Brian Fagioli 
Indiana University is giving 120,000 students, faculty, and staff access to ChatGPT Edu, making it one of the largest higher-ed AI deployments in the country.
AerynOS ends August with its third release of 2025, bringing KDE Plasma, package sets, new moss commands, and installer improvements.
ASUS ROG has launched the Falcata, a split gaming keyboard with magnetic switches and 8000Hz polling. Impressive features, but the $419.99 price may give gamers pause.
Linux Lite 7.6 is out, and with Windows 10 about to lose support, it’s a timely option for PC owners seeking a free and user-friendly operating system.
Wireshark 4.4.9 is out with a critical SSH crash fix, improved protocol decoding, and better reliability for Cisco IOS captures.
Wine 10.14 arrives with 19 bug fixes, updated Mono and vkd3d components, and new IPv6 ping support, making it easier to run Windows software and games on Linux.
Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner says the company will not add AI chatbots or summaries to its browser, warning that they strip away curiosity and harm the open web.
Libby is rolling out Inspire Me, an AI-powered feature that surfaces personalized book recommendations from each library’s digital collection.
The U.S. Army is turning to artificial intelligence to help combat illegal immigration along the southern border. Striveworks’ AI platform will provide commanders with real-time insights to protect soldiers, track smugglers, and counter drones.
Armbian v25.8.1 is here with Kernel 6.16, new SBC board support, Debian Trixie images, and major updates to armbian-config for better networking and tools.
Toniebox 2 and Tonieplay bring screen-free audio and gaming to children ages 1 to 9. As the father of a toddler, I love the idea of screen-free tech for kids.
TrueNAS 25.10 Goldeye is now in beta with a new ZFS rewrite tool, NVIDIA Blackwell support, virtualization improvements, and NVMe over Fabric.