Latest news: Developer tools

Googlebook Linux Terminal Preview Puts AI Agents in a Sandboxed VM
Google's Googlebook Linux terminal preview runs commands, and AI agents given sudo, inside a Debian VM.

AWS Lambda Web Functions Run Ordinary Web Servers on Lambda
AWS Lambda Web Functions run a standard Node.js web server on Lambda, with up to 128 requests per environment.

Supabase Announces Turso Acquisition and $150 Million Raise
Supabase is buying Turso, maker of a Rust rewrite of SQLite, and raised $150 million in a round led by GIC.

Cloudflare Launches Basin, Its Iceberg Data Platform
The former Cloudflare Data Platform is now generally available, with ingestion, an Iceberg catalog and SQL on R2.

Cloudflare Adds Isolated Worker Previews for Branches
Each preview gets its own URL and configuration, with separate state for supported resources.

Hop3 0.7 Adds App Installation and Login Checks
The self-hosting platform adds dashboard installs, real login tests and recovery-aware application upgrades.

Cloudflare Open-Sources Its Privacy Proxy CLI
The pvcli tool makes privacy-protocol requests easier to inspect and debug from the command line.

OPAQUE Introduces Agent Manifest and Confidential MCP
OPAQUE's June announcement focuses on verifying agent identity, permissions and tool execution.

Taproot Assets 0.8 Adds an SDK and Wallet Backups
Lightning Labs adds a Go library and backup options for applications using assets on Bitcoin and Lightning.

Chrome Previews WebMCP for Browser-Based Agents
Google's I/O announcement introduces a trial for websites to expose structured actions to browser agents.

Selenium 4.44 Updates Browser Testing and Grid
Selenium's May release adds a command-line tool and Grid changes, with breaking changes for .NET users.

Stripe and Tempo Introduce Machine Payments Protocol
The open protocol lets agents and services coordinate payments within a software request.
