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It's Friday, which means it's time to deploy! This week we're covering two weeks of news. On the Octopus side, we have new videos on vibe deployments and proving ROI with the Value Metrics Dashboard, a new Kubernetes migration webinar, and more! In the wider ecosystem, Kubernetes 1.36 "Haru" shipped with user namespaces going GA and Ingress-NGINX officially retired. Docker launched microVM sandboxes for AI coding agents. And Google said developer loyalty to AI tools is at zero.

From failing pipeline → fixed PR Here's how Chunk analyzes logs, finds real bugs, and ships working fixes automatically.

In this episode of Dr. Argo Called, we examine the GitOps “manifest dilemma” by comparing Helm, Kro, Kustomize, and Crossplane for Kubernetes deployments, and explore what their differences mean in a GitOps-driven workflow. We also delve into the often-overlooked topic of custom resource health checks in Argo CD—why they matter, why they shouldn’t reside within Argo CD, and how they could be designed more effectively.

AI-generated code is now nearly universal. Enforcement is not. That gap is where your software supply chain is most exposed. Cloudsmith's CEO Glenn Weinstein, Co-Founder & CTO Lee Skillen, and VP of Product Alison Sickelka join Product Marketing Manager Meghan McGowan to unpack the 2026 State of Artifact Management report – a survey-based look at how AI development is reshaping the threat landscape, what organizations are getting wrong, and what the highest-leverage fix actually looks like.

Cloudsmith raised $72 million in Series C funding, led by TCV and Insight Partners, to build the operating system for the modern software supply chain. AI agents are writing code faster than teams can secure it. That shifts the risk calculus because more software, built faster, means more attack surface. Artifact management is the control point between every software producer and consumer, and it's where Cloudsmith sits.