Summary for the Week of January 2, 2026
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This week there's no news beyond the weekly news summary. Work has been underway on the first phase of the museum's file explorer, and it's quite far along, but not enough to make it public yet. The character sets and 90s ISO image, container, and compression formats are a mess from a standardization standpoint, but it's been an interesting journey. Hopefully, something presentable will be ready by next week.
And now, the weekly summary:
TV Manufacturers Ditch 8K
8K resolution seems to have to wait longer than expected to become popular. LG, one of the few manufacturers that still had 8K models, has followed TCL's path (the manufacturer of panels for Sony) and will stop producing devices with this resolution. The reasons are twofold: production costs and the lack of content, both in video and gaming.
Nvidia Won't Fulfill the $100 Billion OpenAI Commitment
A few months ago, Nvidia announced a $1 billion investment in OpenAI. The GPU manufacturer's CEO now says the agreement was actually non-binding and that they will not be fulfilling it.
Graphical Interface for dd
dd is one of the most used (and also most dangerous) tools in Linux. Someone has created a graphical interface based on this program to write .img and .iso images to USB storage drives.
OpenAI Isn't as Fond of Nvidia Anymore
OpenAI has already stated that they are no longer as fond of Nvidia's AI chips. The company behind ChatGPT says it is looking for alternatives in AMD, Cerebras, and Groq. Regarding these two startups, Nvidia has had its eye on them for a possible acquisition. Cerebras has said no, but Groq seems more receptive.
Intel Cuts Functionality on Linux
Intel has decided to disable Vulkan video encoding in its Linux drivers now because the functionality has not been tested enough.
BtB 2006: Back to Basics 2006 (Asia)
Today I wanted to bring you a slightly different post about author levels (TRLE). A few days ago, I finished the levels I had left pending from Back to Basic 2006, and after completing its 23 levels, I wanted to share with you why this competition is well-known within the community.
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