What the nerds are reading…
DHH gets $8 million from tech heavyweights to take desktop Linux mainstream
August 22, 2026
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
August 21, 2026
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
August 21, 2026
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
August 20, 2026
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.
Microsoft is letting AI agents query your Azure Cosmos DB data
August 19, 2026
Microsoft is bringing AI agents deeper into Azure Cosmos DB, allowing them to understand schemas, generate queries, and execute them with developer approval.
PINE64 has some very bad news for Linux hardware fans
August 19, 2026
PINE64 has some bad news for Linux hardware fans. DRAM and eMMC shortages are putting new production on hold, while PineNote and PineTab2 supplies could run out within months.
OpenAI wants to monitor AI misuse without reading your prompts
August 19, 2026
OpenAI wants to detect dangerous patterns across multiple AI interactions without letting its employees read customer prompts. Here is how Private Safety Processing and Zero Data Retention are supposed to work.
Ramp says Router.com can cut your company’s AI bill by 40 percent
August 19, 2026
Ramp has launched Router.com, a single API endpoint that automatically routes requests across AI models based on performance and cost. The company says customers are cutting inference costs by 40 percent on average.
Lexar goes wild with a 22-port Thunderbolt 5 dock featuring a 5-inch touchscreen
August 19, 2026
Lexar is going big with the PexarBolt Ultra, a 22-port Thunderbolt 5 dock featuring 10GbE, NVMe storage, 140W charging, and a 5-inch touchscreen.
Only 8 percent of companies say their data is ready for AI agents
August 19, 2026
Companies are rushing to deploy AI agents, but their data may not be ready. A new survey finds just 8.4 percent say the data feeding their AI systems is trustworthy enough for production.