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Google Announces GKE Agent Sandbox and Hypercluster at Next '26
Google announced GKE Agent Sandbox and hypercluster at Cloud Next '26. Agent Sandbox uses gVisor kernel isolation for secure agent code execution at 300 sandboxes per second, built as an open-source Kubernetes SIG Apps subproject. It is currently the only native agent sandbox among the three major hyperscalers. Hypercluster manages a million chips from a single control plane.
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Cloudflare Introduces Flagship: an Edge-Native Feature Flag Service Built on OpenFeature
Cloudflare recently announced the closed beta of Flagship, a new feature flag service built directly into its global edge platform. The service lets teams control feature rollouts and experiment with changes without redeploying code, while evaluating flags locally in Cloudflare Workers rather than calling external flag services.
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Broadcom Donates Velero to CNCF, Shifting Kubernetes Backup to Community Governance
Broadcom has announced the contribution of Velero, its Kubernetes-native backup, restore and migration project, to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as a Sandbox project. Velero It operates at the Kubernetes API layer, capturing cluster state through Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) rather than through hypervisor or storage-layer snapshots.
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OpenChoreo 1.0 Brings AI Agents and GitOps to Kubernetes Developer Platforms
OpenChoreo, the open-source internal developer platform built on Kubernetes, has shipped its 1.0 release and been accepted into the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Sandbox. The project is designed to give engineering teams a complete foundation for running workloads on Kubernetes without requiring them to build it themselves.
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CNCF Warns Kubernetes Alone Is Not Enough to Secure LLM Workloads
A new blog from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation highlights a critical gap in how organizations are deploying large language models (LLMs) on Kubernetes: while Kubernetes excels at orchestrating and isolating workloads, it does not inherently understand or control the behavior of AI systems, creating a fundamentally different and more complex threat model.
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CNCF and Kusari Partner to Strengthen Software Supply Chain Security across Cloud-Native Projects
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Kusari have announced a new collaboration aimed at strengthening software supply chain security across cloud-native projects, providing free access to Kusari's AI-powered security tooling for CNCF-hosted projects.
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Istio Evolves for the AI Era with Multicluster, Ambient Mode, and Inference Capabilities
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has announced a major evolution of Istio, introducing new capabilities aimed at making service meshes “future-ready” for AI-driven workloads.
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CNCF Graduates Dragonfly, Marking Major Milestone for Cloud-Native Image Distribution
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced recently that Dragonfly, its open source image and file distribution system, has reached graduated status, the highest maturity level within the CNCF project lifecycle.
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Kubernetes Drives AI Expansion as Cultural Shift Becomes Critical
A new CNCF report identifies Kubernetes as the primary engine for AI growth, with 82% production adoption. However, technical maturity has outpaced organisational change. Human factors, such as siloed team structures and a lack of cross-functional collaboration, now serve as the leading barriers to successful deployment, making cultural transformation the decisive factor for AI scaling.
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Cedar Joins CNCF as a Sandbox Project
Cedar, an open-source policy language architected by AWS, has joined the CNCF as a Sandbox project. Designed for fine-grained application permissions, it decouples access control from code using a verifiable, high-performance policy engine. Cedar supports RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC, offering a secure, analyzable alternative to general-purpose tools like OPA.
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OpenCost Looks Back on 2025 Milestones and Charts a Roadmap for 2026
The OpenCost project, an open-source cost and resource management tool hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), has published a year-in-review reflecting on its progress in 2025 and outlining priorities for 2026.
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Kubernetes 1.35 Released with In-Place Pod Resize and AI-Optimized Scheduling
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced the release of Kubernetes 1.35, named "Timbernetes", emphasizing its focus on mutability and the optimization of high-performance AI/ML workloads.
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Kubernetes 1.34 Released with KYAML, Traffic Routing Controls, and Improved Observability
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) released Kubernetes 1.34, named "Of Wind & Will" (O’ WaW), last month. The release introduced features such as distributed resource allocation and production-grade tracing for the kubelet and API server.
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Another Lightweight Kubernetes Distro Choice as k0s Joins CNCF Sandbox
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has accepted k0s, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution, into its Sandbox programme. Mirantis's zero-dependency Kubernetes platform has been gaining adoption in edge computing and resource-constrained environments.
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Can Open Source Projects Exit Foundations? How the NATS Controversy Unfolded
Last month, Synadia threatened to pull NATS from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), moving from the Apache 2.0 license to a non-open source license. While the dispute lasted only a few days, with both Synadia and CNCF agreeing that the project remains in the open source ecosystem, the dispute left many concerned about the long-term availability and support of open source projects.