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MetaMeta

Meta’s Full-stack HHVM optimizations for GenAI

Meta optimized its HHVM-based web infrastructure by isolating GenAI inference traffic, increasing thread pools, leveraging JIT caching techniques, and implementing request warm-up and shadow traffic to enhance latency and resource management.

5/20/2025
LyftLyft

Beyond Query Optimization: Aurora Postgres Connection Pooling with SQLAlchemy & RDSProxy

Explore how integrating AWS RDSProxy with SQLAlchemy enhances Aurora Postgres connection pooling by reducing overhead, minimizing session pinning, and improving scalability and resource efficiency for high-demand applications.

5/20/2025
Fly.ioFly.io

Litestream: Revamped

Litestream has been revamped with advanced features like fast point-in-time restores, lightweight read replicas using VFS, and scalable multi-database synchronization by integrating transaction-aware techniques from LiteFS and leveraging modern object storage capabilities.

5/20/2025
Modular AIModular AI

Modular: Modular GPU Kernel Hackathon Highlights: Innovation, Community, & Mojo🔥

Highlights from the Modular GPU Kernel Hackathon showcasing groundbreaking Mojo-based GPU kernel innovations, collaborative problem-solving, and community-driven advancements in AI infrastructure.

5/20/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Advancing Gemini's security safeguards

Google DeepMind details how automated red teaming, model hardening, and multi-layered defenses enhance Gemini 2.5's resilience against indirect prompt injection attacks for secure and trustworthy AI agents.

5/20/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

SynthID Detector — a new portal to help identify AI-generated content

SynthID Detector is a new portal by Google that identifies AI-generated content across multiple media types by detecting imperceptible SynthID watermarks to enhance transparency and authenticity verification.

5/20/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Gemini 2.5: Our most intelligent models are getting even better

Gemini 2.5 enhances AI capabilities with improved performance, advanced reasoning, native audio, security, and developer tools for more intelligent, efficient, and secure applications.

5/20/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Announcing Gemma 3n preview: Powerful, efficient, mobile-first AI

Gemma 3n introduces a mobile-first, efficient AI model with cutting-edge architecture and Per-Layer Embeddings for low-memory, on-device multimodal processing, enabling real-time applications and responsible development accessible now in preview.

5/20/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Our vision for building a universal AI assistant

Advancing AI with Gemini and Project Astra to create a universal, multitasking AI assistant that understands context, plans, acts, and enhances productivity across devices with a focus on safety and responsibility.

5/20/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Fuel your creativity with new generative media models and tools

Discover the latest breakthroughs in generative media models and tools like Veo 3, Imagen 4, Lyria 2, and Flow that empower artists with advanced video, image, music, and filmmaking AI capabilities.

5/20/2025
PinterestPinterest

How Pinterest Accelerates ML Feature Iterations via Effective Backfill

Pinterest reduced machine learning feature iteration times by up to 90x through an evolving multi-stage backfill system leveraging Spark, Iceberg, and Ray for efficient data processing, partitioning, and training-time joins.

5/19/2025
Fly.ioFly.io

Launching MCP Servers on Fly.io

Explore streamlined deployment of MCP servers on Fly.io, combining local simplicity with remote security and robust configuration management across multiple clients and environments.

5/19/2025