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macOS has a 49.7-day networking time bomb built in that only a reboot fixes
The macOS networking stack has a bug that creates a 49.7-day-long countdown to disaster that currently requires a reboot to fix, as discovered by AI service provider Photon.
Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU
Linux kernel developers appear to have started to dismantle support for the legendary Intel 486 CPU.
Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system
A retro computing connoisseur has bare-metal installed and booted Microsoft Windows 3.1X on a Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti PC system.
Microsoft to force updates to Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older OS versions
Windows 11 24H2 systems are being upgraded to 25H2 automatically, as Microsoft aims to streamline updates before support ends.
'Every Microsoft engineer got a stopwatch,' says Windows veteran reminiscing about company's past focus on speed
A former president of Microsoft’s Windows Division has been reminiscing about the lean and efficient coding regime at Microsoft in the 1980s.
Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system requirements by 50%
The release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS show that Canonical has quietly raised the minimum RAM requirement for its popular Linux-based operating system by 50%.
Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows 11
The latest Windows 11 emergency update tackles widespread install errors and replaces the problematic KB5079391 rollout.
