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From AI to quick-deploy applications: Mark Shuttleworth and Randy Holloway discuss technology trends

‎‎ Subscribe. Trusted open source for everyone. Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical’s founder and CEO, sits down with Randy Holloway, Global GTM Leader at Microsoft, to discuss the current technology landscape. They explore AI’s impact on organizations and how open source in the public cloud is helping teams innovate.

Is It Time to Migrate? A Practical Look at Kubernetes Ingress vs. Gateway API

If you’ve managed traffic in Kubernetes, you’ve likely worked with Ingress controllers. For years, Ingress has been the standard way to expose HTTP and HTTPS services. But in practice, it often came with trade-offs. Controller-specific annotations were required to unlock critical features, the line between infrastructure and application responsibilities was unclear, and configurations often became tied to the implementation rather than the intent.

The Five Best Logo Generators for YouTube

Aside from thumbnails and banners, a logo is noticeable on a YouTube channel. And it serves as a visual identifier for every channel. Using a random logo to set up your page creates an unclear identity. It not only affects your content reach - it can be unappealing to other YouTubers. If you are new to YouTube, you can create a channel logo. With modern build, logo generators provide an avenue to generate one that suits your content. Even better, you can select from multiple templates with a few prompts and steps.

Cracking New Markets with Localization: Lessons from Top Global Brands

If brands want to grow worldwide, they need to pay attention to this: about 3 out of 4 online buyers prefer to see product details in their own language. So, anyone planning to sell across borders ought to keep that in mind. Nearly two in five customers will skip a site if it isn't in their native tongue. Moreover, businesses that tailor content to local markets experience income gains more than 80 percent of the time.

Dangers of Using Kick Follow Bots: What You Need to Know Before You Buy

In 2024, Kick co-founder and streamer Trainwrecks claimed that 99% of streamers rely on viewbots and bot followers to fake their popularity and push themselves up in rankings, only to boost organic traffic and score better sponsorships. At this point, you probably ask yourself, why wouldn't you do the same thing? After all, it's a temporary solution to boost your position and end up in recommendations. Once you're there, bots can be ditched for organic traffic. Visitors will naturally flow in.

How AI Is Transforming Deal Flow Management in Private Markets

Good investors know that the true marginal benefit isn't more data, but meaningful clarity. This is why Warren Buffett said that 'The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.' This should not be missed: the power of focus and staying focused can make investors more money. Private markets are noisier than ever, and staying focused is harder. Deal sourcing has exploded, cycles run longer, competition is tighter, and legacy tools slow teams down at the exact moment they need momentum.

Kafka to ClickHouse in 6 Minutes

Learn how to stream data from Kafka into ClickHouse using Aiven’s integration wizard. In this demo, we show you how to generate sample logistics data in Kafka, configure the integration to map Avro-formatted fields, and connect to ClickHouse to view and query the ingested data. We also demonstrate how to create a materialised view in ClickHouse to store and query streamed data efficiently, making real-time analytics fast and easy.