Brian Fagioli 
Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA pairs Red Hat AI Enterprise and AI 3.3 with accelerated infrastructure to move enterprise AI from pilot projects to production scale deployments.
Apple says it will begin producing the Mac mini in Texas later this year, expanding its US manufacturing footprint and increasing domestic chip sourcing and AI server production. The move adds symbolic weight to one of Apple’s smallest desktops while reinforcing its broader American factory investment strategy.
Uber is acquiring SpotHero to integrate parking reservations into its app, extending its reach across more of the travel experience.
Cloudflare claims it is the first SASE platform to support modern post quantum encryption across its entire Cloudflare One stack, including IPsec and Zero Trust services.
Lenovo expands its ThinkEdge portfolio with SE10n Gen 2, SE30n Gen 2, SE60n Gen 2, and SE50a, targeting real world edge AI deployments in factories, retail, and industrial environments.
A new report finds 39 percent of employees have cried at work, while more than half fear losing their job. Workers are quietly job searching, venting, and mentally checking out as layoff anxiety lingers.
Technics has unveiled the SL-1500CS Direct Drive Turntable, bringing its Delta Sigma Drive motor control technology to a more entry level audiophile model. With an iron-coreless motor, built-in phono stage, Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, and upgraded vibration control, the SL-1500CS aims to raise expectations in its class. Pricing has not yet been revealed.
Linux 7.0-rc1 is out, but Linus Torvalds says the new major version is more about numbers than drama. Drivers dominate, Rust grows, and testing begins.
Lakka 6.1 updates its Linux base, adds a new PS2 core, refreshes libretro support, and introduces CRT-ready Raspberry Pi images for authentic retro gaming.
Snowed in across New York? Instead of refreshing the weather app all day, here are five properly nerdy things to do while snowed in, including gaming, installing Linux, organizing cables, and more.
The Salvation Army has launched a digital thrift store inside Roblox called Thrift Score. It aims to reach Gen Z and Gen Alpha, but the move raises uncomfortable questions about turning a necessity driven retail model into a virtual aesthetic.
Phil Spencer is retiring from Microsoft after 38 years, ending a defining era for Xbox. Asha Sharma now takes over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming, marking a major leadership shift inside one of the industry’s biggest platforms.