This new Linux desktop runs like an app on your existing desktop - and I highly recommend it

Portable and modular, Orbitiny runs on top of your existing window manager - such as KDE Plasma or GNOME - like a regular app.
IEEE

A Sub-0.8-pJ/bit Universal Soft-Detection Decoder Using ORBGRAND

Abstract: Guessing random additive noise decoding (GRAND) has enabled the practical implementation of maximum likelihood (ML) or near-ML decoding, shifting the paradigm of code-specific decoder design ...

The latest Windows 11 Insider build hides more AI upgrades than you think

The latest Windows 11 Insider build quietly adds fresh tools, UI tweaks, and more AI features that hint at where the OS is heading next.
GeekWire

Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...