Norway just launched its most powerful supercomputer yet, and it’s putting the waste heat to work warming water for salmon farms. The Olivia system combines Nvidia’s Grace Hopper Superchips with AMD’s latest Turin CPUs in an underground datacenter. It delivers a 16-fold computing boost while cutting
NcodiN is developing optical interposers with integrated nanolasers to overcome electrical interconnect limitations in AI systems. The funding will accelerate industrialization and help establish a Silicon Valley presence.
Valve has confirmed it won’t subsidize Steam Machine hardware to compete on price with traditional consoles. The company’s Pierre-Loup Griffais says pricing will follow standard PC market patterns rather than console business models. This could make Steam Machines significantly more expensive than P
Valve has confirmed it won’t subsidize Steam Machine pricing, making a $500 console unlikely. The company says pricing will align with current PC market levels rather than competing directly with PlayStation and Xbox on price.
The Kamrui GK3Plus mini PC packs modern Intel performance into a 5.1-inch cube that costs less than many smartphones. For just $170, you get specifications that challenge Apple’s entry-level Mac Mini at a fraction of the price.
Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake processors appear to be using a mix of Xe3-LPG and Xe3P GPU architectures according to conflicting leaks. The strategy could create performance fragmentation across different mobile segments while keeping costs controlled for most users.
Linux 6.19 is set to include native support for Realtek’s popular RTL8125K 2.5GbE network controller. This comes alongside significant networking stack improvements in the current Linux 6.18 release. The updates address growing demand for faster networking hardware support.
ASUS gaming peripherals are finally getting official Linux support in kernel 6.19. This resolves a long-standing limitation that affected everything from keyboards to mice on the platform. The change could signal broader gaming hardware support coming to Linux.
Cisco is launching a “Resilient Infrastructure” initiative to address the growing risks of aging network equipment. Research shows the UK and US face the biggest threats from outdated technology in critical systems. The company plans new warnings and eventually removal of unsafe legacy configuration
Google’s massive $60 billion capital expenditure plan for 2025 is heavily focused on AI infrastructure. The company is implementing a dual-track strategy using both Nvidia chips and its own custom TPUs to gain negotiating leverage and control costs as AI shifts from training to inference.
