Amazon is designing two types of microchips, Inferentia and Trainium, for training and accelerating generative AI, providing an alternative to Nvidia GPUs. Amazon's custom silicon could give it an edge in generative AI in the long run, but it is currently working to catch up with competitors such as.. read more  

The podresources API is an API served by the kubelet locally on the node, which exposes the compute resources exclusively allocated to containers, and it is now Generally Available in Kubernetes 1.28. The API provides information about resource assignment, such as CPUs, memory, devices, and NUMA loc.. read more  

Debian is an important and influential Linux distro with a large user base and numerous derivatives. It has played a significant role in driving the adoption of free and open source software, particularly in poorer regions and among users with older hardware... read more  

Open source software tools can help reduce data center operating costs and increase agility, although they do not guarantee low overall costs as they often do not come with licensing fees. Popular open source tools for data center design and management include opendcim, netbox, racktable, Nmap, Tink.. read more  

Ethereum core developers are planning to launch a new testnet called Holesky in September to improve smart contract testing experience... read more  

Ray provides a simple API for building distributed, parallelized applications, especially for deep learning applications... read more  

Learn how to deploy a Gateway API on GKE to expose your application securely. This takes you through the steps to deploy gateway, HTTPRoute, and GCPGatewayPolicy... read more  

Go 1.21 includes new features to improve compatibility. Go is focused on backward compatibility and improving compatibility with each new release, but the language also recognizes that making changes can sometimes break programs. Go's approach to maintaining compatibility includes adding new APIs w.. read more  

Microsoft Excel has introduced Python functionality in a Public Preview, allowing users to combine Python and Excel analytics within the same workbook. Users can now type Python directly into a cell, with the Python calculations running in the Microsoft Cloud and results returned to the worksheet... read more  

GitHub Actions is a popular automation platform for software development workflows, but using third-party actions can come with security risks. Many organizations fail to properly manage build permissions, which can lead to potential vulnerabilities... read more