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Anbox Cloud 1.28.0 is now available!

Enhanced Android device simulation, smarter diagnostics, and OIDC-enforced authentication The Anbox Cloud team has been working around the clock to release Anbox Cloud 1.28.0! We’re very proud of this release that adds robust authentication, improved diagnostic tools, and expanded simulation options, making Anbox Cloud even more secure, f

83% of organizations see value in adopting open source, but report major gaps in security and governance

A new Linux Foundation report reveals how organizations worldwide are adopting, using, and perceiving open source software. The Linux Foundation’s latest report, The state of global open source, has just been released in collaboration with Canonical. The report follows the Linux Foundation’s European spotlight report, released earlier thi

Everything you need to know about FIPS 140-3 on Ubuntu | Videos

We get a lot of questions about FIPS 140-3, and so we decided to put together this comprehensive collection of video resources to answer the most burning ones we’ve had so far. 

A CISO’s preview of open source and cybersecurity trends in 2026 and beyond

Where is open source going next? What’s in store for open source in the coming years, particularly in relation to security? Here’s a CISO’s reflection on the state of open source, and the trends that you can expect to have an impact going into 2026. 

Canonical Kubernetes officially included in Sylva 1.5

Sylva 1.5 becomes the first release to include Kubernetes 1.32, bringing the latest open source cloud-native capabilities to the European telecommunications industry. With the launch of Sylva 1.5, Canonical Kubernetes is now officially part of the project’s reference architecture. This follows its earlier availability as a technology prev

Canonical expands total coverage for Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on

Ubuntu Pro now supports LTS releases for up to 15 years through the Legacy add-on. More security, more stability, and greater control over upgrade timelines for enterprises.

Canonical releases FIPS-enabled Kubernetes

Today at KubeCon North America, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, released support to enable FIPS mode in its Kubernetes distribution, providing everything needed to create and manage a scalable cluster suitable for high-security and Federal deployments.

Canonical announces optimized Ubuntu images for Google Cloud’s Axion N4A Virtual Machines

Today Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, and Google Cloud announced the immediate availability of optimized Ubuntu images for the new Axion-based N4A virtual machines (VMs) on Google Compute Engine.


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Generating accessible color palettes for design systems … inspired by APCA!

This is the first of two blog posts about how we created the color palette for a new design system at Canonical. In this post I share my journey into perceptually uniform color spaces and perceptual contrast algorithms.  If you’re already familiar with these concepts, skip to this section (or visit the Github repository) to

Web Engineering: Celebrating Our Third Annual Hack Week

The Web Engineering team is thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of our third annual Hack Week! Over the past three years, this initiative has become a cornerstone of our collaborative spirit and commitment to innovation. With 126 significant contributions to date, Hack Week provides a dedicated space for our engineers to tackle

Azure VM utils now included in Ubuntu: boosting cloud workloads

Ubuntu images on Microsoft Azure have recently started shipping with the open source package azure-vm-utils included by default. This change provides essential utilities and udev rules to optimize the Linux experience on Azure, resulting in more reliable disks, smoother networking on accelerated setups, and fewer tweaks to get things runn

Edge Networking gets smarter: AI and 5G in action

Organizations everywhere are pushing AI and networks closer to the edge. With that expansion comes a challenge: how do you ensure reliable performance, efficiency, and security outside of the data center? Worker safety, healthcare automation, and the success of mobile private networks depend on a robust technology stack that can withstand

Why we brought hardware-optimized GenAI inference to Ubuntu

On October 23rd, we announced the beta availability of silicon-optimized AI models in Ubuntu. Developers can locally install DeepSeek R1 and Qwen 2.5 VL with a single command, benefiting from maximized hardware performance and automated dependency management. Application developers can access the local API of a quantized generative AI (Ge

Canonical and NVIDIA BlueField-4: a foundation for zero-trust high performance infrastructure

At NVIDIA GTC Washington D.C., Canonical is pleased to support the arrival of the NVIDIA BlueField-4 – the newest generation of the data processing unit (DPU) family. NVIDIA BlueField-4 is an accelerated infrastructure platform for gigascale AI factories. By combining NVIDIA Grace CPU and NVIDIA ConnectX-9 networking, it delivers 6x the c

Global-ready from day one

How Anbox Cloud streamlines localization testing Wherever users are based, they expect apps to just work, whether in Japanese, Arabic, or Spanish. But anyone who’s touched localization knows it’s more than translation. Real quality comes from testing how your app behaves across languages, layouts, and regions – and doing it fast. If you’r

Canonical announces new optimized Ubuntu image for Thundercomm RUBIK Pi 3

Ubuntu now runs natively on the Thundercomm RUBIK Pi 3 developer board – a lightweight Pi created for AI developers which runs on the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QCS6490 processor.


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