Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips.

It is powered by a RISC-V chip, has a hardware mic mute switch, and costs $49.99.

Brave strips out AI, Rewards, Wallet, and VPN, but ad and tracker blocking stay intact for Origin users.

Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for consumers by an additional year, allowing enrolled devices to continue receiving security updates until October 12, 2027.

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After DirtyFrag, DirtyClone exposes another Linux kernel flaw that may let local attackers gain root access on vulnerable systems.

A former Microsoft engineer who was behind Task Manager has built a fully working, 2.5KB Notepad clone that doesn't ship with slop.

An aggressive password-spraying campaign targeting Microsoft 365 environments generated more than 81 million login attempts over a two-week period.

The laptop starts at $2,899 and scales up to an eye-watering $11,944 for a custom config.

The new OpenVPN update patches seven security vulnerabilities affecting DNS handling, TLS-Crypt-v2, NTLMv2 proxy responses, and more.

Brave Browser 1.92 introduces support for Containers that isolate cookies and site data per tab.

Greg Kroah-Hartman says Linux leads CVE counts for the first half of 2026, arguing the numbers reflect responsible reporting, not poor security.

OpenSSH 10.4 is now available with fixes for sftp, scp, and sshd, plus experimental support for ML-DSA 44 and Ed25519 composite signatures.

StatCounter’s June 2026 report shows Linux at one of its strongest recent positions, while Windows falls to 56.55%.

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Debian 13.6 and Debian 12.15 are now available with security updates, bug fixes, refreshed installation images, and Debian 12 entering LTS.

Pop!_OS 24.04 users can now enable COSMIC’s long-awaited Frosted Glass effect, with a wider Linux rollout expected next week.

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