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Category: Launch

Accelerate AI agent development with the Nova Act IDE extension

The Nova Act extension is a new IDE-integrated tool that enables developers to create browser automation agents using natural language through the Nova Act model, offering features like Builder Mode, chat capabilities, and predefined templates while streamlining the development process without leaving their preferred development environment.

Qwen models are now available in Amazon Bedrock

Amazon Bedrock has expanded its model offerings with the addition of Qwen 3 foundation models enabling users to access and deploy them in a fully managed, serverless environment. These models feature both mixture-of-experts (MoE) and dense architectures to support diverse use cases including advanced code generation, multi-tool business automation, and cost-optimized AI reasoning.

Accelerate serverless testing with LocalStack integration in VS Code IDE

AWS is announcing integrated LocalStack support in the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code that makes it easier than ever for developers to test and debug serverless applications locally. This enhancement builds upon our recent improvements to the Lambda development experience, including the console to IDE integration and remote debugging capabilities we launched in July 2025, continuing our commitment to simplify serverless development on AWS.

AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS Transform, Amazon Neptune, and more (September 8, 2025)

Summer has drawn to a close here in Utrecht, where I live in the Netherlands. In two weeks, I’ll be attending AWS Community Day 2025, hosted at the Kinepolis Jaarbeurs Utrecht on September 24. The single-day event will bring together over 500 cloud practitioners from across the Netherlands, featuring 25 breakout sessions across five technical […]

AWS Weekly Roundup

AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Aurora 10th anniversary, Amazon EC2 R8 instances, Amazon Bedrock and more (August 25, 2025)

As I was preparing for this week’s roundup, I couldn’t help but reflect on how database technology has evolved over the past decade. It’s fascinating to see how architectural decisions made years ago continue to shape the way we build modern applications. This week brings a special milestone that perfectly captures this evolution in cloud […]