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1981.

Two cybersecurity employees plead guilty to carrying out ransomware attacks (theverge.com)

2025-12-30 | by Emma Roth | get Norton → | tags: attacks, goldberg, goldberg martin

1982.

Win32 is the stable Linux ABI (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-30 | get Windows → | tags: just, linux, reactos

1983.

Open source project brings 53-year-old interface to USB — GPIB adapter v3 adds integrated Ethernet port with PoE (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-30 | by Mark Tyson | get GPIB → | tags: gpib, hardware, project

1984.

Open source USB to GPIB adapter v3 adds integrated Ethernet port with PoE support — new version of legacy GPIB and IEEE-488 support hardware expected in January (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-30 | by Mark Tyson | get GPIB-to-Ethernet → | tags: gpib, hardware, project

1985.

Grab this 4K gaming PC with an RTX 5080 and 9800X3D for just $2,499 before prices skyrocket — $200 saving on powerful Skytech rig with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-30 | by Ben Stockton | get Gaming PC → | tags: gaming, gaming pc, hardware

1986.

Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system — nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-30 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Unix v4 → | tags: emulator, hardware, linux

1987.

US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to BlackCat ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-30 | get Nigerian Ransomware → | tags: blackcat, digitalmint, extortion

1988.

Why your coding skills are more essential than ever in the AI age (zdnet.com)

2025-12-30 | by Joe Mckendrick | get Machine Learning → | tags: code, coding, engineers

1989.

Russian Enthusiasts Planning DIY DDR5 Memory Amidst Worldwide Shortage (slashdot.org)

2025-12-30 | get DDR5 → | tags: chips, cost, doesn

1990.

Roomba expands Matter support, adding HomeKit compatibility to multiple vacuums (9to5mac.com)

2025-12-30 | by Marcus Mendes | get Vacuum Cleaner → | tags: home, matter, robot

1991.

Loss32: Let's Build a Win32/Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-29 | get Win32 → | tags: desktop, just, linux

1992.

D7VK reaches version 1.1 and adds new frontend and experimental Direct3D 6 support — Direct3D 7-to-Vulkan translation layer runs old games with native performance (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Bruno Ferreira | get DirectX 11 → | tags: game, games, hardware

1993.

Asus teaser video outs upcoming 'Neo' motherboards for AM5 — updates could include new AIO connector, M.2 upgrades, and NitroPath DRAM for ultra-fast DDR5 (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Zhiye Liu | get Motherboard → | tags: asus, hardware, motherboards

1994.

Cinebench 2026 out and ready to hammer CPUs and graphics cards six times as hard — updated benchmark includes an SMT core test (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Bruno Ferreira | get CPU-Z → | tags: chips, cinebench, engine

1995.

Five Years of Tinygrad (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-29 | by The Singularity Is Nearer | get Smartwatch → | tags: code, lines, software

1996.

Why the electrical grid needs more software (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-29 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Grid → | tags: batteries, grid, power

1997.

Roborock CES teaser features a robot vacuum’s greatest enemy: stairs (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-29 | get Vacuum → | tags: hardware, miss, roborock

1998.

Hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware campaign with 2.8 million downloads (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-29 | get KMSAuto → | tags: clipper, kmsauto, malware

1999.

IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing — even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Zak Killian | get RAM → | tags: hardware, market, memory

2000.

Corsair MP700 Micro 4TB SSD Review: A monster in the tiny M.2 2242 form factor (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Shane Downing | get MicroSD → | tags: controller, corsair, drive

2001.

Thermaltake's new AIO cooler requires paid OpenAI subscription to generate custom backgrounds for $0.04 per prompt — "AI Forge" feature taps into OpenAI's platform and JiMeng (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Hassam Nasir | get AIO → | tags: credit, image, openai

2002.

Thermaltake's new AIO cooler uses Dall-E 3 to generate custom backgrounds for $0.04 per prompt, requires paid OpenAI subscription — "AI Forge" feature taps into OpenAI's platform and JiMeng (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-29 | by Hassam Nasir | get AIO → | tags: credit, image, openai

2003.

You’ve been targeted by government spyware. Now what? (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-29 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Spyware → | tags: apple, device, google

2004.

Romanian energy provider hit by Gentlemen ransomware attack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-29 | get Cybersecurity software → | tags: attack, energy, incident

2005.

Louis Gerstner, the man who saved IBM, dies at 83 — industry mourns the passing of transformative CEO (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-28 | by Anton Shilov | get IBM → | tags: gerstner, hardware, leadership

2006.

Software engineers should be a little bit cynical (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-28 | get Open Source → | tags: cynical, engineers, software

2007.

Save over $500 on the cheapest RTX 5070 gaming laptop we've seen with an OLED screen — Grab Lenovo's Legion 5 with a Ryzen 7 350 CPU for as low as $1,137 with discount code (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-28 | by Hassam Nasir | get OLED screen → | tags: deals, hardware, image

2008.

Security Bite: A note on the growing problem of Apple-notarized malware on macOS (9to5mac.com)

2025-12-28 | by Arin Waichulis | get Notarization → | tags: apple, malicious, malware

2009.

Ditch the Subscription: Get Lifetime Access to Windows 11 Pro for Just $10 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-28 | get Windows 11 → | tags: access, just, security

2010.

Supersonic Jet Engines Will Soon Power AI Data Centers (cnet.com)

2025-12-28 | by See Full Bio | get Jet Engines → | tags: apps, apps software, need services