Node.js 24 and 26 take about 100 seconds to recover memory after a load—Measuring V8's memory reducer with Docker memory limits

Issue #66564 in nodejs/node reports that in Node.js 24 and 26, memory does not return for about 100 seconds even in an idle ...
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Node.js 21 is here with updated V8 engine and test runner improvements

The team behind Node.js has announced the release of Node.js 21. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime that is built on the JavaScript engine that Chrome uses, V8. One of the main updates in this release is ...
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Chrome Patches Sixth Zero-Day of 2026 as V8 Compiler Exploit Hits Wild

Google confirmed Thursday that attackers were already exploiting a type confusion flaw in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine before a patch existed, marking the sixth zero-day of 2026 — and the third to ...