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CEO Uri Goldshtein announces the acquisition and thanks Grafbase for respectful competition that pushed both teams forward. Grafbase platform and Grafbase Router will be kept running until all users have migrated to Hive. Hive Console already supports Grafbase Router as a first migration step.

AI agents can now query The Graph using natural language. An MCP agent converts plain English requests into GraphQL queries for The Graph Network, with full x402 Subgraph Gateway compatibility in development for autonomous agent payments.

Response caching is now available in the GraphOS Router, bringing GraphQL‑aware caching that reduces load on your services and improves end‑to‑end latency across your graph. This release introduces a router-native response cache, a complete re-write and replacement for the previous “entity caching” capability.

Hive Gateway's query planner has been rewritten in Rust, delivering substantial performance improvements for complex federated queries. The Guild shares benchmarks and migration notes.

Hive Console now exposes a public GraphQL API, enabling teams to build custom integrations, automate workflows, and extend their schema management pipelines programmatically.

What happens when you rebuild GraphQL router in 2024? We did it in Rust and the performance gains are absolutely crazy. Federation just got a massive upgrade

Apollo Client 4.0 delivers 20-30% smaller bundles, bulletproof TypeScript with required variables enforcement, intuitive error handling, and modern ESM support. Upgrade in minutes with automated codemods.

We listened to every piece of production feedback from v1 and rebuilt our GraphQL gateway from the ground up. Distributed subscriptions, smart deduplication, and more...

Apollo's new CEO Matt DeBergalis reveals how GraphQL is becoming AI-native & powering the next wave of intelligent apps. Big moves ahead!

Oct 6-8 in San Francisco. Indeed, Intuit, and Booking.com reveal production strategies for AI-powered GraphQL at scale.

Neo4j has extended it's AuraDB platform to offer GraphQL connectivity for customers using Neo4j Graph Database. It's available from 7th May 2025 for AuraDB Professional and AuraDB Business Critical customers. A trial is also available. Support for additional AuraDB tiers will be forthcoming.

React 19 support, massive docs upgrade, and game-changing type safety with new fragment alias requirements. Developers, level up!

Unlock 220,000 ships' secrets with a new GraphQL API. Dive deep into ownership, track maritime insights like never before!

Join us at GraphQLConf 2025 in Amsterdam (Sep 7-10) to connect with experts, dive into innovations, and swim for ALS research. Early bird tickets available now!

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