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GitLab 19.5 Makes Agentic Development a Governed Part of the DevOps Platform

Craig Risi — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT

GitLab 19.5, released on October 15, puts agentic software development and governance at the centre of the platform, making its GitLab MCP server generally available while expanding how external AI agents can interact with GitLab.

By Craig Risi

Edera's Object Capability Bounded Authority Promises to Isolate Credentials From AI Agent Workloads

Olimpiu Pop — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:06:00 GMT

Edera announced Object Capability Bounded Authority, a security model that separates an AI agent's or MCP server's required authority from the credentials behind it. Hypervisor-enforced capabilities limit agents to specific actions without storing secrets in the workload. Initial releases cover scoped command execution and workload identity; credential-brokered API access will follow.

By Olimpiu Pop

Uber Builds MCP Gateway to Govern Access to 800+ Servers and 5,000+ AI Agent Tools

Leela Kumili — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:53:00 GMT

Uber has built an MCP Gateway to standardize how AI agents discover and invoke internal services across more than 800 MCP servers and 5,000 tools. The gateway separates tool registration from runtime execution and includes automated API discovery, access controls, sensitive data redaction, incremental tool discovery through Omni MCP, and response filtering.

By Leela Kumili

DoorDash Cuts Grocery Reorder Latency from 16 to 2 Seconds with AI Agents

Leela Kumili — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:31:00 GMT

DoorDash reduced grocery reorder latency from 16 to 2 seconds by precomputing recurring purchase needs using batch LLM inference and deterministic validation. Live catalog resolution keeps product selections current, while an editable shopping interface avoids unnecessary model calls. The company reports that shopping list views doubled and the flow’s order rate increased by approximately 34%

By Leela Kumili

Article: InfoQ AI, ML and Data Engineering Trends Report - 2026

Srini Penchikala, Chip Huyen, Daniel Dominguez, Hien Luu, Arthur Casals — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT

This InfoQ Trends Report offers readers a comprehensive overview of emerging trends and technologies in the areas of AI, ML, and Data Engineering. This report summarizes the InfoQ editorial team’s and external guests' view on the current trends in AI and ML technologies and what to look out for in the next 12 months.

By Srini Penchikala, Chip Huyen, Daniel Dominguez, Hien Luu, Arthur Casals

Podcast: AI, ML, and Data Engineering InfoQ Trends Report 2026

Chip Huyen, Daniel Dominguez, Hien Luu, Arthur Casals — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode, members of the InfoQ AI and ML editorial staff and friends of InfoQ discuss the current trends in the domain of AI, ML and Data Engineering. One of the regular features of InfoQ are the trends reports, which each focus on a different aspect of software dev. These reports provide the InfoQ readers and listeners with a high-level overview of the topics to pay attention to this year.

By Chip Huyen, Daniel Dominguez, Hien Luu, Arthur Casals