Apple has rolled out its latest round of operating system updates. The 26.2 versions bring a new low-light video feature to Macs and refinements to the iPad’s multitasking system. It’s a maintenance release with a few notable tweaks.
Dell Technologies is reportedly in acquisition talks with Dataloop, an Israel-based startup that provides a platform for managing data for AI applications. The move would aim to enhance Dell’s AI infrastructure capabilities, particularly for vision AI using unstructured data like video and images.
Intel’s latest Cache Aware Scheduling patches for Linux show measurable performance gains on the new Xeon 6 Granite Rapids processors. The technique groups tasks to minimize cache misses. It’s a win for multi-socket servers.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT predictably led Apple’s 2025 most-downloaded free apps list, boasting over 800 million weekly users. Yet, Google’s aggressive push with Gemini has triggered a “code red” at OpenAI, highlighting the shaky financial ground beneath the AI hype.
Microsoft is committing to a long-term project to refine the Windows 11 gaming experience. The company says it will focus on background workload management, power tuning, and graphics optimizations, with updates rolling out continuously through 2026 and beyond.
Framework has officially increased the price of DDR5 memory for its Laptop DIY Edition by 50%. The company blames a severe supply crunch and warns further hikes on other products are “highly likely.”
Physicists have shattered a long-standing quantum limit, the temporal Tsirelson’s bound, using a three-qubit system. The trick? Controlling one qubit with a quantum superposition state, which made the target qubit robust against decoherence for five times longer.
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
