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Is a College Degree Still Worth It for Learning IoT and Emerging Technologies

Figuring out whether a college degree is still the smartest path for learning IoT and other fast moving tech fields can feel overwhelming. Bootcamps, online courses, and self guided learning seem to pop up everywhere, promising quicker paths into the workforce. At the same time, traditional universities continue to update their programs to keep pace with connected devices, AI, and automation. The truth sits somewhere in the middle. A degree is still valuable, but the reasons why have shifted.

TraceExporter for VS Code

Percepio TraceExporter for VS Code makes it easy to export Percepio TraceRecorder snapshots during your debug session and open them directly in Percepio Tracealyzer. This is applicable for embedded systems based on Zephyr, FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS, Cesium, ThreadX or PX5, or using TraceRecorder’s “Bare Metal” option. The extension is currently provided in a Beta version as a downloadable.vsix file.

AWS IoT Greengrass comes to Ubuntu Core

London, February 3, 2026 — Canonical and AWS are pleased to announce the release of the new snap for AWS IoT Greengrass, making the deployment of your IoT solutions easy and seamless all the way from silicon to the cloud. With the AWS IoT Greengrass agent now available as a snap package from the Canonical Snap Store, Ubuntu Core has become the ideal operating system for all your AWS IoT edge workloads and data ingress.