chore: unpin containerd minor version by mselim00 · Pull Request #2653 · awslabs/amazon-eks-ami · GitHub Issue #, if available: Resolves #2625 Description of changes: Updating the variable defaults to start consuming the latest minor version in the 2.x branch as AL2023 has started including containerd...

Unpinned containerd 2.* ver seems to be good thing in general. But not for NixOS: github.com/awslabs/amaz...

Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in additional AWS Regions

Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances now available in Europe (Ireland) and (London). Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, they offer 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.

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Helm Chart OCI Proxy transparently proxies and transforms Helm Charts as OCI artefacts

You can use it to address any public Chart Repository-styled Helm Chart as an OCI-styled artefact

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GitHub - MrLesk/Backlog.md: Backlog.md - A tool for managing project collaboration between humans and AI Agents in a git ecosystem Backlog.md - A tool for managing project collaboration between humans and AI Agents in a git ecosystem - MrLesk/Backlog.md

[ New blog post ] "Adding Kiro support to Backlog.md using Backlog.md"

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Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year) “Bye bye bye.” It took some time, and a serious amount of research, but I have finally crossed the finish line. I have officially migrated my digital life to pure, EU-hosted solutions.

Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an almost All-EU Stack (and saved 500€ per year)
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Linux 6.18: All About the New Long-Term Support Linux Kernel The newest version of the Linux kernel offers two years of long-term support, plus upgrades to the slab memory allocator, security hardening and more.

Linux 6.18: All About the New Long-Term Support Linux Kernel #devopsish

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Freelens is a cross-platform GUI for managing Kubernetes clusters

It bundles kubectl/Helm, supports kubeconfig, and runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows

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A colour satellite image of Mars showing a flat, dusty landscape with a faint, swirling dust devil – a small tornado-like column of dust – casting a subtle shadow as it moves across the surface. The dust devil appears as a light, vertical streak against the reddish-brown terrain, with nearby shallow craters and ridges visible

🌪️ Our ExoMars TGO spacecraft captured these images of whirlwinds of dust on the Mars surface.

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Amazon ECR now supports creating repositories on push

Amazon ECR now auto-creates repositories when pushing images, eliminating the need to pre-create them. Repositories are created using defined template settings. Available in all AWS commercial and GovCloud regions.

Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools | TechCrunch Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

Android 16 adds AI notification summaries, new customization options, and more | TechCrunch The rollout of the new Android 16 features, which are first coming to Pixel devices, marks a new chapter in how Android updates work, as the company is shifting from a single yearly update to more frequent releases.

The rollout of the new Android 16 features, which are first coming to Pixel devices, marks a new chapter in how Android updates work, as the company is shifting from a single yearly update to more frequent releases.

Automatic quota management is now AWS Service Quotas adds support for automatic quota management

AWS Service Quotas now automatically adjusts quota values based on usage, eliminating manual monitoring and requests across accounts/regions.

" || true" is the best cure for all cases :)

Kubernetes v1.35 Sneak Peek-

Tierra del Fuego: Bright colours created using multiple radar polarisations. The ocean and snowy peaks appear in shades of blue, while the land shows in yellow.

Antarctic Peninsula: A black‑and‑white radar view showing the stark contrast between the ocean and the icy landscape.

Thwaites Glacier: Sea ice is visible in tones of purple and violet, while the glacier appears white.

The Elbe River delta

🌎 The first #Copernicus Sentinel-1D images are in!

Check out the images featuring Tierra del Fuego, the Antarctic Peninsula, Thwaites Glacier and the Elbe River delta.

Radeon Drivers · Issue #1364 · awslabs/amazon-eks-ami What would you like to be added: Radeon Drivers Why is this needed: We currently are looking to use AMD GPU's for some workloads and we were wondering if that is planned at some point. We currently...

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[Sent with bsky cli] Here we go, ollama 0.13.0
113 t/s on Nvidia T4 16G VRAM

Amazon EC2 introduces AMI ancestry for complete AMI lineage visibility

Amazon EC2 now offers AMI ancestry to trace the complete lineage of any AMI back to its root. This free feature provides full visibility into AMI origins and propagation across regions, helping with compliance and security.

Pro tip: stop hunting for the tab you always need. pin it and move on.

AWS Lambda adds support for Python 3.14

AWS Lambda now supports Python 3.14 as a managed runtime and container base image with automatic updates. This long-term support release works with Lambda@Edge, Powertools for AWS Lambda, and all AWS deployment tools. Available globally.

AWS Network Load Balancer now supports QUIC protocol in passthrough mode

AWS Network Load Balancer now supports QUIC protocol in passthrough mode, reducing app latency up to 30% & maintaining session stickiness via QUIC Connection ID. Ideal for mobile apps during network roaming.

AWS Private CA now supports post-quantum digital certificates

AWS Private CA now supports ML-DSA, a post-quantum digital signature algorithm standardized by NIST. This enables organizations to transition PKI toward quantum-resistant cryptography.

NGINX Gateway Fabric is an open-source project that implements the Gateway API using NGINX as the data plane

The goal of this project is to implement the core Gateway APIs

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Machinarium turns 16 today 🤖

Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 4.1

Amazon MSK now supports Apache Kafka 4.1 with Queues (preview), new Streams Rebalance Protocol (early access), and Eligible Leader Replicas. Queues enable multiple consumers per partition for better throughput. Available globally.

Firefox 144.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes

You asked for better tab groups and profile management, so we built it ✔️

Check out Firefox 144 now with stronger encryption for Password Manager and smoother Picture-in-Picture. www.firefox.com/en-US/firefo...

Announcing vector search for Amazon ElastiCache Amazon ElastiCache now supports vector search, enabling customers to efficiently index, search, and update billions of high-dimensional vector embeddings from AI providers with microsecond latency and 99% recall.

Amazon ElastiCache now supports vector search, enabling customers to efficiently index, search, and update billions of high-dimensional vector embeddings from AI providers with microsecond latency and 99% recall.

Tabletop travelers, pack your bags! 🏕️

Pilgrims: Curious Adventures, a new competitive family game created in collaboration with Pink Troubadour, designed & illustrated by Radim Jurda, is now available for pre-order.

Shipping begins at the end of October 📦

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New General Purpose Amazon EC2 M8a Instances

AWS launches M8a instances with 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, delivering 30% higher performance & 19% better price-performance vs M7a. Features 45% more memory bandwidth, 12 sizes including bare metal. Available in 3 regions.