InfoQ - AI Architecture - News

Google's Genkit Ships Agents API with Detached Turns and Human-in-the-Loop for TypeScript and Go

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:17:00 GMT

Google released the Genkit Agents API in preview for TypeScript and Go. The open-source framework packages message history, tool loops, streaming, and state persistence behind a single chat() interface. Detached turns let agents work after clients disconnect. Interruptible tools provide human-in-the-loop control with anti-forgery validation on resume.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

AlloyDB Ships Proxy Models That Replace LLM Calls with Local Inference inside the Database

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Google shipped AlloyDB AI functions GA with a proxy model architecture that trains a lightweight local model from LLM outputs, then runs queries at database speed without external calls. Smart batching delivers 2,400x throughput improvement. The proxy model reaches 100,000 rows per second in preview, but benchmark numbers apply only to ai.if in internal testing.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Cloudflare and AWS Embed x402 Agent Payments at the Edge

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Cloudflare and AWS both implemented x402 stablecoin micropayments at their edge networks within two weeks. The open protocol under the Linux Foundation revives HTTP 402 for agent-to-service payments with sub-cent transaction costs. Coinbase reports 169 million transactions in year one. Enterprise tax and invoicing gaps remain unresolved.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Claude Reaches GA on Microsoft Foundry: European Enterprises Cannot Deploy It

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 08:13:00 GMT

Claude models reached GA on Microsoft Foundry with Azure-native billing and governance, but no European data zone exists. Anthropic's own documentation confirms data residency guarantees apply to Bedrock and Vertex AI but not Foundry. European practitioners from banking and healthcare report the offering is unapproved for production.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers