Apple is reportedly testing a new budget MacBook that could cost under $800. It would use an A18 Pro chip from the iPhone 16 Pro and might actually be good, unlike the problematic 12-inch model from 2015.
AI’s massive power surges are creating electrical distortions that threaten both data center equipment and grid stability. Traditional power quality solutions can’t handle the new subharmonic challenges. The problem requires system-level fixes that go beyond conventional approaches.
Microsoft’s long-awaited Azure HBv5 virtual machines are now generally available, featuring custom AMD EPYC 9V64H processors with HBM3 memory. These VMs offer up to 368 cores and nearly 7TB/s of memory bandwidth, targeting memory-intensive HPC applications. Independent benchmarks from Phoronix show
Devuan 6.0 “Excalibur” brings significant updates including Linux kernel 6.12 and APT package manager 3.0. This systemd-free alternative to Debian continues its mission of “Init Freedom” for Linux traditionalists. The release drops 32-bit support but maintains older version support until 2026-2028.
OpenAI just inked a $38 billion, seven-year partnership with AWS to access massive compute resources. The deal comes right after the company restructured and confirmed its $500 billion valuation. This gives OpenAI access to “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GPUs for training next-gen models.
Quantum computing could revolutionize everything from medicine to climate modeling, but it also threatens to break the encryption protecting our most critical systems. Companies are now racing through five distinct stages of quantum adoption to implement post-quantum cryptography. The transition is
The Rust-based Wild linker just hit version 0.7 with significant performance improvements. Meanwhile, Tellusim has open sourced its Core SDK for graphics and compute workloads. Both projects are pushing the boundaries of system software performance.
Libinput 1.30-rc1 brings experimental Lua plugin support that sits between the kernel and library. This allows developers to modify evdev event streams and customize device behavior. The feature could solve hardware compatibility issues that standard libinput won’t implement.
Microsoft is reversing course on its plan to simplify Windows Update names after overwhelming backlash from IT professionals. The company had planned to remove dates, architecture details, and other technical information that administrators depend on. Now they’re bringing back key elements following
Nvidia is partnering with Deutsche Telekom on a massive €1 billion AI data center in Munich. The facility aims to boost Germany’s AI computing power by 50% using 10,000 Blackwell GPUs. But Europe’s AI infrastructure race faces serious challenges against US dominance.
