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24.09.2026 04:41 So you want your own pet LLM huh? Knowing where to start can be quite tricky, so luckily for you I’ve put together this end-to-end guide. It’ll get you not just started; you’ll end with a fully working chatbot that you’ve fine tuned on the dataset `nampdn-ai/tiny-webtext`, which is a training dataset designed to improve

23.09.2026 21:40 How shared Android capacity helps engineering teams move beyond fixed device labs In the first blog of this series, we discussed how programmable Android environments can replace manual device preparation with a repeatable lifecycle. A workflow requests an environment with a predefined configuration, executes the required task, collects the results, and releases the resources once

22.09.2026 12:30 We are pleased to announce that you can now attach an Ubuntu Pro subscription directly to any base image in AWS Image Builder, allowing you to create enterprise-grade custom images from the get go.

18.09.2026 01:50 A decade ago, Canonical launched Ubuntu 16.04 LTS . As a Long-Term Support release, it comes with 5 years of standard security coverage, which is doubled to a total of 10 years through Expanded Security Maintenance for users with an Ubuntu Pro subscription.

17.09.2026 19:10 How on-demand Android environments lay the foundation for Android engineering Software engineering has evolved dramatically over the last decade. Development environments that once depended on dedicated hardware have become resources that can be provisioned, configured, and removed on demand. Infrastructure is now expected to be reproducible, automated, and integrated into continuous development workflows. However, Android

15.09.2026 20:51 ROS 2 gives robotics developers the freedom to choose the middleware that fits their system. As a communication protocol for ROS, Zenoh has gained strong traction. It delivers proven performance and stability while giving developers explicit control over node discovery. Zenoh is a lightweight, high-performance communication protocol designed for robotics and distributed systems. Supporting publisher/subscriber

15.09.2026 13:50 Introduction Releasing the RVA23 specification was a major milestone for the RISC-V community. While it provides an excellent baseline for deployment at scale, innovation continues to take place and we will see further extensions and profiles over the coming years. Upcoming innovations fall into a couple of key areas In this blog, we’ll look at

11.09.2026 21:50 Accelerating software delivery with minimal OCI images For Independent Software Vendors , delivering containerized applications to enterprise clients often means navigating a difficult trade-off between minimal image size and accurate security visibility. Traditional approaches can leave development teams battling severe CVE noise or, conversely, missing critical vulnerabilities entirely due to scanner blind spots. What’s more,

09.09.2026 03:10 Sep 8, 2026 – Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announce the general availability of certified Ubuntu 24.04 LTS images for the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 Evaluation Kit . Offering industrial-grade efficiency, this release provides production-ready software designed for building high-performance edge AI applications. For developers, system integrators, and OEMs, Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 hardware and Ubuntu 24.04

08.09.2026 13:40 When the codename for Ubuntu 26.10 was announced, I suspect there was a measurable surge in users searching for the definition of “stonking” across search engines and the various popular AI chatbots. As it so happens, the rather silly sounding word is actually a bit of British slang that denotes “something of considerable size, or

03.09.2026 22:40 Open source provides the world with access to cutting-edge software, and the learning that comes with it. But how do you validate someone’s skills in an open ecosystem? Canonical Academy is a highly rigorous, job-focused qualification platform designed to empower individuals and enterprises with industry-recognized credentials. The platform addresses a critical gap in tech: validating

01.09.2026 16:20 A customer’s OpenStack control plane went down overnight after their only backup proved stale. Canonical support rebuilt the database cluster live, service by service, without losing a single workload.