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Flux v2.5 Release: Expanding GitOps Capabilities with CEL Integration and GitHub App Auth
Flux, the popular GitOps tool for Kubernetes, has released version 2.5, bringing a host of powerful new capabilities that significantly enhance its functionality and flexibility. This release represents a substantial evolution in Flux's capabilities, with features that the community has been eagerly awaiting. Let's explore what's new and how these changes can improve your GitOps workflows.
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Java News Roundup: Stable Values, Spring Modulith, Open Liberty, Quarkus, JReleaser, Gradle
This week's Java roundup for February 24th, 2025, features news highlighting: JEP 502, Stable Values (Preview), Proposed to Target for JDK 25; milestone and point releases for Spring Modulith; the February 2025 release of Open Liberty; and the releases of Quarkus 3.19.0, JReleaser 1.17.0 and Gradle 8.13.0.
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Meta Enhances Download Your Information Tool with Data Logs
Meta has recently introduced data logs as part of their Download Your Information (DYI) tool, enabling users to access additional data about their product usage. This development was aimed at enhancing transparency and user control over personal data.
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.NET Aspire 9.1 Improves Dashboard Features
.NET Aspire team has released version 9.1 of the platform. This minor update is focused on new dashboard features and small overall improvements across different platform components.
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IBM Granite 3.2 Brings New Vision Language Model, Chain of Thought Reasoning, Improved TimeSeries
IBM has introduced its new Granite 3.2 multi-modal and reasoning model. Granite 3.2 features experimental chain-of-thought reasoning capabilities that significantly improve its predecessor's performance, a new vision language model (VLM) outperforming larger models on several benchmarks, and smaller models for more efficient deployments.
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How a Manual Remediation for a Phishing URL Took down Cloudflare R2
Due to human error in handling a phishing report and insufficient validation safeguards in admin tools, Cloudflare experienced an incident affecting its R2 Gateway service on February 5th. As part of a routine remediation for a phishing URL, the R2 service was inadvertently taken down, leading to the outage or disruption of numerous other Cloudflare services for over an hour.
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GitLab Introduces Advanced Vulnerability Tracking to Tackle Code Volatility and Double Reporting
GitLab has introduced a new feature that addresses two significant challenges in vulnerability management: code volatility and double reporting. Code volatility refers to the frequent changes in codebases that can reintroduce previously resolved vulnerabilities, while double reporting occurs when multiple security tools identify the same vulnerability.
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Cloud Giants Collaborate on New Kubernetes Resource Management Tool
Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure have jointly announced a new open-source project called Kube Resource Orchestrator (kro, pronounced "crow"). The project is an attempt to standardise how Kubernetes resources are grouped together and deployed, and it aims to make it easier for platform teams to deploy workloads.
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Microsoft Releases BioEmu-1: a Deep Learning Model for Protein Structure Prediction
Microsoft Research has introduced BioEmu-1, a deep-learning model designed to predict the range of structural conformations that proteins can adopt. Unlike traditional methods that provide a single static structure, BioEmu-1 generates structural ensembles, offering a broader view of protein dynamics.
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Google Cloud Introduces Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures in Cloud KMS to Future-Proof Data Security
Google has introduced quantum-safe digital signatures in its Cloud Key Management Service, adhering to NIST post-quantum cryptography standards. This vital update counters the imminent threats of quantum computing on traditional encryption methods, enabling organizations to integrate resilient, future-proof security measures seamlessly.
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Microsoft Launches Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 with AI-Powered Enhancements and Improved Debugging
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 v17.13, introducing significant improvements in AI-assisted development, debugging, productivity, and cloud integration. This update focuses on refining workflows, enhancing code management, and improving the overall developer experience.
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Ensuring Security without Harming Software Development Productivity
Security can be at odds with a fast and efficient development process. At QCon San Francisco Dorota Parad presented how to create a foundation for security without negatively impacting engineering productivity. She showed how you can make your security strategy almost invisible to the engineers while embedding it deep into the culture at the same time.
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Microsoft Unveils the First Topological Quantum Chip Majorana 1
Microsoft's Majorana 1 is the world's first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU), utilizing innovative Topological Core architecture. By harnessing topoconductors and Majorana particles, it promises scalable, reliable qubits for quantum computing. This breakthrough could revolutionize industries, particularly healthcare, solving complex challenges at unprecedented scales.
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Opengrep Forks Semgrep to Liberate Rulesets After License Change
A consortium of software companies, including JIT and Orca Security, has launched Opengrep, a fork of Semgrep's open-source software, in response to licensing changes for rules provided in the OSS version. Semgrep CE (formerly Semgrep OSS) is a Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tool for analysing source code or compiled code to find security flaws, with over 11,000 stars on GitHub.
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GitHub Copilot Extensions Integrate IDEs with External Services
Now generally available, GitHub Copilot Extensions allow developers to use natural language to query documentation, generate code, retrieve data, and execute actions on external services without leaving their IDEs. Besides using public extensions from companies like Docker, MongoDB, Sentry, and many more, developers can create their own extensions to work with internal libraries or APIs.