Google is partnering with Back Market to sell USB sticks that let you install ChromeOS Flex on older Windows and Intel-powered Macs collecting dust.

Resistance to operating system age checks coming from *checks notes* open source calculator and OS planning to limit access to Californians altogether.

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And now, the move is trickling down to operating systems. Well, at least in California. In October 2025, Governor Gavin ...

California has taken a major step into the evolving debate over how to protect minors online, approving a far-reaching law that will change how digital platforms handle age data.

The law's broad definition of an "operating system provider" pulls in not just Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, but Linux distributions and Valve's SteamOS.

Assembly Bill 1043 becomes a law in California in January 2027, and will require every operating system to have age verification in account setup.