Apple M6 Mac mini looks great but the $899 price is hard to swallow
Apple has introduced the M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio with a heavy focus on local AI, upgraded connectivity, and higher starting prices.
Brian Fagioli
Brian Fagioli
Citrix adds a Linux-powered escape hatch for broken Windows PCs
Citrix UniconOS dual boot installs a separate Linux recovery environment alongside Windows, allowing employees to access company applications when Windows fails.
Vanilla OS 3 Reunion is here with ARM64 support, GNOME 50, and Linux 7.1.3
Vanilla OS 3 Reunion is now available with ARM64 support, GNOME 50, Linux 7.1.3, reproducible builds, and the new Vanilla Continuity backup tool.
ASUS ROG Gjallar gaming soundbar lets you ditch the headset
ASUS is bringing the ROG Gjallar gaming soundbar to the U.S. with Dolby Atmos, a wireless subwoofer, and AI-powered microphones designed for headset-free multiplayer chat.
LG wants $999 for the world’s first native 1,000Hz gaming monitor
LG is bringing the UltraGear 25G590B to the U.S. for $999.99, giving competitive gamers a 25-inch Full HD IPS display with a native 1,000Hz refresh rate.
PorteuX 2.8 replaces aufs and gives Xfce an OpenGL upgrade
PorteuX 2.8 introduces its homegrown aufs-ng union filesystem and xfwm4-gl OpenGL compositor, while adding Wine and Proton support on NTFS and upgrading to Linux kernel 7.2.
Who is Tibo? The OpenAI rockstar who keeps blessing Codex users with usage resets
Thibault “Tibo” Sottiaux has become an unlikely rockstar among OpenAI Codex users. I even plan my Codex usage around his now-famous reset promises.
Big Tech will spend nearly $700 billion on AI, but is the bubble ready to pop?
Big Tech is expected to spend nearly $700 billion in 2026 as the AI infrastructure boom accelerates. HTX Research says AI technology may still be early, but spending and valuations are already showing warning signs.
DHH gets $8 million from tech heavyweights to take desktop Linux mainstream
DHH has launched the Omacom Foundation with $8 million from Michael Dell, Jack Dorsey, Tobi Lütke, Patrick Collison, and other tech heavyweights to support Omarchy, Hyprland, and his push to take desktop Linux mainstream.
Walmart finally caves as Apple Pay and Google Pay come to stores
Walmart is finally embracing Tap to Pay, with Apple Pay, Google Pay, contactless cards, and smartwatch payments rolling out beginning August 24.
AVerMedia launches GC531 and GC535 capture cards for serious streamers
AVerMedia has launched the GC531 and GC535 capture cards for streamers and professional video workflows, with RGB24 True Color Capture and a focus on 24/7 reliability.
Mozilla says your open source AI might not be as open as you think
Mozilla is highlighting a new framework for understanding open source AI, arguing that model weights, training data, code, documentation, and other components can have very different levels of openness.