available automatically, without requiring an explicit `with
        tf.device(“/gpu:0”)`) (Fixes #14133)
    *   `tf.GradientTape` has moved out of contrib.
*   `tf.keras`:
    *   Added the fashion mnist dataset.
    *   New data preprocessing functions: `image/random_brightness`,
        `sequence/TimeseriesGenerator`, and `text/hashing_trick`.
*   Accelerated Linear Algebra (XLA):

A survey conducted in early 2019 by the working group (WG) Long Term Support (LTS) showed that a significant subset of Kubernetes end-users fail to upgrade within the previous 9-month support period. 
A yearly support period provides the cushion end-users appear to desire, and is more in harmony with familiar annual planning cycles.

## Known Issues