Operating Systems

Meta's new smart glasses are heavier, but bring a display and a wristband
Meta is expected to unveil the Hypernova smart glasses at its Connect event next month. They will come with a wristband that acts as an input method. Read more...
2025-08-23 08:18
U.S. Government to take $8.9 Billion equity stake in Intel
The U.S. government is converting $8.9 billion in previously awarded grants to Intel into a 9.9% equity stake in the company. Read more...
2025-08-23 06:24
WhatsApp beta adds new Meta AI fact-check tool
Meta has released a new WhatsApp beta that allows you to quickly forward messages to Meta AI to get them fact-checked. This could hinder the spread of misinformation. Read more...
2025-08-23 06:08
KDE Plasma 6.5 Introducing "KISS" - An Initial System Setup Wizard
KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his customary weekend blog post to summarize all the interesting Plasma desktop developments for the week. Most exciting in recent days is Plasma 6.5 receiving an initial system setup wizard...
2025-08-23 05:33
Good news for KDE users: Plasma 6.5 will launch with a new OOBE wizard
The Plasma team has announced a major update in Plasma 6.5: a new OOBE wizard designed to deliver a more polished and user-friendly initial setup experience. Read more...
2025-08-23 05:04
Meta taps Midjourney's artistic AI to upgrade image generation for its users
Meta has announced a partnership with the AI research lab Midjourney to license its highly regarded text-to-image generation technology. Read more...
2025-08-23 04:48
Apple drags ex-employee to court for allegedly stealing Apple Watch trade secrets for Oppo
Another former Apple employee is in the company's crosshairs over allegations of stealing trade secrets and sharing them with his new employer, Oppo. Read more...
2025-08-23 04:32
Aviator is a Fast, User-Friendly App for AV1 Video Encoding on Linux
Heard of the AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) codec? Chances are you have, as this open source, royalty-free video compression standard is championed by the likes of Google, Netflix, Amazon, and even Apple. All for a very good reason (beyond the anyone-is-free-to...
2025-08-23 03:20
Apple reportedly prepping enterprise AI support beyond ChatGPT
On personal iPhones, users can decide whether they want Apple Intelligence to connect to ChatGPT. But on corporate devices, things can be trickier. That’s why Apple is reportedly adding support for enterprise accounts, but in a way that extends beyon...
2025-08-23 01:12
These are the best new MacBook deals this month: options as low as $599
In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $599. With looming global tariffs, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a...
2025-08-23 00:34
Microsoft admits Windows 11 KB5063878 AutoCAD admin request issue, OBS NDI audio video lag
Microsoft says Windows 11 bug that hurts the streaming of audio or video feed, especially when using apps like OBS in very specific cases. The post Microsoft admits Windows 11 KB5063878 AutoCAD admin request issue, OBS NDI audio video lag appeared firs...
2025-08-22 22:53
Apple reportedly in talks with Google to use Gemini AI in the revamped Siri
Apple is still lagging in generative AI, and a new report says the company may turn to its longtime frenemy Google for help, using Gemini as the foundation for a revamped Siri. Read more...
2025-08-22 22:34
Apple trained a large language model to efficiently understand long-form video
Apple researchers have developed an adapted version of the SlowFast-LLaVA model that beats larger models at long-form video analysis and understanding. Here’s what that means. more…
2025-08-22 22:27
In these regions, Google may still not let you blast your headphones at full volume
Google's Android hearing protection has long annoyed users for auto-lowering volume, but soon you may be able to control it depending on your region. Read more...
2025-08-22 22:18
I'm thankful for those Xbox Helldivers 2 reinforcements, because Sweet Liberty, the latest Major Order is absolutely absurd — can players pull it off?
It's a good thing Helldivers 2 players have Xbox reinforcements coming in hot, because they're going to need them just to have a chance at finishing this Major Order.
2025-08-22 22:00
GNOME's Glycin Lands "Dramatically Improved" JPEG-XL Image Loading Performance
Glycin 2.0 Beta 3 was released this week for the GNOME project providing a Rust-based library for decoding, editing, and creating images and associated metadata. Glycin is in turn used by a growing number of GNOME components for imaging needs...
2025-08-22 20:33
Trump confirms US government’s 10% stake in Intel, stock climbs
After hinting at it earlier this week, President Trump confirmed today during a World Cup press briefing, that the U.S. government will take a 10% stake in Intel, capping a pretty eventful two-week stretch. Here’s how that happened. more…
2025-08-22 20:19
Trump confirms US government’s 10% stake in Intel, stock climbs [Update: Intel statement]
After hinting at it earlier this week, President Trump confirmed today during a World Cup press briefing, that the U.S. government will take a 10% stake in Intel, capping a pretty eventful two-week stretch. Here’s how that happened. more…
2025-08-22 20:19
Get a copy of Microsoft Visio Professional 2021 for Windows for only $15
Present Data and Collaborate Better with Dozens of Templates and Thousands of Customizable Shapes. Read more...
2025-08-22 20:00
Apple drags ex-Apple Watch engineer to court over Oppo trade secret leak
Every now and then, we hear about Apple going after ex-employees who allegedly try to take trade secrets with them when they get hired by the competition. That’s the case with Chen Shi, a former Sensor System Architect for the Apple Watch team. Here ...
2025-08-22 19:15