Microsoft is rolling out a ‘turbo mode’ for Windows 11 installation as part of the big drive to fix the OS

Microsoft has introduced an option to make Windows 11 installation much faster — just be aware of the dangers of taking this shortcut.
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I’m a smart glasses expert — and Apple’s rumored Meta Ray-Bans rivals could tempt me to switch thanks to one key strength

Apple’s privacy-first approach could help it dominate the smart glasses sector.

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Want to pause Windows 11 updates for as long as you want? Your wish could soon come true

Microsoft recently promised users more control over updates for Windows 11, and it looks like it might soon deliver.
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Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement

After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code.
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Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance

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.
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Linux 7.0 enables three new AI-specific keys for keyboards, an apparent expansion beyond the Copilot key — Google authors both the HID spec and the kernel patch

The Linux 7.0 kernel has merged support for three new keycodes intended for a coming wave of laptops with dedicated AI agent keys.
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Valve engineer shocks Linux community with game-changing VRAM hack for 8GB GPUs — breakthrough solution turbocharges gaming by prioritizing VRAM for games while background tasks take a back seat

Natalie Vock, a dev on Valve’s Linux graphics driver team has introduced new fixes that optimize VRAM usage for games in Linux. Previously, any background task could make the OS evict game data from VRAM and throw it into …

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Clippy, Microsoft’s hapless Office assistant, was retired 25 years ago today — its irritating spirit lives on in 100+ Copilots

Microsoft’s Clippy was put out to pasture a quarter century ago. This hapless, and some would add ‘irritating,’ productivity assistant would no longer be enabled by default in Office, starting April 11, 2001.
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Original Apollo 11 code open-sourced by NASA — original Command Module and Lunar Module code repos are now public domain resources

The historic computer software code that took Apollo 11 to the moon has been open-sourced and is available to anyone to read, download, and tinker with.
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Microsoft simplifies Windows Insider program — fewer channels, and switching without wiping your device

Microsoft is simplifying the Windows Insider program with fewer channels, making it easier to switch between them and enable the latest features.
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