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Rust Project Funding Team update: $350K raised so far for the Maintainer in Residence program. 45 people + 3 teams looking for funding support. First focus: rustup, rustfmt, clippy, rustdoc, libs, cargo, mods. Shortlist announcement expected end of August! 🦀 blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/...
Funding team progress update — July 2026 | Inside Rust Blog
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Looking for hands-on #rustlang training? Don't miss these upcoming offerings from Rust Foundation Trusted Training Provider @mainmatter.com!
Mainmatter@mainmatter.com · last wk.We’ve added new Rust workshop dates in Sep and Nov. Hands-on training covering real use-cases, from Rust basics to C-to-Rust migrations and more, bookable for individuals and teams. We're a @rustfoundation.org Trusted Training provider. Save your spot 👇️ mainmatter.com/training/rust/ #rustlang
2 months later & the Rust Commercial Network RCN) is already 100+ individuals &~50 companies strong 🦀 Together, we're tackling maintainer funding, LTS toolchains, safety-critical Rust, & more! Read the update from our Dir of Outreach, @lorilorusso.bsky.social: rustfoundation.org/media/update...
Thanks to Francesco Ciulla for hosting this convo w/ our Exec Director & CEO, Rebecca Rumbul & Canonical's VP of Engineering, Jon Seager! They discuss why Canonical decided to become a Rust Foundation Gold Member, what “oxidizing Ubuntu” actually means, & more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw-1...
Why Canonical Is Betting on Rust for Ubuntu
🎟️ REGISTER FOR RUSTCONF 2026: https://rustconf.com/register Use the code RUST26 for 10% off eligible tickets. The discount is available to the first 20 people who use the code. ALL THE LINKS…
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Open infrastructure isn't free. Through Datadog's OSS program, we're able to see what's driving crates.io's costs: bandwidth, top consumers, CI load (~50% of all traffic!), and the growing AI tax. Writeup from our Director of Technology, @joelmarcey.com: opensource.datadoghq.com/projects/rus...
Rust Foundation | Datadog Open Source Hub
How the Rust Foundation uses Datadog to observe the true cost of open source—tracking crates.io bandwidth, top consumers, the growing impact of AI traffic, CI runs, and problem endpoints to keep the…
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Rust Project Infra Team Q2 recap is out 🦀 - Bors checks: 30min → 1min - YubiKeys for critical access - New RISC-V + powerpc64 CI runners - Secret scanning across rust-lang repos Great writeup from Rust Foundation Infra Engineer, Ubiratan Soares: blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/...
Infrastructure Team 2026 Q2 Recap and Q3 Plan | Inside Rust Blog
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New episode of the Rust in Production pod with our CEO/Exec Director Rebecca Rumbul, Director of Outreach @lorilorusso.bsky.social, & board member @davidtw.co. Learn about the intersection of the Foundation and the Rust Project, maintainer support, security, and interop: corrode.dev/podcast/s06e...
The Rust Foundation with Rebecca Rumbul, Lori Lorusso, and David Wood - Rust in Production Podcast | corrode Rust Consulting
Most Rust developers use the language, compiler, package registry, and tooling every day without thinking too much about the organization that helps keep parts of that ecosystem funded and sustainable...
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crates.io must make it easy to audit and trust the dependencies millions of Rust developers rely on. In the team's latest development update, Rust Foundation Software Engineer @tobias.bieniek.cloud (on behalf of the crates.io team) covers 6 months of changes: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/07/13/c...
crates.io: development update | Rust Blog
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
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One month into the new AI Security Engineer in Residence role, Jacob Finkelman shares what's been keeping him busy at the Rust Foundation: talking with maintainers and security teams across the ecosystem, building a prioritized database of crates to scan, & more. rustfoundation.org/media/my-fir...
My First Month as AI Security Engineer in Residence at the Rust Foundation
As announced in a recent blog post, thanks to generous funding from the Alpha-Omega Project, the Rust Foundation hired me into the role of AI Security Engineer in Residence (SEIR). This position was…
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Excited to spotlight one of the first #rustlang training providers to earn our "Rust Foundation Trusted Training" designation: @mainmatter.com! Learn more about the high quality training offerings they bring to the Rust ecosystem on our blog: rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
Big infrastructure security win for #rustlang: we've rolled out Ubuntu Pro on some of our servers thanks to 25 donated subscriptions from Canonical. Extended patching + reboot-free kernel updates for systems like docs.rs and Crater 🎉 Learn more from @ieni.dev: rustfoundation.org/media/streng...
Fresh off becoming an RFTT-accredited training provider, @mainmatter.com brought "Learn Rust from Scratch" to Barcelona's 1st-ever Upskilling Week on June 30 🦀 2 evenings, hands-on exercises, learners from every background all diving into Rust for the 1st time! rustfoundation.org/media/recap-...
Project Directors David Wood and Carol Nichols are back with a combined update from the Rust Foundation's April and May board meetings. This monthly series aims to shed light on board-level discussions for the wider community. Check it out! rustfoundation.org/media/projec...
We are pleased to welcome Wild to the RIL: the Rust Foundation's home for projects that power critical infrastructure. Wild is a linker with the goal of being very fast for iterative development & is supported financially by AWS. Read the announcement: rustfoundation.org/media/welcom...
Welcoming Wild to the Rust Innovation Lab
The Rust Innovation Lab (RIL), housed under the Rust Foundation, is pleased to announce the arrival of its newest board-approved project, Wild: a very fast linker for Linux, with other operating…
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Introducing the Rust Foundation Trusted Training program: the 1st accreditation for Rust training providers, backed by the foundation that stewards #rustlang. Seeking Rust training? Building a base of pro talent? Offering Rust training? RFTT is for you! rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
Rust Foundation Infrastructure Engineer Marco Ieni shares his journey from contributor to maintainer, speaker, and community builder. Learn about his work to support Rust infrastructure at scale: youtu.be/alW8mcSrD1Y #rustlang
The Man Who Keeps Rust Running for 4 Million Developers | Marco Ieni | Rust
He manages the infrastructure that keeps Rust alive for 4 million developers worldwide — CI, releases, bots, and everything in between. Meet Marco Ieni, Infrastructure Engineer at the Rust…
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[NEWS] The Rust Foundation has launched the Rust Commercial Network: a free, open community for orgs building Rust in production to collaborate & share real-world use-cases with the Rust Project. Founding members span big tech, Rust specialists, & community orgs. rustfoundation.org/media/rust-c...
Five new members have joined the Rust Foundation! Silver: Integer 32, Convex, Renesas, and Peeriot Associate: Processing Foundation Rust is growing across consulting, cloud infra, edge hardware, semiconductors, and visual art. 🦀 rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
🦀 Learn Rust from scratch in Barcelona: June 29 & 30, 15:00–20:00 at Cibernàrium 22@! Rust Foundation member @mainmatter.com is running a workshop at Upskilling Week. No prior experience needed. Complete it and earn a verifiable Rust Foundation Credly badge. mobileworldcapital.com/en/agenda/up...
Some reflections from @lorilorusso.bsky.social (Rust Foundation Director of Outreach) on what OpenAI's new membership and additional contribution mean for the maintainers and open source projects that make #rustlang what it is: rustfoundation.org/media/on-ope...
On OpenAI's Support for Rust - The Rust Foundation
The Rust Foundation was happy to announce OpenAI as our newest Platinum Member today, as part of a $600,000 total contribution in support of the Rust Project and the broader Rust ecosystem. Membership...
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The Rust Foundation@rustfoundation.org · 2mo ago[NEWS] OpenAI has joined the Rust Foundation as a Platinum Member & committed additional funding to programs across the Rust ecosystem. Sustaining a language like Rust requires this kind of support, and we are grateful to OpenAI for stepping up! 🎉 rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f... #rustlang #openai
[NEWS] OpenAI has joined the Rust Foundation as a Platinum Member & committed additional funding to programs across the Rust ecosystem. Sustaining a language like Rust requires this kind of support, and we are grateful to OpenAI for stepping up! 🎉 rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f... #rustlang #openai
We're building the Rust Commercial Network: A free community where the companies running Rust in production work together and with Rust community members to advance language adoption. First public meeting: June 22, 4pm UTC. All welcome. More info: rustfoundation.org/media/buildi...
Read the latest blog post by @joelmarcey.com (Rust Foundation Director of Technology) to learn more about new AI Security Engineer in Residence, Jacob Finkelman. This role was made possible for the #rustlang ecosystem with support from Alpha-Omega. rustfoundation.org/media/an-ai-...
An AI Security Engineer in Residence for the Rust Ecosystem
Read Alpha-Omega's blog post about this exciting news here: https://alpha-omega.dev/blog/an-ai-security-engineer-in-residence-for-the-rust-ecosystem/ Since 2022, the Rust Foundation has run a…
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🌱 Donate to our Maintainers Fund on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/rustfoundation The software powering the world's critical infrastructure runs on humans. The RFMF provides support to those who keep #rustlang evolving. Read more: rustfoundation.org/media/help-fund-the-people-who-build-rust/
🎉 Huge congratulations to Rust Foundation Security Engineer Walter Pearce, for being named to the inaugural @openssf.org Ambassador Program cohort! Learn more about this recent honor on our blog: rustfoundation.org/media/congra...
Many thanks to @rustfoundation.org Platinum Member @Arm for sponsoring #rustconf 2026 at the Silver Level! Arm delivers unmatched performance and power efficiency for next-generation AI across edge and cloud computing, and supports thousands of open-source software projects. Learn more at arm.com
🦀 Rust-Edu is back and looking for contributors! The initiative focused on bringing #rustlang into academic settings is relaunching, co-led by Mordecai Etukudo of Rust Africa & Bart Massey. Learn how to get involved in this important mission in our recent post: rustfoundation.org/media/guest-...
Proud to join the Sustaining Package Registries Working Group. As OSS consumption approaches 10 trill. downloads annually, the gap b/w what registries like crates.io demand & the resources to sustain them has become a supply chain risk. Learn more: rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
Find out what was covered during the Rust Foundation's March 2026 board meeting directly from two of our Project Directors: David Wood and Carol Nichols: rustfoundation.org/media/projec...
Thanks to the Tokio community for hosting us this week! Congrats on day 1 of the inaugural #tokioconf 🎉
RustConf@rustconf.com · 4mo agoCongrats to the Tokio community for day 1 of #tokioconf! Ferris was pleased to get an invite (and these amazing stickers) 🦀 www.tokioconf.com For any TokioConf attendee that can't get enough #rustlang talks, we'd love to host you at #rustconf in Montréal this Sept. More info: rustconf.com
