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Spotify's ads team describes how they re-architected their serving stack to replace the Two-Tower model with more expressive neural networks capable of deep feature interactions.

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HashiCorp

05 min read

DevOps•2026-02-02

Introducing HashiCorp Agent Skills

HashiCorp introduces Agent Skills, a repository of AI assistant plugins providing specialized knowledge for Terraform and Packer workflows.

Cloudflare

21 min read

AI•2026-01-30

Google’s AI advantage: why crawler separation is the only path to a fair Internet

This post argues that Google's dual use of its search crawler (Googlebot) for both indexing and generative AI training gives it an unfair competitive advantage over publishers and rival AI companies.

New Conversion from cgroup v1 CPU Shares to v2 CPU Weight

This post announces an improved conversion formula from cgroup v1 CPU shares to cgroup v2 CPU weight for Kubernetes workloads.

Cloudflare

61 min read

Architecture•2026-01-30

Building vertical microfrontends on Cloudflare’s platform

This post introduces a new Cloudflare Worker template for Vertical Microfrontends (VMFE) that maps multiple independent Workers to a single domain by URL path.

Price updates for apps, In-App Purchases, and subscriptions

Apple announces App Store price updates across multiple storefronts due to tax regulation changes and foreign exchange rate adjustments effective January 29 and February 16.

Deepmind

01 min read

AI•2026-01-29

Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds

Google is rolling out Project Genie, an experimental research prototype powered by Genie 3, allowing users to create and explore interactive worlds in real time.

Cloudflare

01 min read

AI•2026-01-29

Introducing Moltworker: a self-hosted personal AI agent, minus the minis

This post introduces Moltworker, a middleware solution that enables running Moltbot (a self-hosted personal AI agent) on Cloudflare's infrastructure without dedicated hardware.

Cursor at Grab: Adoption and impact

This post details how Grab scaled adoption of the Cursor AI coding assistant across engineering and non-technical teams, sharing key metrics and productivity findings.

Beyond the Chatbot: A Blueprint for Trustable AI

This post describes a real-time AI racing coach built by Google Developer Experts using a split-brain architecture tested at Thunderhill Raceway.

Kubernetes

03 min read

DevOps•2026-01-29

Ingress NGINX: Statement from the Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees

Kubernetes is retiring Ingress NGINX in March 2026, affecting approximately 50% of cloud native environments and requiring immediate migration planning.