Niels Berglund

Week 33 2025 Tech Roundup: AI agents evolve with 9 agentic workflow patterns, GPT-5 transforms GitHub Copilot development, R-Zero enables self-teaching AI systems, and hybrid search beats vector-only approaches. Essential reading for developers navigating the shift from AI-assisted to conversational development workflows.

Week 30 tech roundup: GitHub Copilot's AI debugging breakthrough, ChatGPT Agent reality check, GitHub Spark's no-code revolution & reimagining Kafka. Call for help finding a venue for our next Data & AI Community Day Durban event.

This week's tech discoveries reveal how AI is becoming our most powerful collaborative partner, transforming everything from data visualization and coding workflows to API interactions through revolutionary tools like GitHub Copilot's autonomous agents, Microsoft's Data Formulator 2, and the emerging Model Context Protocol. The common thread? AI isn't replacing human creativity; it's amplifying it by handling repetitive tasks while freeing engineers for innovation, strategy, and uniquely human problem-solving. Welcome to an era where the most successful engineers will be those who master the art of human-AI collaboration.

Explore this week's top tech highlights, from GitHub's Copilot Workspace to Confluent Cloud's Freight Clusters. Discover the latest advancements in Generative AI and streaming, plus get a glimpse of the upcoming Season of AI event! Don't miss out on the future of technology.