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2020-08-14 This Week in Matrix 2020-08-14

2020-08-07 This Week in Matrix 2020-08-07

2020-07-31 This Week in Matrix 2020-07-31

2020-07-30 Synapse 1.18.0 released

2020-07-24 This Week in Matrix 2020-07-24

2020-07-17 This Week in Matrix 2020-07-17

2020-07-13 Synapse 1.17.0 released

2020-07-10 This Week in Matrix 2020-07-10

2020-07-08 Synapse 1.16.0 released

2020-07-03 This Week in Matrix 2020-07-03

2020-07-02 Synapse 1.15.2 released with security fixes

2020-06-26 This Week in Matrix 2020-06-26

2020-06-19 This Week in Matrix 2020-06-19

2020-06-16 Synapse 1.15.1 released

2020-06-16 Matrix Decomposition: an independent academic analysis of Matrix State Resolution

2020-06-12 This Week in Matrix 2020-06-12

2020-06-11 Synapse 1.15.0 released

2020-06-05 This Week in Matrix 2020-06-05

2020-06-02 Introducing P2P Matrix

2020-05-29 This Week in Matrix 2020-05-29

2020-05-28 Synapse 1.14.0 released

2020-05-27 Room Version 6, Client-Server r0.6.1, and Federation r0.1.4 spec releases

2020-05-22 This Week in Matrix 2020-05-22

2020-05-21 Welcoming Automattic to Matrix!

2020-05-19 Synapse 1.13.0 released

2020-05-15 This Week in Matrix 2020-05-15

2020-05-11 Annoucing GSOC 2020 Participants!

2020-05-07 This Week in Matrix 2020-05-07

2020-05-06 Cross-signing and End-to-end Encryption by Default is HERE!!!

2020-05-01 This Week in Matrix 2020-05-01

2020-04-29 New Categories for Matrix Spec Changes

2020-04-24 This Week in Matrix 2020-04-24

2020-04-23 Synapse 1.12.4 released

2020-04-17 This Week in Matrix 2020-04-17

2020-04-09 This Week in Matrix 2020-04-09

2020-04-06 Running your own secure communication service with Matrix and Jitsi

2020-04-03 This Week in Matrix 2020-04-03

2020-04-02 Synapse 1.12.2 released

2020-03-27 This Week in Matrix 2020-03-27

2020-03-23 Synapse 1.12.0 released

2020-03-20 This Week in Matrix 2020-03-20

2020-03-13 This Week in Matrix 2020-03-13

2020-03-06 This Week in Matrix 2020-03-06

2020-03-03 Moznet IRC is dead; long live Mozilla Matrix!

2020-03-03 Synapse 1.11.1 released

2020-02-28 This Week in Matrix 2020-02-28

2020-02-24 Synapse 1.11.0 released

2020-02-21 This Week in Matrix 2020-02-21

2020-02-14 This Week in Matrix 2020-02-14

2020-02-12 Synapse 1.10.0 released

2020-02-07 This Week in Matrix 2020-02-07

2020-02-03 Matrix at FOSDEM 2020

2020-01-31 This Week in Matrix 2020-01-31

2020-01-28 Synapse 1.9.1 released

2020-01-24 This Week in Matrix 2020-01-24

2020-01-23 Synapse 1.9.0 released

2020-01-17 This Week in Matrix 2020-01-17

2020-01-10 This Week in Matrix 2020-01-10

2020-01-09 Synapse 1.8.0 released

2020-01-03 This Week in Matrix 2020-01-03

2020-01-02 On Privacy versus Freedom

2019-12-31 Synapse 1.7.3 released

2019-12-27 This Week in Matrix 2019-12-27

2019-12-24 The 2019 Matrix Holiday Update!

2019-12-20 This Week in Matrix 2019-12-20

2019-12-20 Synapse 1.7.2 released

2019-12-19 Welcoming Mozilla to Matrix!

2019-12-18 Synapse 1.7.1 released

2019-12-13 This Week in Matrix 2019-12-13

2019-12-13 Synapse 1.7.0 released

2019-12-06 This Week in Matrix 2019-12-06

2019-12-05 Zipped Hoodies Now Available

2019-11-29 This Week in Matrix 2019-11-29

2019-11-26 Synapse 1.6.0 released

2019-11-22 This Week in Matrix 2019-11-22

2019-11-15 This Week in Matrix 2019-11-15

2019-11-09 Avoiding unwelcome visitors on private Matrix servers

2019-11-08 Client-server r0.6.0 and Identity Service r0.3.0 releases

2019-11-08 This Week in Matrix 2019-11-08

2019-11-06 Fun and games with certificate transparency logs

2019-11-01 This Week in Matrix 2019-11-01

2019-10-29 Synapse 1.5.0 released

2019-10-26 This Week in Matrix 2019-10-26

2019-10-18 This Week in Matrix 2019-10-18

2019-10-18 Synapse 1.4.1 released

2019-10-11 This Week in Matrix 2019-10-11

2019-10-10 New Vector raises $8.5M to accelerate Matrix/Riot/Modular

2019-10-04 This Week in Matrix 2019-10-04

2019-10-03 matrix-appservice-slack bridge 1.0 is here!

2019-10-03 Synapse 1.4.0 released

2019-09-27 This Week in Matrix 2019-09-27

2019-09-27 Privacy improvements in Synapse 1.4 and Riot 1.4

2019-09-20 This Week in Matrix 2019-09-20

2019-09-20 Qt-based clients end-to-end encryption support -- final report (GSoC 2019)

2019-09-13 This Week in Matrix 2019-09-13

2019-09-10 Dendrite development final report (GSoC 2019)

2019-09-09 Matrix Visualisations final report (GSoC 2019)

2019-09-06 This Week in Matrix 2019-09-06

2019-08-30 This Week in Matrix 2019-08-30

2019-08-23 This Week in Matrix 2019-08-23

2019-08-17 Synapse 1.3.1 released

2019-08-16 This Week in Matrix 2019-08-16

2019-08-15 Synapse 1.3.0 released

2019-08-09 This Week in Matrix 2019-08-09

2019-08-09 Official Matrix Merch Now Available

2019-08-02 This Week in Matrix 2019-08-02

2019-07-26 This Week in Matrix 2019-07-26

2019-07-26 Critical Security Update - Synapse 1.2.1 released

2019-07-25 Synapse 1.2.0 released

2019-07-24 Data Portability Tooling Bug

2019-07-19 This Week in Matrix 2019-07-19

2019-07-19 Privacy Changes to New Vector Identity Servers

2019-07-17 5-user Matrix homeserver hosting now available from Modular

2019-07-12 This Week in Matrix 2019-07-12

2019-07-05 This Week in Matrix 2019-07-05

2019-07-04 Synapse 1.1.0 released

2019-07-03 Usage of matrix-nio (Python Sans IO)

2019-06-30 Tightening up privacy in Matrix

2019-06-28 This Week in Matrix 2019-06-28

2019-06-21 This Week in Matrix 2019-06-21

2019-06-14 This Week in Matrix 2019-06-14

2019-06-11 Introducing Matrix 1.0 and the Matrix.org Foundation

2019-06-11 Synapse 1.0.0 released

2019-06-07 This Week in Matrix 2019-06-07

2019-05-31 This Week in Matrix 2019-05-31

2019-05-30 Synapse 0.99.5.2 released

2019-05-24 This Week in Matrix 2019-05-24

2019-05-24 Final countdown to 1.0

2019-05-21 Synapse 0.99.5.1 released!

2019-05-17 This Week in Matrix 2019-05-17

2019-05-15 Synapse 0.99.4 released!

2019-05-10 This Week in Matrix 2019-05-10

2019-05-08 Post-mortem and remediations for Apr 11 security incident

2019-05-07 Welcome to the 2019 GSoC Participants!

2019-05-03 This Week in Matrix 2019-05-03

2019-05-03 Security updates: Sydent 1.0.3, Synapse 0.99.3.1 and Riot/Android 0.9.0 / 0.8.99 / 0.8.28a

2019-04-26 This Week in Matrix 2019-04-26

2019-04-18 This Week in Matrix 2019-04-18

2019-04-18 Security Update: Sydent 1.0.2

2019-04-11 We have discovered and addressed a security breach. (Updated 2019-04-12)

2019-04-08 Synapse: Deprecating Postgres 9.4 and Python 2.x

2019-04-05 This Week in Matrix 2019-04-05

2019-04-01 Synapse 0.99.3 released!

2019-03-29 This Week in Matrix 2019-03-29

2019-03-22 This Week in Matrix 2019-03-22

2019-03-15 Matrix 1.0 - Are We Ready Yet?

2019-03-15 This Week in Matrix 2019-03-15

2019-03-12 Breaking the 100bps barrier with Matrix, meshsim & coap-proxy

2019-03-08 This Week in Matrix 2019-03-08

2019-03-07 Experiments with payments over Matrix

2019-03-04 Synapse 0.99.2 released!

2019-03-01 This Week in Matrix 2019-03-01

2019-02-26 Bridging Matrix with WhatsApp running on a VM

2019-02-22 This Week in Matrix 2019-02-22

2019-02-20 Welcome to Matrix, KDE!

2019-02-16 This Week in Matrix 2019-02-15

2019-02-15 Publishing the Backend Roadmap

2019-02-14 Synapse 0.99.1.1 Released!

2019-02-08 This Week in Matrix 2019-02-08

2019-02-05 Synapse 0.99.0

2019-02-04 Matrix at FOSDEM 2019

2019-02-01 This Week in Matrix 2019-02-01

2019-01-25 This Week in Matrix 2019-01-25

2019-01-18 This Week in Matrix 2019-01-18

2019-01-17 Ben's favourite projects 2018

2019-01-15 Further details on Critical Security Update in Synapse affecting all versions prior to 0.34.1 (CVE-2019-5885)

2019-01-11 This Week in Matrix 2019-01-11

2019-01-10 Critical Security Update: Synapse 0.34.0.1/Synapse 0.34.1.1

2019-01-04 This Week in Matrix 2019-01-04

2018-12-28 This Week in Matrix 2018-12-28

2018-12-25 The 2018 Matrix Holiday Special!

2018-12-21 Porting Synapse to Python 3

2018-12-21 This Week in Matrix 2018-12-21

2018-12-20 Synapse 0.34.0 released!

2018-12-14 This Week in Matrix 2018-12-14

2018-12-07 This Week in Matrix 2018-12-07

2018-11-30 This Week in Matrix 2018-11-30

2018-11-26 This Week in Matrix 2018-11-26

2018-11-20 Synapse 0.33.9 is here!

2018-11-16 This Week in Matrix 2018-11-16

2018-11-09 This Week in Matrix 2018-11-09

2018-11-02 User Experience Preview: End-to-end encryption

2018-11-02 This Week in Matrix 2018-11-02

2018-11-01 Synapse v0.33.8 is here!

2018-10-29 Introducing the Matrix.org Foundation (Part 1 of 2)

2018-10-27 This Week in Matrix 2018-10-26

2018-10-25 Olm 3.0.0 released!

2018-10-22 Modular: the world’s first Matrix homeserver hosting provider!

2018-10-19 This Week in Matrix 2018-10-19

2018-10-18 Synapse 0.33.7 released!

2018-10-16 Usage of the matrix-js-sdk

2018-10-12 This Week in Matrix 2018-10-12

2018-10-11 The story of Giveth’s new Matrix chatbot

2018-10-05 This Week in Matrix 2018-10-05

2018-10-04 Synapse 0.33.6 released!

2018-09-28 This Week in Matrix 2018-09-28

2018-09-24 Synapse 0.33.5.1 released!

2018-09-21 This Week in Matrix 2018-09-21

2018-09-15 This Week in Matrix 2018-09-14

2018-09-11 Synapse 0.33.4 released!

2018-09-08 This Week In Matrix 2018-09-07

2018-09-06 Critical Security Update: Synapse 0.33.3.1

2018-09-05 Pre-disclosure: Upcoming critical security fix for Synapse

2018-09-05 Recent matrix.org website improvements

2018-09-03 Matrix Spec Update August 2018

2018-09-01 This Week in Matrix 2018-08-31

2018-08-31 So long Half-Shot, thanks for all the bridges

2018-08-24 This Week in Matrix 2018-08-24

2018-08-22 Synapse 0.33.3 Released

2018-08-17 This Week in Matrix 2018-08-17

2018-08-10 This Week in Matrix 2018-08-10

2018-08-09 Synapse 0.33.2 is here!

2018-08-04 This Week in Matrix 2018-08-03

2018-08-02 Security update: Synapse 0.33.1

2018-08-01 GSOC: Implementing End-to-End Encryption in the Matrix Python SDK

2018-07-30 Dendrite Progress Update

2018-07-27 This Week in Matrix 2018-07-27

2018-07-20 This Week in Matrix 2018-07-20

2018-07-19 Synapse 0.33.0 is here!!

2018-07-13 This Week in Matrix 2018-07-13

2018-07-06 Security update: Synapse 0.32.0

2018-07-05 This Week in Matrix 2018-07-05

2018-06-29 This Week in Matrix 2018-06-29

2018-06-22 This Week In Matrix 2018-06-22

2018-06-20 Towards open governance for Matrix.org

2018-06-14 Security update: Synapse 0.31.2

2018-06-08 Synapse 0.31.1 Released!

2018-06-08 This Week in Matrix 2018-06-08

2018-06-06 Synapse v0.31.0 released!

2018-06-01 This Week in Matrix 2018-06-01

2018-05-29 Matrix.org homeserver privacy policy and terms of use being enforced today

2018-05-25 GDPR on matrix.org

2018-05-25 This Week in Matrix 2018-05-25

2018-05-24 Synapse v0.30.0 released today!

2018-05-18 Synapse 0.29.1 Released!

2018-05-18 This Week in Matrix 2018-05-18

2018-05-17 Introducing Matrix Specification Changes

2018-05-11 This Week in Matrix 2018-05-11

2018-05-08 GDPR Compliance in Matrix

2018-05-04 This Week In Matrix – 2018-05-04

2018-05-01 SECURITY UPDATE: Synapse 0.28.1

2018-04-27 Synapse 0.28.0 Released!

2018-04-27 This Week In Matrix – 2018-04-27

2018-04-26 Matrix and Riot confirmed as the basis for France's Secure Instant Messenger app

2018-04-20 This Week In Matrix - 2018-04-20

2018-04-11 Synapse 0.27.3 released!

2018-03-26 Synapse 0.27 released!

2018-03-16 Urgent Synapse 0.26.1 hotfix out

2018-02-09 Security update: Riot/Web 0.13.5 released - fixing XSS vulnerability

2018-02-05 3D Video Calling with Matrix, WebRTC and WebVR at FOSDEM 2018!

2018-01-29 Status partners up with New Vector, fueling decentralised comms and the Matrix ecosystem!

2018-01-05 Synapse 0.26 released!

2017-12-25 The Matrix Holiday Mini-Special (2017 edition)

2017-12-08 Goto::Hack: Ver, Berlin, Jan 2-9: A week-long session on internet decentralization!

2017-11-15 Synapse 0.25 is out... as is Matrix Specification 0.3(!!!)

2017-10-24 Synapse 0.24 is here!

2017-10-12 Announcing Matrix meetup in Berlin - Thursday October 19th!!

2017-10-11 TADHack Global 2017 and THE Port 2017

2017-10-02 Synapse 0.23 is out!

2017-09-29 Matrix "Live"!

2017-09-28 Experiments with Matrix for the Purism Librem5, starring Ubports and Nheko

2017-09-19 Matrix & Riot for Cryptocurrency Communities

2017-08-30 PR

2017-08-24 The Librem 5 from Purism: A Matrix Native Smartphone.

2017-08-23 Introducing Matrix Widgets - including Jitsi video conferencing!

2017-08-22 Thoughts on cryptocurrencies

2017-07-19 Matrix.org status update - July 2017

2017-07-07 A Call to Arms: Supporting Matrix!

2017-07-06 Synapse 0.22.0 released!

2017-06-22 Synapse 0.21.1 released!

2017-06-14 Use you a Matrix for Great Good!

2017-05-18 Synapse 0.21.0 is released!

2017-05-12 Update on Matrix.org homeserver reliability

2017-04-11 Synapse 0.20.0 is released!

2017-04-04 Opening up cyberspace with Matrix and WebVR!

2017-03-21 Synapse 0.19.3 released

2017-03-15 Dendrite receives its first messages!!!

2017-03-14 An Adventure in IRC-Land

2017-03-11 How do I bridge thee? Let me count the ways...

2017-03-06 New bridged IRC network: GIMPNet

2017-03-01 Google Summer of Code 2017

2017-02-21 Synapse 0.19.2 is out

2017-02-17 Load problems on the Matrix.org homeserver

2017-02-14 Synapse 0.19.1 released

2017-02-06 FOSDEM 2017 report

2017-02-04 Synapse 0.19 is here, just in time for FOSDEM!

2017-01-25 Matrix.org homeserver outage (25th Jan 2017)

2017-01-06 Synapse 0.18.7 is out - Please upgrade, especially if on 0.18.5 or 0.18.6.

2016-12-26 The Matrix Holiday Special! (2016 edition)

2016-12-19 Synapse 0.18.5 released!

2016-12-19 matrix-appservice-irc 0.7.0 is out!

2016-11-23 When Ericsson discovered Matrix...

2016-11-22 Synapse 0.18.4

2016-11-21 Matrix’s �?Olm’ End-to-end Encryption security assessment released - and implemented cross-platform on Riot at last!

2016-11-14 SSL Issues With Chromium

2016-11-12 The Matrix Autumn Special!

2016-11-08 Synapse Debian Package Security Announcement - and Synapse 0.18.3

2016-10-20 TADHack Global 2016

2016-09-08 Synapse v0.17.2 released!

2016-08-24 Synapse v0.17.1 released!

2016-08-15 Matrix-IRC Bridge reaches v0.4.0

2016-08-08 Synapse 0.17.0 released!

2016-07-14 Client-Server spec r0.2.0 released

2016-07-13 Vector Android now also on F-Droid

2016-07-08 Critical security vulnerability in Synapse 0.12 to 0.16.1 inclusive

2016-07-07 Pre-Disclosure: Critical Security Issue in Synapse

2016-07-04 The Matrix Summer Special!!

2016-05-24 Next up: the first Decentralized Web Summit

2016-05-23 Kamailio World 2016

2016-04-25 Announcing the Matrix GSoC'ers!

2016-04-22 GSoC update

2016-04-13 TADHack-mini London winner

2016-03-31 TADHack-mini London

2016-03-30 Synapse 0.14 is released!

2016-03-26 The Matrix Spring Special!

2016-03-08 Matrix in Google Summer of Code!

2016-02-25 Add Your Matrix Project

2016-02-16 Android Matrix Console 0.5.3

2016-02-10 Advanced Synapse setup with Let's Encrypt

2016-02-10 Synapse 0.13 released!

2016-02-09 Matrix in Japan!

2016-02-03 FOSDEM '16 retrospective

2016-01-18 FOSDEM '16

2016-01-04 Synapse 0.12 released!

2015-12-25 The Matrix Holiday Special!

2015-12-14 WebRTC Conference & Expo in Paris

2015-12-01 Matrix at 32C3 Congress!

2015-11-22 Matrix Console iOS 0.5.6

2015-11-20 Android Matrix Console 0.5.2

2015-11-17 Synapse 0.11.0 is here!

2015-10-19 Redecentralize Conference - taking back the net

2015-10-07 Android Matrix Console 0.5.1 released!

2015-10-06 Congrats to our TADHack Matrix Winner!

2015-09-23 TADHack Chicago - October 3-4

2015-09-21 Matrix Console iOS 0.5.3

2015-09-18 Upcoming conferences

2015-09-10 VoIP calling now supported in Android Matrix Console!

2015-09-07 Matrix: One year in.

2015-09-03 Synapse 0.10.0 is released!!

2015-08-06 Upcoming events

2015-07-29 Micropub support as an Application Service!

2015-07-10 Synapse 0.9.3 is out! (as of a few weeks ago)

2015-07-07 Android Matrix Console 0.4.2 & 0.4.3

2015-06-30 Android Matrix Console 0.4.1

2015-06-22 The matrix.org IRC bridge now bridges all of Freenode!

2015-06-19 Android Matrix Console 0.4.0

2015-06-16 Global TADHack Matrix hacks

2015-06-12 Synapse 0.9.2 released

2015-06-12 Introducing all new matrix-js-sdk v0.1.0

2015-06-05 Global TADHack hackathon

2015-06-01 Synapse 0.9.1 released

2015-06-01 Matrix wins "Most Entertaining Demo" at Kamailio World!

2015-05-26 Next up... Kamailio World!

2015-05-18 Matrix wins Best of Show at WebRTC World!

2015-05-11 Silicon Milkroundabout

2015-05-11 Announcing Synapse 0.9.0 and Matrix Angular SDK 0.6.6!

2015-05-11 Matrix at WebRTC Conference & Expo, Miami

2015-05-04 iOS Console 0.4.0 released!

2015-04-24 iOS: Welcome to MatrixKit

2015-04-23 Monitoring Synapse Metrics with Prometheus

2015-04-22 The All New Matrix-IRC Application Service

2015-04-22 Matrix at Fluent

2015-04-17 Back from the WebRTC and Kranky Geek conferences

2015-04-13 TADHack-mini London completed

2015-04-13 Android Console 0.3.0!

2015-04-10 Looking forward to TADHack London!!

2015-04-08 Video: IoT through Matrix

2015-03-26 Synapse 0.8.1 is here!

2015-03-19 TADHack-mini London

2015-03-14 Matrix at Enterprise Connect 2015

2015-03-12 Introducing Matrix Console for iOS (and Android) + Web client 0.6.5

2015-03-10 Android 0.2.3 SDK and Application released

2015-03-09 Synapse 0.8.0, Android 0.2.2 SDK & App, iOS 0.3.1 SDK & App, JavaScript SDK 0.0.1 released! (oh my!)

2015-03-02 Introduction to Application Services

2015-02-26 Welcoming the OpenMarket Matrix Gateway!

2015-02-21 Matrix at Mobile World Congress 2015

2015-02-19 Synapse 0.7.1 released - with Application Service API

2015-02-12 Synapse 0.7.0 and matrix-angular-sdk 0.6.2 released!

2015-02-05 iOS: SDK and Matrix Console 0.2.2 released

2015-02-04 Back from FOSDEM!

2015-01-29 Looking forward to FOSDEM!

2015-01-07 Synapse 0.6.1 released and other news!

2014-12-24 Matrix wins Best Innovation Award at WebRTC Paris!

2014-12-19 Synapse 0.6.0a released!

2014-12-03 Synapse 0.5.4 released

2014-11-30 Bridging Matrix & SIP via Verto

2014-11-29 Matrix on the Road #2 - A winning tour!

2014-11-29 Synapse 0.5.3a released!

2014-11-28 Don't miss Matrix in tonight's #vuc session!

2014-11-20 Synapse enters beta with the release of v0.5.0!

2014-11-13 Matrix on the road - September to November 2014

2014-11-05 "What is The Matrix?"

2014-10-31 Synapse 0.4.2 released!

2014-10-18 Alpha builds of native mobile Matrix SDKs available... and Synapse 0.4.1 released!!

2014-10-16 Who is Matrix.org?

2014-09-25 Synapse 0.3.4 released!

2014-09-22 Synapse 0.3.3 released

2014-09-18 Synapse 0.3.2 released

2014-09-13 Synapse v0.2.3 released

2014-09-09 Techcrunch Update!

2014-09-06 High Level Overview

2014-09-06 Synapse v0.2.2 released!

2014-09-03 Why Matrix?

2014-09-03 Welcome to the Matrix blog!

2014-09-03 Hello world