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Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11
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
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
YouTube bug reportedly maxing out CPUs.
Popular 90s search engine ‘Ask Jeeves’ finally bites the dust
IAC, the parent company of Ask Jeeves, is finally putting the search engine out to pasture after 30 years.
Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs
Utah's Online Age Verification Amendments, formally Senate Bill 73, take effect on May 6.
Microsoft now recommends 32GB of RAM as the future-proof 'no worries' config for gaming
32 GB is no longer being considered as overkill.
45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage
Microsoft continues to make some of the earliest chapters of its operating system history open-source and freely available. Here's 86-DOS 1.00, released on its 45th anniversary, for example.
PS5 Linux loader goes public, turning ‘Phat’ consoles into full Linux PCs
Only PS5 Phat consoles on older firmware 3.00, 3.10, 3.20, 3.21, 4.00, 4.02, 4.03, 4.50, or 4.51 are supported.
