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PostgreSQL 18.6 security and bug-fix release, with 18.5 skipped

PostgreSQL 18.6 is out, and 18.5 never shipped

PostgreSQL 18.6 arrived on August 13, 2026, and there was no 18.5. The 18.5 build was never released, because a regression was discovered after the release was wrapped. The result is a double-sized

Fri Aug 21 2026 · 5 min read · 1 views

Software

Next.js version branches and the August 26, 2026 security patch

Next.js security release lands August 26. Prep now

Vercel has told everyone that a critical bug exists in Next.js, and has not yet said what it is. The Next.js security release lands on August 26, 2026. It fixes one critical-severity vulnerability,

Fri Aug 21 2026 · 6 min read · 2 views

Software

Apple mercenary spyware threat notification on an iPhone Lock Screen and how to verify it

Apple threat notification: is it real, and what now?

Apple sent a fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings to users in 110 countries on August 13, 2026. The news is not that Apple warned people, because it has done that since 2021. The change is where

Sat Aug 15 2026 · 6 min read · 4 views

Gadgets

Chrome synced passkeys on Windows and the Pass-ta-key malware attacks

Are passkeys still safe after Pass-ta-key?

Passkeys are still safer than passwords. That is the answer, and the research behind the scary headlines says so too. On 3 August 2026, Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 published three techniques that let

Wed Aug 12 2026 · 6 min read · 6 views

Software