New models, weights and benchmarks.
Product launches and noteworthy updates.
sqlite-utils is my combined Python library and CLI tool for working with SQLite databases. It provides an extensive set of higher-level operations on top of Python's default sqlite3 package, including support for complex table transformations, automatic table creation from JSON data and a whole lot more. I released sqlite-utils 4.0rc1, the first release candidate for sqlite-utils v4. The major version bump indicates some (minor) backwards incompatible changes, so I'm interested in having people try this out before I commit to a stable release. New feature: migrations There are two significant new features in this RC compared to the previous 4.0 alphas. The first is support for database migrations. This isn't a completely new implementation - it's a slightly modified port of the sqlite-migrate package I released a few years ago. I think that package has proved itself over time, so I'm now ready to bundle it with sqlite-utils directly. Here's what a set of migrations in a migrations
Release: sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 See sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 adds migrations and nested transactions. Tags: sqlite-utils
Funding, policy and market moves.
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What the major labs and platforms shipped.
OpenAI introduces new Daybreak tools, including Codex Security and GPT-5.5-Cyber, to help organizations find, validate, and patch vulnerabilities at scale.
OpenAI introduces Patch the Planet, a Daybreak initiative helping open-source maintainers find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities with AI and expert review.
TechCrunch AIRSS·2d ago76Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia's latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, Tennessee.
Hot tubs sit at about 38 to 40 degrees Celsius, warm enough that most people can only soak for about 15 minutes. NVIDIA’s newest AI servers can run their cooling liquid even hotter — up to 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 degrees Fahrenheit. That higher temperature limit is precisely what makes them more energy efficient. […]
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