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Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive
By Bruno Ferreira last updated
Backblaze redefines "unlimited" while users discover it's not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al

Microsoft offers $2 million sweepstake for Edge users, but no one noticed for a month
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft has readied a new $2M prize pot to tempt users to adopt its Edge browser.

Microsoft's April patch puts Windows domain controllers into reboot loops
By Luke James published
Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot cycles.

Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes
By Zak Killian published
After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code.

Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers
By Jowi Morales published
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.

Linux 7.0 enables three new AI-specific keys for keyboards, an apparent expansion beyond the Copilot key
By Luke James published
The Linux 7.0 kernel has merged support for three new keycodes intended for a coming wave of laptops with dedicated AI agent keys.

Valve engineer shocks Linux community with game-changing VRAM hack for 8GB GPUs
By Hassam Nasir published
No more spilling into system memory.

Clippy, Microsoft’s hapless Office assistant, was retired 25 years ago today
By Mark Tyson published
Due to rose-tinted retro spectacles, people may have forgotten their frustrations with Clippy.
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