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Beyond Winning: Spotify’s Experiments with Learning Framework

TL;DR Spotify’s experimentation platform, Confidence, scaled product decision-making across hundreds of...
The post Beyond Winning: Spotify’s Experiments with Learning Framework appeared first on Spotify Engineering.

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Kubernetes v1.34: Use An Init Container To Define App Environment Variables

Kubernetes typically uses ConfigMaps and Secrets to set environment variables,
which introduces additional API calls and complexity,
For example, you need to separately manage the Pods of your workloads
and their configurations, while ensuring orderly
updates for both the configurations and the work…

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iOS 26.2 is here with another Liquid Glass tweak, new Podcasts features and more

Apple has released iOS 26.2, bringing a number of new convenience features and security updates. The update includes auto-generated chapters for episodes in the Podcasts app, the option to make AirDrop more secure using verification codes, alarms for Reminders and more. It also introduces new contro…

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Introducing Database Savings Plans for AWS Databases

New pricing model helps maintain cost efficiency while providing flexibility with database services and deployment options.

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The Best Samsung Phones of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

From flagship and budget to flipping and folding, Samsung’s Galaxy range spans the breadth of the smartphone cosmos. WIRED’s here to help you make your choice.

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The Best Age-Tech Gadgets Tried and Tested by WIRED

As more and more age tech hits the market, I’ve been testing the most innovative gadgets for older folks and caregivers.

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Kubernetes v1.34: Mutable CSI Node Allocatable Graduates to Beta

The functionality for CSI drivers to update information about attachable volume count on the nodes, first introduced as Alpha in Kubernetes v1.33, has graduated to Beta in the Kubernetes v1.34 release! This marks a significant milestone in enhancing the accuracy of stateful pod scheduling by reducin…

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CES 2026 preview: What to expect from tech's biggest conference in January

CES doesn't start until January, but whispers of the products and announcements that could be in store for tech's biggest annual conference have already started to take shape. The CES 2026 show floor is officially open from January 6 through 9, although the show kicks off with events on Sunday Janua…

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Get the Mashable favorite Eufy X10 Pro Omni for nearly half off at Amazon

As of Dec. 12, get the Eufy X10 Pro Omni robot vacuum and mop for 45% off at Amazon.

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Kubernetes v1.34: DRA Consumable Capacity

Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) is a Kubernetes API for managing scarce resources across Pods and containers.
It enables flexible resource requests, going beyond simply allocating N number of devices to support more granular usage scenarios.
With DRA, users can request specific types of devices ba…

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Introducing Headlamp Plugin for Karpenter - Scaling and Visibility

Headlamp is an open‑source, extensible Kubernetes SIG UI project designed to let you explore, manage, and debug cluster resources.
Karpenter is a Kubernetes Autoscaling SIG node provisioning project that helps clusters scale quickly and efficiently. It launches new nodes in seconds, selects appropri…

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Kubernetes v1.33: Prevent PersistentVolume Leaks When Deleting out of Order graduates to GA

I am thrilled to announce that the feature to prevent
PersistentVolume (or PVs for short)
leaks when deleting out of order has graduated to General Availability (GA) in
Kubernetes v1.33! This improvement, initially introduced as a beta
feature in Kubernetes v1.31, ensures that your storage resources…

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Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 2 Released As Latest Monthly ISOs

It was just at the end of month that Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 1 ISOs were published for the first "Resolute Raccoon" milestone. Out already is now Snapshot 2 with Canonical releasing these images ahead of their engineers having time off for end-of-year holidays...