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Tuesday, August 04, 2026 · 2 stories, curated & summarized — click any story for the source.

AWS What's New 2026-07-31 awsdatabase ↺ since 08-01

AWS RDS Oracle adds Reserved Instances for R8i and M8i instances

Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports 1-year and 3-year Reserved Instances for the R8i and M8i instance families, offering up to 53% savings over On-Demand pricing. These instances leverage custom Intel Xeon 6 processors exclusive to AWS, providing up to 2.5x more memory bandwidth and 15% better price-performance than previous generations. Reserved Instance benefits apply to both Single-AZ and Multi-AZ configurations, allowing flexibility to switch between them within the same instance class.

Up to 53% cost savings available for R8i and M8i instances via 1- or 3-year RIs.
Custom Intel Xeon 6 chips deliver 2.5x memory bandwidth vs. prior gen Intel instances.
RIs apply to Multi-AZ and Single-AZ, allowing config switching without losing benefits.
Ideal for stable workloads needing high memory bandwidth and predictable Oracle costs.

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The Register 2026-08-03 general ↺ since 08-03

Oracle endorses AI code for debugging, bans it from OpenJDK submissions

Oracle is encouraging developers to use AI-generated code for debugging and code review tasks, but explicitly prohibits submitting AI-written output as commits. This stance comes as Larry Ellison heavily invests in AI, yet the company maintains strict boundaries on open-source contributions to the OpenJDK project. The policy aims to leverage AI for internal efficiency while protecting the integrity of upstream Java development.

Use AI for debugging and review, not for direct code submission to OpenJDK.
Oracle distinguishes between internal assistance and open-source contribution ethics.
Ensure CI/CD pipelines flag or reject AI-generated patches to upstream repos.
Monitor Oracle's evolving AI governance as Ellison increases AI investments.

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