dbForge 2025.3: AI Assistant in SQL Complete, Expanded Connectivity, and Smarter SQL Workflows

Forge 2025.3 adds AI Assistant to SQL Complete, supports SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and ...

AvePoint Confidence Platform Expands Agentic AI Governance Capabilities and Multi-SaaS Data Protection

Continued investment in agentic AI capabilities and expanded data protection across multi-SaaS, IaaS and PaaS demonstrates ...
InfoWorld

Google tests BigQuery feature to generate SQL queries from English

The ability to write parts of SQL queries in natural language will help developers speed up their work, analysts say. Google is previewing a new AI-driven feature in its BigQuery data warehouse that ...
Gizmodo

All the Bad Things That Can Happen When You Generate a Sora Video

First chance I got, I downloaded the Sora app. I uploaded images of my face—the one my children kiss at bedtime—and my voice—the voice I use to tell my wife I love her—and added them to my Sora ...
IEEE

CCS-SQL: Enhancing Text-to-SQL Framework for Computational Queries via Large Language Models

Abstract: The Text-to-SQL task is to convert natural language queries into Structured Query Language (SQL) to achieve a natural language interface for database queries. The current research on Text-to ...
IEEE

OptimAIzerSQL: Optimizing SQL Queries with Heuristic and ML-Based Multi-Agent Systems

Abstract: SQL query optimization (QO) is a critical component of database management systems, essential for improving query execution times, enhancing resource utilization, and ensuring scalability in ...
Pew Research Center

Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results

Last year, Google introduced “AI Overviews,” a feature that displays an artificial intelligence-generated result summary at the top of many Google search pages. This feature is available to millions ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 137 flaws

Today is Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 137 flaws, including one publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server. This Patch Tuesday also ...
Microsoft

From code to community: The collective effort behind SQL Server 2025

At Build 2025, SQL Server 2025 officially entered public preview. As one of the world’s most popular databases, this release continues a decades-long history of innovation with features made for ...
MIT Technology Review

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. AI’s integration into our lives is ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Build: SQL Server 2025 Is (Almost) Here

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...