Merge pull request #230 from threefoldfoundation/development

publish staged news

content/newsroom/cc_feb_23/index.md

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+---
+id: cc_feb_23
+title: 🗓 Save the date for February's Community Call
+image_caption: Save the date for February's Community Call
+description: Join us on Tuesday 21st at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EST for February's Community Call!
+date: 2023-02-02
+taxonomies:
+  people: [victoria_obeegadoo]
+  tags: [update, technology, news, community]
+  news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+  imgPath: cc_feb_23.png
+---
+
+Join us on _Tuesday 21st at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EST_ for February's Community Call!
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+<br/>
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+Our monthly Community Calls revolve around answering our community's questions about the project. Do you have any? 🤔 We're gathering them in [this forum thread](https://forum.threefold.io/t/february-community-call-questions-from-the-tf-members/3754)!
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+<br/>
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+_Further info about the call will be shared in due time._

content/newsroom/farmerbot_update/index.md

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+---
+id: farmerbot_update
+title: ⚡️ Update - Power Management (Farmerbot) Feature
+image_caption: Update - Power Management (Farmerbot) Feature
+description: As we shared last week, the power management feature is in development. Today, we have a short update directly from the team responsible for it.
+date: 2023-02-02
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  news-category: [foundation]
+  tags: [foundation]
+extra:
+  imgPath: farmerbot_update.png
+---
+
+As we shared [last week](https://forum.threefold.io/t/tfgrid-power-management-feature-for-3-8-1/3721), the power management feature is in development. Today, we have a short update directly from the team responsible for it:
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+<br/>
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+“The farmerbot has actors – node (for anything node related) and power (for anything power related) – which are able to execute what we call jobs. Jobs are actions or methods that can be done or executed by an actor. One of them is the ‘find node’ action, which finds a node that can fit the required resources for a specific deployment. While doing that, it will power on the node if it is off. Every five minutes, the farmerbot fetches information about the nodes (calling the nodes directly). With that information it is able to shut down nodes automatically that are not being used.
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+The implementation is now mostly done. The communication between farmerbot, nodes, and tfchain is not yet complete. An exact estimate for completion is hard to provide as there are many variables, but we are working as quickly as we can.”
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+<br/>
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+_Thanks to the team for their efforts on this long-awaited feature!_

content/newsroom/recap_forum/index.md

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+---
+id: recap_forum
+title: 👀 Recap of the forum for this week!
+image_caption: Recap of the forum for this week
+description: Thanks to all of you creating and engaging with content from the forum!
+date: 2023-02-03
+taxonomies:
+  people: [victoria_obeegadoo]
+  news-category: [foundation]
+  tags: [foundation]
+extra:
+  imgPath: recap_forum.png
+---
+
+🎥 Watch the recording of the [Tech Help Call](https://forum.threefold.io/t/01-30-23-weekly-threefold-community-q-a-and-tech-call-recording/3751).
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+☂️ Learn how to [deploy Umbrel on the Grid](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-deploying-umbrel-on-the-threefold-grid/3752) using Drew’s latest tutorial!
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+<br/>
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+📚 Mik initiated a super cool [Threefold Complete Documentation Project](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-complete-documentation-project/3750)! "This project aims to take all the documentation available, as well as create new documentation, in order to present the information as clearly and efficiently as possible in a narrative-oriented way."
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+❓We started a forum post to [gather questions from you](https://forum.threefold.io/t/february-community-call-questions-from-the-tf-members/3754) all about ThreeFold in view of February’s Community Call.
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+💡 TF Grid 3.8 is live on testnet! Check out Sabrina's [release note](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-grid-v3-8-release-notes/3757) about what to expect.
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+🪙 Mik shared a detailed post taking us through [how to buy TFT on Lobstr](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-buy-tft-on-lobstr/3755)!
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+🤸 [Create an account on the ThreeFold Dashboard and transfer TFT](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-dashboard-create-an-account-and-transfer-tft/3760) there to be able to make deployments easily on the Playground!
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+🔀 Reminder for those still having tokens on the Rivine blockchain to [migrate ASAP to Stellar following these steps](https://forum.threefold.io/t/migration-from-rivine-to-stellar/3758).
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+🤝 Check out [how to make deployments on the Grid using a ThreeFold Connect wallet](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-deploying-on-grid-using-a-threefold-connect-wallet/3759).
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+🔚 If you have been using Dev Net nodes 45 & 49 from SmithTacDevOps, they have been taken down, find [details here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/notice-to-smithtacdevops-users/3656) to adapt accordingly.
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+🤔 Ashish helps you find out [what to do if your farm is still on Grid V2](https://forum.threefold.io/t/what-to-do-if-your-farm-is-still-on-grid-v2/3761).
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+_Thanks to all of you creating and engaging with content from the [forum](https://forum.threefold.io/)! Reminder: This is our town hall - you can ask questions, find answers, make proposals, share your opinion and discuss any ThreeFold-related topic. We love seeing it active!_

content/newsroom/tech_help_call_rec4/index.md

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+---
+id: tech_help_call_rec4
+title:  🎥 Watch the recording of Monday's Tech Help Call! 
+image_caption: Watch the recording of Monday's Tech Help Call!
+description: Thanks to Drew for hosting yet another insightful session. 
+date: 2023-02-01
+taxonomies:
+    people: [Victoria.obeegadoo]
+    tags: [update, technology, news, community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tech_help_call_rec4.png
+---
+
+Did you miss the last Tech Help Call?
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+No worries, the recording is right [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/01-30-23-weekly-threefold-community-q-a-and-tech-call-recording/3751)! Thanks to Drew for hosting yet another insightful session. 
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+In this one, he introduces Umbrel, tells us about what it is and gives us a demo of how to use it on the Grid (since then he also released a [tutorial](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-to-deploying-umbrel-on-the-threefold-grid/3752)). He goes on to explore multiple questions about ThreeFold, including 'How The Grid Can Help Data Security and Sovereignty', 'How Threefold Can Provide a Personal Cloud', and 'How Is Threefold Using Blockchain technology' amongst others. Discussion about how a family, a real estate developer or even a large community can use Threefold to host their own cloud and take back control of their data was also on the agenda! 
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+*Save the date: every monday at 19:00 CET / 12:00 EST for upcoming Tech Help Calls!*
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content/newsroom/tf_38_live_testnet/index.md

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+---
+id: tf_38_live_testnet
+title: 💡 ThreeFold Grid 3.8 is live on testnet!
+image_caption: ThreeFold Grid 3.8 is live on testnet!
+description: As of the 1st of February, TF Grid 3.8 is live on testnet. Take a look at the release notes here. 
+date: 2023-02-02
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam.taggart]
+    tags: [update, technology, news, community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tf_38_live_testnet.png
+---
+
+As of the 1st of February, TF Grid 3.8 is live on testnet. Take a look at the release notes [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-grid-v3-8-release-notes/3757). This release contains many exciting updates including [third party billing services](https://github.com/threefoldtech/tfchain/blob/12bc8842c7c321d22e36667a91dfc5d3c7d04ab8/substrate-node/pallets/pallet-smart-contract/service_consumer_contract_flow.md). By early next week, we will share a more detailed look at all the key highlights. In the meantime, we invite the [testing community](https://t.me/threefoldtesting) to explore v3.8 on testnet and provide feedback.