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Linux prepares to axe legacy x32 hybrid mode — hybrid 32-bit/64-bit mode faces complete removal by 2027 due to low adoption
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.
IBM ThinkPad T43 enthusiast installs 'almost' every version of Windows on the single-core laptop without using virtual machine
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.
AMD leaves Linux FPGA users in the lurch with controversial Vivado licensing update
AMD has been accused of 'bait-and-switch' tactics following changes to the licensing of Vivado on Linux.
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California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages
SteamOS could still be affected
Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters on social media
Riot Games has updated its Vanguard anti-cheat software in Valorant to block cheaters using DMA devices that cost up to $6,000.
After a year, Firefox finally stops crashing on Intel's Raptor Lake CPUs
Mozilla spent more than a year investigating widespread browser crashes on Intel 13th-gen and 14th-gen systems.
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