Today's Hardware Pulse
Nvidia driver hints at progress on next‑gen DLSS 5
Nvidia’s latest GeForce Game Ready driver (610.47) adds three new DLSS profile options, indicating continued work on DLSS 5 neural‑rendering technology. The earlier DLSS 5 reveal sparked debate over AI‑driven image alteration, and this driver update provides the first concrete sign of advancement.
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By the numbers: Cyient Semiconductors raises $30M Series funding
KYOCERA AVX Releases New MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs Approved to the DLA QPD
KYOCERA AVX has expanded its MIL‑PRF‑32535 base‑metal‑electrode NP0 multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) line, adding 0402‑1210 case sizes with capacitance values from 68 pF to 47 000 pF and voltage ratings up to 100 V. The new parts retain the series’ high‑CV performance and incorporate the patented FLEXITERM termination for superior thermomechanical durability. They are DLA‑qualified for M‑ and T‑level reliability, targeting aerospace, defense, and satellite applications. Lead times range from 16 to 25 weeks depending on region and reliability tier.
SPEED IS THE MOAT:
A founder upgraded his computing infrastructure, cutting decision latency from hours to minutes and unlocking faster content production and trade execution. The post argues that speed, powered by AI and modern infrastructure, is the primary competitive moat in 2026. Early...
Semiconductors Lead Rally: Broadcom, Marvell Breakout
Semiconductor leaders Broadcom and Marvell are powering a rally driven by accelerating AI infrastructure spending. Broadcom secured long‑term AI chip contracts with Google through 2031 and expanded its partnership with Anthropic, while its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook tops $102 billion with...
How Manufacturers Are Testing Physical AI Before Making Big Investments
Manufacturers are turning to dedicated AI testing labs—such as TCS’s Gemini Experience Centers, Microsoft’s AI Co‑Innovation Lab, and Deloitte’s Smart Factory—to evaluate physical AI before committing to costly deployments. These sites let firms experiment with robots, sensors and data‑ops platforms...
Iron Mountain Tops Out Chennai Data Center, India
Iron Mountain celebrated the topping‑out of its Chennai CHN‑1 data center, a 23.2 MW facility that will go live later this year. The campus, built on a 4.3‑acre site in Ambattur, will eventually host two buildings delivering a combined 42 MW of...
MODEX 2026: SiLC Technologies Launches Eyeonic Trace Ultra for Industrial Automation and Inspection
SiLC Technologies unveiled the Eyeonic Trace Ultra at MODEX 2026, the next generation of its laser line scanner family. The new sensor delivers 100‑micron precision—three times the accuracy of the original Trace—while retaining a compact, eye‑safe design and a 5‑meter...
This Apple Product Has a 10-Week Wait Time — And It’s Been Around Forever
The Apple Mac mini, a $599 desktop, is now facing 10‑12 week wait times as AI hobbyists snap it up to run autonomous agents like OpenClaw. Shipment data shows double‑digit growth in 2025, driven by the device’s low cost, ability...
Compute Bubble Forecast Proved Wildly Inaccurate
Six months ago, there was a lot of focus on the idea that the there would be a massive glut of unused computing power which would could a recession as AI use plateaued. The "compute bubble" belief was absolutely everywhere. The...
I Love AirTags, but This Alternative Slips Right in My Wallet and Solves Their Biggest Flaw
The UAG Metropolis is a slim, polycarbonate tracker card that slides into a wallet alongside credit cards. It offers a five‑month, wireless‑rechargeable 110 mAh battery and a 95 dB speaker that outshouts first‑generation AirTags. The device integrates with both Apple’s Find My and...
The AI Industry Is Running Out of Compute, with Outages, Rationing, and Rising GPU Prices
The surge in agentic AI is straining compute capacity, leading to outages, product cuts, and a near‑50% jump in GPU prices. Anthropic’s Claude API saw uptime dip to 98.95%, prompting some enterprise customers to migrate to OpenAI, which is shutting...
APTelecom, FiberSense Expand Subsea Monitoring Partnership
APTelecom and FiberSense announced a strategic partnership to expand the deployment of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology for real‑time subsea cable monitoring. The collaboration leverages APTelecom’s global advisory network to accelerate market access in Europe, the Pacific and other key...
PlexusAV Showcases Open, Interoperable AV-over-IP Ecosystem at NAB 2026
PlexusAV, the professional AV arm of Sencore, is using NAB 2026 to unveil an open, IPMX‑based AV‑over‑IP ecosystem aimed at eliminating vendor lock‑in. The company is debuting its first North American IPMX‑certified encoder (P‑AVN‑4E) and decoder (P‑AVN‑4D) that deliver ultra‑low‑latency...
I Skipped the Raspberry Pi This Time and Don't Regret It
Amir Bohlooli chose a used Dell Latitude 5330 over a Raspberry Pi 5 for his home Jellyfin server after finding the Pi’s total cost exceeds $250. The refurbished laptop, purchased for $180, offers an i5‑1245U, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports,...
Nvidia’s AI Chip Empire Fuels Bullish Technical Outlook for NVDA
Nvidia reported a 73% revenue surge to $68 billion and analysts project a 77% increase for the next quarter, reinforcing a bullish technical stance on its shares. The company’s CUDA platform, installed on more than 100 million devices and powering 75% of...
VFabTech Launches to Help Solve the Semiconductor Capacity Bottleneck Behind the Next Wave of AI and Advanced Manufacturing
VFabTech, a new semiconductor engineering and consulting firm, launched to address the growing capacity bottleneck that’s limiting AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing growth. The company offers end‑to‑end services—from cleanroom planning and equipment qualification to process integration and workforce training—covering the...
Alphabet Expands TPU Partnership with Anthropic, Adding 3.5 GW of Custom AI Chips
Alphabet and Broadcom have extended their Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) agreement, giving Anthropic access to an additional 3.5 gigawatts of custom AI chips starting in 2027. The move follows a $21 billion TPU order for 2024 and underscores Alphabet's push to...
DT Research Debuts GMS-Enabled DA323EP Rugged Tablets for Logistics at MODEX 2026
DT Research unveiled the DA323EP, a Google Mobile Services‑enabled rugged tablet designed for logistics and warehouse operations. The 13.3‑inch device combines a sunlight‑readable display, hot‑swappable batteries, and optional 4G LTE for continuous, real‑time data capture. Certified for GMS, it offers...
Intel, SambaNova Unveil Joint AI Inference Hardware Blueprint
Intel and SambaNova Systems revealed a co‑developed AI inference architecture that blends Intel Xeon 6 processors, GPUs and SambaNova RDUs. The blueprint, slated for release in the second half of 2026, aims to challenge Nvidia’s dominance by offering a multi‑layered hardware...
Ouster Launches Stereolabs ZED X Nano: A Wrist-Mount Stereo Camera Built for Robotic Manipulation and Physical AI
Ouster announced the Stereolabs ZED X Nano, a wrist‑mount stereo camera designed for robotic manipulation and Physical AI. The 40 % smaller unit packs a 2.3 MP global‑shutter sensor that captures 1920×1200 RGB and depth at up to 120 fps, with sub‑millimeter neural depth accuracy. A...
IonQ Stock Valuation Scrutinized as High‑Fidelity Qubit Strategy Faces Investor Skepticism
Investors and analysts are challenging IonQ's market valuation, citing a $29 share price, a 61‑times price‑to‑sales multiple and a $512 million loss in 2025, while the company touts a high‑fidelity qubit approach. The debate pits the firm's focus on fewer, higher‑quality...
International Manufacturing Services (IMS) Exhibits at the CMSE Conference and Exhibiton
International Manufacturing Services (IMS) is exhibiting its latest RF and thermal‑management solutions at the 29th Annual Components for Military & Space Electronics (CMSE) Conference. At booth B22, IMS will showcase high‑power AlN resistors, RF‑optimized attenuators, splitters, and its ThermaBridge™/ThermaPlane™ ceramic...
University of Tennessee Explores Quantum Methods to Scale Stochastic Optimization Workflows
University of Tennessee’s Industrial and Systems Engineering department has secured a two‑year, $300,000 NSF grant to develop quantum‑computing tools for multi‑stage stochastic optimization. Professors James Ostrowski and Rebekah Herrman will combine quantum superposition encoding with classical post‑processing to tackle two‑step...
From Wooden Boards to White Gloves: How FPGA Prototyping and Emulation Became Two Worlds of Verification… and How the Convergence...
FPGA prototyping and hardware emulation originated from parallel needs—speed and system realism versus deep debugging of ever‑larger designs. Prototyping leverages re‑programmable silicon to run software workloads early, while emulation provides controlled, observable execution for complex verification. Historically served distinct vendor...
Atomic-6 Launches Orbital Data Center Marketplace
Atomic-6 unveiled ODC.Space, a marketplace that lets customers order orbital data center hardware as easily as an online purchase. The platform aggregates space‑industry suppliers, offering configurations from 1U shared units to sovereign 42U racks, with the latter priced at roughly...
Corvus Robotics Launches Corvus Trident, an AI Powered Device That Tracks Every Pallet From Dock Door to Departure
Corvus Robotics unveiled the AI‑powered Corvus Trident at MODEX 2026, a device that mounts on forklifts and other material‑handling equipment to automatically capture every pallet movement from dock to departure. The system uses onboard AI and industrial‑grade scanners to read multiple...
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PNY Technologies announced three new GeForce RTX 50 Series Slim graphics cards—RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070—featuring NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture in a dual‑slot, ultra‑compact form factor. The cards deliver up to 16 GB of GDDR7 memory, PCIe 5.0 support, and high clock speeds, while employing...
“Giant Superatoms” Could Finally Solve Quantum Computing’s Biggest Problem
Researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University have proposed “giant superatoms,” a hybrid quantum architecture that fuses giant atoms with superatoms. The design leverages multi‑point coupling to create a quantum‑echo effect, dramatically lowering decoherence while allowing multiple qubits to act as a...
Global Chip Sales Jump over 60% in February on Strong Demand
Global semiconductor sales surged to $88.8 billion in February, a 7.6% rise from January and a 61.8% jump from a year earlier, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Growth was broad‑based, with Asia‑Pacific posting the steepest year‑over‑year increase at 93.5%, while...
CIP Sells Summerfield Battery to Palisade
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has sold its 100% stake in the 240 MW/960 MWh Summerfield Battery Energy Storage Project near Adelaide to Palisade Investment Partners via Intera Renewables. Construction, which began in February 2025, is now substantially complete, with energisation slated for May 2026 and...
Razer Viper V4 Pro Best Settings: Click to Win with These Synapse Tweaks
The Shortcut’s guide details optimal Synapse Web tweaks for the Razer Viper V4 Pro, one of the lightest and fastest esports mice available. It walks readers through DPI, polling rate, and button mapping adjustments that can be made directly in...
I Bought an Earwax Camera for My Toolkit and Use It for Everything but My Ears
The Bebird Earsight Plus D39R is a $47, USB‑C‑charged inspection camera that combines a flexible, length‑marked head with IP67 dust‑ and water‑proofing. Its built‑in gyroscope locks the image horizon, delivering clear, stable video via a dedicated iOS/Android app. The device...
Top ICT Tenders: Transversal Computing Contract up for Grabs
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has issued a new transversal computing contract that will replace the 2020 RFB 740 tender. The contract covers outright purchase of desktop and mobile PCs, monitors, printers, biometric devices, consumables and related services for South...
Summary of Week 15 – April 6-10, 2026
Lenovo completed its acquisition of Infinidat, bolstering its enterprise storage portfolio and AI‑driven data infrastructure. AWS introduced S3 Files, allowing S3 buckets to be accessed as native file systems, while Nvidia expanded its AI ecosystem by partnering with Marvell through...
NAB Show 2026: Facilis Showcases New HUB Performance, Security, and Protection; FastCache Accelerator, and FastTracker MAM
Facilis used its NAB Show 2026 booth to unveil a suite of upgrades to its HUB platform, including version 8.4 multi‑link Ethernet, OAuth/SSO support, and a Lock Down security mode that adds immutable LTO backup. The company also introduced FastCache accelerator, FastTracker 3.8.5...
NAB Show 2026: Leaseweb USA to Showcase Cloud and Infrastructure Solutions for AI, Media, and Enterprise Workloads
Leaseweb USA will exhibit its cloud and infrastructure portfolio at NAB 2026 in Las Vegas, showcasing solutions for AI, media and enterprise workloads. The company highlights GPU‑accelerated servers, hybrid and multi‑CDN offerings, and managed Kubernetes to address the growing demand for high‑performance,...
JetStor Delivers 80PB High-Density Archive for Government Agency Using WD’s Trusted High-Capacity Ultrastar Drives
JetStor has deployed an 80 PB high‑density archive for a government agency using 3,200 WD Ultrastar 26 TB SAS drives across 132 XS3324D 4U 24‑bay PODs. The solution leverages a dual Fibre Channel fabric and a repeatable POD blueprint to enable zero‑downtime...
University of Missouri/Mizzou Researchers Developing Rewritable DNA Hard Drive
University of Missouri researchers have unveiled a rewritable DNA memory system that uses frameshift encoding and nanopore duplex interruption decoding, eliminating the need for synthesis and enzymes. The technique allows data to be erased and overwritten repeatedly, moving DNA storage...
Squishy Photonic Switches Promise Fast Low Power Logic
Researchers at the University of Ljubljana have created a liquid‑crystal photonic switch that controls light with light using two sub‑nanosecond laser pulses. The device exploits whispering‑gallery resonances and stimulated emission depletion to suppress the first pulse while amplifying the second,...
ThinKom Unveils Space-Optimized ThinAir Nexus Aircraft Antenna
ThinKom introduced the ThinAir Nexus, a space‑optimized aircraft antenna that delivers multi‑orbit, multi‑constellation inflight connectivity in a footprint comparable to single‑orbit electronically steered antennas. The Nexus supports gigabit‑class throughput for GEO, MEO and LEO satellites and can be upgraded via a...
Skepticism Persists as Apple Explores New Smart Glasses
After being a Google Glass Explorer and testing out various versions of smart glasses, I'm still not a believer they will be a hot item... Yet companies keep going down this path. We'll see how it goes for Apple ->...
TSMC Sole Supplier for Google's 2nm; Intel Rivalry Lies Elsewhere
TSMC remains the only one able to fabricate Google's 2nm chips. The Intel/TSMC competition is about the "backend," not the chip itself.
Milicom Expands Subsea Network in Central America
Millicom announced a partnership with TAFS to tap the 7,000‑km TAM‑1 subsea fibre‑optic system, which links the United States, the Caribbean, Central America and Colombia. Each fibre pair on the cable provides a minimum of 18 Tbps, delivering high‑capacity, carrier‑neutral connectivity...
AI Compute Hits Record High, Explore Supply Chain
AI compute at a record high. CASCI takes you inside the AI supply chain. https://t.co/uZIigc0UJL https://t.co/8rUTqg8Xxd
China, Iran Weaponize Economy, Outmaneuver U.S. Sanctions
China, Iran weaponized the global economy to beat the U.S. at its own game US...expanded export controls to cover an estimated 20,000 Chinese companies, and tightened controls over advanced chipmaking equipment and jet engines to China. Yes, that is economic coercion. https://t.co/Kd7ckEDhaE
GOTRAX Rambo: A Versatile Fat-Tire E-Bike For Any Terrain
The GOTRAX Rambo is a $899 fat‑tire electric bike that blends power, comfort, and practicality for a wide range of riders. It features a 500‑watt motor, 25 mph top speed, and a removable 48 V 10.4 Ah battery that promises up to 50 miles...
Forget the MacBook Neo — This Record-Low Price on the New MacBook Air 13 M5 Could Be the Better Value...
Apple’s latest MacBook Air 13‑inch with the M5 chip has dropped to $949 on Amazon, a $150 cut from its $1,099 launch price. The discount brings the premium Air closer to the budget‑oriented MacBook Neo, which starts at $599, while...
Demand for AI Data Centres Is Soaring – Is Construction Ready?
Global demand for AI‑focused data centres is accelerating, with JLL forecasting the market to double to roughly 200 GW of capacity by 2030, driving a $3 trillion investment cycle. The UK government is courting developers by designating data centres as Critical National...
AI Drives Unprecedented Surge in Data Storage Demand
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Google Makes It Harder to Exploit Pixel 10 Modem Firmware
Google has bolstered the security of its Pixel 10 smartphones by embedding a Rust‑based DNS parser into the cellular baseband modem firmware. The new component, derived from the open‑source hickory‑proto library, replaces legacy C code and adds roughly 371 KB to the...
V14 Lite Enables International FSD for HW3 Cars
International support was added in 13 and 14. This means version 12, the latest hardware 3 version cant run internationally although it can run in some countries like the US and Mexico Once V14 lite is released this summer, HW3...