2026-08-31

It's 35 years since Linus Torvalds first revealed Linux, calling it 'just a hobby' — how wrong he was

Linus Torvalds introduced Linux as a hobby project in 1991, starting development that eventually produced a 40 million-line kernel. [...]

2026-08-31

How Nvidia RTX Spark will change laptops forever... for better and worse

Nvidia's recently announced RTX Spark laptop chip could fundamentally change the way that portable computers are used. More consumer choice and healthy competition are never a bad thing, but what if it's coming from one of the biggest companies in the world? [...]

2026-08-31

Samsung's best OLED TV is getting a dramatic special version that hides its worst feature under a neat Scandi design — and adds a giant audiophile sound system at the same time

Samsung has teamed up with audiophile firm Canvas to create the HiFi S99H, a flagship OLED with an integrated Hi-Fi sound system. [...]

2026-08-31

Steel and materials stocks are whipsawing as the U.S.-Canada trade war heats up

The VanEck Steel ETF and State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR swung sharply last week as U.S.-Canada tariff tensions escalated [...]

2026-08-31

Lawsuit claims Trump's Freedom Fuel stations were selling gas a supplier never got paid for

Mansfield Oil claims distributor KRSM obtained 1.1 million gallons of fuel and never paid for it, some of which went to Trump-promoted stations [...]

2026-08-31

Kalshi is partnering with brokerage Alpaca to bring prediction markets to a global audience

Alpaca reaches 14 million brokerage accounts across more than 300 financial institutions worldwide, giving Kalshi a path to international expansion [...]

2026-08-31

Gemini won an arbitration over its collapsed crypto lending program

An arbitrator ruled earlier this month that Gemini did not mislead users or fail in its due diligence with lending partner Genesis Global Capital [...]

2026-08-31

NVIDIA and MediaTek Expand Partnership to Build AI Edge-to-Cloud Platforms

NVIDIA and MediaTek on August 31, 2026, announced an expansion of their long-standing collaboration to build the next generations of AI computing platforms spanning AI infrastructure, local AI computing and automotive. As part of the announcement, NVIDIA said it has invested $3.5 billion in convertible bonds issued by MediaTek. Under the expanded agreement, MediaTek will adopt the NVIDIA NVLink Fu [...]

2026-08-31

The CIO Accountability Gap: Leading in an Era of Distributed Technology

Technology decisions are spreading across the enterprise, but responsibility for risk and resilience still lands with IT Something subtle has changed in the CIO role. Technology is no longer delivered to the business; it’s adopted and modified across the business, among multiple divisions, every day. It is not uncommon for teams to deploy AI tools, to automate workflows, and to purchase cloud se [...]