Operating Systems

Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released with Mesa 24.2, Experimental Software Centers
Solus 4.6 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux 6.10 and featuring updated GNOME, KDE Plasma, Budgie, and Xfce editions. Here's what's new! The post Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released with Mesa 24.2, Experimental Software Center...
2024-10-15 11:40
You can now subscribe to Apple TV+ inside of Amazon Prime Video
As previously announced, Amazon Prime Video is directly inside its app. Prime Video users can subscribe to Apple TV+ at the regular price of $9.99 per month, with a seven-day free trial for new subscriptions. The experience is still rolling out, but it...
2024-10-15 11:27
Initial Benchmarks Of The AMD AOCC 5.0 Compiler On 5th Gen EPYC
Last week when launching the AMD EPYC 9005 "Turin" processors, on the same day AOCC 5.0 was quietly released as the newest version of AMD's Zen-focused compiler derived from LLVM/Clang. With not only adding AMD Zen 5 "znver5" support but also additiona...
2024-10-15 11:00
ByteDance knew kids could get addicted to TikTok in 35 mins, and harmed their development
Accidentally released TikTok documents reveal that the company knows the app is addictive to children, and damaging to their mental and social development. The documents also show developer ByteDance knew that screen-time tools it introduced would be i...
2024-10-15 10:57
Windows 10 is getting a reworked 'About' section with more detailed PC specs
Windows 10 has less than one year of support remaining, but that does not stop Microsoft from adding some significant changes. Read more...
2024-10-15 10:56
OpenAI gains veteran support from a former Microsoft AI researcher — potentially expediting the ChatGPT maker's trajectory toward Sam Altman's coveted AGI benchmark
Sebastian Bubeck, one of Microsoft's top AI researchers, recently left the company to join OpenAI. He spearheaded operations on small language models like the lightweight Phi AI models.
2024-10-15 10:53
Internet Archive currently read-only after attacks; may go offline again [U]
Update on Oct 15: The Wayback Machine went offline again yesterday, and the organization says that it is currently read-only, with no updates possible. It also says the site may need to be taken offline for further maintenance. An Internet Archive data...
2024-10-15 10:29
Microsoft paused the rollout of certain features to Windows 11 23H2 insiders
If you are a Windows Insider with Windows 11 23H2 in the Release Preview Channel, some previously announced features will show up a bit later. Read more...
2024-10-15 10:08
Apple @ Work Podcast: AirPods Pro 2 and hearing aid technology
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2024-10-15 10:00
Say goodbye to passkey lock-in: FIDO's new specs enable secure transfers
The FIDO Alliance has released draft specifications for a new standard that will allow users to transfer passkeys securely. Read more...
2024-10-15 09:54
Ubuntu 24.10 Developer Preview Released For Snapdragon X1 Elite Laptops
Following last week's release of Ubuntu 24.10, today Canonical announced a developer preview of an Ubuntu 24.10 Linux build targeting Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite laptops...
2024-10-15 09:42
LLVM's Modern "Flang-New" Fortran Compiler Renamed To "Flang"
LLVM's modern Fortran compiler "flang-new" has now been renamed to "flang" for next year's LLVM 20 update...
2024-10-15 08:52
Windows 11 24H2 causing BSODs, Microsoft will reportedly halt update for more PCs
You’re not alone. Windows 11 24H2 is causing some PCs to crash with BSOD (critical process has died). I’m told Microsoft is aware of this and is planning to pause this year’s biggest upgrade on certain configurations. Reliable sources have inform...
2024-10-15 08:39
Users find unofficial workarounds as Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 eats up to 300Mbps data
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Technical Alpha is a massive internet bandwidth hog, with users claiming it gobbles up to 300Mbps or almost 132 GB per hour. Some unofficial workarounds are available. Read more...
2024-10-15 08:38
This Corsair and Black Ops 6 collection is the battle station of my dreams, but its availability is limited
Call of Duty has partnered with Corsair-owned brands to create the ultimate Black Ops 6 gaming setup, complete with a custom BO6 Stream Deck, Wave 3 microphone, SCUF controller, and more.
2024-10-15 07:49
Microsoft VP of GenAI research leaves for OpenAI amid AGI pursuit
Sebastien Bubeck, VP of GenAI research at Microsoft, departs for OpenAI to further his work on AGI, highlighting the fierce competition for AI talent in the industry. Read more...
2024-10-15 07:14
Solus 4.6 Released With Continued Merged Usr Migration, Experimental Software Centers
Solus 4.6 is out as the newest version of this popular desktop Linux distribution that is known for its default Budgie desktop while also shipping with other desktop options...
2024-10-15 07:02
Intel oneDNN 3.6 Improves Performance For Granite Rapids, Initial Xe2 Optimizations
Intel engineers have released the oneAPI Deep Neural Network Library "oneDNN" version 3.6 release that serves as the building blocks for deep learning software like ONNX Runtime, OpenVINO, Apache MXNet, Apache SIGNA, and optionally by PyTorch and Tenso...
2024-10-15 06:46
Unvanquished Working On OpenGL 4.6 Renderer Support
It's been a while since we have seen anything new to report on Unvanquished as one of the few remaining and promising open-source game projects. The Unvanquished FPS/RTS game has been in development for 12 years now and built atop the Daemon engine tha...
2024-10-15 06:38
ARM64 SMT Control Patches Updated For The Linux Kernel
While ARM-based SoCs with Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) aren't too common, there do exist some such as select models of the Huawei Kunpeng server SoC with SMT or there HiSilicon Kirin 9000S. As such Huawei/HiSilicon engineers have been working to ...
2024-10-15 06:25