Nvidia’s CES 2026 Keynote: What Jensen Huang Revealed
Jensen Huang delivered Nvidia’s keynote at CES 2026, outlining the company’s next moves in AI. The tech world was watching closely, as Nvidia’s hardware is central to the ongoing AI boom.
Category: Computing
Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs are official, and the specs are wild
Intel has officially pulled back the curtain on its next-generation Panther Lake processors, now branded as Core Ultra Series 3. Built on its advanced 18A technology, these chips promise massive leaps in CPU and graphics performance for 2026 laptops and handhelds.
Nvidia’s tiny AI supercomputer just got a lot faster
Nvidia has supercharged its DGX Spark AI workstation with a software update that promises 2.5x faster performance on average. The $3,999 “world’s smallest AI supercomputer” is also getting access to Nvidia’s full AI Enterprise suite and new integrations for game mods and robotics.
Apple Doubles Wi-Fi Speeds for Newer iPads and Macs
Apple’s latest software updates unlock faster Wi-Fi for newer devices. The change allows compatible iPads and Macs to use wider 5GHz channels, potentially doubling throughput in ideal conditions.
SanDisk’s New OPTIMUS SSDs Are Mostly a Rebrand, But That’s the Point
SanDisk has launched its new OPTIMUS SSD family, a three-tier lineup that rebrands existing WD Black and Blue models. The move aims to simplify the buying process for consumers, though performance specs appear unchanged for now.
HP-UX is officially dead. It’s the end of a 40-year era.
The final version of HP-UX is now out of support, marking the end of HPE’s proprietary Unix lineage. Its fate was sealed by the demise of the Itanium processor it relied on.
A US Firm Wants to Power Data Centers with Old Navy Reactors
A Dallas-based firm, HGP Intelligent Energy, has proposed repurposing two nuclear microreactors from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to generate power for data centers. The plan, submitted to the DOE, could see the reactors provide up to 520MW of power at a fraction of the cost of building new large
Samsung’s Galaxy Book 6 Series Bets Big on AI and Battery Life
Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Book 6 series at CES 2026, featuring Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 processors for over 50% faster CPU performance. The laptops boast up to 30 hours of battery life and a suite of Galaxy AI features, with availability set for later this month.
The Year of the Linux Desktop? What It Would Actually Take in 2026
The perennial joke about the “Year of the Linux Desktop” is getting another serious look for 2026. According to a new analysis, for Linux to actually overtake Windows, a perfect storm of game developer support, desktop standardization, and major vendor buy-in would need to happen. It’s a tall order
AMD’s Giving Away Strix Halo Laptops for Fixing ROCm Bugs
AMD is running a unique bounty program, offering its upcoming flagship “Strix Halo” laptops as rewards for fixing critical bugs in its ROCm compute software. Meanwhile, older AMD GCN graphics cards are getting a significant performance boost from a new RADV driver feature.