RIP Windows 11 Special Edition

In 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 11 SE as a lightweight Windows OS to compete with Google’s ChromeOS. Windows 11 SE was designed for low-cost laptops that could help Microsoft cement its position in schools. All apps opened solely in fullscreen and all files were required to sync with OneDrive. Traditional Windows apps were unsupported unless they were manually approved by Microsoft.

Now, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 SE will no longer get any software updates. Support ends in October 2026, with Windows 11 SE version 24H2 being the final update released.

Microsoft will not release a feature update after Windows 11 SE, version 24H2. Support for Windows 11 SE—including software updates, technical assistance, and security fixes—will end in October 2026. While your device will continue to work, we recommend transitioning to a device that supports another edition of Windows 11 to ensure continued support and security.

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The AndroidFileHost was abandoned in 2023 and went offline a few weeks ago. Because of that, a lot of Android development history, custom ROMs, kernels, gapps, etc. has been lost.

So, a reddit user has created AFHArchive, a site dedicated to preserving the files that were once hosted on AndroidFileHost. While uploading large files, just include as much info as you can, and after a review by the admins, they’ll be published for everyone to access again.

NOTE: AFHArchive is dedicated to preserving files that were previously hosted on AndroidFileHost.

• Only upload files that were once on AFH
• Provide original AFH links when possible
• Include device information & XDA threads
• All uploads require admin approval
• New builds or custom ROMs will not be approved

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For everyone who uses the Tasker app, what automations have you set up?
I'd love to see what creative ways we can all use this app.

Welcome to UK

10.6$ Million worth of Samsung Galaxy Z Flop and Fold 7 units were stolen near the London Airport. There were about 12,000 units in the carrier vehicle.

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Here's what you can do after getting green lines on their smartphones, especially Samsung and OnePlus fans.

Modern problems require modern solutions

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So power banks can also steal data

I am surprised that criminals didn't chose an iPhone and preferred a Pixel

Police in Spain, specifically in the autonomous region of Catalonia, are very alert when they spot someone using a Google Pixel phone. “Every time we see a Google Pixel, we suspect it might belong to a drug dealer,” said a police official leading the anti-drug operation in Catalonia, Spain.

Specifically, organized crime members in Catalonia use GrapheneOS as it features secure and well-executed full disk and metadata encryption, a security feature exploited by miscreants.

Criminals are reportedly physically removing these components to reduce the risk they’re exposed to, along with the GPS and microphone.
The police’s solution to counter these clever tricks is to infect suspects’ phones with malware to gain full access to apps, media, documents, and more.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-organized-crime-preferred-phone-3573578/

You can read the GrapheneOS response here: https://x.com/GrapheneOS/status/1940440326830989549

FFmpeg cooked

Cloudflare cooking Perplexity

https://blog.cloudflare.com/perplexity-is-using-stealth-undeclared-crawlers-to-evade-website-no-crawl-directives/?utm_campaign=cf_blog&utm_content=20250804&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=twitter/

> blame FFmpeg for not shipping updates in VLC

Reality: VLC handles the updates not FFmpeg

> I don't donate to VLC

???

Literally shows he was forced to do donation because FFmpeg cooked him publicly and he is rich but he still dunno shit

Theo again flexed and again got cooked. Insane and shameful

I loved Qualcomm OMX on my Pixel 2 XL. Share yours

https://x.com/Snapdragon/status/1952421847040983533

Seems like the US Govt under President Trump doesn't have enough money to help their own US companies. Thus, they are begging in front of the world from Taiwan to force TSMC to invest in Intel which is dying

Funny how US became the beggar instantly after Trump takeover.

https://x.com/Jukanlosreve/status/1952596599844286535

NVIDIA will stop supporting Windows 10 drivers in October 2026. By that time, the company is planning to discontinue Game Ready Driver releases. As you know, Microsoft officially stops supporting Windows 10 in October 2025.

Game Ready Drivers represent optimized software packages for gaming performance. The company will also cease support for graphics processors using Pascal, Maxwell, and Volta architectures, including GeForce GTX 700, 900, 1000 series, and Titan V video cards. These hardware generations will receive final feature updates in fall 2025.

After this update, NVIDIA will provide maintenance-only support until fall 2028, addressing only critical bugs and security issues.

Google Deepmind Announced Genie 3

https://fixvx.com/OfficialLoganK/status/1952732206176112915

You can read more about it at:
https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/genie-3-a-new-frontier-for-world-models/

Genie 3 is amazing. It literally looks so natural and realistic

https://fixvx.com/ai_for_success/status/1952754125491323149

Genie 3 is simply amazing. Way better than Google's own Veo 3

https://fixvx.com/philipjohnball/status/1952767070623437063

[Genshin]
Due to "limitations related to hardware performance and platform application size", Hoyoverse will be discontinuing support and updates for Genshin Impact on PS4® in future versions.