On May 19, the first public release of version 0.6.0 of the very minimalist cross-platform browser Nordstjernen (Norwegian for "North Star") took place. The project is written in C and distributed under the Nordstjernen Source v1.0 license, transitioning to the MIT license ten years after publication. The browser uses GTK4 and a number of third-party libraries: Lexbor for parsing HTML, CSS, and URLs; […]
Today the stable release of the web browser Vivaldi 8.0 was announced. In this version, the developers fully unified the browser interface, so that all toolbars are now on a single continuous surface — a unified frame that encompasses the entire browser. Instead of stacked layers, everything is presented in one visual plane. This makes the interface more cohesive and logical. Additionally, now […]
At the 2026 Open-Source Summit, Linus Torvalds spoke in the opening session about trends in the use of AI tools in Linux kernel development. According to Linus, the volume of commits has significantly increased over the past six months. For example, during the last two kernel releases, about 20% more commits were made compared to earlier branches. This change is explained by the fact that over the past […]
The PuTTY 0.84 release has been created, a client for the SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and SUPDUP protocols, provided with a built-in terminal emulator and supporting operation in Unix-like systems and Windows. The project's source code is available under the MIT license. In the new version: An option has been added to run user-specified commands before establishing a network connection, which can be useful for organizing connections to servers, […]
The release of WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong" has taken place, the next major version of the free content management system distributed under the GPLv2 or later license. The release was initially scheduled for May 20, 2026, after being postponed from the April date: the developers released additional RC builds to test architectural changes before the final build. WordPress 7.0 includes over 419 fixes and changes in Core Trac, including […]
Red Hat has announced the availability of new releases of the enterprise distribution Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8. The updates develop two supported branches of RHEL and focus on three areas: preparing infrastructure for post-quantum cryptography, automating updates, and advancing the image-based approach to system deployment. Red Hat emphasizes that the new versions are aimed at […]
The ONLYOFFICE project has introduced ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.4 — a new version of the server office suite for collaboration on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, and forms. The release was published on May 19, 2026, and includes a significant change for the open Community edition: the previous limit of 20 simultaneous connections has been removed. ONLYOFFICE Docs can be used as a standalone Document Server or as part of integrations […]
Enthusiasts successfully extracted and disassembled the microcode of the Intel 80386 processor, which was considered a "black box" due to the lack of documentation. The binary image of the microcode was recreated using AI from high-resolution photos of the chip, and the logic was analyzed through tracing connections on the chip. The structure of micro-operations (μ-ops), fields, execution order, and instruction end markers were gradually determined. The project developments […]
Anthropic has released initial results from testing the preliminary version of the AI model Mythos, which has significantly expanded capabilities for error detection, vulnerability identification, and exploit generation. Anthropic, with the help of the AI model Mythos, scanned over a thousand important open projects, identifying 23,019 vulnerabilities. 6,202 vulnerabilities were assigned a high or critical severity level. 1,752 […]
Development of pgBackRest, a popular free tool for backing up and restoring PostgreSQL databases, will continue. David Steele, the project's maintainer, reported that a group of sponsors has formed around the project, ready to fund further development. This means pgBackRest will no longer depend on a single corporate sponsor, which should make the project's development more sustainable in the long run. […]
The release of the email client Thunderbird 151.0, developed by the Mozilla community, has occurred. The release is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS; the system requirements for Linux specify the need for GTK+ 3.14 or newer. The release was published on May 19, 2026. The main change in this release is the enhanced support for OAuth and Exchange scenarios. Thunderbird 151.0 includes login to Thundermail via OAuth with automatic account configuration, […]
A proof-of-concept for the DirtyDecrypt vulnerability, also known as DirtyCBC, has been published, allowing a local unprivileged user to gain root rights on some Linux systems. The issue lies in the rxgk code of the RxRPC subsystem and is related to page cache writes due to a missing copy-on-write check in the rxgk_decrypt_skb() function. The publication of the PoC was reported by BleepingComputer on May 18, 2026; the PoC itself is hosted at […]