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Training a 4B model to produce 81% faster query plans than Postgres

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2026-09-16 ·rohanbansal.com

Training a 4B model to produce 81% faster query plans than Postgres

2026-09-16 ·rohanbansal.com

Google adds MCP integration to Google Home, letting third-party AI agents analyze home data and control devices, rolling out to Premium Advanced users in the US (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Google Home adds MCP integration, allowing third-party AI agents to analyze your home data, control devices, and build custom dashboards.

2026-09-16 ·theverge.com

Show HN: Friday – Self-hosted persistent memory for AI coding agents (MCP)

• Friday provides persistent cognitive memory for AI coding assistants
• Uses Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI tool integration
• Self-hosted solution ensures data security and privacy

2026-09-16 ·github.com

Fault tolerant distributed training on Amazon EKS using NVRx

Integrate NVIDIA Resiliency Extension (NVRx) into PyTorch FSDP training on Amazon EKS to overlap checkpoint I/O with training and recover from GPU faults in seconds.

• NVRx integrates into PyTorch FSDP training on Amazon EKS to improve fault tolerance.
• Async checkpointing, in-process restart, and ftlauncher are NVRx's key features.
• Tested on EKS cluster with H100 GPUs, achieving robust and efficient distributed training.

2026-09-16 ·aws.amazon.com