Microsoft is directing its Windows engineers to tackle persistent bugs and performance issues in Windows 11. This push comes as user trust wanes and more PC gamers than ever are switching to Linux, with Steam’s survey showing over 3% of its users now on the open-source OS.
A modder has successfully cross-flashed the high-power vBIOS from ASUS’s ROG Matrix RTX 5090 onto the ROG Astral model. The hack unlocks an extra 200W of power but required a physical PCB modification on one variant. It’s a risky move that highlights the extremes of enthusiast overclocking.
Samsung is pushing a major software update to its 2024 and 2022 flagship tablets. The Galaxy Tab S10 and Tab S8 series are getting One UI 8.5 based on Android 16 QPR2, promising a revamped interface. The update is slated to arrive after the Galaxy S26 launch.
A major shift just happened in German corporate leadership. Siemens AG has overtaken SAP SE as the country’s most valuable company after SAP’s shares cratered on a disappointing sales forecast.
Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, JUPITER, is now operational at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. It’s part of a broader strategy to fuse high-performance computing, AI, and quantum technologies into a single, powerful platform for science and industry.
A leaked Google bug report has given us a first look at Aluminium OS, a desktop-style interface running Android 16. The footage shows a ChromeOS-like taskbar and window controls, hinting at a major convergence. But will it actually ship?
While Windows reviews for Intel’s new Panther Lake laptops are out, Linux performance data is still pending. The lead at Phoronix has pre-ordered an MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ model for testing but is still waiting for it to ship. Once it arrives, benchmarks should follow quickly.
A leaker on Weibo suggests Apple is developing a new, ultra-thin Face ID module, possibly for a future iPhone Air 2. This component could be the key to finally bringing Face ID to the MacBook, a feature fans have wanted for nearly a decade.
A research paper argues AI agents built on LLMs have a fundamental complexity ceiling. Beyond it, they will deliver incorrect answers, and even verification systems will fail. This casts a shadow on the rush to automate real-world tasks.
The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment is forking its own login manager, but it requires systemd-logind. This move explicitly drops support for FreeBSD and other non-Linux systems, highlighting a growing platform dependency for major open-source desktops.
