Cloudflare has launched a public beta for its new container service, designed to simplify global application deployment and management. The service aims to provide developers with a programmable platform that enhances scalability and performance for their applications.

Cloudflare has announced the beta launch of D1, a new database that supports read replication. This feature aims to enhance the performance and scalability of applications by allowing users to distribute read operations across multiple database replicas. The article also discusses the benefits and potential use cases of this capability.