X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 Prepares For First Feature Release In Five Years
Following today's release of XWayland 26.1 RC1, X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 was tagged. This xorg-server 26.1 release is aiming to become the first major feature release...
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Tuba 0.11.0 released with full Mastodon quote support
A big update to Tuba, the GTK4/libadwaita Fediverse client, has landed – along with an experimental version for Android. Tuba 0.11.0 is the first major update...
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NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna for SkyFall Mars Helicopters
After the little Mars helicopter Ingenuity blew everyone away with its performance, it was clear that a future Mars mission should involve more helicopters like it,...
Read moreEXT4 Preps More Performance Improvements For Linux 7.3
In addition to the IOmap improvements helping EXT4 performance in Linux 7.3, the main EXT4 feature pull request has now been submitted for this next kernel...
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NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
Read more[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for August 20, 2026
Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: Debian AI GR; Python pathlib; bootstrappable builds; Fedora and AF_ALG; Arm 128-bit PTEs; BPF CI; 7.2 statistics. Briefs: Brief...
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StarFive Dubhe-100 – A 64-bit, RVA23-compliant RISC-V core for high-performance applications
StarFive has launched a new high-performance 64-bit RISC-V core from the Dubhe family with the RVA23-compliant Dubhe-100 designed for servers and HPC, as well as other...
Read moreWhy AI infrastructure must be built in the open
In Part I and Part II of this series, we explored why efficient inference is becoming an economic necessity and why sovereign AI requires infrastructure independence....
Read moreWhy proprietary software isn’t a retrospective trend but a trap for failure
The telecommunications industry is considering one of its most consequential security debates in decades. Amid growing network complexity, 1 narrative argues that proprietary software is inherently...
Read moreAnnouncing Rust 1.98.0
The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.98.0. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software....
Read moreSupply chain attack on arrayref
What happened On 2026-08-20 at 7:15 UTC we got a report that the proc-macro1 crate was malicious. The Rust Security Response Team verified this to be...
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Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion
Company founded by former SpaceX executives aims to produce a low-cost hypersonic weapon and a broader portfolio of longer-range strike and missile defense weapons The post...
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