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With, as yet, nothing by way of an explanation, Microsoft has decided to rename the iOS and Android versions of its Edge web browser.

Now known as Microsoft Edge: AI Browser the change of name does not appear to have been accompanied by any significant changes. The mobile web browser does, like so many Microsoft products, include its fair share of artificial intelligence-powered features as the company continues to bet big on the importance of AI.

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The Linux community has a reason to celebrate today with the release of Nitrux 3.2.1 "se". This latest iteration of the popular operating system offers cutting-edge software updates, bug fixes, performance enhancements, and extensive hardware support.

Dubbed "se" for its focus on a "safer environment," this release bolsters security across the system. A notable change is the system-wide implementation of a rigorous password policy. However, in a candid admission, the Nitrux team clarifies that while they have made substantial security enhancements, they don’t claim invulnerability to breaches.

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Windows 7 and 8 are now incredibly long in the tooth, and Steam has used the arrival of a new year to drop support for the aged operating systems.

The planned ditching of Windows 7 and Windows 8 was revealed by Steam-maker Valve way back in March. Now 2024 has rolled around, the company is staying true to its word. While this does not mean that games will simply stop working, it does mean that the Steam client for these versions of Windows will no longer be updated, and on-going functionality cannot be guaranteed.

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For years, the enterprise has built bespoke networks to connect all company resources. These networks were slow to build, but once built did not change much.

That's changing as networks become more complex and dynamic. Workers are highly distributed, edge computing has grown, most enterprises now connect to multiple clouds, and connecting to partners and customers is increasingly common.

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We've written about tiny11 on numerous occasions, and we're constantly impressed by what has been achieved in whittling Windows 11 to a bare minimum. Now the even lighter weight tiny11 core for ARM64 has been updated after months of radio silence; it is now based on Windows 11 23H2.

tiny11 core is seriously stripped back, meaning its hardware requirements are absolutely minimal. But it is also so bare bones that it’s not really recommended for daily use – it is designed not as a replacement for tiny 11, but as a "quick-and-dirty testbed or development platform".

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