Malaysia’s state of Johor has formally launched the 7,300-acre Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC), designed as Asia’s largest innovation sandbox. Part of a new special economic zone with Singapore, it aims to create over 20,000 jobs and has already secured over $7 billion in data center investments.
The Linux kernel is flipping a switch for better storage performance. In version 6.19, per-CPU BIO caching will be enabled by default, a move that showed a nice speed bump in early tests.
The U.S. is reportedly preparing to lift export restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 AI chip for the Chinese market. This follows a thaw in relations and could add over $15 billion to Nvidia’s revenue. But the company faces cooling investor enthusiasm and rising competition on all sides.
The upcoming Mesa 26.0 graphics driver stack is packing some serious upgrades for Linux users. It’s bringing initial support for Qualcomm’s newest Adreno Gen 8 graphics and has finalized OpenGL mesh shader support for AMD Radeon hardware.
Tractor Supply, a nearly 90-year-old retailer, is now a top place to work in IT. Their team built custom AI tools that have already slashed cloud costs by 20% and help coordinate disaster response.
The Trump administration has approved Nvidia to export more advanced AI chips to China, reversing earlier restrictions. This decision comes despite pressure from a group of senators last month to maintain a hardline stance.
Tiger Global is raising a new $2 billion private fund, a massive drop from its multi-billion dollar funds of 2021. The firm says this smaller, focused approach is a return to what drove its best historical returns. It plans to make fewer, more selective bets.
Cybersecurity in energy isn’t just about data—it’s about keeping the lights on. A new report details the unique challenges of securing industrial control systems where a locked-out operator can be as dangerous as a hacker.
Major law firms like Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins faced pressure to make deals with the new Trump administration in early 2025. Meanwhile, they’re racing to build AI tools powered by their own secret data to stay ahead.
Google and Apple are officially teaming up to fix the messy process of switching between iPhone and Android. A new tool spotted in Android Canary builds could make cross-platform moves as simple as a backup restore.
