Rust debugging survey 2026
We’re launching a Rust Debugging Survey. Various issues with debugging Rust code are often mentioned as one of the biggest challenges that annoy Rust developers. While...
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will default to OpenJDK 25
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ will use OpenJDK 25 as its default Java version. An expected change as OpenJDK 25 is a long-term support release, as...
Read moreLinux 7.0-rc1 Released With Many New Features:
Linus Torvalds just capped off the Linux 7.0 merge window with the release of Linux 7.0-rc1. While the big version bump is coincidental with Linus Torvalds...
Read moreSamsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI
I wish I could talk to my Plex server… | Image: Samsung. In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini, Galaxy S26 users will be able to...
Read moreLinux 7.0 Credits Now Honor The Creator Of Linux-Next
There’s the usual flurry of last minute fixes and other items being herded into the Linux 7.0 codebase today right ahead of the merge window being...
Read moreYou need to listen to Laurie Spiegel’s masterpiece of early ambient music
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Laurie Spiegel for the site. As preparation for the interview, I spent a lot of time over the last...
Read moreBenjamin Mako Hill: What makes online groups vulnerable to governance capture?
Note: I have not published blog posts about my academic papers over the past few years. To ensure that my blog contains a more comprehensive record...
Read moreMeshtastic Does More Than Simple Communication
Meshtastic has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately, as the off-grid, long-range radio text messaging protocol gains a ton of new users. It’s been...
Read moreWhat About the Droid Attack on the Repos?
You might not have noticed, but we here at Hackaday are pretty big fans of Open Source — software, hardware, you name it. We’ve also spilled...
Read moreGNU Gawk 5.4 Released With New MinRX Regex Matcher, Faster Reading Of Files
Developers behind the widely-used GNU Awk text processing utility today released Gawk 5.4…
Read moreLinux patch Command: Apply Diff Files
The patch command applies a set of changes described in a diff file to one or more original files. It is the standard way to distribute...
Read moreThis simple infrastructure gap is holding back AI productivity
Organizations are investing heavily in AI, with some allocating up to 8% of their total revenue in AI tools for internal productivity. Yet, the 2025 AI...
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