After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds — formal plan drawn up now community is ‘getting grey and old’

Linux kernel community draws up contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds

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Dev creates astrology-powered CPU scheduler for Linux, makes decisions based on planetary positions and zodiac signs — sched_ext framework informed by lunar phases, cosmic weather reports, and dynamic time slicing

A software engineer has developed a fully functional Linux scheduler that takes its cues from the popular pseudoscience of astrology.
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XR glasses have had one major issue — and Xreal just solved it with a free update

I already thought my XR glasses were incredible, and now they can turn my favorite films and games into 3D thanks to a free update.
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Some PCs can’t boot after latest Windows 11 security update, no fix in sight —mostly affects 24H2 and 25H2 versions

A Windows security update bug has prevented some Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 users from booting into their PCs, requiring them to go to Windows Recovery Environment to uninstall the offering update just to use their computer….

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Microsoft admits Windows 11 update is nuking system drives, albeit there’s a ‘limited number of reports’ of these disasters

Windows 11 runs into another disastrous bug with its latest update — Microsoft admits an ‘issue in which devices are failing to boot’, worryingly.
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The Apple Mac turned 42 this weekend — we are still using the WIMP GUI WYSIWYG computing paradigm in 2026

A youthful Steve Jobs unveiled the original Apple Macintosh 42 years ago.

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The NexPhone could already be the most important hardware launch of 2026 — here’s why

Windows 11 in your pocket — why I think the NexPhone is the wake-up call that Microsoft desperately needs.

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‘We’re going to let VR be what it is’: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth addresses the major VR layoffs – and teases a new direction for the metaverse

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth has explained the company’s new approach to VR, the metaverse, and XR glasses.

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‘They are starting to realize no one wants Horizon integration’ — Meta announces a major Quest 3 change, but is it a blessing or a curse in disguise?

Your Meta Quest 3 is getting a big Horizon-related change in update v85.

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Microsoft shovels more features into Windows 11’s Notepad — but isn’t it time the company focused on fixing things instead?

Is this going to irritate a fair few Windows 11 users? You can pretty much bank on that.

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