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The Rust Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to stewarding the Rust programming language and its global community. rustfoundation.org

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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 23/09/2026
We're excited to welcome four new members to the Rust Foundation: Silver Members: @codspeed.io, Haevek, and Perplexity Associate Member: @stewardshiplab.org Thanks to these orgs for investing in the health and stewardship of #rustlang! rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 11/09/2026
This past Weds at #rustconf, Joe Birr-Pixton and Daniel McCarney shared an update on the Rustls project 10 years in! Don't miss this write-up from Joe that captures some of what they covered onstage. Congrats on such a long run of this important project, Rustls! rustfoundation.org/media/guest-...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 10/09/2026
More news from the RustConf stage! Rust Foundation Silver Member Peeriot has just announced the developer preview of Myrmic: an open, Rust- based runtime for building stateful software for machines, devices, and distributed physical systems. Learn more : rustfoundation.org/media/guest-...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 10/09/2026
Read more about these exciting #rustlang announcements in this guest blog from @ciuravictor.bsky.social, Technical Lead for Rust Program @microsoft.com: rustfoundation.org/media/guest-...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 09/09/2026
Just announced onstage at @rustconf.com: NVIDIA and @solana.com are the newest Platinum members of the Rust Foundation 🦀 Learn more about why each org joined and what it helps us do for Rust: rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 09/09/2026
Rebecca Rumbul is onstage at #rustconf2026 with a stack of announcements, and we're proud to host an event that's already 10 years old. Of everything she covered, the one closest to our hearts: maintainers 🧡 Learn more about the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund here: github.com/sponsors/rus...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 05/09/2026
Our team has begun setting up for #rustconf 🎉 Workshops, early badge retrieval, and the evening Career Crawl (sponsored by Solana) kick off on Tuesday. Register while you can (virtual starts at $0): bit.ly/4gWyfWK What part of the week are you most excited for (besides the stickers)?
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 04/09/2026
New from the Rust/C++ Interop Initiative: a tool support matrix comparing Crubit, cxx, and Zngur across 25+ interop use cases, an overloading experiment you can try, and more! Read Teor's update here: rustfoundation.org/media/rust-c...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 02/09/2026
Rust Foundation Trusted Training (RFTT) is our accreditation for Rust training providers who meet our standard for curriculum, instructors, and learner experience. RFTT spotlight: Doulos, offering 35 years of engineering education, 3+ years of Rust courses. rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 27/08/2026
Welcoming Jess Izen as our new Engineer in Residence! For the next year she'll work with our team (while staying at AWS) on crates.io security and support for #rustlang community libraries, starting with malicious crate detection for new publishes! 🦀 Learn more: rustfoundation.org/media/welcom...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 27/08/2026
We're live in 5 minutes! 🎥 Join @orhun.dev and Stephen Korzeniewski (Rig, Playgrounds) now for "Building AI applications in Rust". This is the first session in our new livestream series with @jetbrains.com 👉️ Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEdw...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 26/08/2026
Tomorrow! The Rust Foundation & @jetbrains.com livestream series kicks off with @orhun.dev and Stephen Korzeniewski talking real about Rust+AI workflows. 📅 Thurs, Aug 27 @ 16:00 UTC 👀 Learn more: rustfoundation.org/media/jetbra... 🏷️ Bookmark the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEdw...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 13/08/2026
ExpressVPN's rewrite of their Lightway VPN protocol shows what a careful Rust migration involves: unsafe denied by default, wolfSSL kept for crypto, Tokio for concurrency, +2 independent audits, & 4x throughput on iOS. Read their "Built With Rust" story: rustfoundation.org/media/built-...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 07/08/2026
Ten years of #rustconf? We could not be more excited to host this one. 🦀🎉 Sept 8-11, Montréal + online. A decade of talks, workshops, and hallway chats we still think about years later. Employer-paid rate ends Aug 10. Register today for the best rate. bit.ly/4fVtnQ5 #rustconf26
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 30/07/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 09/07/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 08/07/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 07/07/2026
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-...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 02/07/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 25/06/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 24/06/2026
[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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 22/06/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 19/06/2026
🦀 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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 17/06/2026
[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
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 16/06/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 02/06/2026
🌱 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/
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 28/05/2026
🎉 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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 07/05/2026
🦀 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-...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 06/05/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 04/05/2026
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...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 21/04/2026
We're delighted to announce the arrival of the second board-approved project to join our Rust Innovation Lab: Symposium, which endeavors to make agentic development more interoperable, reliable, and token-efficient. Learn more: rustfoundation.org/media/welcom...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 01/04/2026
When a phishing attack hit OSS package registries, #rustlang was ready. Thanks to the Alpha-Omega Project, we had a security team, intelligence channels, & direct paths to GitHub. Learn more from Lori Lorusso + A-O: Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nm... Case study: alpha-omega.dev/blog/case-st...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 23/03/2026
Big news @ #securitycon #KubeCon EU — Canonical, publishers of Ubuntu, have joined the Rust Foundation as a Gold Member! Canonical's investment supports the long-term health of #rustlang and highlights its growing role in resilient systems. rustfoundation.org/media/canoni... 🦀
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 25/02/2026
🧵 Rust Foundation is headed to #MWC26 + #TalentArena26 in Barcelona next week! Too many exciting things to fit in one post, so peek at this thread. Read all the way through for some exciting news 👀
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 17/12/2025
As we prepare our Annual Report for January, we’ve published a new page highlighting the themes, efforts, and sparks of progress that defined our year. Here’s to our mission to steward and support #rustlang — and the work that moved it forward in 2025. 🧡 rustfoundation.org/2025/
2025 Snapshot: A Look at Our Progress This Year
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 16/12/2025
We're proud to host @rustconf.com: the flagship annual event highlighting the engineering, research, tooling, & global adoption stories shaping Rust, taking place in Montreal & online next Sept. We're now accepting '26 talk proposals thru Feb 16. Learn more+submit: rustfoundation.org/media/the-ru...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 14/10/2025
Please join us in welcoming the Rust Foundation's newest Project Directors: Nicholas Matsakis, David Wood, & Jack Huey! Hear directly from Nicholas, David, and Jack about why they are excited to serve as Project Directors via our blog: rustfoundation.org/media/introd...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 14/10/2025
Rust Global: Tokyo is coming up Monday, December 8, 2025 — just before Open Source Summit Japan! At Rust Global: Tokyo, we’ll explore real-world Rust adoption through lightning talks from people using Rust in production & networking. Learn more: rustfoundation.org/media/rust-g...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 07/10/2025
The Rust Foundation is hiring a Rust Infrastructure Engineer! Help scale & secure the systems that power Rust & support its global community. 🌍 If you’re passionate about OSS & infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you. Learn more and apply here by Oct 26: app.beapplied.com/apply/wus8sn...
The Rust Foundation is Hiring! Rust Infrastructure Engineer: Collaborate with the Rust community and Foundation team to sustain and grow the programming language as our new Rust Infrastructure Engineer. The person in this role will help shape infrastructure, improve systems, and keep Rust secure for developers everywhere. bit.ly/RF-infra-engineer
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 25/09/2025
We’re excited to share that @codeconstruct.com.au, Fledgio, and QRT have joined the Rust Foundation as new Silver Members! We also welcome the @torproject.org as our newest Associate Member. Read more about their commitment to a healthy Rust ecosystem: rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 23/09/2025
The Rust Foundation has signed a Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewardship. This marks the start of a community-wide conversation on how to fund critical open source infrastructure like crates.io sustainably. Read more: rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 03/09/2025
LIVE at #rustconf: The Rust Foundation has launched its new "Rust Innovation Lab" with Rustls, a leading TLS library, as the inaugural hosted project! The RIL provides comprehensive support for funded OSS projects, ensuring sustainable & community-led growth. rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 08/08/2025
Please join us in welcoming @lorilorusso.bsky.social: the Rust Foundation’s New Director of Outreach! Learn more about Lori and her new position here at the Foundation on our blog. rustfoundation.org/media/welcom...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 31/07/2025
The Rust Foundation is pleased to announce a new multi-year agreement with GitHub that formalizes its ongoing sponsorship of the Rust Project! We're grateful for GitHub's support of Rust over the years & excited to have it formalized via this agreement. rustfoundation.org/media/rust-f...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 17/07/2025
Thanks to @europython.eu for putting on such a great event this week, where we were proud to have a booth! While in Prague, Rust Foundation Global Community Coordinator Ernest Kissiedu presented a lightning talk on the intersection of #rustlang and AI. Thank you to everyone who joined. 🐍 + 🦀
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 10/07/2025
We're thrilled to welcome Tina Krauss to the Rust Foundation team as our new Program Manager. Learn more about Tina in our latest blog post: rustfoundation.org/media/welcom...
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 29/06/2025
The Rust Foundation is hosting @rustconf.com, and registration is open now! Grab your ticket to join us in Seattle from Sept 2-5 and be a part of discussing the future of Rust. We're tackling topics like embedded Rust, async Rust, the intersection of Rust & AI, & more. 🦀
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 10/06/2025
The @rustconf.com speaker list is live! Keynotes: Mark Russinovich (Microsoft Azure), Ellie Huxtable (Atuin), & Jonathan Kelley (Dioxus). Marquee talks from leaders at Redox OS, Google, Tracel-AI, & more. Learn more in this blog post: rustfoundation.org/media/announ... #rustconf #rustconf25
Browse our speaker list at rustconf.com/speakers featuring... Ellie Huxtable, (Founder/Lead Dev, Atuin), Mark Russinovich (CTO, Microsoft Azure), Jonathan Kelley (Creator/Founder Dioxus)
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 15/05/2025
Today marks a decade since the 1st stable release of #rustlang 🎉 To commemorate this milestone, we asked Karen Tölva (Ferris creator 🦀) to design a celebratory graphic & answer a few questions in our blog. Congrats to EVERYONE who has made Rust what it is today 🧡 rustfoundation.org/media/celebr...
A joyful Ferris the crab throws confetti under text that reads "Happy 10th birthday, Rust 1.0!"
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The Rust Foundation @rustfoundation.org · 12/05/2025
Don't miss our latest blog post for an update on some of the recent Rust security work the Rust Foundation has been able to take on thanks to the generosity of @openssf.org's Alpha-Omega Project! rustfoundation.org/media/streng...
Strengthening Rust Security 
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A Progress Update
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