Community and Collaboration
- Social Coworking and Office Hours: Join a session on code linting in R to improve your code quality and collaborate with peers.
- CVE-2026-100310: A privilege escalation vulnerability in GNU libextractor versions below 1.16 via the LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX environment variable. Update to version 1.16 or later to stay secure.
- ExifCleaner network traffic: Users have raised concerns about network activity despite the tool claiming to work offline. The developers are investigating the issue and will provide updates.
- asgard v0.4.0: This release introduces support for scheduling periodic tasks, making automation easier for developers.
- Bean Network Tester v0.7: A Windows tool for simulating network conditions and testing network performance, now updated with new features.
- STITCH: A spatio-temporal integration tool that enriches survey data with contextual and historical information, useful for researchers and data scientists.
- Hacking silence: Researchers are turning neural impulses into open data, potentially leading to new insights in neuroscience and brain-computer interfaces.
- Quantum computing: New research explores how material properties determine qubit performance, a step forward in building more stable quantum computers.
- Navy shipyard revamp: A GAO report indicates the overhaul could exceed $200 billion, raising questions about budget and national security priorities.
- West Chester Florist: Launches fall collection with same-day delivery options, catering to seasonal demand.
Security and Privacy
Development Tools and Releases
Open Data and Science
Government and Industry
Product Launches
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