Memory-Chip Maker Longsys Raises $903 Million in Hong Kong Debut
Chinese memory maker Longsys raised about $903 million in a Hong Kong second listing, riding an AI-driven boom that has pushed DRAM and NAND memory prices sharply higher.
Zenwalk Returns: Slackware-Based Distro Ships First Milestone in Four Years
After more than four years of silence, the Slackware-based Zenwalk ships its Current Milestone 2026, bringing Linux 7.1.7, the BORE scheduler, Xfce 4.20 and fully integrated Flatpak support.
AI Coder Devin Soars to a $48 Billion Valuation
Cognition, the startup behind AI coding agent Devin, has raised about $2 billion and is now valued at $48 billion – nearly double its price tag from May.
Lossless Scaling comes to Linux: lsfg-vk 2.0 triples Steam Deck frame rates
The popular Lossless Scaling frame-generation tool now runs far smoother on Linux, with lsfg-vk 2.0 delivering up to four times the frames on handhelds such as the Steam Deck.
Jaguar Land Rover to Cut 4,000 Jobs in £1.7bn Savings Drive
The Tata-owned carmaker will shed roughly 4,000 jobs worldwide and target £1.7 billion in savings, squeezed by US tariffs, Chinese EV rivals and the aftermath of a major cyberattack.
Noctalia 5 Goes Stable After a Full C++ Rewrite
The Noctalia Wayland desktop shell has reached its first stable release with version 5.0.1. A rewrite from QML to native C++ slashes memory use and adds new features.
Pangolin 1.22 Adds an AI Gateway for Self-Hosted Models
The open-source reverse proxy Pangolin gains an AI gateway for cloud and self-hosted models in version 1.22. The 1.22.2 patch shipped on 4 September 2026.
Mistral Raises €3 Billion to Become Europe’s Most Valuable AI Startup
Paris-based AI developer Mistral has raised €3 billion in a Series D round at a valuation above €21 billion. Samsung Electronics led the financing.
Lexar Muse: World’s Thinnest Portable SSD Ditches the USB-C Port
At IFA 2026 Lexar showed the Muse, a card-sized external SSD just 3.8 millimeters at its thickest point that swaps a standard USB-C port for a magnetic connector.
Injectable Gel Helps Mouse Brains Repair Themselves After Stroke
Duke University researchers have built an injectable hydrogel that regrew blood vessels and nerve fibers in stroke-damaged mouse brains and restored the animals’ movement.