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From cost to currency with sovereign AI

Red Hat News - Tue, 06/23/2026 - 08:00
For years, the telecommunications industry has looked at sovereignty through a defensive lens. It was treated as a compliance checklist and an (understandable) regulatory requirement for telco networks.After meeting with several customers across the globe at both MWC and Red Hat Summit this year, one clear takeaway is that the defensive era is over and sovereignty represents a new business opportunity where service providers can differentiate.Today, sovereignty is about control as a currency and differentiator. In a world where AI is the new engine of growth, the ability to maintain data resid

USB4STREAM Merged For Linux 7.2 To Quickly Send Data Between USB4 Connected Systems

Phoronix - Tue, 06/23/2026 - 05:00
As part of today's USB/Thunderbolt subsystem updates for the ongoing Linux 7.2 kernel merge window, USB4STREAM was merged as a nifty and exciting addition to opening up some interesting USB4 connnectivity use-cases for high speed, low latency data transfers...

Intel Optimization Zone 1.1 Lays Out Tuning Recommendations For More Workloads

Phoronix - Tue, 06/23/2026 - 02:45
Back in March Intel announced the Optimization Zone as a new initiative for helping server administrators and developers better maximize the performance of different workloads running on Intel hardware. Out today is the Intel Optimization Zone 1.1 release with more workloads now covered for squeezing out the most performance on Intel CPUs...

Steam Machine Launches, Priced $1049 To $1428 USD

Phoronix - Tue, 06/23/2026 - 01:33
Valve today finally revealed pricing on their SteamOS Linux-powered Steam Machine living room PC. Given the ongoing RAM and storage pricing pressure, the Steam Machine pricing comes in at the high-end...

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