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I ditched my spare Windows PC for virtual machines—and testing sketchy software got way easier

Virtual machines beat sandboxes for testing untrusted software, and here's why I switched ...
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Your laptop has a built-in hardware test you’ve never run — here’s why you should

Even after using laptops for years, many users don’t even touch the most important tool: the built-in hardware diagnostics. These tests are preinstalled on every Windows laptop and Mac. Since they are ...
Business Wire

Revel Raises $150M Series B to Modernize the Software Layer Behind Hardware Test and Control

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revel, a unified software platform for hardware test and control, today announced $150 million in Series B funding to accelerate its expansion across aerospace, defense, ...
The New York Times

Revel, a Maker of Software for Running Hardware, Raises $150 Million

The start-up, founded by a former top SpaceX engineer, promises to help companies reduce their testing times and optimize systems. By Michael J. de la Merced Much of the technology world’s attention ...
PC World

You want to run a virtual PC? Know what hardware you’ll need

Virtual PCs have important uses, such as providing a dedicated environment for testing new applications or enabling the parallel operation of multiple operating systems. But the virtualization ...