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
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 | 86
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 | 49
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
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 | 57
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