Grafana k6 v0.44.0 release: web crypto API, Web Vitals metrics, and more!

Grafana k6 v0.44.0 introduces several new features and improvements, including an experimental web crypto module for cryptographic operations and enhancements to the browser module with support for Google Web Vitals and new APIs like browserContext.addCookies. The release optimizes memory usage by virtual users, reducing consumption by up to 50%, and includes probabilistic sampling for HTTP request tracing to manage costs. Grafana Cloud k6, a managed performance testing solution, is now generally available, offering easier navigation between test runs and the ability to compare them. The k6-operator for Kubernetes has been updated to improve resilience and concurrent test handling. Additionally, new extensions like xk6-opentelemetry and updates to existing ones enhance the k6 ecosystem, while the JSLib AWS module now includes an SQS client for interacting with Amazon SQS. The k6 community is encouraged to participate in the Extensions User Survey to provide feedback, and the project has recently surpassed 20,000 GitHub stars, marking a significant milestone.