diginomica

PyTorch Foundation adds Helion and Safetensors - and the open AI stack gets a little harder to ignore

Mark Collier briefed me on two updates under embargo at KubeCon Europe 2026 last month: Helion, which opens up GPU kernel ...
TMCnet

PyTorch Foundation Welcomes Helion as a Foundation-Hosted Project to Standardize Open, Portable, and Accessible AI Kernel Authoring

"Helion brings kernel authoring into PyTorch – making it simpler, portable, and accessible to every developer. Joining the ...

KDE Linux is the purest form of Plasma I've tested - but the install isn't for the meek

Linux distros present KDE Plasma with a version customized for that particular OS. KDE Linux offers the purest version.

Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support

One point in favor of the sprawling Linux ecosystem is its broad hardware support—the kernel officially supports everything from ’90s-era PC hardware to Arm-based Apple Silicon chips, thanks to ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

From the C: to the /Mnt/s, Linux is better than ever for PC gaming – and easier to switch to from Windows

For radical, picture me skateboarding ungainly while installing Linux - or, to be more precise CachyOS - on my PC. Windows 11 ...