Weekend RoundUp: AWS and Google Team Up on Multi-Cloud Links

Hey there,

Happy Friday🥳!

Before you wrap the week, here’s a quick drop of things worth checking out.

📰Top Picks:

Zig Foundation Walks Away from GitHub
The Zig project is moving to Codeberg after long-standing Actions bugs, including a script that maxed CPU and stalled CI for weeks, and concerns that GitHub’s AI focus is eroding engineering quality. Read more.

AWS and Google Team Up on Multi-Cloud Links
AWS and Google have launched a joint private interconnect service that links their clouds directly, pitching it as a fix for slow, DIY multi-cloud networking. Read more.

Stack Overflow AI Assist Now Trusted by 250,000 Users
Stack Overflow is doubling down on human-verified knowledge with an AI tool that searches community answers first, then fills gaps with a model only when needed. Read more.

npm Package Uses AI‑Targeted Trick to Hide Credential Theft
A spoofed ESLint plugin with almost 19,000 downloads was found stealing env vars and including a prompt likely aimed at confusing AI analysis. Read more.

Broadcom Reaffirms Open Source Commitment
At KubeCon, Broadcom highlighted ongoing contributions to Kubernetes and CNCF projects, unveiling new tools to simplify cluster management and improve reliability. Read more.

Akuity Expands to Multi-Environment Delivery
Akuity now centralizes app and infrastructure promotions across Kubernetes, VMs, serverless, and Terraform, with approvals and GitOps-based workflows. Read more.

Helm 4 Marks 10 Years of Kubernetes Packaging
Helm 4.0.0 arrives with WebAssembly plugin support, server-side apply, and improved chart distribution, modernizing workflows and boosting deployment safety. CRD lifecycle management remains limited. Read more.

Next.js 16 Brings Cache Components and Turbopack
Next.js 16 introduces explicit Cache Components, stable Turbopack bundler, and improved routing for faster builds and page transitions. Upgrades require Node 20.9+ and attention to new breaking changes. Read more.

GlassWorm Malware Returns to VS Code and Open VSX
Attackers pushed 24 extensions impersonating popular developer tools, harvesting credentials and crypto, and using them to compromise additional extensions. Read more.

Curious how AI can both speed up engineering and secretly introduce risk?

Seif, Principal Security Engineer, will break down real-world examples and show how teams can keep cloud infrastructure secure while moving fast.

From AI-generated misconfigurations to fully secure workflows, this session dives deep and gives actionable insight. Register here:

📅 Join in on December 19th!
EDT: 12:00–1:00 PM 🇺🇸 
CET: 18:00–19:00 🇪🇺
IST: 22:30–23:30 🇮🇳

🗓️ Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars!

• AI_dev: Open Source GenAI and ML Summit Japan (8–10 December): A developer-focused summit highlighting open source generative AI, model tooling, and practical machine learning workflows. Get your tickets.

• Black Hat Europe 2025, London, UK (8–11 December): A premier security conference featuring technical briefings, hands-on training, and cutting-edge research from global cybersecurity experts. Register here.

• DevFest Calabar 2025 (12–13 December)
  Join developers, tech enthusiasts, and Google Developer Group (GDG) members in Calabar for two days of workshops, talks, and hands-on sessions exploring cloud, AI, web, and mobile development.  Get your tickets.

• DevFest George Town 2025 (13 December)
  A one-day deep dive into the latest in software development, cloud technologies, and open source, featuring expert talks, coding labs, and networking opportunities in George Town. Get your tickets.

• GDG Addis DevFest’25 (13 December)
  Experience a full day of learning and collaboration in Addis Ababa, with sessions on Google Cloud, AI, Flutter, and open source tools, plus hands-on labs and networking with peers. Get your tickets.

• PyCon Indonesia 2025, Jakarta (13–14 December): Indonesia’s largest Python event with sessions on machine learning, web development, data engineering, and the growth of the regional Python community. Register here.

• DevFest Sri Lanka 2025 (14 December)
  Sri Lanka’s premier developer conference brings together local and international tech experts to share insights on AI, cloud, mobile, and web technologies, with interactive workshops and community sessions. Get your tickets.

• DevFest Kigali 2025 (19–20 December)
  Two days of tech exploration in Kigali featuring talks, workshops, and hackathons on cloud, mobile, AI, and web technologies, designed to connect developers across the region. Get your tickets.

• DevFest Kolkata 2025 (21 December)
  End the year with a one-day developer meetup in Kolkata, covering modern web, cloud, and mobile technologies, interactive coding sessions, and community networking. Get your tickets.

Opportunities:

• DevOps Engineer, IPS at Scale - London, United Kingdom

• SRE DevOps at Nomiso - Gurgaon, India

• DevOps Engineer at NatWest Group - Bangalore, India

• DevOps Engineer at Accenture - Hyderabad, India

• Cloud Operations Engineer- Boston, Massachusetts (Hybrid)

• Cloud Operations Engineer (SQL, Linux) at NiCE - Pune, India (Hybrid)

• DevOps Engineer at AMD - MARKHAM, Canada (Hybrid)

• Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure Management at CIBC - Toronto, Canada

• Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – ServiceNow Platform at Amaris Consulting - Montreal, QC (Hybrid)

• Platform Engineer at Crisp - London, England (Remote)

• Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Williams Racing - Grove, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

• DevOps Engineer I /II at Phenom - Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• DevOps Engineer at GE Vernova - Hyderabad, India

• DevOps Engineer at Intellum - United Kingdom (Remote)

• Data Cloud Platform Engineer at AXA Mansard - England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

• DevOps Engineer at CGI - England, United Kingdom

• AWS Engineer at Collabera - Chicago, IL (On-site)