Databricks replaced default Kubernetes load balancing for a **proxyless, client-side gRPC setup**, wired up through a custom control plane. No more **CoreDNS**. No more **kube-proxy**. Clients now get live endpoint discovery through **xDS**, plus smarter routing tricks like **Power of Two Choices** .. read more  

Misconfigured YAML. Broken image refs. Botched resource settings. Most Kubernetes deploys don't fail mysteriously—they fail predictably. This guide breaks down the top 10 culprits: things like `CrashLoopBackOff`, bad image pulls, and `OOMKills`. More importantly, it shows how to dodge them with bet.. read more  

Kubernetes v1.34 bumps **Pod Level Resources** to Beta—and flips them on by default. Now you can set CPU, memory, and hugepages limits for the whole Pod, not just per container. That means smoother scheduling, stricter resource caps, and less sidecar thrashing. **Why it matters:** This shifts Kuber.. read more  

Fluent Bit just edged out Fluentd as the CNCF’s go-to log processor. Why? It's fast—up to 40× faster. Built in C. Embedded plugins. Native OpenTelemetry. Full observability baked in. It handles routing, schema changes, and telemetry across containers and edge systems without flinching. No Ruby here.. read more  

Obot.ai just dropped out of stealth with $35M in seed and a big swing: it’s building a control plane for agentic AI, anchored on the now-standard **Model Context Protocol (MCP)**. Its **MCP Gateway** handles registry, secure proxying, RBAC, and observability for MCP servers. Think API gateway, but .. read more  

The inaugural Edge Day launched as a co-located event at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU in 2022, focusing on edge computing and the evolution from centralized data centers to the network edge. The event brings together academic research, enterprise use cases, and insights from the Kubernetes community... read more  

Perplexity AI launches the Comet browser globally, offering it for free to enhance internet usage with features like the Comet Assistant and Background Assistants, aiming to foster curiosity and productivity.

Akuity introduces AI-driven features to improve Kubernetes management, enhancing stability, security, and scalability while automating issue detection and resolution.