Quantum computing is moving from lab curiosity to real-world tool. According to Forbes, 2026 will be the year businesses start building practical applications and hybrid workflows, driven by cloud access and new hardware breakthroughs.
After years of complaints, Windows 11 is getting a proper dark mode in File Explorer. The December security patch KB5072033 is rolling out fixes for the blinding flash bug and inconsistent UI elements like progress bars and dialogs.
According to XDA-Developers, File Pilot is a new third-party file manager for Windows that aims to solve the performance and bloat issues of the native File Explorer. The app, currently in a free beta, offers a snappy experience with a commendable UI, a built-in preview inspector, and deep customiza
The old way of building satellite ground systems is unsustainable. According to ST Engineering iDirect’s CEO, the future is “Collective Alignment” with standards, cloud infrastructure, and AI. The company is betting its new Intuition platform is the answer.
The Qt toolkit is getting a significant performance boost for Linux. The just-released Qt 6.10 Release Candidate introduces a native abstraction for the modern io_uring I/O interface and adds a PipeWire audio backend.
AMD has officially unveiled FSR Redstone, its biggest update to the upscaling tech. It promises support in over 200 games by the end of 2025, but it only works on the upcoming Radeon RX 9000 series. This move creates a clear divide with older hardware.
According to a rumor, Microsoft might be trying to bring official Xbox 360 backwards compatibility to Windows PCs and handhelds. The company has teased big plans for the Xbox brand’s 25th anniversary in 2026. But it’s all very speculative for now.
Valve ended official support for Windows 7 and 8.x in the Steam client a year ago. Now, a developer named “Eazy Black” has backported the December 4, 2025 beta client to run on the old operating systems, requiring specific updates like Service Pack 1 and SHA-2 patches.
A massive coalition of environmental organizations is calling on Congress to pause new AI data center construction. They cite skyrocketing electricity demand, water consumption, and community disruption as key reasons for a federal moratorium.
The upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel is showing some early performance regressions compared to the stable 6.18 release. Using a powerful AMD Threadripper workstation, Phoronix is bisecting the code to find the problematic commits. The issues are affecting both server workloads and real-world tests like th
