorite episodes is Brendan O’Donohoe on Potato Chips and Salty Snacks, in which O’Donohoe and Roberts talk about how

Developers choose Rust because they can use it to write software that is memory-safe, correct, and—above all—fast. But the Rust compiler isn’t always the fastest car in the garage. The larger a Rust program is, and the more dependencies it has, the longer its compile time will be. A development process that once was a

Windows 10 has reached the end of mainstream support, which means most users will no longer receive new features, bug fixes, or security updates. Microsoft encourages businesses and individuals to upgrade to Windows 11. Another option is to purchase extended security updates for Windows 10. Those enrolled in the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU)

A Windows launch isn’t the end a process — it’s really just the beginning. Microsoft continually works on improving Windows 11 by fixing bugs, releasing security patches, and occasionally adding new features. In this story we summarize what you need to know about each update released to the public for the most recent version of