TIOBE Index for August 2026: Java Nears C++ as Rust Holds No. 10

August 2026 TIOBE Index keeps the top 10 unchanged, with Java closing on C++, Rust holding No. 10, and MATLAB falling out of the top 20 after a decade.
Opinion

Two Guys, Two Continents, One Load-Bearing Library

The whole movement was built on giving code away, from Richard Stallman’s GNU project to Linus Torvalds writing Linux because he wanted an operating system and could not be bothered to buy one. GitHub ...
Digital Journal

Burnaby’s CIO went from putting out fires to catching them with AI

An AI camera system Bachar Khawajah’s team installed to watch over Burnaby Mountain picked up smoke from a fire in a neighbouring city and alerted Burnaby’s fire department before it had been told ...

26-Year-Old Engineering Graduate Spent Years Preparing For UPSC, Now Can’t Even Find IT Job: ‘Most Interviewers Lose Interest’

A 26-year-old engineering graduate’s struggle to land a job after years of UPSC preparation has struck a chord online. Despite completing a CDAC course, learning multiple programming languages and ...
The Hacker News

Zoom Annotation Flaws Could Let a Meeting Participant Hijack Another Attendee's Client

Anyone sharing their screen on a Zoom call could have taken over the computers of everyone watching, and anyone watching could have taken over the presenter's. The flaw sat in the annotation tool, the ...
NPR

Up First

August 11, 2026 • Today marks one year since the National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital. Here's what has happened since. And, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 100 people dead ...