Raspberry Pi 4 bugs throw wrench in the works for Fedora 41
Problems also afflict the Pi Pico 2's chip
OSes05 Sep 2024 | 35
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13 days into the outage, will Kaseya's Traverse trip back to life today?
'Potential issue' in infrastructure of network monitoring tool results in lengthy, ongoing downtime
OSes05 Sep 2024 | 11
Double Debian update: 11.11 and 12.7 arrive at once
But Bullseye's days are numbered and it's time to think about upgrading
OSes04 Sep 2024 | 9
Brace for glitches and GRUB grumbles as Ubuntu 24.04.1 lands
Now the Numbat has been neatened, you can replace your Jellyfish – if you dare
OSes03 Sep 2024 | 16
Windows 11 continues slog up the Windows 10 mountain
Almost three years on and many customers have yet to make the move
OSes02 Sep 2024 | 100
Microsoft decides it's a good time for bad UI to die
Opinion Set the Control Panel for the heart of the Sun
OSes02 Sep 2024 | 197
Proof-of-concept code released for zero-click critical IPv6 Windows hole
If you haven't deployed August's patches, get busy before others do
OSes28 Aug 2024 | 13
'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux
Significant improvements to Microsoft's in-house Linux may follow
OSes28 Aug 2024 | 75
The Windows Control Panel joins the ranks of the undead
As users wail, Microsoft tweaks its text to drop the word 'deprecated'
OSes27 Aug 2024 | 45
Linux Deepin 23: A polished distro from China that Western desktops could learn from
A glimpse into the rapidly advancing world of Chinese open source
OSes23 Aug 2024 | 53
Microsoft sends Windows Control Panel to tech graveyard
A Paint-like rescue unlikely for old configuration warhorse
OSes22 Aug 2024 | 197
Microsoft resurrects Windows Recall for upcoming preview
Insiders get ready for Redmond's second run at AI snoopware
OSes22 Aug 2024 | 49
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday borks dual-boot Linux-Windows PCs
Plus: Three-year-old ProxyOracle flaw added to CISA's exploited bugs list
OSes21 Aug 2024 | 35
Oreon Lime is AlmaLinux with a desktop twist
Enterprise-level long-term stability, but a little friendlier
OSes20 Aug 2024 | 19
Gentoo Linux to drop Itanium support as Funtoo fork enters 'Hobby Mode'
Founder's side-project is letting in water
OSes19 Aug 2024 | 25
Ubuntu 24.04.1 will be late, but fresher kernels are coming
Bad news for impatient LTS users, balanced out by tweaked policy
OSes19 Aug 2024 | 10
Windows 11 Insider preview brings new Sandbox features and fatter FAT32
Arrives in the Canary Channel and updated via the Microsoft Store
OSes16 Aug 2024 | 18
Microsoft tweaks fine print to warn everyone not to take its AI seriously
Don't use LLMs for anything important and don't try to reverse engineer it
Software14 Aug 2024 | 25
Microsoft squashes bug that sent Windows devices to BitLocker recovery
A patch to fix the patch that caused admins to scamper for their recovery keys
OSes14 Aug 2024 | 14
China’s preferred desktop Linux, openKylin, chases the AI PC in version 2.0
Middle Kingdom netizens can look forward to the same kind of letdown Windows users get with Copilot
OSes08 Aug 2024 | 7
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Pat Gelsinger's grand plan to reinvent Intel is in jeopardy
Comment Foundry faces a reckoning
To patch this server, we need to get someone drunk
On Call When maintenance windows are hard to open, a little lubrication helps
Security boom is over, with over a third of CISOs reporting flat or falling budgets
Good news? Security is still getting a growing part of IT budget
Google says replacing C/C++ in firmware with Rust is easy
Not so much when trying to convert coding veterans
White House’s new fix for cyber job gaps: Serve the nation in infosec
Now do your patriotic duty and fill one of those 500k open roles, please?
Raspberry Pi 4 bugs throw wrench in the works for Fedora 41
Problems also afflict the Pi Pico 2's chip
Uncle Sam charges Russian GRU cyber-spies behind 'WhisperGate intrusions'
Feds post $10M bounty for each of the six's whereabouts
Datacenters to emit 3x more carbon dioxide because of generative AI
Carbon capture outfits could be making up to $45B, say analysts
Of course the Internet Archive’s digital lending broke the law, appeals court says
Sorry, no, you can’t just digitize, share copyrighted books without permission
Foot-thick wall workaround: Gigabit network links beamed through solid concrete
Makes cabling a bit less onerous, says WaveCore maker
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Survey finds that four in five enterprise endpoints could run Windows 11
Bad news: They aren't, and Windows 10 end of support is looming
OSes07 Aug 2024 | 41
Google splats device-hijacking exploited-in-the-wild Android kernel bug among others
And Qualcomm addresses 'permanent denial of service' flaw in its stuff
Patches06 Aug 2024 | 8
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course
Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?
Research03 Aug 2024 | 146
Azure Linux 3 hits general availability – but don't expect any frills
Microsoft's distribution gets a new LTS kernel
OSes02 Aug 2024 | 9
50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution
In 1974, Gary Kildall got the first version working and changed the world of operating systems
OSes02 Aug 2024 | 135
Microsoft whiz dishes the dirt on the Blue Screen Of Death's colorful past
CrowdStrike reminded the public that BSODs still exist. Their origins go back decades
OSes02 Aug 2024 | 38
Too late now for canary test updates, says pension fund suing CrowdStrike
That horse has not just bolted, it's trampled all over kernel space
CSO01 Aug 2024 | 114
Linux updates with an undo function? Some distros have that
Snapshots, failover, recovery, and uninstallation on a plate
OSes01 Aug 2024 | 31
Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 'Orchid' is rewriting how Linux works
In front, unmodified GNOME; underneath, it's all a bit strange, but purposefully so
OSes31 Jul 2024 | 44
No love lost between Apple and Nvidia as iGiant chooses Google chips for AI training
Things are getting Tensor between Cupertino and Nv
AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 9
Apple Intelligence beta lands in iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 previews
At last, the world-changing innovation of ML emojis can be yours to enjoy
AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 17
Microsoft finds a new way to irritate Windows 11 users – a backup pop-up
Ads in the Start Menu not annoying enough for you? Hold my beer
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 84
The port of the Windows 95 Start Menu was not all it seemed
Fnding your code on the cutting room floor decades after the event
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 25
Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' still the Bedrock choice for moving off Windows
Outsmarting Ubuntu's midlife crisis and dodging Flintstone-sized bugs
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 134
Post-CrowdStrike, Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by security tools
Updated Now there's an idea – parsing config data in user mode
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 49
OpenBSD enthusiast cooks up guide for the technically timid
If you want a simple step-by-step, this is the best we've seen
OSes25 Jul 2024 | 30
How a cheap barcode scanner helped fix CrowdStrike'd Windows PCs in a flash
This one weird trick saved countless hours and stress – no, really
OSes25 Jul 2024 | 89
The months and days before and after CrowdStrike's fatal Friday
Analysis 'In the short term, they're going to have to do a lot of groveling'
CSO25 Jul 2024 | 46
Arch-based CachyOS promises speed but trips over its laces
Hands-on Strictly for performance fiends with ultra-modern kit who want a distro to match
OSes23 Jul 2024 | 17
Tencent Cloud launches CentOS variant tuned for Chinese silicon
Another sign of China's technological turn inwards – but not, sadly, a SPARC revival
OSes23 Jul 2024 | 6
CrowdStrike file update bricks Windows machines around the world
Updated Falcon Sensor putting hosts into deathloop - but there's a workaround
Software19 Jul 2024 | 550
GNOME head honcho Holly Million steps down
As nonprofit behind the desktop environment of the world's most profitable Linux distro maker scours around for cash
OSes17 Jul 2024 | 44
Microsoft to intro checkpoint cumulative updates for Win 11
The mission? To spend less time in patch purgatory
OSes16 Jul 2024 | 12
Linux kernel 6.10 arrives with punched-up hardware support
Plus: Broader Rust abilities, better sandboxing, and more
OSes15 Jul 2024 | 6
Fresh programmer's editor on Linux lies Zed ahead
New project from Atom developer gains a second host OS
Software15 Jul 2024 | 48
PowerToys bring fun tweaks to Windows 10 and 11
Friday FOSS Fest Mac migrants (if any exist) will find Powertoys Run strangely familiar
OSes12 Jul 2024 | 39
Windows 11 is closing the gap on Windows 10
Market share increases for Microsoft's latest operating system
OSes10 Jul 2024 | 30
Critical Windows licensing bugs – plus two others under attack – top Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday Citrix, SAP also deserve your attention – because miscreants are already thinking about Exploit Wednesday
Patches10 Jul 2024 | 19
Raspberry Pi OS airs out some fresh options for the summer
Why go outside in the sunshine when you could play with tiny computers in a darkened room?
OSes09 Jul 2024 | 43
Oracle releases experimental next-gen kernel build
UEK-next is bleeding edge – unlike most CentOS-alikes
OSes05 Jul 2024 | 16
Experimental Mir-based tiling WM is winning acceptance outside Ubuntopia
Miracle-WM takes several more steps forward
OSes04 Jul 2024 | 18
Linux Mint 22 beta sprinkles Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu
Taste at your own risk
OSes03 Jul 2024 | 9
FreeDOS and FreeBSD prove old code never dies, just gets nifty updates
Anniversary time and both are going strong into their 30s
OSes02 Jul 2024 | 58
Windows: Insecure by design
Opinion Get your hands off my computer, Microsoft!
OSes28 Jun 2024 | 212
Apple crippled watchOS to corner heart-tracking market, doctors say
Normally it's the iGiant's prices that give the ol' ticker a hard time
Personal Tech28 Jun 2024 | 13
Microsoft yanks Windows 11 update after boot loop blunder
Tour of recovery options not supposed to be part of KB5039302
OSes27 Jun 2024 | 34
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 to receive support right up to end of Unix epoch
And there's a special offer on the CentOS-compatible Liberty Linux
OSes26 Jun 2024 | 10
Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes
Updated We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now
OSes26 Jun 2024 | 22
Andrew Tanenbaum honored for pioneering MINIX, the OS hiding in a lot of computers
Software System Award recognises his contributions to education
OSes25 Jun 2024 | 49
Linux geeks cheer as Arm wrestles x86
AlmaLinux and upstream kernel support for Raspberry Pi 5, plus a forthcoming high-performance Arm64 Tuxedo laptop
OSes24 Jun 2024 | 23
It's desktop refresh season in the land of the Windowsalikes
Those with curious disposition spoilt for choice as KDE 6.1, Cinnamon 6.2, and IceWM 3.5 all arrive
OSes24 Jun 2024 | 22
Apple Intelligence won't be available in Europe because Tim's terrified of watchdogs
These privacy rules might harm privacy! No, really, that's totally why we're doing this
AI + ML21 Jun 2024 | 65
Valkey gains momentum with broadening band of backers
AlmaLinux and Broadcom added to list of partners for open source Redis fork
OSes19 Jun 2024 |
Microsoft admits to problems upgrading Windows 11 Pro to Enterprise
Recent patches have broken the update path
OSes19 Jun 2024 | 12
GPU-accelerated VMs on Proxmox, XCP-ng? Here's what you need to know
Hands on Go ahead, toss that old gaming card in your box and boost your AI applications — you know you want to
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 14
That PowerShell 'fix' for your root cert 'problem' is a malware loader in disguise
Control-C, Control-V, Enter ... Hell
Research19 Jun 2024 | 18
CentOS 7 holdouts thrown a support lifeline by SUSE
Liberty Linux Lite to keep the updates coming for a few more years ... for a fee
OSes18 Jun 2024 | 12
Ada and Zangemann: Fancy reading your kids a book about FOSS?
Devconf.cz It's not every tech conference that has story-reading sessions… but maybe they should
OSes18 Jun 2024 | 11
Arm security defense shattered by speculative execution 95% of the time
'TikTag' security folks find anti-exploit mechanism rather fragile
Research18 Jun 2024 | 27
Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to Insiders
Everything is fine, despite Recall setting fire to the house that Gates built
OSes17 Jun 2024 | 15
Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act
Feature Business as usual needs a real change
Public Sector15 Jun 2024 | 45
Microsoft cancels universal Recall release in favor of Windows Insider preview
Wider release coming real soon – promise – after the Windows faithful give it a thrashing
OSes14 Jun 2024 | 52
Google borrows from Android to make ChromeOS better
'Large portions' of droid tech stack going into laptop OS plumbing
OSes12 Jun 2024 | 7
At Apple, AI stands for 'Apple Intelligence' – and it's coming to everything
WWDC Cupertino promises private smarts, on-device or in the cloud
AI + ML10 Jun 2024 | 53
Microsoft pulls Windows 11 24H2 from Insider Release Preview Channel
Recall controversies, performance problems, apps freezing as some call it 'disastrous'
OSes10 Jun 2024 | 58
Disenchanted Windows user? Pop open a fresh can of Linux Lite
Version 7.0 has landed – the Ubuntu Noble based one
OSes10 Jun 2024 | 78
Defiant Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial Recall – tho as an opt-in
Windows maker acknowledges 'clear signal' from everyone, then mostly ignores it
OSes07 Jun 2024 | 82
Microsoft updates accessibility feature Voice Access to auto-restart
How do you say something's crash-prone without saying it's crash-prone ...
OSes07 Jun 2024 | 6
Real-time and Core editions of Ubuntu arrive
And it's time to upgrade any Mantic Minotaurs you have lying around
OSes07 Jun 2024 | 8
Lansweeper finds a lot of CentOS Linux out there
Network scan reveals 26 percent of Linux boxes are CentOS 7, EOL later this month. What happens next?
OSes06 Jun 2024 | 42
Microsoft Research chief scientist has no issue with Windows Recall
As tool emerges to probe OS feature's SQLite-based store of user activities
OSes06 Jun 2024 | 114
Microsoft revives Windows 10 Beta Channel even though OS doesn't have long left
Windows Insiders set to get first hands on feature updates
OSes05 Jun 2024 | 13
Windows 11 and Linux gain ground among Steam gamers
Windows 10 still king of the hill for now
OSes04 Jun 2024 | 14
Analysts join the call for Microsoft to recall Recall
'Does any of this add real value for users or enterprises?'
OSes04 Jun 2024 | 55
Windows 11 tries to escape Windows 10's shadow with AI muscle
Edge cements its number two position for desktop browsers
OSes04 Jun 2024 | 62
Court accepts Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim's insider trading settlement
Billionaire Arista chief architect to pay inconsequential sum via SEC
Networks03 Jun 2024 | 7
Windows 11's Recall feature is on by default on Copilot+ PCs
Disabling the AI snapshotter requires a trip into Settings for ordinary users
OSes03 Jun 2024 | 43
Windows Subsystem for Linux gets enterprise friendly and plans a settings interface
Scared of editing a config file? There'll soon be a GUI for that
OSes31 May 2024 | 26
Endless OS 6: How desktop Linux may look, one day
An extra-robust, novice-friendly distro, with local apps, that's not ChromeOS
OSes31 May 2024 | 75
Windows 11 24H2 might call time on that old NAS under the stairs
Avoidance of evil intent means required SMB signing and no more guest fallback
OSes30 May 2024 | 76
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and AlmaLinux 8.10 released as end of the RHEL 8 line looms
Some derivatives haven't got there yet, but it's time to get a move on...
OSes29 May 2024 | 8
Fancy climbing the peaks of Alpine Linux? 3.20 is out
Tiny, powerful, uncluttered: not easy, but a lot to like
OSes29 May 2024 | 14
Not even Chromebooks can escape AI PC craze: Google to inject Plus laptops with LLM juice
New models will come with a year of Gemini Advanced, too
Personal Tech28 May 2024 | 5
Microsoft's Recall preview doesn't need a Copilot+ PC to run
Just because you could doesn't mean you should
OSes28 May 2024 | 55
Was there no one at Microsoft who looked at Recall and said: This really, really sucks
Kettle Our vultures weigh in on the week that was more 'what we Built' than 'what you can Build'
OSes25 May 2024 | 75
Ubuntu 24.04 upgrades available – to Mantic users
Enjoy some Noble Numbat novelty now – but excluding GNOME 46.1
OSes24 May 2024 | 15
Microsoft fixes the fix for the Windows Server 2019 NTLM problem
Installation problems with non-English language systems resolved
OSes24 May 2024 | 10
Manjaro 24 is Arch Linux for the rest of us
Because not everyone has time to be a tech guru
OSes24 May 2024 | 41
Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users
Updated ShrinkLocker throws steel and vaccine makers into the hurt locker
Malware Month23 May 2024 | 4
Microsoft gives Windows admins a break and MFA a hard push
Updates now optional, but Azure security is not
Software23 May 2024 | 5
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