From a promising new UniFi travel router to a massive Google Play Store settlement, it was a surprisingly busy week. We also saw major updates for Linux phones, NAS operating systems, and the Ruby programming language.
Canonical’s aggressive move to Rust-based system utilities for Ubuntu 25.10 has been fraught with bugs and performance issues. Meanwhile, the company’s revenue is approaching $300 million as it eyes a future IPO and doubles down on Java.
ASRock has rolled out stable BIOS updates for its AMD and Intel motherboards to support next-generation processors. The updates target Ryzen 9000X3D chips and Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs expected at CES 2026. This move ensures current motherboard owners won’t need a new board for the next CPU wave.
Samsung has hired John Rayfield, a former VP at both AMD and Intel, to lead GPU development for its Exynos chips. This is a major talent grab aimed at fixing the performance issues that have plagued Samsung’s in-house processors for years.
The frantic build-out of AI data centers is colliding with brutal physical realities. Winning isn’t just about algorithms, but about who can solve massive infrastructure problems the fastest.
The team behind the SBC OS Armbian has launched its own image flashing application. It’s a direct competitor to tools like Raspberry Pi Imager, but with a focus on flashing Armbian to over 300 different boards.
Meta’s ambitious plan to license its Horizon OS to partners like Asus and Lenovo is now on hold. The company is refocusing on its own Quest hardware, leaving the future of an open VR ecosystem uncertain. This comes as new competition from Google’s Android XR reshapes the market.
A new €4 million initiative aims to overhaul how Europe measures supercomputer performance. The call seeks proposals for a unified benchmarking framework that can handle everything from exascale systems to hybrid quantum-classical machines.
Intel is rolling out a new graphics driver stack for Linux. The update focuses on performance optimizations and fixing issues with upcoming Xe3 hardware.
UpCloud has expanded its European presence with a new data center in Denmark. The facility, located in Ballerup near Copenhagen, is powered by renewable energy and is geographically separate from the company’s other sites for resilience.
