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Toit programming language reaches v2.0.0 release after four years in alpha

The Toit programming language has officially left alpha status with the release of version 2.0.0, following more than four years of development, over 2,000 commits and 200+ alpha releases. The release finalizes a key breaking change allowing peripheral APIs to accept pin numbers directly, and arrives after Toitware, the company that originally developed Toit, shut down in 2024, leaving volunteers to maintain the open-source project.

X's legal pressure permanently shuts down Nitter and XCancel viewers

Nitter and its downstream service XCancel, which let users read X posts without logging in or seeing ads, have gone offline following a cease-and-desist from X. Nitter's GitHub repository is now archived and read-only, while XCancel posted a notice saying it must suspend operations due to ongoing legal proceedings.