After almost three years of 6.x series kernels, Linux 7.0 is finally here. That means it’s also time for another Asahi progress report!
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After almost three years of 6.x series kernels, Linux 7.0 is finally here. That means it’s also time for another Asahi progress report!




Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track
blog.python.org/2026/03/jit-on-track
A look at Python's JIT in 3.15a7.

🔔🦆 Hear ye! Hear ye!
A new #DuckDB, version 1.5 has been released!
Includes improvements to the command line executable, a new VARIANT type for storing semi-structured data in a column more efficiently than JSON, and incorporation of the GEOMETRY (GIS) type into DuckDB's core.
🔔🦆 Read all about it!

We are releasing DuckDB version 1.5.0, codenamed “Variegata”. This release comes with a friendly CLI (a new, more ergonomic command line client), support for the VARIANT type, a built-in GEOMETRY type, along with many other features and optimizations. The v1.4.0 LTS line (“Andium”) will keep receiving updates until its end-of-life in September 2026.