Apple is cutting dozens of sales positions focused on enterprise, education, and government clients. Affected employees have until January 20, 2026 to secure new roles internally or face termination with severance. The company claims it’s streamlining operations, but workers suspect a shift to third
Aurora is a free, immutable Linux distribution based on Fedora that’s specifically designed for new users. Its standout feature is Distroshelf, which makes trying other Linux distributions as easy as clicking a button. The OS comes with sensible defaults and KDE Plasma for a familiar desktop experie
Google is working on a major shift in its PC strategy. The company plans to replace ChromeOS with Aluminium OS, a new operating system built directly on Android for desktop computers.
The Rust for Linux kernel project is undergoing a leadership transition as co-maintainer Wedson Almeida Filho formally steps down. He cited time constraints while celebrating the project’s growth from a 2018 experiment to mainstream kernel inclusion.
Microsoft has expanded its Xbox Full Screen Experience beyond handheld devices to traditional Windows 11 PCs. The feature transforms the desktop into a console-like interface and can save up to 2GB of memory. It’s currently available through both Xbox and Windows Insider programs.
Michael Burry, famous for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, is starting a paid newsletter on Substack. This follows his decision to close his hedge fund, Scion Asset Management, last month.
Foxconn is accelerating its automation push through multiple high-profile partnerships. The company is working with Alphabet’s Intrinsic Innovation on intelligent robotics and OpenAI on AI hardware manufacturing. Humanoid robots are expected on production lines within six months.
Michael Burry sees striking parallels between today’s AI boom and the dot-com bubble, with Nvidia playing Cisco’s role. The investor has positioned his fund to profit from a potential collapse in AI valuations.
Governments are reorganizing national energy infrastructure and spending billions on AI projects specifically for Big Tech companies. This approach ignores the needs of everyday enterprises, startups, and SMBs that could benefit from AI.
The upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel is set to receive major performance improvements for loop block devices. Testing shows up to 5X faster sequential read/write performance and nearly matching native NVMe speeds. This could solve long-standing performance issues in virtualization and Android use cases.
