Marko Bevc
@marko.social
Principal Consultant at @scalefactory.com
@HashiCorp.com Ambassador | @openuk.bsky.social Ambassador | AWS Community Builder
Wanderer. Cloud, automation and Open Source geek. Public speaker.
he/him
@HashiCorp.com Ambassador | @openuk.bsky.social Ambassador | AWS Community Builder
Wanderer. Cloud, automation and Open Source geek. Public speaker.
he/him
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Marko Bevc
@marko.social
· Jan 2
Having too many options can also be a blocker and sometimes makes sense to narrow them down 🤪
I'm happy to share we have a v7.9 release of aws-vault, including some exiting new features:
- Full support for Passage keyring backend
- Enabled EUSC #AWS partition
- Updated dependencies and re-enabled FreeBSD builds
Thanks all the contributors from #OSS community 🚀
github.com/ByteNess/aws...
- Full support for Passage keyring backend
- Enabled EUSC #AWS partition
- Updated dependencies and re-enabled FreeBSD builds
Thanks all the contributors from #OSS community 🚀
github.com/ByteNess/aws...
Releases · ByteNess/aws-vault
A vault for securely storing and accessing AWS credentials in development environments - ByteNess/aws-vault
github.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I'm happy to share we have a v7.9 release of aws-vault, including some exiting new features:
- Full support for Passage keyring backend
- Enabled EUSC #AWS partition
- Updated dependencies and re-enabled FreeBSD builds
Thanks all the contributors from #OSS community 🚀
github.com/ByteNess/aws...
- Full support for Passage keyring backend
- Enabled EUSC #AWS partition
- Updated dependencies and re-enabled FreeBSD builds
Thanks all the contributors from #OSS community 🚀
github.com/ByteNess/aws...
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BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more even detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more even detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
🎈💥🫠?
Unless they find some more funding 🤑 to bridge the gap to reach AGI 🙃
Unless they find some more funding 🤑 to bridge the gap to reach AGI 🙃
OpenAI faces cash crunch in 2026 as bills come due
I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a GPU today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaQK... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260123-ope... - podcast
time: 6 min 56 sec
I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a GPU today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaQK... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260123-ope... - podcast
time: 6 min 56 sec
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
🎈💥🫠?
Unless they find some more funding 🤑 to bridge the gap to reach AGI 🙃
Unless they find some more funding 🤑 to bridge the gap to reach AGI 🙃
Quite an increase 😬
"Standard plan is now $10 per mailbox per month. Email Plus add-on for an extra $2/mailbox/month... pre-Nov 2025, they charged $3/mailbox/month for its Standard plan, and an extra $1/mailbox/month for the Email Plus add-on, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine."
"Standard plan is now $10 per mailbox per month. Email Plus add-on for an extra $2/mailbox/month... pre-Nov 2025, they charged $3/mailbox/month for its Standard plan, and an extra $1/mailbox/month for the Email Plus add-on, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine."
Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike #devopsish
Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike
Reseller says Rackspace plans to charge it 706 percent more.
arstechnica.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Quite an increase 😬
"Standard plan is now $10 per mailbox per month. Email Plus add-on for an extra $2/mailbox/month... pre-Nov 2025, they charged $3/mailbox/month for its Standard plan, and an extra $1/mailbox/month for the Email Plus add-on, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine."
"Standard plan is now $10 per mailbox per month. Email Plus add-on for an extra $2/mailbox/month... pre-Nov 2025, they charged $3/mailbox/month for its Standard plan, and an extra $1/mailbox/month for the Email Plus add-on, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine."
Auch, but also I hope you're not using telnet in 2026 😅
#Friday #Security
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#Friday #Security
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Hackers exploit critical telnetd auth bypass flaw to get root
A coordinated campaign has been observed targeting a recently disclosed critical-severity vulnerability that has been present in the GNU InetUtils telnetd server for 11 years.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Auch, but also I hope you're not using telnet in 2026 😅
#Friday #Security
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#Friday #Security
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
That was long overdue and will make debugging policy related access issues so much easier:
" #AWS now includes the IAM and AWS Organizations policy’s Amazon Resource Name (ARN) in access denied error messages in same account and same organization scenarios."
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
" #AWS now includes the IAM and AWS Organizations policy’s Amazon Resource Name (ARN) in access denied error messages in same account and same organization scenarios."
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
AWS introduces additional policy details to access denied error messages - AWS
Discover more about what's new at AWS with AWS introduces additional policy details to access denied error messages
aws.amazon.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
That was long overdue and will make debugging policy related access issues so much easier:
" #AWS now includes the IAM and AWS Organizations policy’s Amazon Resource Name (ARN) in access denied error messages in same account and same organization scenarios."
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
" #AWS now includes the IAM and AWS Organizations policy’s Amazon Resource Name (ARN) in access denied error messages in same account and same organization scenarios."
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...
Satya Nadella: "As a knowledge worker you have now access to infinite minds... #AI is either a cognitive amplifier or a guardian angel." 🫠
OMFG, come on - get off it and stop painting it as it's a magical thing to solve everything 🙄
OMFG, come on - get off it and stop painting it as it's a magical thing to solve everything 🙄
nadella didn't quite say the headline, sadly. he did say shit nearly as insane along the same lines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLso...
that's the youtube, i don't recommend it
@fasterandworse.com is valiantly dredging the vid for the dumbest quotes, and they're ridiculous
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLso...
that's the youtube, i don't recommend it
@fasterandworse.com is valiantly dredging the vid for the dumbest quotes, and they're ridiculous
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Satya Nadella: "As a knowledge worker you have now access to infinite minds... #AI is either a cognitive amplifier or a guardian angel." 🫠
OMFG, come on - get off it and stop painting it as it's a magical thing to solve everything 🙄
OMFG, come on - get off it and stop painting it as it's a magical thing to solve everything 🙄
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Trump's now crowing about his first year accomplishments.
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Trump's now crowing about his first year accomplishments.
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
I'm sure IP they trained all the models on will be appropriately compensated as well, right? 🫠🙄🤖
OpenAI's chief financial officer floated "licensing models" as a revenue idea as the company faces massive compute costs.
OpenAI's finance chief just dropped some hints about how the company plans to make more money
OpenAI's chief financial officer floated "licensing models" as a revenue idea as the company faces massive compute costs.
www.businessinsider.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I'm sure IP they trained all the models on will be appropriately compensated as well, right? 🫠🙄🤖
Who could have ever predicted this with LLMs 🙃
"Using only natural language instructions, researchers were able to bypass Google Gemini's defenses against malicious prompt injection and create misleading events to leak private Calendar data."
#AI #privacy
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
"Using only natural language instructions, researchers were able to bypass Google Gemini's defenses against malicious prompt injection and create misleading events to leak private Calendar data."
#AI #privacy
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Gemini AI assistant tricked into leaking Google Calendar data
Using only natural language instructions, researchers were able to bypass Google Gemini's defenses against malicious prompt injection and create misleading events to leak private Calendar data.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Who could have ever predicted this with LLMs 🙃
"Using only natural language instructions, researchers were able to bypass Google Gemini's defenses against malicious prompt injection and create misleading events to leak private Calendar data."
#AI #privacy
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
"Using only natural language instructions, researchers were able to bypass Google Gemini's defenses against malicious prompt injection and create misleading events to leak private Calendar data."
#AI #privacy
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
#AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI v1) will enter maintenance mode on July 15, 2026 and reach end-of-support on July 15, 2027.
aws.amazon.com/blogs/develo...
aws.amazon.com/blogs/develo...
CLI v1 Maintenance Mode Announcement | Amazon Web Services
In alignment with our SDKs and Tools Maintenance Policy, version 1 of the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI v1) will enter maintenance mode on July 15, 2026 and reach end-of-support on July 15, 2027...
aws.amazon.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:46 PM
#AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI v1) will enter maintenance mode on July 15, 2026 and reach end-of-support on July 15, 2027.
aws.amazon.com/blogs/develo...
aws.amazon.com/blogs/develo...
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Since you didn’t give me the Nobel Peace Prize, I’m going to turn to war is so childish an argument that a toddler would be ashamed.
Trump tells Norway he no longer feels obligation to think only of peace
By John Irish and Nora Buli PARIS/OSLO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S.
www.yahoo.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Since you didn’t give me the Nobel Peace Prize, I’m going to turn to war is so childish an argument that a toddler would be ashamed.
Looking forward being back at @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social in couple of weeks, and catching up with some friends! It's one of my favourite conferences, with amazing hallway track and awesome talks. I'll be again doing a talk and if around come and say hi! 🧇🍻 #CfgMgmtCamp
cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/sc...
cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/sc...
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cfgmgmtcamp.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Looking forward being back at @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social in couple of weeks, and catching up with some friends! It's one of my favourite conferences, with amazing hallway track and awesome talks. I'll be again doing a talk and if around come and say hi! 🧇🍻 #CfgMgmtCamp
cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/sc...
cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/sc...
Good read where Rick Clark raises good questions about flexibility and it's costs: "The answer is not to reject flexibility entirely. The answer is to recognize that flexibility has a cost, and that cost must be weighed against the value it provides."
vmblog.com/archive/2026...
vmblog.com/archive/2026...
The Flexibility Fallacy: How We Confused Developer Choice with Developer Productivity : @VMblog
In April 2011, at the OpenStack Diablo Design Summit in Santa Clara, Dr. Debojyoti Dutta and I presented a proposal for a container project called Donabe. This was nearly two years before Docker launc...
vmblog.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Good read where Rick Clark raises good questions about flexibility and it's costs: "The answer is not to reject flexibility entirely. The answer is to recognize that flexibility has a cost, and that cost must be weighed against the value it provides."
vmblog.com/archive/2026...
vmblog.com/archive/2026...
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When the racist meme becomes national policy
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
When the racist meme becomes national policy
Is it just me, but whatever airport you travel through, there are always some build 👷 works happening and they're moving things around? 😜
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Is it just me, but whatever airport you travel through, there are always some build 👷 works happening and they're moving things around? 😜
Good write-up by @kateholterhoff.com including a perspective how our relationships to machines is changing. I've said that in the pas and I still believe we should stop anthropomorphising #AI and threat it more as another tool in the toolbox!
"AI Teammate," "AI coworker," we are all still grappling with how to talk about machines that might be genuinely good at their jobs, because we haven't quite figured out what that means for ours. Just don't expect it to bring bagels to standup 🥯 @redmonk.com redmonk.com/kholterhoff/...
Will Your AI Teammate Bring Bagels to Standup?
The phrase “AI teammate” has dominated marketing around AI and agentic workplace collaboration tools for years. It’s warm, approachable, and rolls off the tongue with the careful calculation of a thou...
redmonk.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Good write-up by @kateholterhoff.com including a perspective how our relationships to machines is changing. I've said that in the pas and I still believe we should stop anthropomorphising #AI and threat it more as another tool in the toolbox!
💯 Like other tech, it's an amplifier for good and bad as well.
My take: AI can enhance expertise but cannot replace it. You have to know what good looks like.
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
💯 Like other tech, it's an amplifier for good and bad as well.
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This is obviously the right decision.
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK to bring into force law this week to tackle Grok AI deepfakes
The technology secretary said it would be illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to make them.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This is obviously the right decision.
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Freedom of Information is all grown up - it turns 21 this year!
Join us for a one day conference to celebrate, scrutinise, and share everything around #FOI in the UK: pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
Join us for a one day conference to celebrate, scrutinise, and share everything around #FOI in the UK: pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
January 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Freedom of Information is all grown up - it turns 21 this year!
Join us for a one day conference to celebrate, scrutinise, and share everything around #FOI in the UK: pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
Join us for a one day conference to celebrate, scrutinise, and share everything around #FOI in the UK: pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
Good experiment: "Almost every AI I tested used the fake info-some eagerly, some reluctantly. The lesson is: in AI search, the most detailed story wins, even if it’s false. This isn’t about dunking on AI, but these tools are being used as answer engines."
ahrefs.com/blog/ai-vs-m...
ahrefs.com/blog/ai-vs-m...
I Ran an AI Misinformation Experiment. Every Marketer Should See the Results
I built a fake brand and tricked 8 AI search engines for 2 months. The results show how any real brand can be poisoned, and how to fight back.
ahrefs.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Good experiment: "Almost every AI I tested used the fake info-some eagerly, some reluctantly. The lesson is: in AI search, the most detailed story wins, even if it’s false. This isn’t about dunking on AI, but these tools are being used as answer engines."
ahrefs.com/blog/ai-vs-m...
ahrefs.com/blog/ai-vs-m...
Great video covering important #security and #privacy topics - definitely worth watching! Thanks for sharing @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
📣 NEW w/@udbhav-tiwari.bsky.social Mapping the technical reality & privacy/security perils of pushing AI agents into our infra
We offer palliatives, but the core issues are paradigmatic: 'agency' relies on pervasive data access + ability to act w/o explicit consent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANE...
We offer palliatives, but the core issues are paradigmatic: 'agency' relies on pervasive data access + ability to act w/o explicit consent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ANE...
39C3 - AI Agent, AI Spy
YouTube video by media.ccc.de
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Great video covering important #security and #privacy topics - definitely worth watching! Thanks for sharing @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
Latest #Kubernetes 1.35 is introducing a better and safer way to introduce Account Tokens to CSI driavers through the secrets field in NodePublishVolumeRequest 🔒:
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
Kubernetes v1.35: A Better Way to Pass Service Account Tokens to CSI Drivers
If you maintain a CSI driver that uses service account tokens, Kubernetes v1.35 brings a refinement you'll want to know about. Since the introduction of the TokenRequests feature, service account toke...
kubernetes.io
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Latest #Kubernetes 1.35 is introducing a better and safer way to introduce Account Tokens to CSI driavers through the secrets field in NodePublishVolumeRequest 🔒:
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
kubernetes.io/blog/2026/01...
Another great predictions episode! Interesting and a bit hot take in this episode on #AI in #OpenSource: "LLMs generating #OSS slop makes proprietary code more attractive, because you have a person behind it, with provenance and quality associated with it..." 🔥
New year, new Oxide and Friends predictions episode! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I were joined by @simonwdc.bsky.social and @steveklabnik.com to predict 1, 3, and 6 years into the future. Winners from previous years? Apple in and out of the VR/AR business? Looking prescient! Agents not a thing? Sure!
Oxide and Friends 1/5/2026 -- Predictions 2026!!
YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Another great predictions episode! Interesting and a bit hot take in this episode on #AI in #OpenSource: "LLMs generating #OSS slop makes proprietary code more attractive, because you have a person behind it, with provenance and quality associated with it..." 🔥
🫠💰🔥
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year.
Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation | TechCrunch
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year.
techcrunch.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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