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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.
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
Linus Torvalds says AI bug reports have made the Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable'
"AI detected bugs are pretty much by definition not secret, and treating them on some private list is a waste of time for everybody involved."
Microsoft is working on a fix to downgraded GPU drivers in Windows Update — new system uses multiple IDs
Microsoft finally confirms that Windows 11 downgrades GPU drivers on OEM devices, and is planning to launch a partial fix by Q4 2026.
Microsoft launches Cloud‑Initiated Driver Recovery for remote rollback of faulty updates
Microsoft introduces Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery, an important Windows reliability change designed to minimize buggy driver mayhem.
Microsoft staunchly defends its new "Low Latency Profile" for Windows 11 that boosts CPU clocks for faster load times
The quest to fix Windows 11 is a bumpy one.
Dell SupportAssist update is crashing PCs with constant blue screens and reboot loops
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.
AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from Linux
AMD’s landmark K5 processor family will no longer be supported by Linux when kernel version 7.2 arrives.
