Development & Collaboration
- Social Coworking and Office Hours – Code Linting in R: Join the R community for a collaborative session on code linting best practices and tools.
- asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: The latest release of asgard introduces the ability to schedule recurring tasks, enhancing automation for developers.
Security & Privacy
- CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in GNU libextractor versions prior to 1.16. Users are urged to update immediately.
- Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline? Users report unexpected network activity from ExifCleaner despite its offline claims, raising privacy concerns.
- Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data: An exploration of the privacy and ethical implications as neural data becomes more open and accessible.
Tools & Releases
- Bean Network Tester v0.7 release – Windows network conditions simulator + network tools: A new version of Bean Network Tester offers enhanced simulation of network conditions and additional tools for Windows users.
- STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool for Contextual and Historical enrichment of survey data: STITCH enables researchers to integrate spatio-temporal data, enriching survey data with contextual and historical information.
- Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin for MediaPortal 1 has been released, offering a fresh look for the media center software.
- Переводчик в браузере, который учит слова: A browser-based translator that helps users learn words using Chrome’s built-in Translator API, a custom AI key, and spaced repetition.
Research & Innovation
- Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: New research investigates how material properties influence qubit performance, a key factor for quantum computing.
Career & Community
- Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: A developer created a bot to help job seekers increase their chances of landing interviews by automating applications and follow-ups.
- West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist introduces a fall collection with same-day delivery, catering to seasonal demand.
Source: OpenWorld.News/open-source-digest/
