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SparkyLinux 8.4 brings 32-bit PC support back from the dead
SparkyLinux 8.4 brings updated packages, Linux kernel updates, and a surprising return of 32-bit PC support for seriously…
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Linux Mint 22.3 moves to kernel 7.0 as Cinnamon improvements take shape
Linux Mint 22.3 has new HWE installation images powered by Linux kernel 7.0, while major kernel management and…
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CachyOS August 2026 Linux release rewrites Shelly in Zig and teases Server Edition
CachyOS August 2026 is here with a major Shelly rewrite in Zig, more Rust-powered components, desktop improvements, and…
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IBM and Red Hat give universities free access to Lightwell to help secure open source software
IBM and Red Hat are offering Lightwell at no charge to more than 285 U.S. universities, NGOs, and…
AI and Security
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Samsung wants to stack zHBM directly on top of AI chips
Samsung’s zHBM concept would place high-bandwidth memory directly above AI accelerators, potentially improving bandwidth, efficiency, and cooling.
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Cloudflare wants AI agents to have identities and crypto wallets
Cloudflare wants to give AI agents persistent identities and controlled crypto wallets. I tried the reservation process and…
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Sandisk and SK hynix want HBF to break the AI memory bottleneck
Sandisk and SK hynix have released the first open High Bandwidth Flash specification through the Open Compute Project,…
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Kioxia GP1 SSD hits 10 million IOPS to act like extra memory for AI GPUs
Kioxia has unveiled the GP1 Series, a specialized PCIe 6.0 SSD that delivers up to 10 million random…
Hardware
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Plugable’s new USB-C dock delivers triple displays without drivers, but Mac users should look elsewhere
Plugable’s new UD-MSTH3 USB-C dock supports three displays without drivers, including dual 4K 60Hz output, 100W charging, and…
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Sandisk and SK hynix want HBF to break the AI memory bottleneck
Sandisk and SK hynix have released the first open High Bandwidth Flash specification through the Open Compute Project,…
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Kioxia GP1 SSD hits 10 million IOPS to act like extra memory for AI GPUs
Kioxia has unveiled the GP1 Series, a specialized PCIe 6.0 SSD that delivers up to 10 million random…
Recent stories
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Ford names its affordable electric truck Fathom
Ford has officially named its upcoming affordable midsize electric truck Fathom. The EV will start at $28,350, but…
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Creative XF1 desktop speakers deliver 72W, Bluetooth 6.0, and LDAC
Creative XF1 desktop speakers combine 72W RMS output, Bluetooth 6.0, LDAC, USB-C audio, and a customizable parametric EQ…
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Cyberattack forces ZEUS Bitcoin Lightning wallet infrastructure offline
ZEUS has taken its Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure offline after a cybersecurity incident, though the company says no customer…
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Why I built Veridenz to verify photos using Nostr
Veridenz uses cryptography and Nostr to create a private, verifiable witness for original photos without uploading the images…
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Google drops a leadership bomb on its AI plans
Google has changed the roles of several major AI leaders at once, raising questions about the future of…
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Cloudflare OS is an open-source AI alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, an AI-powered workplace platform that lets businesses create documents, workflows, and custom apps…
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Samsung wants to stack zHBM directly on top of AI chips
Samsung’s zHBM concept would place high-bandwidth memory directly above AI accelerators, potentially improving bandwidth, efficiency, and cooling.
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Cloudflare wants AI agents to have identities and crypto wallets
Cloudflare wants to give AI agents persistent identities and controlled crypto wallets. I tried the reservation process and…
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IBM and Red Hat give universities free access to Lightwell to help secure open source software
IBM and Red Hat are offering Lightwell at no charge to more than 285 U.S. universities, NGOs, and…



