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Google is making a significant move in the cloud data space, introducing cross-engine Apache Iceberg support inside BigQuery. The new serverless Iceberg REST catalog lets engineering teams work across tools like Spark, Flink, and Trino against the same tables, without copying data between systems. For organizations juggling multiple data engines, that interoperability could meaningfully reduce both complexity and cost.
Shifting to the open data landscape, the Software Freedom Foundation has published its latest guidance on Open Data Commons licensing, titled To ODC or Not to ODC, looking ahead through May of two thousand twenty six. The report offers practical insight for organizations weighing how to share datasets responsibly, a question that only grows more consequential as data becomes central to AI development and public infrastructure.
And finally, EuroPython is calling for onsite volunteers to help bring its two thousand twenty six conference to life. The organizers are reaching out to people who might be new to the community, noting that for many past attendees, volunteering was actually their first point of entry into the broader Python world. It is a reminder that open-source communities are built not just on code, but on the people willing to show up.
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