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Original Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA
The historic computer software code that took Apollo 11 to the moon has been open-sourced and is available to anyone to read, download, and tinker with.
Microsoft simplifies Windows Insider program — fewer channels, and switching without wiping your device
Microsoft is simplifying the Windows Insider program with fewer channels, making it easier to switch between them and enable the latest features.
Ambitious hacker reduces worst-case memory latency by up to 93%, but with severe downsides
The clever software trick works on both x86 and Arm to radically reduce worst-case memory latency, but it has severe limitations, too.
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.
At least 80 different Microsoft Copilot products have been mapped out by expert, but there may be more than 100
An AI aficionado has put together a chart of all the Copilot products they could find. At the latest count there are 80.
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.
