In the age of climate consciousness, industries worldwide are grappling with the urgent need to reduce their carbon footprints. One industry that has come under increased scrutiny is telecommunications, where Scope 3 emissions, or the indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain that the company has no direct control over, alone account for a staggering 85% of a typical telecom company’s carbon footprint.

We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 3.6.0. This release contains many new features and improvements. This blog post will highlight some of the more prominent features. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes.

Every September, world leaders, business executives, investors, NGOs, and global citizens descend upon New York City to learn and discuss progress towards building a sustainable future for all. Although there was much excitement and energy surrounding the UN General Assembly and Climate Week this year, there was very sobering news that more must be done if we expect to achieve the goals set out by the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and Paris Climate Accords.

While the startup world listened for better news in the aftermath of a volatile 2022, a new salvo of bad news emerged: global venture capital funding declined about 49% within the first six months of 2023 alone. Worsening inflation and rising interest rates are putting pressure on startups across all stages of venture funding to reframe their tech stacks or business models along the tech-scape’s collapsing edges.