Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" was released on April 23, bringing the first major Linux kernel jump to 7.0, a pure Wayland desktop, GNOME 50, a Rust‑rewritten sudo, post‑quantum cryptography, hardware support upgrades, and a suite of performance and usability enhancements, plus detailed upgrade paths and migration cautions.
Google has accelerated its post‑quantum migration deadline to 2029 after two new papers showed that Shor’s algorithm can crack secp256k1 signatures with roughly 1,000 logical qubits or about 10,000 physical qubits, dramatically shrinking the resources needed to threaten Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptographic systems.
Linux kernel 7.0 introduces Rust as a first‑class language, adds ML‑DSA post‑quantum signatures, enables XFS self‑repair, tightens io_uring security, simplifies the scheduler, improves container performance, and defines an AI‑generated code policy, marking a major step for billions of devices.
Microsoft’s .NET 10 has entered Release Candidate 1, introducing complete post‑quantum cryptography APIs, expanded ASP.NET Core Identity metrics, new Entity Framework 10 JSON support, dark‑mode Windows Forms, and enhanced .NET MAUI diagnostics, with the final release slated for November.
