For episode 58 of DevOps Accents, Paul Larsen, our Head of Data & AI, returns to the podcast to unpack the EU AI Act - a cornerstone of AI regulation in Europe and one of the most comprehensive AI laws and regulations introduced globally - and what it really means for businesses — from startups to enterprise giants. With Pablo and Kirill, we dive deep into the current state of AI regulation in Europe, how to navigate AI risk categories, and why AI literacy isn't just a buzzword — it’s already law: https://mkdev.me/posts/eu-ai-act-explained-what-businesses-must-know-risks-rules-ai-literacy-with-paul-larsen-our-head-of-data-ai-58

In the 65th mkdev dispatch Pablo talks about the duopoly of Meta and Google when it comes to advertising and the problems that arise from that. Subscribe to get more essays and interesting links in your Inbox every other week: https://mkdev.me/posts/how-can-meta-make-money-65

The EU AI Act is here—and AI compliance just got real. Paul Larsen's latest piece reveals how using tools like ChatGPT can trigger strict rules. AI literacy isn’t optional anymore. Read it to prep your business for the new regulatory era: https://mkdev.me/posts/my-company-is-using-chatgpt-does-the-ai-act-literacy-requirement-apply-to-us

What are the priorities of the EU AI Act regulation? Paul Larsen went deep with explaining all the nuances in episode 58 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/eu-ai-act-explained-what-businesses-must-know-risks-rules-ai-literacy-with-paul-larsen-our-head-of-data-ai-58

In episode 58 of DevOps Accents we talk to Paul Larsen about the EU AI Act, how to understand if your AI system is high risk or not under the new regulation and why should that matter to you and your company. Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4g5AKg8V90

New AI regulations are rolling out in the EU this year, and there are a few exceptions which are not affected by them. Some of these exceptions may surprise you! More on that in episode 58 of DevOps Accents with our Head of Data & AI, Paul Larsen: https://mkdev.me/posts/eu-ai-act-explained-what-businesses-must-know-risks-rules-ai-literacy-with-paul-larsen-our-head-of-data-ai-58

In this article, Kirill Shirinkin demonstrates how to leverage your CDN for seamless IP-based geolocation. Learn to configure Cloudflare and Amazon CloudFront to deliver visitor location data directly via HTTP headers, streamlining your analytics and location-based services, and eliminating the need for external APIs: https://mkdev.me/posts/free-and-lightning-fast-ip-geolocation-from-a-cdn-provider

There are many ways to exploit AI for malicious purposes, and not all of them are that obvious. We discuss cybersecurity and AI in more detail in episode 58 of DevOps Accents with our Head of Data & AI, Paul Larsen: https://mkdev.me/posts/eu-ai-act-explained-what-businesses-must-know-risks-rules-ai-literacy-with-paul-larsen-our-head-of-data-ai-58

In episode 59 of DevOps Accents, friend of the podcast Darko Fabijan is back to talk about the Community Edition of Semaphore CI. Why did Semaphore go Open Source, what had to be done to do so, and what awaits us going forward? https://mkdev.me/posts/semaphore-going-open-source-with-darko-fabijan-from-semaphore-ci-59

In the 66th mkdev dispatch Leo promotes the importance of AI literacy in the wake of the latest AI legislation. We've been talking a lot about this lately, and now another piece in the bucket! It is a topic worthy of your attention: https://mkdev.me/posts/ghibli-style-images-are-breaking-the-internet-66

We’ve used Docker for so long, we’ve started calling everything by its name—even when it’s not Docker. In the introduction to our most popular course, Kirill Shirinkin invites you to rethink what containers really are, why the industry is moving beyond Docker, and how understanding the difference can make you a better engineer: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-s-wrong-with-docker-introduction-to-the-dockerless-course

In episode 59 of DevOps Accents Darko Fabijan from Semaphore CI lays out all the strengths of Open Source and community. Check out the full episode: https://mkdev.me/posts/semaphore-going-open-source-with-darko-fabijan-from-semaphore-ci-59

When going Open Source one of your biggest concerns should be security. But what else should you pay attention to? In episode 59 of DevOps Accents we’ve talked to Darko Fabijan from Semaphore CI about Semaphore Community Edition creation, including the security steps and many others. Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WV4_MR7RV0

Another quality of Open Source approach to be aware of? Speed! More on reasons to transition your project to Open Source in episode 59 of DevOps Accents with Darko Fabijan from Semaphore CI: https://mkdev.me/posts/semaphore-going-open-source-with-darko-fabijan-from-semaphore-ci-59

GenAI won't write your sales for you — not in any way that actually works.

We put GenAI to the test by building a fully automated outbound system. We pulled company data—activities, founding dates, team size, tech stack—then layered in our services, advantages, and ICPs. We fed it all into a language model, and it generated emails. That’s the gist.

It worked. Kind of. The emails were factual and technically personalized—but all sounded the same. Same tone, same rhythm, same confident-sounding nonsense when the model guessed.

That’s the catch: GenAI is only powerful if the system around it is engineered right. Add structure, randomness, logic, and constraints. Without that, you’re just automating mediocrity.

The difference between “we tried GenAI” and “we drive results with it” is smart engineering. We've seen it firsthand.
Think systems, not shortcuts. At mkdev, we’ll show you the difference.

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Dockerless Course is here! This lesson explains containers as isolated Linux processes, using tools like cgroups and namespaces. It contrasts them with virtual machines and introduces the Open Container Initiative (OCI), which standardizes how containers work—making it possible to run containers without Docker: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-is-a-container-open-container-initiative-explained

How far can you go with Open Source Cloud Native solutions and what’s the role of CNCF in it? In episode 59 of DevOps Accents our guest was Darko Fabijan from Semaphore CI, dissecting all things Open Source: https://mkdev.me/posts/semaphore-going-open-source-with-darko-fabijan-from-semaphore-ci-59

In the 67th mkdev dispatch Pablo sees recent economic decisions by USA and applies the lesson you might take from them to product design and IT. Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter and get mkdev insights and interesting articles from us and others: https://mkdev.me/posts/the-perils-of-simplistic-decisions-in-a-connected-world-67

The next lesson in our Dockerless Course introduces Skopeo as a simple tool to inspect and move container images without Docker. It offers a hands-on look at how images are stored and prepares readers to explore the OCI image spec: https://mkdev.me/posts/where-container-images-are-stored-introduction-to-skopeo

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