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Developer's 1994 Linux desktop recreation runs in your browser as a modern web app — open-source project brings old-school CDE interface back from the dead and features classic 90s web browser, text editor, and more
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (240+ words) Dial back to the 1990s with this Debian Linux clone in your browser If you're tired of the modern internet, then why not dial back to the 1990s? One nostalgic developer has recreated the pinnacle of early Linux operating systems with the…...
AI tool OpenClaw wipes the inbox of Meta's AI Alignment director despite repeated commands to stop — executive had to manually terminate the AI to stop the bot from continuing to erase data
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (238+ words) It's almost like we could all see this one coming. Several commenters immediately spotted the problem, all while chiding Yue for making this basic blunder while being in charge, of all things, of Alignment (AI safety) at Meta Superintelligence. Since…...
OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source — Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role
1+ week, 4+ day ago (636+ words) OpenAI also pledges continued support for OpenClaw. Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, (AKA MoltBot and ClawdBot), has joined OpenAI with his AI assistant tool set to be maintained as part of an open source foundation, Reuters reports. OpenAI is…...
Weathr app turns the Linux terminal into a live weather display — background ASCII animated real-time weather show is powered by Open-Meteo
1+ week, 6+ day ago (173+ words) Find out what it's like outside without looking away from your CLI. Though you might appreciate the clean, unfussy minimalism of the Linux terminal, it can also be extensively customized using a few lines of code, as shown in our guide....
Nvidia now produces three times as much code as before AI — specialized version of Cursor is being used by over 30,000 Nvidia engineers internally
2+ week, 5+ day ago (347+ words) Generative AI is coding for Nvidia. Nvidia's internal code commits have tripled since it mobilized 100% of its engineers with AI-assisted programming tools. Cursor, an IDE made by Anysphere, now enables over 30,000 developers at the company in AI code generation. "Cursor…...
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, thinks it can still be saved — despite some parts being 'optimized for nastiness"
4+ week, 1+ day ago (253+ words) Creator of the web believes the "battle for [its soul]" can be won. It wasn't until the polarization of the 2016 U.S. election that he had enough with the Web's toxicity, something that reportedly left him "devastated." He acknowledges that social media…...
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"
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (351+ words) Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, has been its lead maintainer since its inception in 1991. That's a long way back now, and in the man's own words, the kernel community is "getting grey and old." Interestingly enough, though, it…...
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
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (414+ words) 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'Tom's Hardware A software engineer has developed a fully functional Linux scheduler that…...
Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (424+ words) Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux " Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes'Tom's Hardware The dev published a set of patches that target deep compatibility issues pertaining to MSHTML and MSXML3: two…...
Dev creates selection of UEFI games you have to beat in order to boot your computer — 10-month project will shut down your PC if you lose
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) Mark Tyson is a news editor at Tom's Hardware. He enjoys covering the full breadth of PC tech; from business and semiconductor design to products approaching the edge of reason. Would you like to face a gaming challenge every time…...