Latest interim release of Ubuntu Kudu designed to help IoT developers and enterprise administrators

20 October 2022 – Ubuntu 22.10 is now available to download and install today. Codenamed “Kinetic Kudu”, this interim release aims to improve the experience of enterprise developers and IT administrators. It also includes the latest toolchains and applications with a particular focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.

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67% of fintechs believe that AI will have the biggest impact on sector in the next five years

Tribe Payments, a payment technology company, reveals that 67% of fintechs believe AI is the technology that will have the biggest impact on the sector over the next five years.

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IoT Ace ranks market visibility of top public and private IoT companies

IoT Nation, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem analytics, has released its 2020 IoT Ace Market Visibility Performance (MVP) rankings. These rankings are said to be based on the company’s “data-driven analysis of market activity” for more than 25,000 IoT-related companies worldwide.

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Life Lessons: Rock star to resistors to robotics

A love of guitars led Tom Canning indirectly to the Internet of Things and his role as head of IoT and Devices at Canonical. Here, he tells IoT Now how his imagination was fired up lately by an enhanced computer vision use case, he shares about his worst boss, and the importance of listening to

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Failing at the first hurdle: How IoT security risks derailing robotics before it ever goes mainstream

2019 is a big year for robotics, as we are seeing the expansion of automation technologies into new markets. But with IoT security still a weak spot, one major attack within robotics could have a domino effect on the entire industry, says Eric Jensen, head of IoT Product Management at Canonical – the company behind Ubuntu.

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Open infrastructure, developer desktop and IoT are the focus for Ubuntu 19.04

Canonical released Ubuntu 19.04, focused on open infrastructure deployments, the developer desktop, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud to edge software distribution.

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Artificial intelligence receiving huge Kubernetes boost

There has been a 14-times increase in the amount of Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-ups launching since the turn of the century, according to a study by Stanford University. In the UK alone, says Carmine Rimi, AI product manager at Canonical – the company behind Ubuntu, 

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The end of ownership: IoT’s role in future subscriptions

The idea of ownership is outdated, says Jamie Bennett, VP of Engineering, IoT and Devices at Canonical. Within physical and digital spaces alike, businesses are turning to subscription-based offerings to better suit the demands of their customers – software is sold in installments; renting is the de facto scenario for a young, aspirational generation; and servitisation is

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Canonical announces deployment of Ubuntu Core across Rigado’s IoT gateways

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announced that Ubuntu Core will be deployed across Rigado’s Edge Connectivity gateway solutions, further establishing Ubuntu Core as the premier operating system for edge computing devices.

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Skype now available as a snap for Linux users

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announced that Skype is now available as a snap, the universal Linux app packaging format. This release means that Skype can deliver its communication service to a wider range of Linux users, including millions on Ubuntu.

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Canonical brings Slack digital workspace to the snap ecosystem for all Linux users

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced the first iteration of Slack as a snap, bringing collaboration to open source users. Slack is an enterprise software platform that allows teams and businesses of all sizes to communicate effectively. Slack works seamlessly with other software tools within a single integrated environment, providing an accessible archive of an organisation’s communications, information

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Canonical welcomes Spotify as a Snap for Linux users

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is happy to announce that Spotify, the music streaming service, is now available as a Snap, the universal Linux app packaging format.

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Exploring IoT monetisation and app stores

As more enterprises embark on the path to IoT, they face 2 obstacles: monetisation and security. A number of them will stay in an analysis paralysis mode, while their competitors and the rest of the market progress. What enterprises are really after is a secure path to growth that lets them experiment now without jeopardising

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Mobile operators: How can they fail when they have so much liquid gold to drill into?

Venezuela needs a make-over doesn’t it? Perhaps the socialist utopia should be re-branded as a great metaphor for the modern mobile operator.

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Research shows 68% of businesses are struggling to hire talent for the IoT, says Canonical

Businesses are struggling to recruit employees with the skills needed to make the Internet of Things (IoT) a success. So says, a new IoT Business Models report from Canonical, the makers of the IoT operating system, Ubuntu Core.

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Should ‘secure’ solution vendors be excited at sales impact of US Senate’s IoT Cybersecurity Act?

As we reported on August 2 (US senators planning bill to ‘secure’ the Internet of Things but users are a weak link, say experts), US senators are demanding tougher security for the Internet of Things (IoT). Draft legislation called the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, will mean that smart devices have to meet basic standards to be

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