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Apple demonstrates cross-platform Siri upgrades in macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC

By Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill Published

At WWDC, Apple revealed its upcoming macOS update, macOS 27 Golden Gate, with a more refined Liquid Glass design and cross-platform Siri and Apple Intelligence features.

MacOS
RetroPad is a ‘full-feature-parity version of Notepad from XP’ in just 2,749 bytes

By Mark Tyson Published

A 'full-feature-parity version of Notepad' has been written in x86 assembly and it weighs in at under 3KB.

Windows
Bill Gates once starred in a bizarre Doom promo to push Windows 95 back in 1993

By Mark Tyson Published

Bill Gates gives a possessed Doom heavy weapon dude both barrels in a rediscovered Windows 95 plus DirectX gaming presentation.

Windows
Linux
Linux prepares to axe legacy x32 hybrid mode — hybrid 32-bit/64-bit mode faces complete removal by 2027 due to low adoption

By Aaron Klotz Published

Linux developers are discussing removing x32 ABI from the Linux kernel; a hybrid x32/64-bit mode that was never widely adopted by software developers.

Linux
IBM ThinkPad T43 enthusiast installs 'almost' every version of Windows on the single-core laptop without using virtual machine

By Mark Tyson Published

An IBM ThinkPad user boasts that they can install '(almost) all versions of Windows from NT 4 to 10 22H2' with driver support, without resorting to virtual machine (VM) technology.

Windows
An AMD Vivado logo image overlaid with Tux the Linux Penguin, who is crossed out with a large red 'X'.
AMD leaves Linux FPGA users in the lurch with controversial Vivado licensing update

By Zak Killian Published

AMD has been accused of 'bait-and-switch' tactics following changes to the licensing of Vivado on Linux.

Linux
Linux penguins
California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages

By Etiido Uko Published

SteamOS could still be affected

Linux
Linus Torvalds says AI bug reports have made the Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable'

By Luke James Last updated

"AI detected bugs are pretty much by definition not secret, and treating them on some private list is a waste of time for everybody involved."

Linux
Windows 10 laptop sitting on a desk in a dark room.
Microsoft is working on a fix to downgraded GPU drivers in Windows Update — new system uses multiple IDs

By Aaron Klotz Published

Microsoft finally confirms that Windows 11 downgrades GPU drivers on OEM devices, and is planning to launch a partial fix by Q4 2026.

Windows
Microsoft launches Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery for remote rollback of faulty updates

By Mark Tyson Published

Microsoft introduces Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery, an important Windows reliability change designed to minimize buggy driver mayhem.

Windows
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