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Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-09 | get Microsoft Dev Account Suspension Kit → | tags: microsoft, wireguard, veracrypt

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Investigating Split Locks on x86-64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | by Chester Lam | get Intel 12th Gen Core i7 → | tags: x86-64, split locks, intel

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Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-07 | get Intel 486 Processor Upgrade → | tags: linux kernel, intel 486, linus torvalds

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Toyota built a fake dining room to teach execs about American size. It’s a lesson for every leader (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-07 | get American Size Dining Set → | tags: toyota, american dining room, japan

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Electronics enthusiast begins breadboard-based Intel 386 system build — a large step up from their previous PC-XT and PC-AT breadboard projects (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-07 | by Mark Tyson | get Intel 386 Processor Kit → | tags: intel 80386, breadboarding labs, compaq deskpro 386

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Intel isn't done with Raptor Lake, will keep 14th-gen chips in production (techspot.com)

2026-04-07 | get Intel Raptor Lake CPU → | tags: intel, raptor lake, club386

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Intel confirms 14th-gen Raptor Lake CPUs and LGA1700 remain in production (techspot.com)

2026-04-07 | get Intel Raptor Lake CPU Cooler → | tags: intel, raptor lake, lga1700

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Show HN: A (marginally) useful x86-64 ELF executable in 301 bytes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-06 | get Tiny ELF Executable Kit → | tags: x86-64, elf executable, linux

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Linux Finally Starts Removing Support for Intel's 37-Year-Old i486 Processor (slashdot.org)

2026-04-06 | by Posted | get Intel i486 Processor Emulator → | tags: linux, intel, linux kernel

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Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU — head honcho Linus Torvalds says 'zero real reason' to continue support (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Mark Tyson | get Intel 486 CPU Emulator → | tags: linux, intel 486, linus torvalds

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Hobbyist builds a homebrew Intel 8086 ISA accelerator card — maker’s project improves integer multiplication on these retro systems by 250% (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Mark Tyson | get Intel 8086 Microprocessor Kit → | tags: intel 8086, isa card, bradthx

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The Evolution of x86 SIMD: From SSE to AVX-512 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-04 | by Burak Güngör | get Intel AVX-512 Processor → | tags: x86 simd, sse, avx-512

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Show HN: Anos – a hand-written ~100KiB microkernel for x86-64 and RISC-V (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-04 | get Minimalist Microkernel Kit → | tags: microkernel, anos, risc-v

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Double the Dazzle: April Brings Two Meteor Showers to the Night Sky (cnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by See Full Bio | get Meteor Shower Night Light → | tags: orion spacecraft, artemis ii, lyra meteor shower

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Level up your gaming setup with this Core Ultra 5 250K Plus bundle for $299 — save $60 with ASRock's rock-solid B860 motherboard (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Zhiye Liu | get ASRock B860 Motherboard → | tags: core ultra 5 250k plus, asrock b860, arrow lake refresh

76.

Big-Endian Testing with QEMU (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get QEMU Emulator for Testing → | tags: qemu, big-endian, gcc

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Microsoft issues emergency update for Windows 11 — fixes broken March preview update rollout from last week (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-01 | by Kunal Khullar | get Windows 11 Update Kit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, kb5086672

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Analyzing Geekbench 6 under Intel's BOT (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-01 | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: intel binary optimization tool, geekbench 6, panther lake

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New Windows 11 emergency update fixes preview update install issues (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-01 | get Windows 11 Update Troubleshooter → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, kb5086672

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AMD says it will buy Intel, completing the strangest reversal in chip history (techspot.com)

2026-04-01 | tags: amd, intel, x86

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Show HN: Crazierl – An Erlang Operating System (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | get Erlang/OTP Programming Book → | tags: erlang, crazierl, gen_tcp_dist

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Learn Something Old Every Day, Part XVIII: How Does FPU Detection Work? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-28 | by Posted On | get FPU Detection Tool → | tags: fpu detection, intel 8086, 286 cpu

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Apple’s Mac OS X turns 25, has prospered across three hardware architecture changes — from PowerPC, through Intel x86, to Apple Silicon (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-28 | by Mark Tyson | get Apple Silicon MacBook → | tags: mac os x, apple silicon, powerpc

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April Ignites the Night: Two Meteor Showers Are On the Way, and Here's How to See Them (cnet.com)

2026-03-26 | by See Full Bio | get Meteor Shower Viewing Kit → | tags: lyrid, eta aquariids, a.e. thatcher

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Intel’s Binary Optimization Tool tested and explained — how the iBOT translation delivers up to 18% faster gaming performance, 8% on average (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-26 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Optimization Software Suite → | tags: intel, ibot, core ultra

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Razer Releases New Blade 16 Gaming Laptop With Intel Panther Lake, Brighter OLED (cnet.com)

2026-03-25 | by See Full Bio | get Razer Blade 16 Gaming Laptop → | tags: razer, blade 16, intel panther lake

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What came after the 486? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-23 | by Dave Farquhar | get Intel Pentium Processor → | tags: intel, pentium, amd

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What Came After the 486? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-23 | by Dave Farquhar | get Intel Pentium Processor → | tags: intel, amd, cyrix

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Intel released its first Pentium chip on this day 33 years ago, came packing 3.1 million transistors — fifth-gen x86 chip built on an 800nm process (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-22 | by Mark Tyson | get Intel Pentium Processor → | tags: pentium, intel, x86

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Intel may finally extend desktop CPU socket support to multiple generations (techspot.com)

2026-03-21 | get Intel CPU Socket Adapter → | tags: intel, desktop cpu, socket support