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Brian Fagioli is a technology journalist and founder of NERDS.xyz. Known for covering Linux, open source software, AI, and cybersecurity, he delivers no-nonsense tech news for real nerds.

ONLYOFFICE 9.0.4 now supports new AI agent and smarter plugins for Linux, Windows, and macOS

August 7, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
onlyoffice

ONLYOFFICE 9.0.4 is here with its first inline AI agent, improved plugin support, and a long list of smart bug fixes across all editors.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Software Tags AI agent, AI plugin, document editor, Linux office suite, ONLYOFFICE, ONLYOFFICE 9.0.4, Open Source, spreadsheet editor, woff2 fonts

Tablet market bounces back in Q2 2025 as Apple leads and Amazon stuns

August 7, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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Global tablet shipments climbed 13.1 percent in Q2 2025, led by Apple and a major surge from Amazon. Tariff concerns and smart timing helped drive the rebound.

Categories Tablet Tags Amazon, Android tablets, Apple, IDC, iPad, Lenovo, Q2 2025, Samsung, tablet market, Xiaomi

Surfshark FastTrack boosts VPN speeds by up to 70 percent

August 7, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
Surfshark fast track

Surfshark launches FastTrack to increase VPN speed by up to 70 percent. As a Linux user and longtime fan, I can say this new feature is a smart move.

Categories VPN Tags FastTrack, Linux, macOS, Nexus infrastructure, Seattle, Surfshark, Sydney, Vancouver, VPN, VPN speed 1 Comment

TEAMGROUP launches NV5000 PCIe 4.0 SSD

August 7, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
NV5000

The TEAMGROUP NV5000 offers Gen4 SSD speed at budget prices, making it a solid option for cost-conscious builders and upgraders.

Categories Storage, Hardware Tags budget SSD, Gen4 SSD, graphene cooling, M.2, NV5000, NVMe, PCIe 4.0, SSD, storage upgrade, TEAMGROUP

Microsoft patches WSL 2.5.10 with CVE-2025-53788 fix but keeps details secret until August 12

August 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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Microsoft patched WSL 2.5.10 with CVE-2025-53788, but the company will not reveal what the vulnerability is until August 12.

Categories Windows, Linux, Microsoft Tags CVE-2025-53788, GitHub, Microsoft, patch, security update, vulnerability, Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL, WSL 2.5.10

Apple’s $600 billion American Manufacturing Program proves patriotism still matters in tech

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
tim cook donald trump apple manufacturing american flag

Apple is investing $600 billion in American jobs and technology. Under President Trump’s leadership, the company is bringing manufacturing home in a big way.

Categories Apple, Government Tags AI servers, American Manufacturing Program, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Apple Silicon, ChatGPT government, Corning, iPhone glass, made in USA, Trump Apple

Microsoft rolls out open source Wassette runtime to bring secure WebAssembly tools to AI agents

August 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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Wassette is Microsoft’s new open source runtime that lets AI agents safely run WebAssembly tools using tight sandboxing and user-controlled permissions.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, Open source Tags AI agents, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft, Model Context Protocol, Open Source, Rust, secure runtime, Wasmtime, Wassette, WebAssembly

ChatGPT Enterprise opens to U.S. federal government for $1

August 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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OpenAI is partnering with the U.S. government to offer ChatGPT Enterprise to every federal agency for just $1. The deal brings powerful AI tools and support to public servants nationwide.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Government Tags AI tools, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT pilot, federal government, GSA, OpenAI, public sector tech, Sam Altman, U.S. agencies

Darktable 5.2.1 brings camera support upgrades and bug fixes to Linux, macOS, and Windows

August 6, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
Darktable

Darktable 5.2.1 brings new camera support, bug fixes, and Lua improvements to the open-source raw photo editor, now available for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Categories Open source, Linux, Mac, Photography, Software, Windows Tags camera support, darktable, Darktable 5.2.1, image editing, Linux, macOS, Open Source, photography software, raw photo editor, Windows

Audacity 3.7.5 adds native Windows ARM64 support

August 5, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
Audacity

Audacity 3.7.5 brings native Windows ARM64 support, 32-bit FLAC import, crash fixes, and updated libraries. Now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Categories Open source, Software Tags Audacity, Audacity 3.7.5, Copilot+ PCs, FFmpeg, FLAC, macOS, open source audio editor, VST plugins, Windows ARM64

OpenAI releases gpt-oss open source AI models as gift to humanity

August 5, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
sam altman open source gift to humanity

OpenAI just released gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, two powerful open-weight AI models optimized for reasoning, tool use, and on-device deployment.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Open source Tags Apache 2.0, gpt-oss-120b, gpt-oss-20b, Hugging Face, local inference, open source AI, OpenAI, reasoning models, tool use

PCIe 8.0 aims for 256 GT/s as PCI-SIG keeps doubling bandwidth for future tech

August 7, 2025August 5, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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PCIe 8.0 is coming in 2028 with speeds up to 256 GT/s. PCI-SIG says the new spec will meet the demands of AI, HPC, and more.

Categories Hardware Tags artificial intelligence, data center, edge computing, HPC, PCI Express, PCI-SIG, PCIe 7.0, PCIe 8.0, PCIe specification, quantum computing
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