Brian Fagioli

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 read IOPS using second-generation XL-FLASH memory. Unlike the company’s recently announced CM10 Series, the GP1 is designed to act as a flash-based extension of GPU memory for demanding AI workloads.

AerynOS 2026.08 proves boring Linux upgrades can be a very good thing

AerynOS 2026.08 is here with experimental OpenZFS support, Linux 7.1.5, systemd 261.2, and major improvements to its moss package manager. The update focuses on infrastructure rather than flashy features, proving that boring Linux upgrades can sometimes be the most important ones.

NetBSD 11.0 is here with RISC-V support and Snapdragon X Elite improvements

NetBSD 11.0 has arrived with stable RISC-V support, initial Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite compatibility, a MICROVM kernel capable of booting in about 10 milliseconds, improved Linux compatibility, and dozens of hardware and performance enhancements.