According to Phoronix’s year-end review, their 226 featured hardware reviews in 2025 were dominated by coverage of AMD’s game-changing Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo” processors and Intel’s discrete Battlemage graphics. The site also highlighted the ongoing struggle to fund independent Linux hardware jour
Benchmark data from Phoronix reveals a surprising trend for Intel’s Meteor Lake architecture. Two years after launch, performance on the latest Ubuntu Linux is actually worse than it was on day one.
AI has taken over recruitment, but it’s creating a strange paradox. Companies use it to screen, candidates use it to apply, and now everyone sounds the same. The result? A 51% surge in applications and a system where genuine expression is the only thing that stands out.
In a stunning betrayal of their profession, two cybersecurity experts have admitted to being ransomware attackers. They used the notorious ALPHV BlackCat ransomware to target companies, including a medical device firm that paid a $1.2 million ransom.
A comprehensive European study confirms open-access articles get more citations and help citizen scientists learn. But it found surprisingly little strong evidence that open science directly creates broad economic or societal benefits, highlighting a major measurement gap.
AI is fundamentally changing accounting by automating repetitive tasks. This shift lets accountants focus on analysis and strategy, leading to measurable gains in speed and report quality.
The initial rush to deploy generative AI is giving way to a harsh financial reality. Organizations are realizing that scaling AI brings massive, unpredictable compute costs that can blow budgets wide open.
Andrej Karpathy, a founding member of OpenAI and former Tesla AI head, says the AI coding revolution has left him feeling behind. He describes new tools as a “powerful alien” weapon that everyone is trying to figure out how to use.
Meta has acquired Singapore-based AI startup Manus for over $2 billion. The startup, known for its viral AI agent demo, claims millions of users and over $100 million in annual revenue. But can Meta make it work?
The rigid, scientific management style of the 20th century is failing in today’s fast-paced world. True leadership now means creating environments where employees feel safe to contribute and thrive as whole people.
