Weekly news | 2025-02-05

news

• AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft unveil kro, a k8s-native, cloud-agnostic package manager
• OpenAI launches cost-efficient o3-mini AI model to in response to DeepSeek
• Bypass DeepSeek censorship by speaking in hex
• Add F*cking to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries
• Apple is open sourcing Swift Build
• OpenAI announces Deep Research
• AI systems with ‘unacceptable risk’ are now banned in the EU
• Oracle starts laying mines in JavaScript trademark battle
• US bill proposes jail time for people who download DeepSeek
• OWASP Non-Human Identity (NHI) Top 10 - 2025

• AWS:

  • Amazon Lex Assisted Slot Resolution regions and model access
  • Amplify TypeScript Data client in server-side AWS Lambda functions
  • AppStream 2.0 admin consent for linking OneDrive for Business
  • Availability Zones supports Zone Groups
  • CloudWatch Database Insights historical OS process snapshots
  • CloudWatch Synthetics IPv6 support
  • CodeBuild project ARN and build ARN IAM condition keys
  • Connect agent time off scheduling up to 24 months in the future
  • Connect Cases more granular search and customizable case list views
  • DataSync Kerberos authentication
  • Deadline Cloud
    • configurable limits to effectively manage fixed resources
    • Maxon Cinema 4D and Maxon Redshift
  • EBS new resource-level permissions for creating EBS volumes from snapshots
  • EKS managed node groups introduces new update strategies
  • Elastic Beanstalk
    • .NET 9 on Amazon Linux 2023
    • PHP 8.4 on Amazon Linux 2023
    • Python 3.13 on Amazon Linux 2023
  • Elemental MediaConnect content quality metrics
  • Elemental MediaTailor bring your own ads (BYOA) via VAST responses
  • EMR Serverless Public Subnets
  • EventBridge event source discovery in the console
  • Glue connectivity to 14 native connectors for applications
  • Health IPv6 support
  • Lex Global Resiliency CloudFormation and existing alias replication
  • Managed Notifications
    • general availability
    • support in Console Mobile App
  • Managed Service for Prometheus cross-account ingestion
  • Marketplace
    • self-service listing for AMI products with CloudFormation templates
    • self-service seller onboarding for demo and private offer requests
  • Q Developer
    • agent now runs builds and tests to validate generated code in real time
    • Pro tier adds automated user onboarding emails
  • Q in QuickSight Dashboard Q&A
  • RDS Custom for SQL Server up to 64TiB and 256K IOPS with io2 volumes
  • Redshift
    • enhanced default security configurations for new warehouses
    • enhanced query monitoring
  • S3 Metadata is GA
  • S3 Tables 10,000 tables per table bucket
  • S3 Tables schema definition support to the CreateTable API
  • SES Mail Manager address and domain lists

  • Timestream for InfluxDb Storage Scaling

  • For a full list of AWS announcements, be sure to keep an eye on AWS’s What’s New Feed page.

tooling

• future4days: listing of remote 4-day work week jobs
• Airflow: stream media files from macOS to AirPlay devices
• teemoji: like tee but with emojis
• stats: macOS system monitor in your menu bar
• mathesar: an intuitive spreadsheet-like interface that lets users of all technical skill levels view, edit, query, and collaborate on Postgres data directly
• iterm-mcp: A Model Context Protocol server that executes commands in the current iTerm session - useful for REPL and CLI assistance
• Hydro: Distributed Programming Framework for Rust
• Ahey: A simple pub-sub service built on top of web push
• rubywm: An X11 window manager in pure Ruby
• uscope: native code graphical debugger and introspection toolchain for Linux
• ldump: serializer for any lua type
• script: Making it easy to write shell-like scripts in Go
• earthstar: A database for private, distributed, offline-first applications
• hoppscotch: open-source alternative to Postman, Insomnia
• perforator: a cluster-wide continuous profiling tool designed for large data centers
• lume: lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon
• GarminDB: Download and parse data from Garmin Connect or a Garmin watch, FitBit CSV, and MS Health CSV files into and analyze data in Sqlite serverless databases with Jupyter notebooks
• sniffnet: monitor your Internet traffic
• httptap: View HTTP/HTTPS requests made by any Linux program
• wikitok: TikTok-style interface for exploring random Wikipedia articles in multiple languages
• Jujutsu: A Git-compatible VCS that is both simple and powerful
• HaystackEditor: An IDE built on top of a canvas
• HashiCorp's copywrite: managing copyright headers and license files across many repos at scale
• kro: Kube Resource Orchestrator
• Can I TF: OpenTofu vs. Terraform comparison
• terraschema: Generate JSON Schema files based on a Terraform configuration

blogs

• HYTRADBOI 2025 program
• Avoid ISP routers
• (WIP) A Little Bit of Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback
• Run DeepSeek R1 Dynamic 1.58-bit with Llama.cpp
• The slow death of OCSP
• MySQL At Uber
• Automating your git bisect with ephemeral environments
• Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads
• Managing Secrets in Docker Compose — A Developer's Guide
• 1 million Lazygit downloads, one embarrassment at a time
• What really happens inside a dating app
• OpenTofu - Encrypted State + Git to Bootstrap Infrastructure