IBM

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• 5Hacker News·10/1/2026research
  Reports Claim Red Hat Brand Is Being Diminished at IBM

  The item alleges that IBM is further dissolving the Red Hat brand and changing team identity, while also implying continued layoffs and departures. It presents this as part of a broader pattern of IBM integrating acquired businesses and reducing Red Hat’s distinct culture and public presence.

• 7Hacker News·9/4/2026product_launch
  IBM launches Bob, an AI coding and modernization partner

  IBM Bob is presented as an AI-powered development partner for coding, agent-based task execution, and enterprise modernization. The product includes features such as subagents, natural-language implementation, command-line integration, analytics, and support for modernization workflows across Java, mainframe, IBM i, and enterprise tools.

• 5InfoQ·8/11/2026product_launch
  IBM and Red Hat Expand Lightwell for Trusted AI-Era Supply Chains

  IBM and Red Hat announced an expanded Lightwell offering aimed at helping organizations build trusted and verifiable software supply chains for AI-assisted development. The move focuses on strengthening governance and trust for open source software used in modern development workflows.

• 6Hacker News·8/8/2026product_launch
  os8088 brings a Mac-like graphical OS to IBM XT-era PCs

  os8088 1.0 is a graphical operating system for IBM PC/XT-class machines, written in real-mode assembly and booted from a floppy disk. It includes overlapping windows, pull-down menus, serial mouse support, loadable programs, and pre-emptive multitasking, with demos showing multiple apps running on low-memory hardware.

• 5Hacker News·8/6/2026product_launch
  Quake 30th anniversary update adds new episode

  id Software has released a free 30th anniversary update for Quake that adds a new episode, Dawn of the Machine, developed in collaboration with MachineGames. The update includes 19 new maps, a new soundtrack, new enemy and weapon variants, a deathmatch map, achievements, cheats, and gameplay fixes across platforms.

• 8The New Stack·7/30/2026breakthrough
  IBM Says Quantum Computers Are Getting Harder to Verify

  IBM and partners published preprints showing quantum circuits on Heron R3 processors that exceed the classical methods they tested while adding new ways to assess correctness. The work focuses on trust and verification, including postselection, error mitigation, and fidelity bounds, as quantum systems move beyond easy classical simulation.

• 4Hacker News·7/21/2026open_source
  PCjs Brings Classic Computers to the Browser

  PCjs is an open-source JavaScript project that emulates vintage computers and software in a web browser. It includes machines such as IBM PC compatibles, calculators, terminals, minicomputers, and classic games, along with an explorer for browsing preserved software and documentation.

• 8Hacker News·7/7/2026framework_update
  Microsoft layoffs hit id Tech team at id Software

  Reports say most or all developers working on idTech at id Software have been laid off as part of broad cuts across Xbox divisions. The move may affect a widely used game technology stack that has powered many first-person games and licensed engines.

• 4Hacker News·6/28/2026research
  Inside the Space Shuttle's I/O Processor Circuit Boards

  This article examines circuit boards from the Space Shuttle's I/O Processor, which linked the shuttle's main computers to onboard systems and sensors. It explains the processor's unusual multi-threaded architecture, its network interface cards, and the microcode stored in fuse-based PROMs.

• 3Hacker News·6/28/2026research
  The disappearing Polish S keyboard bug

  This article explains a long-standing Medium bug that prevented the Polish character Ś from appearing under certain input conditions. The root cause traces back to historical Polish keyboard layouts, the legacy of typewriter-era diacritics, and how modern keyboard handling interacted with those conventions.