GoKawiil - Tech News

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macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 features redesigned traffic light window controls (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-17 | by Zac Hall | tags: macos 27, golden gate, apple

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Windows is losing a command-line tool that dates back to the Windows 2000 days (techspot.com)

2026-08-17 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows, wmic, wmi

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Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support in 60 days (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: windows server 2022, microsoft, windows server 2025

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Show HN: Desktopcolors.com – A museum for solid background colors of classic OS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: desktopcolors.com, windows 3.1, solid background colors

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The little-known winstart.bat batch file (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Raymond Chen | tags: winstart.bat, autoexec.bat, virtual machine manager

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Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead Winter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Andrej Flis | tags: super el niño, kelvin wave, westerly winds

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It's Not Just RAM: Windows Licenses Are Also Pushing Up PC Prices (slashdot.org)

2026-08-15 | by Posted | tags: windows 11, microsoft, pc manufacturers

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Nvidia turns $5B Intel stock bet into $30B windfall — filing reveals new $21B SpaceX stake and complete exit from Arm stock (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Anton Shilov | tags: nvidia, intel, spacex

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Devs blame Windows for VLC media player bug that causes 33-second delay when playing MP3 files — creators allege Microsoft Defender blocking plugin cache is to blame (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: vlc media player, microsoft defender, windows 11

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Three new Windows flaws can bypass security, gain system privileges, and even install malware remotely (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: windows, usenix security, shieldbreak

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So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: solar, sunzia wind, trumbull energy

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A Windows Defender bug is making VLC take 30 seconds to open an MP3 file (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows defender, vlc media player, videolan

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Dell XPS 13 review: The first budget laptop to rival Neo raises the bar for all PCs (zdnet.com)

2026-08-14 | by Kyle Kucharski | tags: dell xps 13, neo, macbook

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Shell investigates 'potential incident' after Clop data theft claims (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: clop, shell, cve-2026-12569

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The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one (theverge.com)

2026-08-14 | by Sean Hollister | tags: msi, claw ex, steam deck

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Microsoft Retreats In China (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: microsoft, china, windows

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Microsoft Is Combining Its Copilot Apps Ahead of a 'Super App' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: microsoft, copilot, microsoft 365

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Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-13 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: windows zero-day, microsoft defender, nightmare eclipse

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Disgruntled security researcher just dropped another Windows zero-day, right on schedule (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows zero-day, microsoft, windows defender

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Windows 11's new CPU-boosting speed trick is rolling out to all apps (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows 11, microsoft, low latency profile

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Microsoft expands CPU-boosting feature to all Windows 11 apps (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: microsoft, windows 11, low latency profile

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Microsoft patches LegacyHive Windows zero-day vulnerability (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: legacyhive, microsoft, windows

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Microsoft is merging Copilot and Copilot 365 into one unified app - and retiring 3 features (zdnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Lance Whitney | tags: microsoft, copilot, microsoft 365

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Microsoft is combining its Copilot apps ahead of a ‘super app’ (theverge.com)

2026-08-13 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: microsoft, copilot, microsoft 365

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It’s Not Just RAM: Windows Licenses Are Also Pushing Up PC Prices (cnet.com)

2026-08-12 | by Omar Gallaga | tags: windows, microsoft, ram

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Android malware combo takes out loans and relays victims' credit cards (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: android, windrelay, spynote

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After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: windows, microsoft, windows defender

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Microsoft fixes 421 bugs and a Windows zero-day in August Patch Tuesday - update ASAP (zdnet.com)

2026-08-12 | by Lance Whitney | tags: windows, microsoft, patch tuesday

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Plug and Pwn attack uses fake USB devices for Windows SYSTEM access (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: windows, plug and pwn, usb devices

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Lazarus hackers exploited Windows zero-day to target defense firms (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: lazarus, windows zero-day, cve-2026-68820