IBM says it can fit nearly 100 billion transistors on a chip - why the milestone matters zdnet.com/education/co... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social The race for the first sub-one-nanometer chip is over, and IBM has won.

As stocks slide around the world on fears of AI being overhyped and underdelivering, and of AI bubbles forming and popping, perhaps you'll find my article on AI exit strategies of particular interest. Or my newest article on exiting AI vendor contracts. www.informationweek.com/it-managemen...

Public Libraries at Our Nation's 250th Birthday (Information Today magazine) newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/P...

Why AI tokens will send your enterprise cloud bill sky-high again www.zdnet.com/article/why-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Moving to #AI token pricing will raise AI costs enormously. However, measuring the value derived from AI remains an unsolved problem.

NetBox Labs designed its newly launched platform to span the full infrastructure lifecycle, from initial procurement through decommission. www.networkworld.com/article/4184...

Just updated on FOSS Force Nextcloud Marks 10 Years With Hub 26 Spring, Euro‑Office, and Expanded AI fossforce.com/2026/06/next...

USB Power Delivery: Plugging Into the Benefits When USB Power Delivery and USB Extended Power Range roll out, devices will charge faster, and data will transmit faster. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

Trump’s new AI order — hallucinations aren’t just for LLMs computerworld.com/article/4182... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social The US President often shares AI memes on social media that are plainly moronic, which also describes his latest AI executive order.

This legislation expands access to books, literacy, and library services for incarcerated individuals and helps strengthen prison library programs across the country. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/hr7247

Particle entanglement, superposition & teleportation are super interesting to me. Einstein famously dismissed such phenomena as 'spooky action at a distance' Connecting those 'spooky actions at a distance' is what quantum networking does and it's almost here www.networkworld.com/article/4180...

Just published on FOSS Force: The Quiet Clause That May Save Linux From Age‑Verification Laws fossforce.com/2026/05/the-...

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

The concerns about the misuse of Mythos must be taken seriously. No doubts about that. And yet... isn't it “juvenile” or “immature”, to use stuff like that only find and fix bugs in software: mfioretti.substack.com/p/claude-myt...

Just published on FOSS Force: Is It Panic Time? Linux’s Big Bad ‘Copy Fail’ Security Exploit fossforce.com/2026/05/is-i...

www.networkworld.com/article/4165... I've been a networking 'guy' for a long time. But the kids out there today..they don't know ...and there is a looming skills gap that could be a real problem (one day). That's a key promise that agentic AI could bring to networking that Auvik is betting on.

GitHub Copilot shifts to usage-based pricing June 1 - why that's no surprise zdnet.com/article/gith... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social You can kiss the day of cheap #AI usage goodbye, and users hate it. Tough. AI prices have never come close to paying the costs and the bill's due.

AI's not going to kill open source code security theregister.com/2026/04/26/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Don't follow Cal's footsteps and dump #opensource for fear that #AI will reveal security problems. It's not worth it.

Go straight to sell! Windows second-chance setup hawks Microsoft services at IT's expense theregister.com/2026/04/26/w... via @theregister.com No, Microsoft. I don't want Xbox Game Pass Premium on my work PC.

ALA has created a Programming Librarian Resource Hub, a collection of ready-to-use templates, worksheets, checklists, and timelines to make program-planning easier. #libraries programminglibrarian.org/resource-hub

Our weekly distro hopper took a look at the just released Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon,’ and finds that this latest from Canonical moves forward cautiously but resolutely: Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots) - FOSS Force fossforce.com/2026/04/ubun...

Built for a hostile internet: Canonical VP of Engineering on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS www.zdnet.com/article/buil... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Everything you wanted to know about Ubuntu #Linux 26.04 from the Canonical executive in charge of building it.

I’m just going to leave this here. #Quotes

Why Linux 7's quiet TCP change could be the best thing to happen to your network. www.networkworld.com/article/4158...

Now they’re deporting doctors who serve communities that desperately need medical care? These physicians are not criminals. And now all of their patients are left without care. Who will they come for next? #AbolishICE #MedSky

Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future www.theregister.com/2026/04/13/d... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Many American companies are feeling the heat, so they're setting up plans to assure the EU that they're still trustworthy. Europeans aren't buying it.

France is replacing 2.5 million Windows desktops with Linux - and I mapped out its new stack zdnet.com/article/fran... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Here's what France's new #Linux desktop will look like.

Last year, I heard that more than 50 percent of Americans read at a 6th grade level. Working at a public library, I said to myself, "I need to change that." So, here's a public domain literacy video DVD project I've made. tinyurl.com/littlefreeli... Kindly spread the word.

The Best Response to AI Is a Library Card Why reading is the skill that makes every other skill possible, and why we need it now more than any prompt. theslowai.substack.com/p/best-respo...

Created a quick video to get started with Educator AI Assistant. buff.ly/Xf5N2se Insert into Google Sheets Import AI Tools Edit or Create Your Own Insert Activity Builder Describe Inputs Choose AI Tool Generate #GoogleEDU #AITeacher

The best way to protect your phone from a warrantless search in 2026 * US authorities are getting more aggressive about detentions and seizures. * No single law governs phone inspections. * Devices configured for biometric unlocking remain highly vulnerable. www.zdnet.com/article/how-...

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A little literacy project I've been working on. sites.google.com/view/littlef... Overview article at www.infotoday.com/it/spring26/... #literacy #inclusion #esl #AI #k12 Thanks for helping to spread the word. If this is well received, I'll continue making these videos.

I've tracked #Apple for nearly 50 years: How a garage rebel became a multitrillion-dollar empire zdnet.com/article/appl... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Apple is turning 50, but it seems oddly reluctant to credit its founders, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

How digitally sovereign is your organization? This Red Hat tool can tell you in minutes zdnet.com/article/red-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Red Hat's toolkit offers governments and enterprises an #opensource way to measure their cloud control.

"A poem is a portal. It can offer entry to themes of love, family, identity, nature, and much else. A poem may look spare, but its ability to show us the world anew is mighty." Writing by @gosspoems.bsky.social in @thelancet.com about the healing power of poetry. tinyurl.com/healingpoetr...

Just published on FOSS Force: We Look at Debian 13.3 ‘Trixie,’ the Latest From the Crown Jewel of Linux Distros fossforce.com/2026/02/we-l...

You’re applying for a position as an #embedded systems developer. Are you ready for the questions a hiring manager is likely to ask? Check your answers for these 38 questions to prepare for the job interview. www.windriver.com/blog/Interna...

Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Mind you, Linus told me he has no plans whatsoever to retire, but if something were to go wrong, there's a way to replace him now. #Linux

Why the internet kept breaking and taking down your favorite sites in 2025 zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Would it surprise you to know that DNS played a large role? No, I didn't think it would.

www.techtarget.com/searchcio/fe... The surging price of silver is good news for those who have invested in it, but it also has significant effects on the enterprise.

Chainguard EmeritOSS backs MinIO, other orphaned projects: thenewstack.io/chainguard-e... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social #OpenSource has a problem. There are many under-supported or even abandoned open-source programs that are still widely used, but there’s no one at the driver’s wheel.

IBM warns AI spend fails without AI literacy www.thedeepview.com/articles/ibm... by @sjvn.bsky.social #AI literacy is far more than just knowing how to craft prompts; it requires learning across disciplines to master AI to benefit both businesses and society.

At 25, Wikipedia embodies what the internet could have been - but can it survive AI? zdnet.com/article/wiki... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social #Wikipedia just turned 25, but with #AI stealing its data and readers, will it make it to 30?

Physical AI is not Yet Another Buzzword. The premise is that AI technologies should incorporate bodily awareness, including an object’s sense of space, motion, and interactions. That may sound like another way to describe robotics, but there is a distinction. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

Shopify, Walmart Endorse Google's New Open Commerce Protocol: thenewstack.io/shopify-walm... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social The retail #AI protocol standards war is heating up.

Even Linus Torvalds is vibe coding now www.zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Mind you, it is on a rather silly project. But then, if you're vibe coding, those are exactly the ones you should be using it on. #AI

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app rebrand was bad, but there are far worse offenders www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/m... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social The worst of the no-good, awful tech rebrands.

The most durable tech is boring, old, and everywhere theregister.com/2025/12/31/l... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Love them or hate them, these legacy technologies will be with us for decades still to come.