Today's Hardware Pulse
Nvidia driver adds DLSS 5 profile options, hinting at next‑gen AI rendering
Nvidia's GeForce Game Ready driver 610.47 introduces three new profile settings—Enable DLSS NR override, Enable DLSS NR SL override, and Override DLSS NR presets—suggesting continued development of its upcoming DLSS 5 neural‑rendering technology. The earlier DLSS 5 reveal sparked debate over AI‑driven image alteration, after which Nvidia fell silent on the feature.
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By the numbers: Cyient Semiconductors raises $30M Series A
SEA-ME-WE-5 Repairs Slow Bangladesh Internet, Highlighting Subsea Capacity Gaps
State‑owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables (BSCPLC) announced that fault‑repair work on the SEA‑ME‑WE‑5 subsea system will run from April 9 evening to April 13 morning, throttling the 1.7 Tbps route between Singapore and Kuakata. The outage forces the country to rely on the lower‑capacity SEA‑ME‑WE‑4 cable and revives calls for additional private and regional links.
A Week Around the Moon Beats Any TV Show
Around the moon and back in a week. That was better than any TV I've seen in a long time
BYD Teams with KFC China to Roll Out 9‑Minute EV Flash Chargers at Drive‑Thrus
Chinese EV maker BYD has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Yum China to equip KFC drive‑thru locations with flash‑charging equipment that can replenish a vehicle from 10% to 97% in nine minutes. The rollout leverages BYD’s second‑generation Blade battery...
Motorola's 2025 Razr Ultra Launches with Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16 GB RAM and $700 Base Price
Motorola introduced its 2025 Razr Ultra folding phone, packing a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 16 GB of RAM, a 4,700 mAh battery and a $700 base price. The device adds a titanium‑reinforced hinge, ceramic glass, and 165 Hz displays, marking a major...
The Second Transformer at Waratah BESS Is Operational (for Testing)
The Waratah Super Battery’s second high‑voltage transformer (HVT2) was placed back in service on 10 April and is now undergoing a testing program. PASA data shows the unit’s availability lifted to 700 MW, though the battery is currently delivering only 350 MW under...
Hong Kong Stocks Climb as Chip Makers Surge and CITIC Securities Gains Over 10%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.61% to 25,910 points on April 10, led by a 1.07% gain in the Hang Seng Tech Index. Chip maker TianShu ZhiXin surged more than 11%, while brokerage CITIC Securities surged over 10% after...
Lighter than the Competition: XXL Powerstation Bluetti Elite 400 Review
Bluetti’s new Elite 400 power station packs a 3.84 kWh LiFePO₄ battery into a suitcase‑sized chassis that weighs 39 kg, making it lighter than many 4 kWh rivals. It delivers 2,600 W continuous AC power through two 230 V sockets and supports fast 2,300 W AC charging...
Ayaneo Confirms Price Increase for Two Handhelds and Two Mini PCs
Ayaneo announced upcoming price increases for four of its devices—the Pocket Vert, Pocket S Mini, Mini PC AM03 and Mini PC AM01S—citing limited inventory and heightened demand. Current pricing ranges from $269 for the base Pocket Vert to $549 for the top‑spec Mini PC AM01S B.Duck edition,...
Thailand: Tripartite Collaboration Strengthens Semiconductor Ambitions
Thailand has signed a Memorandum of Understanding linking a leading semiconductor firm, the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Mahanakorn University of Technology. The agreement, witnessed by senior officials from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and...
Army Corps Reviews Google Data Center Proposal, Seeks Public Input
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Little Rock District is reviewing a Google‑backed proposal to build a 1.43 million‑square‑foot data center in Arkansas. The plan would consume over 100 megawatts of power—roughly the electricity used by all 88,000 households in Little Rock—and...
ASE To Build $3B IC Test Facility
Taiwan's Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) broke ground on a new IC test facility in Kaohsiung, investing NT$108.3 billion (about US$3.41 billion). The plant, part of a broader high‑tech testing cluster with WinWay Technology and Horng Terng Automation, will begin operations in April 2027....
Iowa Mowbotics Brings AI-Driven Lawn Care Into Daily Life With a Focus on Time and Practical Value
Iowa Mowbotics, founded in 2024 by sixth‑generation farmer Schyler Bardole, offers AI‑driven robotic mowing systems for residential and commercial properties. The mowers combine GPS mapping, obstacle detection and app‑based monitoring to operate autonomously, promising consistent upkeep with minimal human input....
NATO Ally Taps Red Cat’s Black Widow Drones for Next-Gen Defense
Red Cat Holdings’ Black Widow small unmanned aircraft system has won a contract from an unnamed NATO ally after a competitive tender. The sUAS will be deployed in 2026 to augment the ally’s short‑range air‑defence and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance...
First Data Center Project Enters Federal 'FAST' Permitting Program
A Virginia data center expansion has become the first project to receive FAST‑41 coverage, a federal permitting program originally limited to energy, transportation and broadband sectors. The designation, part of the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, offers a coordinated,...
PJM Targets 15 Gigawatts of New Power for Data Center Boom
PJM Interconnection, the operator of the 13‑state eastern U.S. grid, has filed an emergency proposal seeking 15 gigawatts of new power to meet the surge in electricity demand from AI‑driven data centers. The plan calls for matching data‑center projects with new...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM): The Best Under-The-Radar AI Stock in Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Portfolio?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) dominates roughly 70% of the global foundry market and leads advanced‑node production at 7 nm and below. Its $5.51 billion stake in billionaire Ken Fisher’s portfolio highlights the chipmaker’s appeal as an AI‑related play, even though it designs...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM): The Best Under-The-Radar AI Stock in Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Portfolio?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is highlighted as the sixth AI stock in billionaire Ken Fisher’s portfolio, with a $5.51 billion stake. The company commands roughly 70% of the global foundry market and dominates advanced‑node production (7nm and below) for chip...
US Lawmakers Seek to Block China’s DUV Lithography Access
Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers introduced the MATCH Act to block Chinese chipmakers from acquiring deep‑ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography systems, related parts, and servicing. The bill coordinates export controls with allies, targeting firms such as SMIC, CXMT, Huawei, Hua Hong and YMTC,...
Electric, Diesel, or CNG? MOOG Tech Lets You Pick All of the Above, on Just ONE Machine!
MOOG’s ZQUIP platform lets a single heavy‑equipment unit switch between diesel, natural‑gas (CNG), battery‑electric and even hydrogen modules. The modular power pods can be swapped on‑site, enabling fleets to transition to lower‑carbon fuels without purchasing separate machines. Engineers on the...
Apple Gaining Market Share In PCs, Smartphones
Apple is expanding its foothold in both the personal computer and smartphone markets, propelled by the newly launched MacBook Neo and the iPhone 17. The latest IDC data shows Apple’s PC share rising to roughly 8% in Q1 2026, while...
Sony Leaks Three PS6 Models Powered by AMD Canis and Orion Chips
A YouTube leaker claims Sony will unveil three PlayStation 6 variants – a budget S model, a handheld and a flagship console – each built on AMD’s upcoming Canis or Orion APUs. Estimated retail prices range from $350 for the entry‑level...
AI Infrastructure Budgets Set to Triple as Demand Soars: Deloitte
Deloitte’s latest report finds AI infrastructure spending will triple for most U.S. enterprises by 2028 as automation demand surges. The survey of 515 firms shows nearly half are running more than 30 AI pilots, and Deloitte projects 70% will have...
Mac and iPad Sales Surge 15‑16% in China Q4
Analysis: Mac grew 16% and iPad grow 15% in China in the fourth quarter of 2025 https://asymco.com/2026/04/03/analysis-mac-grew-16-and-ipad-grow-15-in-china-in-the-fourth-quarter-of-2025/
Anchorage Blocks New Data Centers in ‘Residential Zones’
Anchorage’s City Council approved a 10‑2 ordinance that bars new data centers from being built in residential zones, limiting them to commercial and industrial districts. The measure introduces a mandatory public‑review process and requires utilities to assess water, wastewater, and...
Leveraging Heterogeneous Computing Architecture to Power AI Solutions
Intel and Wipro announced a strategic partnership that combines Intel’s heterogeneous computing architecture—Xeon CPUs, GPUs, AMX matrix extensions and Scalable Vector Search—with Wipro’s consulting and integration services to deliver AI solutions from edge devices to the cloud. The collaboration aims...
Intel Secures Google Cloud and AI Infrastructure Deal
Intel and Google have sealed a multi‑year deal to power Google Cloud’s next‑generation AI and general‑purpose workloads with Intel’s upcoming Xeon CPUs and co‑designed infrastructure processing units (IPUs). The partnership extends Google’s deployment of Xeon‑based C4 and N4 instances while...
Meta's 5GW Hyperion Forces Data Center Tech Overhaul
The quest to build @Meta’s 5GW Hyperion data center (the world's largest ever) is pushing engineers to rethink compute, cooling, and network technology. https://spectrum.ieee.org/5gw-data-center
Battery Storage Softens AU$1bn Fuel Shock, Council Urges Budget Action
Australia: Battery storage cushions AU$1 billion fuel shock as Climate Council demands May budget action #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/Emaxi6OoJ3
Tight Hips After Riding? This Compression Wrap Was Made for Cyclists Like Us
The Hyperice Normatec Elite Hips is a $599 portable air‑compression wrap designed for cyclists’ tight hips, glutes, IT bands, and lower back. Weighing 3.4 lb with up to four hours of battery life, it offers seven pressure levels, Bluetooth control, and...
Beyond Transistors: Exploring Tomorrow’s Exotic Computing Paradigms
thinking about the evolution of computing beyond the current transistor paradigm - we've seen photonics, quantum, adiabatic, entropic, chemical, and neuron based computing paradigms. what are the weirder, more frontier mediums for computation?
Rugged Tablet Packs Projector, Night Vision, Huge Battery
The 8849 TANK Pad Ultra is a rugged Android tablet that combines a projector, night vision camera, massive battery, and advanced connectivity. https://t.co/Vqc5L85Ro9
At ISC West, Aliro Proved It's Real
Aliro’s 1.0 access‑control standard received certification and debuted with hardware on the ISC West floor after two years of development and more than 650 working‑group hours. The Connectivity Standards Alliance’s Convergence Room attracted 54 senior leaders, including CEOs of SIA and...
Semiconductor Market Poised to Reach $2 T by 2030
As insane as it sounds (and again driven by ASP) it may hit $2T by 2030.
Transistor and Memory Costs Are Rising Astronomically
When I say the cost to make transistors ($ per billion) has gone up.. I mean its gone UP.... Memory is even more insane, cost per gb is 🤯
Garmin May Be Working on a Whoop Competitor
Garmin appears to be developing a new wearable called "CIRQA," hinted at by a February trademark filing and a briefly visible store page. The band is described as tracking physical parameters, recovery from stress, alertness, and performance—features that mirror Whoop’s...
Tech Bills of the Week: Boosting Export Controls; AI-Focused Workforce Development; and More
Congress introduced a suite of technology‑focused bills aimed at tightening export controls, modernizing workforce training, and bolstering critical research. The MATCH Act would align U.S. and allied semiconductor export rules to block adversaries, while a bipartisan measure extends the statute...
South Korea Moves to Curb the Meteoritic Rise of DRAM and PC Hardware Prices
South Korea is rolling out policies to soften the surge in DRAM and PC hardware prices driven by the AI boom. The government aims to expand recycling programs that will refurbish roughly 22,000 computers in 2025 for distribution to vulnerable...
5 IT Funding Deals to Watch: April 6 – 10, 2026
Nvidia deployed $2 billion into Marvell and took a seat on SiFive’s cap table, cementing its strategy to own every layer of the AI hardware stack. SiFive closed a $400 million Series G, valuing the RISC‑V chip designer at $3.65 billion and accelerating data‑center...
DAF Takes Steps for Potential Alaskan AI Data Centers
The Department of the Air Force is advancing plans to build one or more advanced artificial‑intelligence data centers at three Alaska installations. The initiative targets locations that can leverage the state’s cold climate and abundant renewable power. These facilities will...
Find Some Awesome Savings on These Popular Sony Mirrorless Cameras
No Film School’s latest “Deals of the Week” highlights three Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras at reduced prices: the a7 III for $1,698, the a7 IV for $1,998, and the a7R V for $3,298. All three models are praised for their reliability and hybrid...
Ukraine Fields Helsing HX-2 UAVs: First Videos Surface
Ukraine’s 59th Assault Brigade has begun fielding German‑made Helsing HX‑2 attack drones alongside the older HF‑1 model. The first frontline video shows the HX‑2 launched from a catapult striking tanks, artillery and supply trucks up to 100 km away. Analysts describe...
AI Chip Export Drive Stalls Inside Commerce Department
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is struggling to keep pace with President Trump’s push to expand U.S. AI‑chip exports. Turnover has hit roughly 20% of rulemaking and licensing staff, and tighter, hands‑on license reviews have stretched...
Figure and Hark Deploy Full NVIDIA B200 Data Center
Figure and Hark just took an entire data center of NVIDIA B200s - every rack in the building Figure will be using these to predict physics and Hark will train next generation multi-modal models https://t.co/01qVoTXLlx
I Used This EcoFlow Battery to Run My 3,000-Sq-Ft Home in a Blackout - Here's How It Kept My AC...
EcoFlow’s Delta Pro Ultra X (DPUX) paired with the Smart Home Panel 3 delivers a modular, whole‑home battery backup capable of 12‑36 kW output and up to 180 kWh storage. In real‑world tests during two hot‑weather outages, the system kept a 3,000‑sq‑ft house—including two air...
Generative AI Enhances Wireless Vision to See Through Obstructions
Generative AI improves a wireless vision system that sees through obstructions by MIT News https://t.co/6C9dbXdM3P
Wi-Fi 7 Sounds Like the Obvious Upgrade Until You Learn What Wi-Fi 6E Already Does
Wi‑Fi 6E opened the 6 GHz band, giving homes a cleaner, less congested spectrum while keeping the same 9.6 Gbps theoretical ceiling as Wi‑Fi 6. Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) raises the peak to 46 Gbps, doubles channel width to 320 MHz, adds 4096‑QAM and Multi‑Link Operation, but real‑world...
I Tested Milwaukee’s Flagship Cordless Hammer Drill for a Year. Here’s Why It Became My Go-To.
Popular Mechanics’ Tony Carrick and John Gilpatrick spent a year testing Milwaukee’s flagship M18 2904 cordless hammer drill and concluded it is their go‑to tool. The drill delivers 2,100 RPM and 1,400 in‑lb of torque, enough to bore 5/8‑inch holes through concrete without...
AI Chips Could Get Faster with 30-Nanometer Embedded Memory that Cuts Data Shuttling
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have demonstrated a 30‑nanometer logic‑embedded memory stack using aluminum scandium nitride (AlScN) and ultra‑thin platinum electrodes. By heat‑treating the lower electrode, they preserved crystal alignment, allowing the memory to retain high performance even...
OSC Expands Computer and Data Science Training at Mount Union with HPC Access
The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has deepened its partnership with the University of Mount Union, giving students in computer science and data analytics direct access to high‑performance computing (HPC) resources. Faculty use OSC’s Open OnDemand portal to launch Jupyter notebooks,...
Uniden R7 Radar Detector: Why Our Favorite Model Delivers the Best Protection for the Price
The Uniden R7 radar detector earned the Best Overall title in a recent review, positioning it as the top mid‑priced option for everyday drivers. It delivers 360‑degree coverage with dual antennas, a rear‑balance feature, and a GPS‑based red‑light and speed‑camera...