Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify ...
ITWeb on MSN

Zilliz launches Vector Lakebase, extending the world's most adopted vector database into a unified data platform for AI

Zilliz Launches Vector Lakebase, Extending the World's Most Adopted Vector Database into a Unified Data Platform for AIAvailable now in public preview on Zilliz Cloud, Vector Lakebase keeps production ...
Tech Xplore

Next-generation database reduces AI hallucinations and improves accuracy by 78%

One of the greatest weaknesses of AI agents that read and understand vast amounts of enterprise data is "hallucination"—the ...

SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love

Analysts say Redmond still has billions of reasons to keep backing its flagship DBMS, even as Azure, Postgres, and AI hog the ...
InfoQ

Why Vector Search Alone Isn't Enough: Hybrid Retrieval for RAG

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Birgitta Böckeler, Distinguished Engineer at ...
CNET

Google Search Is Becoming Something Fundamentally Different. Here's What That Looks Like

From a reimagined search box to AI agents that hunt for apartments on your behalf, Google Search is being rebuilt with AI at its core. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...
Bleeping Computer

Drupal: Critical SQL injection flaw now targeted in attacks

Drupal is warning that hackers are attempting to exploit a "highly critical" SQL injection vulnerability announced earlier this week. The content management system (CMS) project published a PSA on May ...
InfoWorld

A better way to work with SQL Server

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Expands Azure Database Cost-Saving Options with New Cross-Service Savings Plans

Azure database savings plans cut cloud costs across SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Cosmos DB. Unlike reservations, Azure savings plans offer cross-region, cross-service flexibility with simpler pricing.
Forbes

Oracle AI Database Agentic AI: New Features Address Enterprise Data Pipeline Problem

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Oracle announced a suite of agentic AI capabilities integrated directly into Oracle AI ...
VentureBeat

Agents need vector search more than RAG ever did

What's the role of vector databases in the agentic AI world? That's a question that organizations have been coming to terms with in recent months. The narrative had real momentum. As large language ...
Redmond Magazine

Azure SQL Managed Instance Gains General Availability of SQL Server 2025 Update Policy

Azure SQL Managed Instance gains SQL Server 2025 update policy control. GA policy balances new engine features with operational stability governance. Enhanced update management supports enterprise ...