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The Intel i386 turns 40 years old — 275,000 transistors running at 16MHz changed personal computing forever

Introduced in October 1985, the third-generation x86 processor was the first 32-bit chip in Intel’s PC line, the origin point for the IA-32 instruction set, and the architectural turning point that transformed personal computing.

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Linus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and says it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live' — Linux honcho puts dev on notice for late submissions, too

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has publicly dismissed a RISC-V code contribution from a Google engineer as 'garbage.'

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds is still on the 'same old boring Radeon RX 580', which is a sign I probably don't need that upgrade I've been eying up

What a card it is.

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Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

Linux creator Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 and an Intel laptop for kernel development, as revealed through a bug report involving DSC on his ASUS 5K monitor. His deliberate use of modest, open-friendly hardware subtly pushes back against AI hype and proprietary bloat.

Tom’s Hardware

Bill Gates just met the creator of Linux for the first time ever — "No major kernel decisions were made" at Azure CTO's dinner

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, finally met in person at a friendly dinner.

Windows Central

Linus Torvalds has apparently met Bill Gates for the first time in person and before you ask, no he didn't clock him in the face

It's a far cry from the days when Linux was "a cancer" in the eyes of Microsoft.

PC Gamer

Bill Gates Finally Meets Linux Creator Linus Torvalds At Microsoft Exec's Dinner, Decades After Powering Rival Operating Systems

After decades of shaping the computing world from opposite sides of the operating system divide, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds have finally met—at a private dinner hosted by a top Microsoft executive.

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Long-time rivals Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time, have dinner — 'No major kernel decisions were made, but maybe next dinner'

Photo shows the first meeting between two legends of the tech world, Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, standing together after a dinner.

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds returns to a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blues — the low-profile quiet keyboard lifestyle wasn't for him

Linus Torvalds has returned to using a mechanical keyboard, packing his preferred Cherry MX Blue keyswitches after six months using a quiet, low-profile deck.

Tom’s Hardware

Git turns 20 as we celebrate decades of open-source software distribution

Git was founded 20 years ago today by Linux Tarvalds and Junio Hamano who continues to maintain the project today.

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds rages against ‘random turd files’ in Linux 6.15-rc1 directories

Linus Torvalds is back at his explosively scatological best in a recent rant about a Linux 6.15-rc1 pull request.

Tom’s Hardware

Head of top Apple Mac Linux distro resigns, citing burnout and slamming Linus Torvalds leadership

Hector Martin has resigned from Asahi Linux “effective immediately,” citing burnout and Linux community challenges.

TechRadar

Linus Torvalds kicked the Russians out of Linux, now they're creating a sovereign Linux community in Russia — Ministry of Digital Development steps in

The Russian Ministry of Digital Development has sprung into action with plans to create its own Linux community.

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds slams AI as ‘90% marketing and 10% reality’

Linux creator Linus Torvalds thinks AI is largely empty marketing today, but hopes this could change soon.

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Linus Torvalds wouldn't touch AI with a 10-foot pole because it's 90% marketing and 10% reality: "I think AI is really interesting, and at the same time, I hate the hype cycle so much that I really don't want to go there"

In a recent interview, Linux Kernel lead developer, Linus Torvalds claimed that AI is 90% marketing and 10% reality. He added that he ignores the tech because "the whole tech industry around AI is in a very bad position."

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds reckons AI is ‘90% marketing and 10% reality’

Linus Torvalds recently offered his opinion on the merits of artificial intelligence (AI) as we know it.

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds slams supporters of delisted Russian driver maintainers as ‘trolls’

Linus Torvalds has dismissed those concerned about the recent dismissal of Russian kernel driver maintainers as trolls.

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds is "fed up with buggy hardware and completely theoretical attacks" — Linux kernel creator lashes out ahead of proposed kernel code modifications

Linus Torvalds speaks out against pre-emptive kernel code changes due to buggy or exploited CPUs.

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Linus Torvalds says RISC-V will make the same mistakes as Arm and x86

Linus says RISC-V development will likely make the same mistakes that the x86 and Arm chips made during their development cycles.

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds now favors Ampere Arm chip over Apple Silicon MacBook for building Linux kernels — says he's now doing more Arm64 Linux testing than ever

Linux creator Linus Torvalds is still using his AMD workstation, but splitting his time between that and Arm64 systems for builds and testing.

PC Gamer

Today's AI may just be 'autocorrect on steroids' but it's made Linus Torvalds mellow out over Nvidia

Torvalds and Hohndel talk AI at the recent Open Source Summit, where the former thinks it's made Nvidia better, the latter thinks it's just autocorrect.

The Guardian - UK

Shipwrecked treasures, stolen art and a Chinese chess disgrace – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

TechRadar

Never was so much owed by so many to so few - a look at the unheralded heroes of the open source world

A tribute to the unknown warriors of open source.

Tom’s Hardware

Linus Torvalds Is Tired of AMD's 'Stupid' fTPM Errors

The Linux creator criticized the persistence of AMD fTPM errors, which should have been eradicated by a BIOS patch last year.

The Guardian - UK

French kings, a Tammy teaser and no one-trick pony – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

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