MAX Nightly 26.2.0.dev2026030616 Released

:astronaut: A new nightly version has been released! :astronaut:

See the quickstart guide for installation instructions: Quickstart | Modular

MAX changelog updates:

Mojo changelog updates:

  • [stdlib] Use UnsafeNicheable to optimize Variant storage for Optional-like types.
  • [mojo-lang] Add standalone assert statement
  • [stdlib] Add UnsafeNicheable trait
  • [stdlib][GPU] Deprecate lane_group_{sum,max}_and_broadcast variants
  • [mojo-lang] Change compiler to warn on def without raises

Raw MAX diff: https://github.com/modular/modular/compare/2e6b98d33b02b91366b5fb79141c528473c6903c...ebb9cceffa004b0b3f967f0027a4fe374deca98d)>
Current Mojo changelog: https://github.com/modular/modular/blob/main/mojo/docs/changelog.md