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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zak Killian ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NcvfDmThovA9wBhTA2KyUc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dave Plummer used several clever techniques to ensure that Windows Task Manager will always run while cutting the performance hit on your hardware when when it's opened. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:51:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:20:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AECRWDdiYaFn9DtvW8gXtW-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Linux 7.0 enables three new AI-specific keys for keyboards, an apparent expansion beyond the Copilot key — Google authors both the HID spec and the kernel patch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Linux 7.0 kernel has merged support for three new keycodes intended for a coming wave of laptops with dedicated AI agent keys. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UyYubhwJ8FW3BrD6bxgzkd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Valve engineer shocks Linux community with game-changing VRAM hack for 8GB GPUs — breakthrough solution turbocharges gaming by prioritizing VRAM for games while background tasks take a back seat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Natalie Vock, a dev on Valve's Linux graphics driver team has introduced new fixes that optimize VRAM usage for games in Linux. Previously, any background task could make the OS evict game data from VRAM and throw it into system memory, but now it'll be able to correctly prioritize the game running in foreground. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VDSz2WepX2pPc6pd65bcUM-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Clippy, Microsoft’s hapless Office assistant, was retired 25 years ago today — its irritating spirit lives on in 100+ Copilots ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft’s Clippy was put out to pasture a quarter century ago. This hapless, and some would add ‘irritating,’ productivity assistant would no longer be enabled by default in Office, starting April 11, 2001. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:27:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eyaTBF7HvhAjm2qbV9XeCk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft simplifies Windows Insider program — fewer channels, and switching without wiping your device ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft is simplifying the Windows Insider program with fewer channels, making it easier to switch between them and enable the latest features. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:12:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew E. Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux — country accelerates plans to ditch US-based software in digital sovereignty push ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ France is accelerating its digital sovereignty plans. In an official press release this week, the country’s DINUM announced its “exit from Windows in favor of workstations running on the Linux operating system.” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:41:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:12:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rh5kLKHAvNzqnaeftVA6a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ macOS has a 49.7-day networking time bomb built in that only a reboot fixes — comparison operation on unreliable time value stops machines dead in their tracks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[MacOS]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iQuEPAp7t2Vifo2u2ZjxuN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Expert maps out more than 80 different Microsoft Copilot products, but there may be more than 100 — 'What happens when you name everything Copilot,' an AI consultant mapped out the myriad products ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An AI aficionado has put together a chart of all the Copilot products they could find. At the latest count there are 80. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:47:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:06:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMxo8Y3gv3zZpRRf2wbt5T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Linux kernel developers appear to have started to dismantle support for the legendary Intel 486 CPU. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8QGkMbkDm8MZbB6wmBrczZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft to force updates to Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older Windows 11 OS versions — 'intelligent' update system uses machine learning to determine when a device is ready  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Windows 11 24H2 systems are being upgraded to 25H2 automatically, as Microsoft aims to streamline updates before support ends. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:04:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kunal Khullar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/696ThUkeRGRQegzxaqz24B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Every Microsoft engineer got a stopwatch,' says Windows veteran reminiscing about company's past focus on speed — asserts that 'everything' was timed to ensure acceptable performance in the 1980s ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A former president of Microsoft’s Windows Division has been reminiscing about the lean and efficient coding regime at Microsoft in the 1980s. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive, OS from 1992 running on 2025 hardware — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iBeKJNtxzBcYMQZVFFUXUW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS show that Canonical has quietly raised the minimum RAM requirement for its popular Linux-based operating system by 50%. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SnrWme89odSfJjPBZ6MRTH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows 11 — fixes broken March preview update rollout from last week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The latest Windows 11 emergency update tackles widespread install errors and replaces the problematic KB5079391 rollout. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:42:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kunal Khullar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TkBHr4q4dABADhgVr5NHp-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest Windows 11 update is broken, refuses to install — Microsoft pulls latest update over missing files error ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Another month, another broken Windows update — what's new? Well, this update was supposed to bring "production-quality" improvements, which means it's part of Microsoft's efforts to fix its AI enshittification. Ironically, the update won't even install for most users and has since been pulled with no workaround ready so far. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:07:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wtvN9xqGhNUsjD72V6UgyY-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Apple’s Mac OS X turns 25, has prospered across three hardware architecture changes — from PowerPC, through Intel x86, to Apple Silicon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This week Apple’s Mac OS X enjoyed its quarter century anniversary. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pMJmRVdZPFHZiMq4XrH6V3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable support, however ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft has blocked the registry trick that allowed Windows 11 users to enable a native NVMe driver on their PCs. However, third-party tools can still help with a workaround. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wbScJz3RrD7JtJhaJpT9rZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, said in a post on X on Friday that it will not comply with emerging laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data at setup. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:16:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wUuHeVd83rRmkYZ6cSNmwf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft promises major improvements to Windows 11 performance, reliability, and updates — lower RAM usage, fewer Copilot interactions, and enhanced File Explorer incoming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft promises serious improvements to Windows 11 performance, reliability, and updates ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZMEEZ9xAE2ivUk5ne2fkgD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft and Samsung scramble to fix a major C: drive lockout bug on Galaxy devices — faulty Galaxy Connect app leaves users with 'limited' recovery options following recent Windows 11 update ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A bug with a Samsung app on Windows 11 has caused some users to lose access to their C: drive, following the installation of the KB5077181 security update, according to a notice posted by Microsoft online. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TsmphJBEjLSbKdkEmn6Qum-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Clean-room reimplementation’ of DR-DOS hits early beta, modernizing the operating system 38 years after its debut — runs Doom, Warcraft, SimCity, and other period-appropriate titles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ DR DOS version 9.0 is now in beta testing, with Revision 291 recently released and available for anyone to download and test. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3NAXy8Gpdm6SkgbPGCdJok-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RTX 5090 gets 12% gaming boost in Ubuntu 26.04, thanks to optimizations with Gnome 50 — latest popular distro update brings significant performance uplift for Nvidia's top GPU ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Phoronix tested Ubuntu 26.04 on an RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 and found that the new version performs up to 12% better on the 5090 compared to Ubuntu 25.10. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RH2UfQ4PEty8QdC39Tkoom-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI vibe-coded operating system is so bad it can't even run Doom — Vib-OS can't connect to the internet, browser app is an image viewer [Updated] ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new vibe-coded operating system performed as woefully as expected during a 9-point check process. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aUT8FzQCyYHiBNz3ZGXown-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Windows 11 continues gaining traction, nears 75% market share — Windows 10 finally on the way out, some five months after Microsoft axes support ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Windows 11 finally breaks 70% market share, five months after Microsoft ended support for Windows 10. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amiga Workbench Simulator helps you pick your ultimate retro desktop — TAWS recently updated with refinements to OS 3.2, AmiBench presets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation has been updated with refinements to Workbench 3.2, AmiBench, and more. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g9ZBJc85D2ym6ur6yRS5tn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The law's broad definition of an "operating system provider" pulls in not just Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, but Linux distributions and Valve's SteamOS. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CBt66kAwURokqymNekYL97-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Developer's 1994 Linux desktop recreation runs in your browser as a modern web app — open-source project brings old-school CDE interface back from the dead and features classic 90s web browser, text editor, and more ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new GitHub project has resurrected the 1994 Linux experience with this Debian clone in your browser, a pixel-for-pixel recreation of the original Common Desktop Environment that early Unix system users will be familiar with. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:12:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v5xGHmoyTqEyVrhNsdZWJb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 — major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A major kernel update, Linux 7.0, has been officially released. Although it'll take some time to show up in various Linux distros, the kernel comes with preliminary support for AMD's upcoming Zen 6 and Intel's Nova Lake. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GS7gXxfBQBEo6KvaLYY3Jk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Creator of Window's Task Manager shows off 'probably what Task Manager would look like if I were still around' — Tempest AI's retro-futuristic dashboard code shared to Github ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dave Plummer created Tempest AI to play the classic Atari game, but he also built a dashboard which imagines what Task Manager should look like if he were still in charge of it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bkk9ehChxL8XvoGLB23H5W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 27 years after launch, Apple's decades-old iBook lineup can still get legacy updates from the company's servers — 21-year-old iBook G4 seamlessly connects to Wi-Fi, downloads updates with no mods ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Redditor has passionately shown off their 21-year-old iBook G4 on the r/MacOS subreddit, arguing that Apple's extensive software support goes against the planned obsolescence accusations they get. In the post, OP's vintage iBook can be seen ready to download updates after connecting to the internet, even today. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YyXyr3ZNPiwPWcdzEbVdGE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 30 years later, the iconic 'Bliss' green hill from Windows XP is still thriving — lucky passerby captures the hill looking almost identical to the 1996 photograph in 'super rare' event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Redditor travelling through Napa Valley on 18th February 2026 was lucky enough to see the iconic "Bliss" hill in a form close to the original wallpaper. This terrain is usually covered in vineyards, so it doesn't look as picturesque, but during rare times of the year, you can catch glimpses of its unaltered beauty. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/muYtdjidKSRdUw3aBcSa83-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's new Windows 11 speed test is just a link to Ookla's Speedtest via Bing —  button housed in the taskbar in latest Insider Preview build ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amidst endless complaints over the instability and bloating nature of Windows 11, Microsoft's latest insider builds add new emojis and a taskbar feature for its beta testers. Now, you can check your internet speed by right-clicking the network icon or opening network quick settings, where you'll be taken to a simplified Ookla Speedtest inside Bing. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rufus devs blame Microsoft for blocking latest Windows 11 ISOs, resulting in IP bans — Windows Insiders can't download latest Insider ISOs and are met with IP bans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Multiple Windows Insider users and one of Rufus' developers reveal that they can't download any of Microsoft's latest Insider Preview ISOs. Users who try to are met with an IP block. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TkBHr4q4dABADhgVr5NHp-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weathr app turns the Linux terminal into a live weather display — background ASCII animated real-time weather show is powered by Open-Meteo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An open-source Rust-based app teleports real-time ASCII art-based weather animations into your terminal backdrop. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ge2X37u3hh2CTmqxjkDU3N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Linux kernel 7.0 finally abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chipset's EDAC driver — removal marks goodbye to the legendary motherboard chipset ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Linux kernel 7.0 does away with 440BX EDAC driver ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sDn2qWtXneZJ5EAcMGwpYQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Linux Mint team considers longer gaps between releases in attempt to accelerate development efforts — current six-month cycle means ‘we spend more time testing, fixing, and releasing than developing’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Linux Mint developers want to break from their self-imposed six-monthly cycle to build more ambitious updates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:40:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7B7LZeDWDLHr9zQMQBHu7C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 will be for Arm devices only at launch — Snapdragon X2-powered devices officially shipping with 26H1 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft has released an all-new version of Windows 11, 26H1, that is designed only to support the Snapdragon X2 and unnamed future bleeding-edge hardware. 26H1 will be device-specific, and PCs running Windows 11 25H2 can't upgrade to it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:56:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates to plug security holes before they happen — if you bought a PC last year, you should be set ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates for Windows PCs. If you bought one in the past year, you should be set, but others should be sure to keep up with Windows 11 updates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew E. Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it — desktop use and gaming may see boost, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hopes to use as default Kernel ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/torvalds-confirms-linux-kernel-7-0-is-almost-ready-for-release-bringing-many-performance-improvements-with-it-desktop-use-and-gaming-may-see-boost-ubuntu-26-04-lts-hopes-to-use-as-default-kernel</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Linux Torvalds confirms that the Linux kernel 7.0 is almost ready with multiple performance improvements. We could see it in April with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:52:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7exXKWnvLPqdVEpF4LkSjE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yet another Windows update is wreaking havoc on gaming rigs worldwide — Nvidia recommends uninstalling Windows 11 KB5074109 January update to prevent framerate drops and artifacting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nvidia representative recommends GeForce graphics card owners to uninstall the Windows 11 KB5074109 update to solve framerate drops and gaming artifacts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:03:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhiye Liu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tGcy5zaQqgrGNChc28FYod-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft is reportedly working to fix Windows 11's most annoying flaws — wants to restore the operating system's reputation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Complaints about Windows 11 bugs and glitches from the Windows community have apparently reached a tipping point. Microsoft is reportedly using all of 2026 to fix Windows 11's core issues. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:13:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Leaked images showcase Android's new Aluminum OS desktop interface — Google's nascent Windows rival spotted in screen recording of a Chromebook bug ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker accidentally revealed the desktop interface of a device supposedly running on Aluminum OS, Google's upcoming replacement for ChromeOS that will unify it with Android. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:34:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[ChromeOS]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q4m8WA7w3r6sTM8NrA4YBL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds — formal plan drawn up now community is 'getting grey and old' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Linux kernel community draws up contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:59:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ids4kQSJRnSAyRq48R9Br7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs — sched_ext framework informed by lunar phases, cosmic weather reports, and dynamic time slicing ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/dev-creates-astrology-powered-cpu-scheduler-for-linux-makes-decisions-based-on-planetary-positions-and-zodiac-signs-sched-ext-framework-informed-by-lunar-phases-cosmic-weather-reports-and-dynamic-time-slicing</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A software engineer has developed a fully functional Linux scheduler that takes its cues from the popular pseudoscience of astrology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:24:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bwujki4D37irHWE8XbcRE7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some PCs can't boot after latest Windows 11 security update, no fix in sight —mostly affects 24H2 and 25H2 versions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Windows security update bug has prevented some Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 users from booting into their PCs, requiring them to go to Windows Recovery Environment to uninstall the offering update just to use their computer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:34:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3bqjPsbEd6W9WtTAebSpJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Apple Mac turned 42 this weekend — we are still using the WIMP GUI WYSIWYG computing paradigm in 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A youthful Steve Jobs unveiled the original Apple Macintosh 42 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:12:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:49:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k4m6fBn6bu3Z2V5onaia8E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Busted ATM shows Windows 7 login page on screen — asks for username and password instead of PIN to dispense cash ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ATM in Manchester, England, is still running the 17-year-old operating system for dispensing cash. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N2a4fAxEsNUE8TGp8uFSdn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Linux can now handle Adobe Creative Cloud-era installers thanks to a series of patches built by PhialsBasement, an open-source developer who has fixed longstanding HTML and JavaScript rendering issues, alongside XML parsing errors in Wine. This enables Photoshop 2021 and even 2025 to run on the platform "butter smooth." ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Retro Apple emulator ported to $60 ESP32 microcontroller-powered touchscreen tablet — supports Mac OS8.1 and a virtual MC68040 CPU in major emulation leap ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new emulator makes running classic Apple Macintosh 68K software a breeze on a cheap, portable, IoT development kit. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FbWed2Vzyu92sQaATokDPF-1280-80.jpg">
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