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28.04.2026 23:01 Today, NVIDIA introduced the NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Nano Omni, a highly-efficient multimodal model designed to understand and reason across video, audio, images, and language. Canonical is enabling immediate access to Nemotrom 3 Nano Omni through inference snaps: pre-packaged AI inference runtimes distributed as snap packages for consistent deployment across systems. Developers and enterprises can deploy

27.04.2026 20:10 Like many software engineers, one of my first software development experiences started with creating my own web page. Since that time 20+ years ago, a lot has changed in the web landscape. Having worked a lot in web since then, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what I think makes web great!

27.04.2026 13:50 What is llm-d? llm-d is an open source solution for managing high-scale, high-performance Large Language Model deployments. LLMs are at the heart of generative AI – so when you chat with ChatGPT or Gemini, you’re talking to an LLM. Simple LLM deployments – where an LLM is deployed to a single server – can

27.04.2026 13:50 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS reached the end of its five-year Expanded Security Maintenance window in April 2026. If you are still running 16.04, it is critical to address your support status to ensure continued security and compliance. Your support options Now that 16.04 is in its Legacy phase, you have two primary paths:

23.04.2026 23:10 The 11th long-term supported release of Ubuntu delivers deep silicon optimization and state-of-the-art security for enterprise workloads.

22.04.2026 20:10 We cover new toolchain versions, devpacks and workflows that improve the developer experience. The evolution of Ubuntu’s toolchains story goes beyond just providing up-to-date GCC, LLVM, and Python. It is also about opinionated openJDK variants, task-focused devpacks, FIPS compliant toolchains, and snaps, like the new .NET snap and Snapcraft plugin. These are enhancements that collapse

20.04.2026 14:21 Many of us are familiar with the retrieval augmented generative AI pattern for building agentic AI applications – like digital concierges, frontline support chatbots and agents that can help with basic self-service troubleshooting. At a high level, the flow for RAG is fairly clear – the user’s prompt is augmented with some relevant contextual

20.04.2026 08:02 Canonical is pleased to announce the early access launch of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for MediaTek’s Genio IoT platforms. Building on the companies’ strategic partnership, this release introduces optimized Ubuntu images for the brand-new Genio 520 and 720, while continuing to provide robust support for the Genio 350, 510, 700, and 1200. The collaboration makes it

10.04.2026 20:20 Here’s a concise excerpt you can use: > Ubuntu 26.04 LTS significantly raises the security baseline by strengthening defaults across every layer of the system without requiring manual intervention. Key improvements include production-ready hardware-backed encryption, post-quantum–aware cryptographic defaults, modern TLS configurations, and expanded support for confidential computing technologies like AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX. The release also advances memory safety by adopting Rust-based tools, reduces privilege in identity services, and introduces a Security Center that makes protections visible and manageable throughout the system lifecycle.

09.04.2026 17:30 In this article, Keirthana TS, a Senior Technical Author at Canonical, breaks down what leadership means to her and how she understood the power of intentional leadership through her journey at Canonical.

08.04.2026 15:20 Nutanix and Canonical expand partnership to offer more choice for containerized workloads Enterprise Kubernetes® is maturing into a highly flexible, multi-architecture model. As AI/ML and data-intensive workloads continue to demand maximum hardware throughput, organizations are seeking the performance of bare metal without sacrificing the operational consistency of cloud platforms. To meet this demand, Nutanix and

07.04.2026 20:00 In this blog I will look at some of the drivers for the growth of RISC-V, its value proposition and explain why supporting RISC-V is important to Canonical.

03.04.2026 16:40 Following the incredible success of Ubuntu Summit 25.10, we are thrilled to announce that Ubuntu Summit 26.04 is officially on the horizon. If you are new to the Ubuntu community, every new release of Ubuntu comes with an Ubuntu Summit – an event that takes place twice a year and serves as a showcase of