Hugging Face Blog
Monday, 21 July 2025
Everything this site carried that day, newest first. Stories are kept for a month, and the widely covered ones for a year.
Databricks / ClickHouse / DuckDB / Supabase / Neon / PlanetScale
Neon Now Runs in VS Code
Developers love using Neon branches for a local development, due to the agility they provide (e.g. fast resets, isolated environments, and the ability to test without polluting production data). But using Neon branches still requires you to manage separate connection strings for...
Martin Fowler / Overreacted / Kent C. Dodds / Josh Comeau
A Friendly Introduction to SVG
SVGs are one of the most remarkable technologies we have access to on the web. They’re first-class citizens, fully addressable with CSS and JavaScript. In this tutorial, I’ll cover all of the most important fundamentals, and show you some of the ridiculously-cool things we can do with this…
Vercel (blog + changelog)
OpenAI-compatible API endpoints now supported in AI Gateway
You can now use OpenAI-compatible client libraries and tools with AI Gateway through a simple URL change, allowing you to access 100s of models with no code rewrites required. Here is a Python example with the OpenAI client library: This makes it easy to keep your current tools and workflows while…
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Making a new case for space nuclear power
DARPA and NASA recently cancelled a project to demonstrate a nuclear thermal propulsion system in orbit. Jeff Foust reports on the end of DRACO and a new study that calls for a reinvigorated effort to develop space nuclear power systems.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Beams in the sky, part 1: the Grumman Beam Builder
In the 1970s, NASA investigated ways to built large structures in space. Dwayne Day examines one of those efforts that involving testing a "beam builder" that could have been flown on the shuttle.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
The National Cathedral Version of the Space Force Hymn: "Creator of the Universe"
The Space Force has adopted many of the traditions of other services, including having an unofficial hymn. James Linzey describes the creation of that hymn and the value it has to a 21st century service.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review
Review: Cosmic Fragments
The space industry likes to talk amongst itself, but it is hardly the only field to do so. Jeff Foust reviews a book where researchers in the social sciences examine various aspects of spaceflight in their own way.
OpenAI News
OpenAI and UK Government announce strategic partnership to deliver AI-driven growth
OpenAI partners with the UK Government to boost AI adoption, drive economic growth, and enhance public services for a thriving AI ecosystem in the UK.
OpenAI News
AI as the greatest source of empowerment for all
I’ve always considered myself a pragmatic technologist—someone who loves technology not for its own sake, but for the direct impact it can have on people’s lives. That’s what makes this job so exciting, since I believe AI will unlock more opportunities for more people than any other technology in…
Databricks / ClickHouse / DuckDB / Supabase / Neon / PlanetScale
Property Finder Optimizes Database Performance, Reduces Costs by 50% with ClickHouse on AWS
"ClickHouse and AWS are the most trusted collaborators we have. We’ve benefited massively from our joint product roadmap" Khaled Thabit - Director of Data Engineering, Property Finder