Microsoft just gave PowerToys a nifty new feature — and I think it’s high time some of these goodies came to Windows 11
 Microsoft just gave PowerToys a nifty new feature — and I think it’s high time some of these goodies came to Windows 11

Microsoft is busy improving Windows 11, and there’s an obvious easy win it’s missing: porting over smart PowerToys features.

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‘The version Microsoft will build should be known as Copilot OS’: Windows built around AI may not be happening, but leaked concept remains a grim portent for desktops
 ‘The version Microsoft will build should be known as Copilot OS’: Windows built around AI may not be happening, but leaked concept remains a grim portent for desktops

Remember Microsoft’s vision of Windows built around AI? That recent leak has been raked over — and fresh details of ‘Copilot OS’ make me more nervous about the future.

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Some Mac users think they’re installing OpenAI Codex, but it’s actually a malware that can steal passwords in seconds

An elaborate scheme was designed to deploy AMOS, a known macOS infostealer malware.

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Linux was announced by Linus Torvalds 35 years ago today — humble OS started with 10,000 lines of code but has now grown to 40 million, dominates global infrastructure

The development of Linux, a free ‘hobby’ operating system, was announced by Linus Torvalds 35 years ago today.

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Windows veteran’s vibe-coded Task Manager now also runs on Mac and Linux — downloadable app is the result of a 107-page spec fed to Claude Code
 Windows veteran’s vibe-coded Task Manager now also runs on Mac and Linux — downloadable app is the result of a 107-page spec fed to Claude Code

Legendary Windows developer Dave Plummer has been busy finessing his revamped Task Manager, now dubbed TMOG.

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Decades-long Linux ownership dispute effectively dead after Xinuos appeal rejected — US Court of Appeals halts the legal wrangling over IBM’s and Red Hat’s use of Project Monterey UNIX code

A decades-long dispute over the ownership of Linux looks like it is over. Earlier this month the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Xinuos’ continued claims that IBM and Red Hat improperly contributed jointly‑developed Project Monterey UNIX code to Linux.

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Microsoft’s latest move to pay people to use Edge looks desperate — and an odd new Bing app is worrying too
 Microsoft’s latest move to pay people to use Edge looks desperate — and an odd new Bing app is worrying too

An app has been spotted that makes Bing your default search, and some users see it as another reason to leave Windows 11.

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Microsoft blames RGB peripherals for crashing Windows 11 — RGB software is causing blue screens, crashes, and game freezes
 Microsoft blames RGB peripherals for crashing Windows 11 — RGB software is causing blue screens, crashes, and game freezes

RGB software is reportedly wreaking havoc on Windows PCs. The drivers used by these applications can trip up anti-cheat software, causing your games or entire system to crash. For now, the only solution is to disable the driver until an official update.

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I wore these obnoxious, travel-focused smart glasses for a week on vacation and learned more than I’d bargained for about the stony steps of Santorini
 I wore these obnoxious, travel-focused smart glasses for a week on vacation and learned more than I’d bargained for about the stony steps of Santorini

The L’Atitude 52°N are a promising debut from this new player in the smartwatch game, but they’re not without their issues.

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25 years after the death of 3dfx, the Voodoo 3 gets a Linux driver update — classic Voodoo GPUs can now boot without a PC BIOS
 25 years after the death of 3dfx, the Voodoo 3 gets a Linux driver update — classic Voodoo GPUs can now boot without a PC BIOS

It’s been a quarter-century since the firm folded, but the graphics chips still have utility in esoteric use cases.

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