In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI ...

Mohammad Shuaib Siddique knows his way around the guts of modern computers. He’s a senior systems software architect who lives where silicon, firmware, operating systems, and networks all come ...

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After using Windows all my life, Linux has shown me how much faster and more fun a computer can be, and I'm not going back ...

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Maintainers and developers are now using AI to help build Linux. Simultaneously, Rust has graduated to being a co-equal language with C for mainstream Linux development. However, the programming world ...

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