Mini PC NPUs look exciting on paper, but Proxmox passthrough still feels too fragile for regular home lab use.

Linux 7.2 has removed the kernel-side strncpy API after a six-year cleanup, shifting low-level code toward explicit ...

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been released for the CIFSwitch flaw, which allows low-privileged users to escalate to root on vulnerable Linux systems. A vulnerability that lurked in the ...

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Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux, a major part of Valve's Proton and now Wine 11 is finally here. Each year a new main release is made, so that developers and ...

Microsoft takes the security of their operating systems seriously, and Windows 11 brought many security improvements. The biggest change lies in the tampering protection, that is now required by ...

The kernel is the part of the operating system that facilitates interactions between hardware and software components. On most systems, it is loaded on startup after the bootloader and handles I/O ...

You have to read the headline on Nvidia’s latest GPU announcement slowly, parsing each clause as it arrives. “Nvidia transitions fully” sounds like real commitment, a burn-the-boats call. “Towards ...