Microsoft says Windows 11 now has one billion users, 'up 45% year-over-year', which is probably no surprise after Windows 10 was put out to pasture

But enough about the financials. The news I was most interested in came in MS CEO Satya Nadella's opening remarks, in which he revealed that its current OS has reached a significant milestone: "One ...

The Linux community now has a succession plan for when Linus Torvalds checks out, after an apparently uplifting discussion about 'our eventual march toward death'

"In the absence of an agreed-upon process, the community would find itself playing Calvinball at an awkward time." ...

8 Best LinkedIn AI Courses and Certifications to Take in 2026

Eight LinkedIn Learning courses to build AI skills in 2026, from generative AI and ethics to agents, productivity, ...

Succession: Linux kernel community gets continuity plan for post-Linus era

The document says: "Within 72 hours, $ORGANIZER will open a discussion with the invitees of the most recently concluded Maintainers Summit. A meeting of those invitees and the TAB, either online or in ...

Why Smart TVs Are Switching From Android OS

Android TV seems a lot less common as a smart TV OS these days. There are a few reasons why that is, and why it may not be as ...

5 essential Windows apps you won't find on Linux

From Photoshop to ShareX, we found the "software walls" that keep Linux users coming back to Windows.
The Register on MSN

China’s Deepin Linux gets a slick desktop - and, yes, built-in AI

Where FOSS desktop OSes meet geopolitics Hands On Uniontech's Deepin 25.0.10 release shows that the Chinese desktop world isn't waiting on Western tech. It's modern and good-looking, and (pausing only ...

'Stealing Isn't Innovation' campaign suggests that there's an ethical way to rip off human creativity

AI is the world's most efficient plagiarism machine, and it is coming for music. But, the recording industry isn't trying to ...

Windows Phone is somehow making a comeback in 2026

Ever wish your smartphone could double as a Windows 11-based pocket computer? Say hello to the NexPhone, a first-of-its-kind ...
TMCnet

Kubernetes Established as the De Facto 'Operating System' for AI as Production Use Hits 82% in 2025 CNCF Annual Cloud Native Survey

As Kubernetes becomes the platform of choice for AI workloads and organizations scale their deployments, the next wave of ...

I cracked Hyprland at last - thanks to this Arch-based Linux distro

Omarchy is an Arch-based distribution that uses Hyprland. You'll need skill and patience to get the most out of this OS. Hyprland is getting tons of coverage within the Linux community. If you've ...

Experts warn this new Chinese Linux malware could be preparing something seriously worrying

Check Point Research (CPR) has uncovered a previously unknown and unusually advanced Linux malware framework called VoidLink. In an in-depth report, CPR says VoidLink is cause for concern since it is ...