PHP 8.1.0 and a new foundation

Version
8.1.0 of the PHP language has been released. This release includes a
number of new features, including enumerations,
read-only
properties,
fibers, and more.

Meanwhile, a
new foundation has been created to support development of PHP:

The initial purpose of the PHP Foundation is to support the
development of PHP by contracting developers to work on php-src
either part-time or full-time. If that sounds interesting to you,
be sure to apply!

The foundation does not have any decision-making power on language
changes: these remain within the sole purview of the internals
mailing list and the RFC process. The fact that some work has been
funded by the foundation does not imply that it will be accepted
into PHP.

More information can be found in this
blog entry.