Node.js 26.9.0 turns on node:ffi by default, six weeks before Node 26 becomes LTS
Any code in a Node 26.9.0 process can now call into a C library with no flag and no compiled addon. We tested the official binary, and the two ways to switch it off.
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Windows 11 Cloud rebuild reaches the Beta channel: a full reinstall from WinRE, with drivers pulled from Windows Update
Beta build 26220.9343 adds Cloud rebuild, a recovery option that wipes the system disk and reinstalls Windows 11 from Windows Update, no USB stick required. Microsoft's documentation spells out the error codes, the log paths, and one warning to take seriously.
Windows 11 KB5129195: the emergency Remote Desktop fix also carries an August patch that 24H2 and 25H2 missed
Windows 11's out-of-band KB5129195 fixes RDS and ships a missed August fix for CVE-2026-62721.
The feature PostgreSQL 19 could not keep
PostgreSQL 19 reverts SQL/PGQ: 47 commits, 15,857 lines, and a release date now marked TBD.
nginx 1.31.5 open-sources the control API, and a variable can now pick the location
nginx 1.31.5: control API open-sourced, locations can match on variables, JSON parsed natively.
What Python froze on September 1
Python 3.15rc2 freezes the ABI; lazy imports, UTF-8 default, frame pointers.