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Google reveals Pixel 10 modem firmware now uses Rust to reduce baseband security risks

April 10, 2026 by Brian Fagioli
Android rust

Google says Pixel 10 modem firmware includes a Rust DNS parser designed to reduce memory safety vulnerabilities in the baseband.

Categories Google, Android Tags Android security, baseband firmware, DNS parser, Google, memory safety, modem security, Pixel 10, Rust, Rust programming language, smartphone security Leave a comment

Android Quick Share and Apple AirDrop now work together

November 20, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
Airdrop Android

Quick Share and AirDrop now talk to each other on the Pixel 10, with Google stressing a Rust based, secure by design foundation for cross platform sharing.

Categories Google, Android, Apple Tags AirDrop, Android, file sharing, Google, iPhone, Pixel 10, Quick Share, Rust, wireless transfers Leave a comment

Magika 1.0 goes stable as Google rebuilds its file detection tool in Rust

November 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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Google’s Magika 1.0 is now stable and rebuilt in Rust, offering faster file detection and support for over 200 modern file formats.

Categories Open source, Software Tags AI, cybersecurity, file detection, Google, Magika, ONNX, Python, Rust, TypeScript Leave a comment

Cloudflare open sources tokio-quiche to make QUIC and HTTP/3 easier for Rust developers

November 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
cloudflare developer eating quiche

Cloudflare has released tokio-quiche as open source, making QUIC and HTTP/3 development easier for Rust users by handling async networking complexity.

Categories Open source Tags Cloudflare, HTTP/3, MASQUE, Open Source, QUIC, Rust, Tokio, tokio-quiche, WARP Leave a comment

AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta ‘Heliotrope Lion’ roars with Btrfs support, x86_64_v2 builds, and updated toolchains

October 22, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
Almalinux

AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta “Heliotrope Lion” is now available with Btrfs filesystem support, new toolchains, and extended hardware compatibility across multiple architectures.

Categories Linux Tags AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux 10.1, BTRFS, GCC, Linux, LLVM, Open Source, Rust, virtualization, x86_64_v2 Leave a comment

Ubuntu Linux 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’ lands with memory-safe tools, GNOME 49, and smarter hardware support

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
Questing Quokka

Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” focuses on security, accessibility, and hardware improvements with memory-safe Rust tools and kernel 6.17 under the hood.

Categories Linux Tags ARM virtualization, Canonical, GNOME 49, Linux, Questing Quokka, RISC-V, Rust, TPM encryption, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 25.10 Leave a comment

System76 launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS beta with COSMIC desktop beta

September 25, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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System76 has launched Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS beta and COSMIC desktop beta together, marking a major step toward a polished, customizable Linux experience.

Categories Linux Tags Arch Linux, beta release, COSMIC, desktop environment, Fedora, Linux, Open Source, Pop!_OS 24.04, Rust, System76 Leave a comment

Microsoft rolls out open source Wassette runtime to bring secure WebAssembly tools to AI agents

August 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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Wassette is Microsoft’s new open source runtime that lets AI agents safely run WebAssembly tools using tight sandboxing and user-controlled permissions.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, Open source Tags AI agents, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft, Model Context Protocol, Open Source, Rust, secure runtime, Wasmtime, Wassette, WebAssembly Leave a comment

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