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In today's edition: What's Shaping the Future of Data?
šÆTop 12 Strategic Technology Trends for 2025
š§ Deploy Vibe Coding App End-to-End with One Click
šChrome DevTools (MCP) for your AI agent
š Interactive AI Research Papers with MCP
š¦¾ AI startup Modular raises $250M to challenge Nvidia
š¤ AI clears toughest CFA exam in minutes
š” AI Tutorial: How to generate ad creatives with Nano Banana
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Google has released a Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, which will give AI developers and tech companies direct access to one of the largest collections of public, real-world datasets so they can train their models on data from authoritative sources, including government surveys, local administrative data, and statistics from global bodies, like the United Nations.
With Observable, you can fast-track data exploration, analysis, and visualization at scale. Collaborate with stakeholders in real time and create advanced charts and dashboards that are performant and interactive by default. Use UI, code, AI, or flex between all three to uncover and share insights.
Her are the 12 strategic technology trends to act as enhancers of digital business and innovation over the next 3 to 5 years, According Gartner. By 2026, generative AI will significantly alter 70% of the design and development effort for new web applications and mobile apps, According to Gartner.
Cloudflare has open-sourced VibeSDK, an AI-powered vibe coding platform you can deploy in just one click. It comes with secure sandboxes for running AI-generated code, integration with LLMs for building and debugging apps, built-in templates, and one-click export to GitHub or Cloudflare accounts.
AI coding agents generate 1000s of lines of code daily, but thereās a fundamental problem - they are not able to see what the code they generate actually does when it runs in the browser. They're effectively programming with a blindfold on. Google has open-sourced Chrome DevTools MCP server that enables AI agents to see exactly what happens when your code hits the browser.
Stanford researchers just dropped Paper2Agent, an open-source framework that converts static research papers into interactive AI agents you can actually talk to and use. We usually don't post academic papers, but this addresses something almost every developer must have experienced firsthand.
Investors have historically turned to gold because of its stability. Gold can act like a safety net in your portfolio because its value tends to stay afloat ā even when the stock market dives. Itās also considered a hedge against inflation, meaning its value can rise as the buying power of cash goes down. Check out our list of top-rated Gold IRA providers, including some that offer educational materials for gold-investing beginners.
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Google Cloud just published its latest annual DORA report on āState of AI-assisted Software Developmentā, finding adoption of the tech has surged to 90% among developers ā but confidence in AI outputs remains surprisingly low. Google surveyed nearly 5,000 tech professionals, showing that developers now dedicate around two hours each day to working with AI assistants.
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A fresh $250 million round lifted Modularās valuation to $1.6 billion. Its platform lets developers run AI models seamlessly across Nvidia, AMD, and Apple chips without rewriting code. The company said it intends to expand into AI training as it takes aim at Nvidiaās market share. Investors in the raise include General Catalyst, IVP, and GV. Modular was founded by ex-Google and ex-Apple engineers in 2022, highlighting its deep technical roots.
Research from NYU has found that frontier models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic can now pass all three levels of the CFA (chartered financial analyst) exam, including difficult Level III essay questions that eluded them two years ago.
Customers using Copilot will gain access to Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 in addition to OpenAIās GPT-4.1. These models will appear in Copilot Studio and the new Copilot Researcher feature. Microsoft said the move adds flexibility and prevents over-reliance on a single AI provider. The integration reflects the companyās āmulti-partner approachā to enterprise AI. Rollout of the Anthropic models begins immediately across 365 Copilot products.
Alibaba Cloud confirmed it will add Nvidiaās Physical AI tools for robotics, autonomous vehicles, and digital twins into its ecosystem. Alongside the partnership, the company unveiled its Qwen 3-Max large language model with 1 trillion parameters. Alibaba raised its AI spending plans beyond the earlier $50 billion figure disclosed. CEO Eddie Wu said aligning with Nvidia enhances Alibabaās global competitiveness.
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