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Dell SupportAssist update is crashing PCs with constant blue screens and reboot loops
By Luke James published
SupportAssist Remediation is a background service that Dell bundles on its Windows PCs to automate system recovery and repair tasks, and a recent update is reportedly causing BSOD loops.

Former Epic director is building a European rival to the Unreal and Unity game engines
By Mark Tyson published
A heavyweight games industry veteran says he is building a fully European alternative to popular games engines from American and Chinese companies.

AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from Linux
By Mark Tyson published
AMD’s landmark K5 processor family will no longer be supported by Linux when kernel version 7.2 arrives.

Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole'
By Luke James published
The paper noted that VPN downloads spiked after enforcement began in the UK and several U.S. states.

Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996
By Mark Tyson published
Linux mascot Tux the penguin was first conceptualized by Linus Torvalds on this day in 1996.

Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11
By Mark Tyson published
A top Microsoft exec has admitted that Windows 11 still relies on a bunch of old code from the 1990s.

CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros
By Etiido Uko published
CISA warns of the actively exploited “Copy Fail” Linux flaw (CVE-2026-31431), enabling root access, with a public exploit released before patches were ready.

Suspected YouTube interface bug spikes RAM usage above 7 gigabytes, users report lag, frozen tabs
By Etiido Uko published
YouTube bug reportedly maxing out CPUs.
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