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Anthropic files for IPO, joining OpenAI and SpaceX in the race to go public
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
Anthropic has officially started the process of going public, confidentially submitting a draft registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed IPO. The company did not disclose how many shares it plans to sell or at what price, and said the offering will depend on market...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
elementary OS 8.1 focuses on polish, security, and a smoother Linux desktop
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
elementary OS is a polished Linux distribution built on Ubuntu LTS that emphasizes thoughtful design, simplicity, and a distraction-free desktop experience. Version 8.1 makes the Wayland-based Secure Session the default, improving security, touchpad gestures, and display handling. The update also introduces multitasking enhancements, refinements to the software store, improved hardware compatibility, and more.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Lenovo's Legion Go S handheld gets a steep discount to $549
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
The Lenovo Legion Go S is currently available for $549, down from its original $729 launch price, making this Windows gaming handheld more competitive against the likes of the Steam Deck and ROG Ally. The Legion Go S combines an 8" 120Hz display with Ryzen Z hardware.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Asus unveils 3,000W PSU that can power up to four GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
The ROG Thor 3,000W Titanium III Edition 20 is part of this year's celebration of the Republic of Gamers brand, which Asus has used for gaming-focused peripherals and hardware since 2006. The ROG lineup tends to favor a bombastic, show-off style in its product design and marketing, and the newly...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Meta's AI training effort is capturing employee emails and browsing history, not just mouse clicks
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
Internal documents reviewed by Reuters show that the company's Model Capability Initiative (MCI) is collecting interaction data across more than 200 apps and websites. The goal is to train AI systems to perform routine digital tasks autonomously. But exactly what the tool is collecting – and how far that collection...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Intel Crescent Island data center GPU supports up to 480GB LPDDR5X with 350W air-cooled TDP
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
At Computex 2026, Intel shared more details about its Crescent Island GPU architecture, noting that it is designed specifically for agentic AI workloads. While conventional AI accelerators from Nvidia and AMD rely on expensive high-bandwidth memory, Intel's new chip uses consumer-oriented LPDDR5X DRAM and is designed to run in air-cooled...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Zig project leader says AI-generated code contributions are "invariably garbage" and will be rejected
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
Andrew Kelley designed the Zig programming language in 2016 and still presides over the non-profit organization responsible for managing the project. In a recent interview on the developer-focused JetBrains podcast, Kelley said AI-based contributions have no value and will be discarded.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Dell's new XPS 13 starts at $599 and is gunning directly for the MacBook Neo
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
The company is launching the laptop at a promotional price of $599 for students as part of a back-to-school offer that runs through September. After that, the starting price will increase to $699. That places it in direct competition with Apple's MacBook Neo, which has already helped define the budget...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A top economist says there's "zero evidence" AI is killing jobs, despite thousands of actual layoffs
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
Writing in a post last week titled "Zero Evidence of AI-Related Job Losses," Sløk points to ADP employment data to support his conclusion. The report found that private companies added almost 110,000 people to their payrolls in April.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
This solar-powered desalination device turns seawater into drinking water, can also extract lithium
Posted on Monday June 01, 2026
The work, led by Chunlei Guo, a professor of optics and physics, centers on a specially treated surface known as superwicking black metal. The material is created by texturing a metal surface with femtosecond laser pulses, altering its structure at microscopic scales. This process gives the surface two key properties:...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »