Your favorite distro may look unique, but its grandparents have probably met mine.

Researchers found a way to bypass recent mitigations for Spectre v2 speculative execution side-channel attacks and developed ...

Privacy issues are eating Windows from the inside out. People will flock to open systems.

CVE-2026-64531 lets local users exploit Open vSwitch kernel memory corruption to gain root, with a public PoC covering ...

Security researchers have demonstrated a way for Anthropic’s Claude Cowork to escape its local safety environment on macOS ...

The Steam Machine may be one of the most exciting hardware launches this year, but depending on the types of games you play, it may not end up replacing your existing console or PC just yet. That's ...

The open-source project that keeps old smartphones running with a full Linux stack released postmarketOS 26.06 on June 21, delivering its biggest six-month update yet for owners of Android devices ...

Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source. AN OPERATING SYSTEM PROVIDER OR ...

For years, owners of Vizio smart TVs have had little control over the software running on their sets—software that can track viewing habits, push ads, and generally shape the experience of using the ...

The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers, with the Windows payload found deploying a Python-based ...

While not as polished as it appears on the surface, the free, highly customizable Ubuntu operating system serves as an excellent introduction to Linux, installing easily and running well. If you're ...

I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and using it in earnest for over twice as long. As a member of PCMag's software team, I focus on Windows coverage, but also write about other ...