Java 26 with JVM optimizations, HTTP/3, and finally no Applet API

The current OpenJDK 26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.

KIOXIA Achieves 4.8 Billion High-Dimensional Vector Search Database on a Single Server, with 7.8x Index Build Time Acceleration via GPUs

Kioxia America, Inc. today announced the successful demonstration of high-dimensional vector search scaling to 4.8 billion vectors on a single server using its open-source KIOXIA AiSAQ(TM) approximate ...
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Bauhaus: Restructuring Vector Database for LLM Retrieval on CXL-Based Tiered Memory

Abstract: Retrieval-augmented generation pipelines store large volumes of embedding vectors in vector databases for semantic search. In Compute Express Link (CXL)-based tiered memory systems, ...

MariaDB buys in-memory computing pioneer GridGain to accelerate data processing for AI agents

Database management company MariaDB Plc said today it’s buying the Apache Ignite creator and in-memory computing technology developer GridGain Systems Inc. to build more robust infrastructure for ...
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On Choosing the Columnar In-Memory Database Hyrise as High-Performant Implementation Platform for the GrandReport Tool

Abstract: In this paper, we provide informed arguments for using columnar in-memory database technology, in particular the Hyrise database, for the high-performant implementation of the highly ...