The open-source RADV driver for Linux has landed a significant performance update for ray-tracing. Gamers with older RDNA2-based Radeon GPUs, like the RX 6000 series, are seeing huge gains in some titles.
New Linux kernel patches target the Acer Swift SFA14-11 and the Snapdragon X2 Elite platform. This is a key step towards getting these new Arm laptops to run mainline Linux distributions smoothly.
The Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q QC is one of the first Snapdragon X-based desktop PCs. It’s tiny, quiet, and powerful for office work, but makes a strange compromise with its ports. The base model starts around $590.
A startup called Thine is launching an AI notetaker app that piggybacks on your iPhone’s hardware instead of building new gadgets. The service transcribes conversations and lets you ask an AI about them later. For now, it’s a steep $200 monthly subscription aimed at executives.
Samsung’s SmartThings platform has surged to over 430 million users globally as of December 2025. The company also revealed a partnership with Hartford Steam Boiler to help users save on insurance premiums.
The coiner of the term “vibe coding,” Andrej Karpathy, admits the AI tools he helped pioneer are now moving faster than he can keep up with. It’s a sentiment many programmers are grappling with as AI assistants become central to their workflow.
The studio behind 2025’s award-winning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is charting its own course for its next project. Despite the new pressure, the team says it will trust its own creative instincts over trying to please everyone.
A new desktop app from Plaud aims to solve the awkwardness of AI meeting assistants. Instead of a bot joining your call, it detects when a meeting is active and records audio directly from your device.
In response to the fallout from U.S. airstrikes and the capture of Nicolas Maduro, Starlink is proactively providing free broadband service in Venezuela. The company is adding credits to accounts as it monitors the evolving situation, though formal service there is still listed as “coming soon.”
CD Projekt Red might be cooking up one last adventure for Geralt. A new paid expansion for The Witcher 3 is rumored for 2026, potentially to bridge the gap to the Ciri-led sequel. But should fans believe the hype?
