Windows 11 finally lets you shut down without installing pending updates

Windows 11 is rolling out a long-requested fix that lets users shut down or restart immediately, even when an update has already downloaded. Microsoft now keeps standard power actions separate from update actions, while also testing broader controls to skip updates during setup and pause them repeatedly.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-11-finally-lets-you-shut-down-without-installing-pending-updates/

📰 JavaScript installer pnpm recast in Rust because ECMAScript can't keep up

Fully backward-compatible upgrade promises zero-friction speedup for monorepo wranglers.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/09/04/javascript-installer-pnpm-recast-in-rust-because-ecmascript-cant-keep-up/5294394

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https://theregister.com/devops/2026/09/04/javascript-installer-pnpm-recast-in-rust-because-ecmascript-cant-keep-up/5294394

Выпуск Grml 2026.09, Live-дистрибутива для системных администраторов

Представлен выпуск Live-дистрибутива grml 2026.09, предлагающего подборку программ для выполнения работ, возникающих в практике системных администраторов, таких как восстановление данных после сбоя и разбор инцидентов. Дистрибутив основан на пакетной базе Debian GNU/Linux и в прошлом году отметил своё двадцатилетие. Графическое окружение построено с использованием оконного менеджера Fluxbox. По умолчанию предлагается командная оболочка Zsh. Размер полного iso-образа 1.1 ГБ, сокращённого - 643 МБ. Сборки доступны для архитектур x86_64 и ARM64.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66211

Microsoft puts MAI-Image-2.6 in Foundry at about four cents per image

Microsoft has opened MAI-Image-2.6 to public preview through Microsoft Foundry, pairing a high-ranked image generator with a lower-cost Flash variant for production workloads. The model is estimated at roughly $0.039 per generated image, although Microsoft bills by token usage rather than a fixed per-image fee.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/microsoft-puts-mai-image-2-6-in-foundry-at-about-four-cents-per-image/

Codex is testing a dashboard that identifies usage-heavy chats

OpenAI is testing a gated Codex for Windows dashboard that ranks the chats consuming the most five-hour, weekly, and credit allowances. The feature can also group subagent activity with the conversation that started it, giving users a clearer explanation for unexpectedly high usage.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/codex-is-testing-a-dashboard-that-identifies-usage-heavy-chats/

New Microsoft Sentinel features: Multi-account connectors and UEBA updates

Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft's cloud-based SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platform, received several updates in August 2026. The most practical change for many administrators is multi-account support for Auth0, CrowdStrike Falcon, and Salesforce Service Cloud data connectors, now generally available. Microsoft also expanded User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) anomaly detection and completed the convergence of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (MDTI) into a free connector.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/new-microsoft-sentinel-features-multi-account-connectors-and-ueba-updates/

Perplexity bets on local hardware for sovereign, private AI workloads

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says users increasingly want AI agents to run on their own hardware to strengthen privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual-property protection, and digital sovereignty while controlling costs. In an interview with CNBC’s Kate Rooney, he described Perplexity’s fully local DGX Spark deployment and a hybrid model that keeps sensitive data on-premises while still accessing cloud-based frontier models.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/perplexity-bets-on-local-hardware-for-sovereign-private-ai-workloads/

📰 Canonical shuttering some of its legacy chat channels

The Ubuntu Pastebin went in June, IRC gets demoted next.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/04/canonical-shuttering-some-of-its-legacy-chat-channels/5294524

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https://theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/04/canonical-shuttering-some-of-its-legacy-chat-channels/5294524