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Google Launches Colab CLI for Developers, Automation, and AI Agents

Daniel Dominguez — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:13:00 GMT

Google has announced the Google Colab CLI, a command-line tool that allows developers and AI agents to interact with remote Colab runtimes directly from a local terminal.

By Daniel Dominguez

Microsoft Open-Sources PostgreSQL Extension for In-Database Durable Execution

Sergio De Simone — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Recently open-sourced by Microsoft, pg_durable is a PostgreSQL extension that enables durable workflows to run natively inside the database, eliminating the need for external orchestration systems.

By Sergio De Simone

ExtendDB: Open Source Amazon DynamoDB Compatible Adapter with Pluggable Storage Backends

Renato Losio — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:25:00 GMT

AWS recently announced ExtendDB, a DynamoDB-compatible adapter that lets developers use the DynamoDB API with different storage backends, starting with PostgreSQL. The project supports existing SDKs and tools without modification, giving teams greater flexibility to run DynamoDB-style workloads outside of native DynamoDB while maintaining compatibility with current applications and workflows.

By Renato Losio