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Silicon Labs SixG301 Series 3 SoCs Target Zigbee, Matter, and Thread Development

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GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM Introduces NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB10 Performance for the Desktop

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Orange Pi has unveiled the Orange Pi 4 Pro, a compact single-board computer designed for high-performance edge applications. It integrates an octa-core Allwinner A733 processor, a 3 TOPS NPU, and supports up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory, combining AI acceleration with a wide range of expansion interfaces.

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The Fall of Windows: ME and 2000

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 22, 2025,
updated Oct 22, 2025

Stagnant development-wise due to a lack of competition (network effect), 98 became ME (flop) and then rode the millennium hype, y2k.

Unsatisfied with controlling only desktops and laptops, the "NT" company wanted to conquer the server side too. There was a big problem however. GNU/Linux was fast-maturing, backed by giants like IBM, and it was replacing UNIX and sometimes Windows as well.

It was time for Microsoft to pull off some more dirty tricks, including bribery, FUD campaigns, and entryism. █

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