Jim Keller Kills the Qualcomm Rumor — Tenstorrent Is Building for an IPO, Not a Sale
On June 30, Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller denied acquisition talks with Qualcomm, shooting down a widely-reported $10B deal and making clear the RISC-V AI chip startup intends to go public on its own terms. »
Coreboot 26.06 Arrives With Early Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo Support, Plus 31 New Boards
The open-source firmware project's latest quarterly release starts unlocking Intel's Nova Lake and AMD's Strix Halo months before those chips hit store shelves, and expands its board list with 31 new entries including Framework Laptop models. »
The Linux Foundation Just United 19 Tech Giants to Shield Open Source From AI-Powered Attacks
Launched June 25, Akrites is a new coordinated vulnerability-response initiative backed by AWS, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and 14 other organizations committed to defending the open source software the world runs on. »
Valve's Steam Machine Is Here — A $1,049 SteamOS Cube That Outpaces the Steam Deck by 6x
After years of teases and FCC filings, Valve's Steam Machine starts shipping June 30, 2026 — a compact Linux gaming PC packing AMD Zen 4 and RDNA 3 for $1,049, with no platform lock-in. »
Meta Launches Its Own-Brand AI Glasses for $299 — No Ray-Ban Logo Required
Meta debuted its first self-branded AI smart glasses on June 23, 2026, starting at $299 with Meta AI powered by Muse Spark built in from day one. »