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Microsoft Edge Begins MV2 Extension Sunset in August 2026
Microsoft Edge starts phasing out Manifest V2 extensions in August 2026, targeting a full consumer transition by year-end. Learn who is affected…
Running Ollama Locally with Podman on Fedora Linux
Fedora Magazine details how to run Ollama inside Podman containers on Fedora Linux, offering isolated, offline local AI development without host pollution.
Confidential computing and the regulatory focus on data in use
How new regulations are making data-in-use protection a compliance requirement, and what confidential computing means for your organization.
How R8 Made Kotlin Coroutines on Android 2x Faster
R8 now optimizes kotlinx.atomicfu's AtomicReferenceFieldUpdater calls into Unsafe variants, making Kotlin coroutines up to 2x faster on Android.
Migrating cdnjs to Cloudflare’s Developer Platform
How Cloudflare migrated cdnjs, a CDN serving 9 billion requests daily, onto its Developer Platform and what the move means for open-source…
Cloudflare Enables Post-Quantum Authentication to Origin Servers
Quick take: Cloudflare flipped origin authentication to post-quantum (PQ) cryptography on July 29, 2026. The change lands inside Authenticated Origin Pulls and…
Apple Upgrade Replaces iPhone Loans With Leasing
Apple quietly changed how Americans will pay for its hardware. On July 28 the company launched Apple Upgrade, a Klarna-provided leasing program…
What Broke the Internet in Q2 2026: Storms, Drones, DNSSEC
Cloudflare Radar's quarterly disruption summary reads like a stress test of the physical internet: storms, earthquakes, government shutdowns, drone strikes on cloud…
macOS Tahoe 26.6 Arrives With 150+ Security Fixes
Apple closed out July with the Mac’s turn at the 26.6 update cycle: macOS Tahoe 26.6 began rolling out to all compatible…
Apple Passes Nvidia Again on the Road to $5 Trillion
The most valuable company in the world is, once again, Apple. The company’s stock closed at $336.91 on Monday, July 27, lifting…