First Windows 10 …now it’s Microsoft Outlook users who are hit by serious glitch
It’s not been the best few weeks for Microsoft. Ever since the Redmond-based firm pushed out its Windows 10 May 2020 Update, it has been dogged by issues with a…
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ARM and Linux take the supercomputer TOP500 crown
For years, x86 processors and Linux have ruled supercomputing. Linux still runs 500 out of the TOP500 supercomputers in the world. For just about as long, x86 CPUs have dominated…
CEO of Open Technology Fund Resigns After Closed-Source Lobbying Effort
The head of the Open Technology Fund (OTF) Corporation, which funds internet freedom projects and technologies, resigned Wednesday because she said she became aware of a lobbying effort that would…
Windows 10 once more in print condition: Microsoft applies out-of-band fix to Patch Tuesday cock-up
Microsoft has addressed the printer issues introduced in Windows 10 with the recent Patch Tuesday updates while admitting that some Storage Spaces had also been borked by the May 2020…
Wailing Wednesday follows Patch Tuesday as versions of Windows 10 stop playing nicely with plugged-in printers
Windows 10 users woke up to borked printers following the monthly Microsoft bugfix party, Patch Tuesday. The issues appear connected to KB4557957 and KB4560960 for Windows 10 2004 and 1903/1909…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2020 Edition
June marks the fourth month in a row that Microsoft has issued fixes to address more than 100 security flaws in its products. Eleven of the updates address problems Microsoft…
Microsoft dropped for open source: Why Hamburg is now following Munich’s lead
In the latest development, during coalition negotiations in the city-state of Hamburg, politicians have declared they are ready to start moving its civil service software away from Microsoft and towards…
Windows 10 Critical Exploit Now Confirmed, Months After Microsoft’s Emergency Update
U.S. Government cybersecurity agency warns malicious cyber actors are targeting Windows 10 systems still vulnerable to a three-month-old critical security flaw.
From Earth to orbit with Linux and SpaceX
SpaceX’s workhouse Falcon 9 rocket, which flew NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, is powered by liquid oxygen, rocket-grade kerosene, and Linux.
Lenovo Adding Linux Option to ThinkStation and ThinkPad P Series
You can choose to have Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Ubuntu LTS pre-installed and Lenovo is guaranteeing ongoing support, security patches, software updates, and drivers.
Why Linux Adoption Skyrocketed in 2020
The most recent statistics show that the adoption of Linux is improving at a really fast pace, and while it’s still far from overtaking Windows, all these numbers suggest that…
Microsoft finally gives AppGet developer the credit he deserves
Microsoft is crediting a developer after he accused the company of copying the core mechanics of its new Windows Package Manager. AppGet developer Keivan Beigi provided a detailed account of…
Microsoft is blocking the Windows 10 May 2020 Update on lots of devices
Microsoft is preventing a large number of devices from updating to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. While the software company released the update last week, Microsoft has quietly acknowledged…
Microsoft copied its new Windows Package Manager from rival AppGet, claims developer
Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted.
Linux desktop org GNOME Foundation settles lawsuit with patent troll
The GNOME Foundation has settled a US lawsuit brought against it by Rothschild Patent Imaging, complete with an undertaking by the patent assertion entity that it will not sue GNOME…