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2026-08-26, Version 26.8.0 (Current), @aduh95

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Added new APIs and performance enhancements: benchmark analyze mode, histogram hypothesis testing, net.BlockList speedup, repl syntax highlighting, sqlite StatementSync.close & Symbol.dispose, non‑throwing MIMEType.parse, zlib ZipEntry/Z...
Updated dependencies and build infrastructure (NSS, OpenSSL, zlib, simdjson, libuv, perfetto, undici) and marked TracingChannel as stable.
Applied extensive documentation updates and minor bug fixes across core modules.

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