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University of Minnesota banned from Linux kernel contributions; Windows 10 build 21364; Netflix shares tank
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Hi folks! Here's the April 21 edition of the newsletter. Feedback welcomed!
Microsoft has released this week's build of Windows 10 to Insiders in the Dev channel. Build 21364 includes the ability to run GUI Linux apps through WSL, improvements to Task Manager, and more.
Microsoft recently rolled out a cumulative update that enabled the News and Interests feature for users in the Beta and Release Preview channels, but it seems to be making some PCs unusable.
Linux bans University of Minnesota for sending buggy patches in the name of research — www.neowin.net
Greg Kroah-Hartman, one of the heads of the Linux kernel dev team, has banned the University of Minnesota from further contributing as the latter had injected questionable patches for research.
Samsung has announced its new Galaxy Upcycling at Home is now available in beta in select markets. This allows users to turn older Galaxy devices into IoT solutions like baby monitors.
Microsoft has announced that starting today, you'll no longer need an Xbox Live Gold subscription for free-to-play multiplayer Xbox games to work online, matching the rules on other consoles.
Netflix has shared its results from the first quarter. It reported having 208 million paid accounts which are up 14% year-over-year but two million below where it hoped it would be.
The Liquid Devil Ultimate Radeon RX 6900 XT achieves an all-time GPU core clock record — www.neowin.net
An all-time record for the highest GPU core clock has been achieved today with the PowerColor Liquid Devil AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. These are binned chips built for extreme overclocking.
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Cool deals
This week, there's an Un-Halloween Horror Sale going on in addition to the weekly Deals with Gold discounts. You can pick up games like Outlast and Resident Evil for substantially less.
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This week's PC game deals include a triple giveaway promotion from the Epic Games Store after a rather long time, an Earth Day-celebrating gaming bundle from Humble, Capcom specials, and more.
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