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South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Microsoft support for Windows 10 ends soon. How to update to Windows 11 on PC or laptop
Windows 10 was launched in the summer of 2015 and now, a decade on, Microsoft is pulling the plug. On October 14, the software giant plans to discontinue support for that version of its operating system. This means that there will no longer be free updates for Windows 10. Theoretically, you could continue using it for the time being; the operating system will continue to work after October 14, Microsoft says. However, from that date onwards, security updates will cease, without which cyberattacks on newly discovered vulnerabilities will sooner or later become a major threat. So it makes sense to upgrade to Windows 11 in good time and avoid that risk. If you are running Windows 10 on your notebook or desktop PC, the likelihood is that you have been prompted by a pop-up window to upgrade over the past few months, perhaps repeatedly. Windows 11 is Microsoft's latest operating system. While Windows 10 will still work after Microsoft ends support for it, it makes sense to update to the new version sooner rather than later. Photo: Microsoft/dpa If you are not sure what version of the operating system you have, it is easy to check: right-click the Windows icon in the bottom left, then select 'System', and look under 'Windows Specifications/Edition'.
Gizmodo
7 days ago
- Business
- Gizmodo
Windows 11 Pro Is Going for Pennies on the Dollar, a 92% Price Drop Makes It Almost Free
If you're still using Windows 10 on your PC, or you've only upgraded to Windows 11 Home, you really need to get with the times. (No offense.) Windows 11 Pro is the standard bearer of PC operating systems now, representing a huge leap forward from Windows 10 and adding superior networking and security features to Windows 11 Home. Plus, a lifetime license to Windows 11 Pro costs less than a good mousepad now that it's selling at StackSocial for just $15. See at StackSocial Even if you're already running Windows 11 Pro, it's probably a good idea to have a spare license handy. Quick — do you know where your Windows license code or activation key is in case your PC desktop or laptop completely bricks on you? It's probably sitting somewhere on that bricked machine, and gone forever. A $15 backup OS is well worth heading off that headache. Best. Windows. Ever. While many of the previous iterations of the Windows OS earned middling reviews at best for its interface and ease of use, Microsoft really brought its A game to giving Windows 11 Pro a desktop and UX that's easy to navigate and easy on the eyes. It's the most user-friendly version of Windows yet, and also the one with the best potential for enhanced productivity. Snap layouts and desktops and improved voice typing and search features will come in handy on a daily basis. Windows 11 Pro also comes with Copilot, the highly rated AI assistant that not only helps you with searches and queries, it can also help you navigate Windows and your computer. Copilot is the fast and foolproof way to update the settings on your machine or search for files, and as a powerful AI tool it can also create images from your prompts, give you writing prompts for emails or other writing endeavors, and it can easily integrate with platforms like GitHub for collaborative work. Copilot is just a Windows logo key + C click away, or if you have a newer machine, there's a dedicated Copilot key waiting for you. All the Hits The Microsoft apps you need are already present and accounted for, including Teams and Widgets, along with advanced features like Azure AD, Hyper-V, BitLocker, and more. Gaming gets a big boost from Windows 11 Pro in the form of DirectX 12 Ultimate for amazing graphics, and the biometric login, encrypted authentications, and advanced defense against viruses and malware are your personal safety net. A 92% sale on basically anything is worth a second look, and when it's on the best and most recent operating system for your PC, it's one to jump on. Head to StackSocial now and get your lifetime subscription to Windows 11 Pro for just $15. See at StackSocial
Bloomberg
28-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Apple to Rebrand Its Device Operating Systems to Mark Major Overhaul
Apple Inc. is planning the most sweeping change yet to its operating system names, part of a software overhaul that extends to all its devices. The next Apple operating systems will be identified by year, rather than with a version number, according to people with knowledge of the matter. That means the current iOS 18 will give way to 'iOS 26,' said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plan is still private. Other updates will be known as iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS 26.
Zawya
22-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
VAST Data unveils the operating system for the thinking machine
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – VAST Data, today announced the result of nearly a decade of relentless innovation with the unveiling of the VAST AI Operating System, a revolutionary platform purpose-built to fuel the next wave of AI breakthroughs. Since the beginning of computing, every major technological revolution has been defined by the emergence of a new operating system. From the PC, to mobile, to the cloud – a unified software layer has abstracted complexity, democratized the use of new hardware, and reshaped how the world computes, communicates and innovates. Now, as AI redefines the fabric of business and society, the industry again finds itself at the dawn of a new computing paradigm – one where trillions of intelligent agents will reason, communicate, and act across a global grid of millions of GPUs that are woven across edge deployments, AI factories and cloud data centers. To make this world accessible, programmable, and operational at extreme scale, a new generation of intelligent systems requires a new software foundation. This is the moment VAST Data was built for. The launch of the VAST AI Operating System comes as the company has reached a historic milestone: the fastest path to $2 billion in cumulative bookings of any data company in history. With nearly 5x year-over-year growth in the first quarter of this year compared to last, and a cashflow-positive business model, VAST's hypergrowth reflects the market's demand for an operating system purpose-built to operationalize AI at unprecedented scale. The VAST AI Operating System is the product of nearly ten years of engineering toward a single purpose: to create an intelligent platform architecture that can harness this new generation of AI supercomputing machinery and unlock the potential of AI at scale. Developed from a clean sheet of paper, the platform is built on VAST's groundbreaking Disaggregated Shared-Everything (DASE) architecture, the world's first true parallel distributed system architecture – making it possible to completely parallelize AI and analytics workloads, federate clusters into a unified computing and data cloud and then feed new AI workloads with near-infinite amounts of data from one fast and affordable tier of storage. Today, DASE clusters support over 1 million GPUs around the world in many of the world's most data intensive computing centers. The scope of the AI OS is broad and will consolidate disparate legacy IT technologies into one simple and modern offering designed to democratize AI computing. What VAST was inventing from the start was conceived not as a collection of features, but as an entirely new computing substrate — one that unifies data, compute, messaging, and reasoning. A system built to capture data from the natural world at extreme scale, enrich it with AI-driven context in real time, and drive agentic workflows. Today, that invention takes shape as the VAST AI Operating System…a continuation of VAST's pursuit toward building a Thinking Machine. 'This isn't a product release — it's a milestone in the evolution of computing,' said Renen Hallak, Founder & CEO of VAST Data. 'We've spent the past decade reimagining how data and intelligence converge. Today, we're proud to unveil the AI Operating System for a world that is no longer built around applications — but around agents.' The AI Operating System consists of every aspect of a distributed system to run AI at global scale: a kernel to run platform services on from private to public cloud, a runtime to deploy AI agents with, eventing infrastructure for real-time event processing, messaging infrastructure, and a distributed file and database storage system that can be used for real-time data capture and analytics. Introducing the VAST AgentEngine This year, AI models and agents now come to life within the VAST AI Operating System. In 2024, VAST previewed the VAST InsightEngine – a service that extracts context from unstructured data using AI embedding tools. If the VAST InsightEngine prepares data for AI using AI, VAST AgentEngine is how AI now comes to life with data – an auto-scaling AI agent deployment runtime that equips users with a low-code environment to build intelligent workflows, select reasoning models, define agent tools, and operationalize reasoning. The AgentEngine features a new AI agent tool server that provides support for agents to invoke data, metadata, functions, web search or other agents using them as MCP-compatible tools. AgentEngine allows agents to assume multiple personas with different purpose and security credentials, and provides secure, real-time access to different tools. The platform's scheduler and fault-tolerant queuing mechanisms also ensure agent resilience against machine or service failure. Finally, AgentEngine introduces massively-scalable agentic workflow observability – with VAST's approach to parallel, distributed tracing – the VAST AI OS makes it simple for developers to enjoy a unified and simple view into massively-scaled and complex agentic pipelines. Just as operating systems ship with pre-built utilities, the VAST AgentEngine will feature a set of open-source Agents that VAST will release, one per month, to help accelerate the journey to AI computing. Some personal assistants will be tailored to industry use cases, whereas others will be designed for general purpose use. Examples include: A reasoning chatbot, powered by all of an organization's VAST data A data engineering agent to curate data automatically A prompt engineer to help optimize AI workflow inputs An agent agent, to automate the deployment, evaluation and improvement of agents A compliance agent, to enforce data and activity level regulatory compliance An editor agent, to create rich media content A life sciences researcher, to assist with bioinformatic discovery In the spirit of enabling organizations to build and build fast on the VAST AI Operating System, VAST Data will be hosting VAST Forward, a series of global workshops, both in-person and online, throughout the year. These workshops will include training on components of the Operating System and sessions on how to develop on the platform. Additional Resources: VIDEO: Introducing the VAST AI Operating System with Renen Hallak VIDEO: Inside the VAST AI OS with Jeff Denworth DEMO: The VAST AI OS Demo & Walkthrough with Andy Pernsteiner BLOG: The Grand Unification Theory of AI Infrastructure: Part II, by Jeff Denworth BLOG: Introducing AgentEngine, by Aaron Chaisson EVENTS: Register to join us on the VAST Forward Global World Tour About VAST Data VAST Data is the AI Operating System company – powering the next generation of intelligent systems with a unified software infrastructure stack that was purpose-built to unlock the full potential of AI. The VAST AI OS consolidates foundational data and compute services and agentic execution into one scalable platform, enabling organizations to deploy and facilitate communication between AI agents, reason over real-time data, and automate complex workflows at global scale. Built on VAST's breakthrough DASE architecture – the world's first true parallel distributed system architecture that eliminates tradeoffs between performance, scale, simplicity, and resilience – VAST has transformed its modern infrastructure into a global fabric for reasoning AI. Learn more at and follow VAST Data on LinkedIn, YouTube and X.
Bloomberg
19-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Huawei Unveils in-House Operating System to Replace Windows
Huawei Technologies Co. debuted its first in-house operating system for personal computers, offering an alternative to Microsoft Corp 's Windows as China pushes to replace American technologies amid rising geopolitical tensions. The company's HarmonyOS is now ready to run on the MateBook Fold, its latest foldable laptop, consumer chief Richard Yu said Monday. Huawei is working to make its operating system compatible with more than 2,000 apps, including the popular WeChat and QQ messaging platforms, he said.
