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Meet the Maintainers: Ned Batchelder (coverage.py) - the story behind Python code coverage

Feb 11, 2026 By Canonical Ubuntu In Canonical
Ned Batchelder (nedbat), creator and long-time maintainer of coverage.py, joins Push to Talk | Meet the Maintainers to share his path into programming and open source and the real story behind one of Python’s most popular testing tools. We talk about the journey to coverage.py, the turning points that shaped it, and why the measurement of the library is only 94%. What's inside? Surprise us: how are you using coverage.py?
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Building new revenue streams: 3 strategic cloud opportunities for telcos in 2026

Feb 10, 2026 By Isobel Kate Maxwell In Canonical
The telecommunications industry is at a turning point: telcos are seeking ways to turn innovation into new opportunities. Looking at the data, the desire is easy to understand. In 2023, PWC projected that the sector’s annual growth rate would slow significantly between 2024 and 2028.
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SQL Server 2025 is generally available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Feb 6, 2026 By Jehudi In Canonical
Microsoft has announced the General Availability (GA) of SQL Server 2025 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, starting with the CU1 release. This milestone allows enterprises to deploy mission-critical workloads on our latest Long Term Support release, benefiting from predictable stability and up-to-date kernels.
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What is the Open Container Initiative?

Feb 5, 2026 By Canonical Ubuntu In Canonical
In this video, we explain the Open Container Initiative (OCI) and how open, vendor-neutral standards make containers portable and interoperable across platforms, tools, and environments. We cover what OCI is, why OCI compliance matters, and how OCI defines the core building blocks of the container ecosystem: container images, runtimes, and distribution.
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AI meets SQL Server 2025 on Ubuntu

Feb 4, 2026 By Mohamed Wadie Nsiri In Canonical
Since 2016, when Microsoft announced its intention to make Linux a first class citizen in its ecosystem, Canonical and Microsoft have been working hand in hand to make that vision a reality. Ubuntu was among the first distributions to support the preview of SQL Server on Linux. Ubuntu was the first distribution offered in the launch of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and it remains the default to this day. Ubuntu was also the first Linux distribution to support Azure’s Confidential VMs.
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AWS IoT Greengrass comes to Ubuntu Core

Feb 3, 2026 By Canonical In Canonical
London, February 3, 2026 — Canonical and AWS are pleased to announce the release of the new snap for AWS IoT Greengrass, making the deployment of your IoT solutions easy and seamless all the way from silicon to the cloud. With the AWS IoT Greengrass agent now available as a snap package from the Canonical Snap Store, Ubuntu Core has become the ideal operating system for all your AWS IoT edge workloads and data ingress.
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What it takes to build and scale developer platforms | Canonical x Qualcomm

Jan 28, 2026 By Canonical Ubuntu In Canonical
Ubuntu on @qualcomm platforms simplifies access to Qualcomm’s advanced AI accelerators and capabilities, empowering developers and enterprises to innovate with confidence. Learn about the work we’re doing to bring Ubuntu to Arduino and other Qualcomm-powered boards. The Qualcomm and Canonical partnership provides developers with a reliable, security-focused, high performance operating system. In this video, Qualcomm breaks down how upstreaming, open standards, and Canonical solutions help developers move faster, from first boot to production.
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Showcasing open design in action: Loughborough University design students explore open source projects

Jan 19, 2026 By Miguel Divo In Canonical
Last year, we collaborated with two design student teams from Loughborough University in the UK. These students were challenged to work on open source project briefs. Team 1 focused on non-code contributions, while Team 2’s brief was to create a unified documentation experience, giving them a chance to apply their design skills to real-world problems within the open source ecosystem.
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Canonical Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available on AWS European Sovereign Cloud

Jan 15, 2026 By Canonical In Canonical
January 15, 2026 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu and provider of open source security, support, and services, announced today that it is a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new independent cloud for Europe, with Ubuntu and Ubuntu Pro now available. Canonical’s Ubuntu Pro delivers a securely designed, stable, and enterprise-ready foundation for open source innovation while providing customers with the same security, availability, and performance they expect from AWS.
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