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Ubuntu raises minimum RAM requirement to 6 GB amid memory shortage, burdening older PCs

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has raised its minimum memory requirement to 6 GB, up 50 percent from 4 GB. Canonical adjusted the specification without a separate announcement, with the new baseline also listing a dual-core 2 GHz CPU and 25 GB of storage. The move is drawing attention amid recent memory supply shortages and rising prices, which could increase the burden on users running Ubuntu LTS on older 4 GB systems.

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Qualcomm-acquired Arduino launches Ventuno Q AI compute board

Arduino said on March 10 it launched its Ventuno Q edge AI platform ahead of Embedded World. Ventuno means 21 in Italian and the board uses the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8 series. The platform combines AI computation and real-time control on one board, delivering up to 40 Dense TOPS with NPU acceleration and adding an STM32H5 microcontroller. It supports 16GB RAM, up to 64GB expansion storage, offline AI features and industrial I/O.