Operating Systems

LLVM Clang 21 Compiler Helping Squeeze More Performance On 5th Gen AMD EPYC "Turin"
With LLVM 21.1 having been released last week as the newest half-year feature update to this open-source compiler stack, I have begun benchmarking Clang 21 on a variety of systems for getting a feel for the performance over Clang 20. Eventually it will...
2025-09-02 10:42
Anno 117: Pax Romana gets a free demo ahead of launch, but there's a time limit
Ubisoft has released a demo experience for its upcoming city-building and management game Anno 117, offering both Latium and Albion in Sandbox Mode. Read more...
2025-09-02 10:32
"I need fewer heads": Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI agents have replaced 4,000 support roles at the company — but remains deeply skeptical of AGI, which he likens to hypnosis
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff recently revealed that he scaled down the company's support staff from 9,000 to 5,000 due to productivity gains from AI agents.
2025-09-02 10:14
AI agents reduce Salesforce workforce by 4,000 — Marc Benioff questions AGI hype
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff recently revealed that he scaled down the company's support staff from 9,000 to 5,000 due to productivity gains from AI agents.
2025-09-02 10:14
Apple @ Work Podcast: Legal Hold solves a key problem with macOS backups
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...
2025-09-02 10:00
Windows 11 climbs to new all-time high on Steam
Windows 11 keeps attracting new users among gamers, and Valve reports that the operating system has reached a new all-time high market share. Read more...
2025-09-02 09:58
This Windows-style Linux distro lets you enjoy a Windows 11 experience without Microsoft's red tape — as Windows 10 nears its end
Winux is a Linux operating system heavily inspired by Windows 11 and 10, from the Start menu to desktop icons — allowing users to maintain their workflow without Microsoft's bureaucracy.
2025-09-02 09:56
WINUX: The Linux Distro Giving Windows 11 Users a Familiar Experience Without Red Tape
Winux is a Linux operating system heavily inspired by Windows 11 and 10, from the Start menu to desktop icons — allowing users to maintain their workflow without Microsoft's bureaucracy.
2025-09-02 09:56
Arch Linux's Archinstall No Longer Treating LVM-Based Installs As "Beta"
Arch Linux's convenient text-based OS installer "archinstall" is out with a new release today that promotes Logical Volume Manager (LVM) based installs no longer as "beta" quality...
2025-09-02 09:12
sudo-rs Is Now The Default sudo Of Ubuntu 25.10
Earlier this year Canonical announced plans for using sudo-rs as the Rust-written sudo implementation by default for Ubuntu 25.10 along with Rust Coreutils and other Rust system components. The sudo-rs goal has been achieved with the newest Ubuntu 25.1...
2025-09-02 08:30
Google denies major Gmail security warning that says 2.5 billion users are in danger
Google has played down reports that 2.5 billion Gmail users are at risk and need to update their passwords. It said Gmail remains very secure. Read more...
2025-09-02 08:28
OpenStack PoC? No problem!
Setting up a proof of concept (PoC) environment is often one of the first steps in any IT project. It helps organizations to get to grips with the technology, validate the idea, and identify any potential risks. However, setting up an OpenStack PoC has...
2025-09-02 07:00
Microsoft killing popular browser add-on extension on Edge, Chrome as you won't need it
Microsoft is killing another one of its free, popular and highly rated apps, this time in the form of browser extensions on Chrome and Edge. Read more...
2025-09-02 06:48
New GIMP Plug-In Integrates Google Gemini AI Image Creation
Separate from yesterday's upstream new GIMP 3.2 development release, open-source developer Josh Ellithorpe announced the creation of a new GIMP plug-in dubbed "Dream Prompter" for bringing the power of Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview model to t...
2025-09-02 06:44
FFmpeg swscale Rewrite Begins Landing With 2.6x Faster Overall, As Much As 254x
Now that FFmpeg 8.0 has shipped for this widely-used multimedia library, development is back on of major feature work toward the next major release. Landing on Monday was the initial code for a major rewrite to the swscale code in providing a new frame...
2025-09-02 06:27
Intel Power Slider Support For Panther Lake Set To Premier In Linux 6.18
Last month Intel posted new Linux patches for a "SoC power slider" feature premiering with upcoming Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" laptops. That SoC Power Slider support for the Intel int340x is now expected to be upstreamed with the Linux 6....
2025-09-02 06:14
Linux's Current & Future Rust Graphics Drivers Getting Their Own Development Tree
To help in accelerating the development of kernel graphics drivers and any other NPU/accelerator drivers written in the Rust programming language, the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem is creating its own DRM-Rust development tree for drivers an...
2025-09-02 05:57
Hello Developer: September 2025
Be ready for the new design. Whether you’re a longtime pro or a hobbyist, get inspired and make your apps and games look their best by exploring videos, downloads, and docs.Plus, sign up for one-on-one appointments to dive into machine learning and A...
A closer look at the 50th Anniversary Surface Laptop
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Microsoft Surface team has created 50 limited-edition Surface Laptops featuring unique cosmetic details. Read more...
2025-09-02 01:58
Stolen luggage at LAX recovered thanks to Apple AirTag
An Apple helped a West Hollywood man recover his stolen suitcase after landing at Los Angeles International Airport last week. Here’s what happened. more…
2025-09-02 01:29