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Docker Adds MCP Catalog And Toolkit
Written by Kay Ewbank   
Thursday, 05 June 2025

Docker has introduced MCP Catalog, a centralized, trusted registry for discovering, sharing, and running MCP-compatible tools.  An associated toolkit was also launched. 

Last Updated on Thursday, 05 June 2025
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Linux Passes 5% Milestone
Jul 22 | Harry Fairhead
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Latest figures from StatCounter show that Linux achieved a 5.03% share of the Desktop Operating System market in June 2025, something that is being viewed as a pivotal moment for open-source software enthusiasts and industry observers alike.



Agentic AI For PostgreSQL
Jul 21 | Nikos Vaggalis
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Agentic AI and MPC are coming to the database. We examine two options that will allow you to diagnose and tweak PostgreSQL, the modern way.



Google Clarifies ChromeOS Android Merger
Jul 21 | Kay Ewbank
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Is Google planning on merging ChromeOS with Android? Last week it looked like the long-standing rumor had been casually confirmed by a Google spokesperson. This week, we're back to a position of 'as you were'. 



Cheap 3D Printed Robots Walk Off Production Line
Jul 20 | Lucy Black
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Robots that enthusiasts could build for under $500, and that are smart enough to walk off the 3D printer that formed them, have been demonstrated by a team at the University of Edinburgh. 



July Week 2
Jul 19 | Editor
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In this week's top featured article Harry Fairhead shows how to work with IoT devices using the Raspberry Pi 5 and Gpio5. What's Gpio5? It is a new open source library written by Harry specifically to let the Pi 5 work directly with GPIO hardware. It is  based on the Pico SDK for the RP1 microprocessor, the chip that also powers the Pi 5. 



Coursera Plus - Your Ticket To Success
Jul 18 | Sue Gee
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At the moment Coursera Plus has a special offer for new subscribers. If you love learning new skills or keeping your existing skills up to date, it's worth your immediate attention.



Blender Free Game Tops Steam
Jul 18 | Lucy Black
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Blender Studio has released a free-to-play game on Steam that is designed not just to be fun to play, but as an example of what you can create in the games arena using just open source software.



Take Part In GitHub's Copilot Adventures
Jul 17 | Nikos Vaggalis
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GitHub Copilot Adventures is a repository that, through fun and educational play, teaches how to use Copilot effectively.



Google Firebase Studio Adds AI Features
Jul 17 | Kay Ewbank
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Google has updated Firebase Studio with new Agent modes, foundational support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Gemini CLI integration. 



AI Leads To Slowdown In Developer Productivity
Jul 16 | Sue Gee
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TIOBE - Two To Rule Them All
Jul 16 | Mike James
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The July Tiobe index is out and it isn't particularly interesting until you notice that it confirms the standard model of programming -  code is written in Python and C and everything else is just noise.



Understanding AWS Plans For New Subscribers
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Amazon has made major changes to AWS accounts that came into effect today. If you are new to AWS do the benefits of signing up to a Free plan outweigh the disadvantages and risks?



Codacy Guardrails For Secure AI-Generated Code
Jul 15 | Kay Ewbank
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Codacy has released Guardrails, a new solution for securing AI-generated code directly in the IDE to prevent vulnerabilities in code completions from reaching Git.



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Akka Launches Agentic Platform
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This book looks at the challenges of game development from rendering complex 3D scenes to managing AI behavior and handling animations using high-performance C++ data structures and algorithms. Zhenyu George Li  and Charles Shih-I Yeh show how to apply practical C++ techniques to create smooth, scalable, and intelligent games.

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Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language (Knopf)
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In this book linguist Adam Aleksic explores how internet algorithms are transforming language and communication in unprecedented ways. From "brainrot" memes and incel slang to the trend of adding "-core" to different influencer aesthetics, the internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. We're entering an entirely new era of etymology

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Fortran Programming (In Easy Steps)
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This book covers the essentials of modern Fortran, and is written for all ages and all skill levels. Mike McGrath starts from setting up your coding environment and starting to write Fortran programs with the Fortran programming language and the modern Intel IFX Fortran compiler. Color-coded examples illustrate the text, and all source code is available to download.

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