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
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 populations. It also plans to restructure mobile data plans to guarantee a minimum 400 Kbps speed after caps and to monitor the hardware market for anti‑competitive conduct. These steps seek to cushion consumers from rising costs while addressing e‑waste concerns.
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...
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...
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...
Keychron Shares 3D Keyboard Blueprints on GitHub, Opening Hardware to Modders
Keychron has released the 3D design files for its popular mechanical keyboards on GitHub, making cases, plates and keycaps publicly editable. The source‑available files are provided in detailed .STEP format, enabling hobbyists to modify dimensions, materials or 3D‑print accessories. While...
ISG to Study Medical Device Digital Service Providers
Information Services Group (ISG) announced a new Provider Lens® research series called Medical Device Digital Services, scheduled for release in October 2026. The study surveyed over 100 service providers that help medical‑device manufacturers embed AI, cloud, and IoT capabilities into their...
IPhone 18 Pro Gets Samsung Isocell Camera Sensors
iPhone, made by Samsung iPhone 18 Pro series will apparently have Samsung Isocell camera sensors for the first time. Another component alongside the display and memory that will be made by Samsung
Why Qualcomm Is Leveraging Hackathons as a Marketing Channel
Qualcomm is turning hackathons into a direct marketing channel by teaming with Hackster.io to showcase its Arduino UNO Q single‑board computer, launched in November 2025. The competition offers developers free UNO Q devices, a share of a $20,000 prize pool,...
Quantum Computing Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending April 11, 2026
The quantum computing sector is moving from experimental labs to real‑world deployments, with major cloud providers now offering on‑demand quantum processors for commercial workloads. Governments and industry consortia are accelerating post‑quantum cryptography initiatives to safeguard data against future quantum attacks....
These $33 In-Ear Monitors Sound Way Better Than Apple’s Wired Earbuds
Jordan McMahon of The Strategist tested Linsoul’s Kiwi Ears Cadenza, a $33 pair of in‑ear monitors, and found them to sound noticeably better than Apple’s $250 wired EarPods. The IEMs deliver bright highs, lush mids, and controlled lows while providing...
Why Legacy Networks Are a Growing Liability
Legacy networking infrastructures built on outdated hardware and operating systems are still common, but they create management complexity, performance bottlenecks, and security gaps. Organizations cling to these networks because engineers rely on familiar skill sets, budgets are tight, and executives...
PS6 Won’t Cost $1,000, Will Likely Cost Between $600 and $800 – Rumor
A new analysis by Moore's Law is Dead estimates the bill of materials for Sony's upcoming PS6 lineup, putting the Orion home console at roughly $743, the handheld at $494, and a low‑power PS6S variant at $404. After accounting for...
Palm Vein Biometrics From ePortID Integrated with MNM’s Physical Access Control
Biometric access control firm ePortID LLC has entered a strategic teaming arrangement with infrastructure specialist MNM Group to bring its contactless palm‑vein authentication platform, ePortPass, to commercial and industrial customers. The partnership leverages MNM’s installation and field‑delivery capabilities to accelerate...
Modular Solar‑Battery‑Hydrogen Nanogrids Replace Diesel Generators
Today on Volts: in difficult places where power needs to be portable & reliable -- think disaster recovery, or forward military bases -- diesel generators have been the standard answer. I talk today with someone making modular, portable, self-contained nanogrids...
Sovol 3D Printer Teaser Suggests Large-Format Multi-Color Printing System
Sovol teased its first multi‑filament desktop 3D printer, unveiling a silhouette with six external spools and a seventh filament inlet, suggesting a six‑color system with possible TPU support. The design hints at a large build volume of roughly 300‑350 mm per...
Emory Hospital Deploys Microbot Medical’s Liberty Robot for First U.S. Endovascular Procedures
Emory University Hospital has begun using Microbot Medical’s Liberty endovascular robotic system, completing a dozen minimally invasive procedures in its first weeks. The adoption marks the first U.S. deployment of the FDA‑cleared robot, promising greater precision and reduced physician strain...
Google Pixel Is Growing in 2026 as Almost Everyone Else Struggles in the Chaos
Google Pixel posted a 14% year‑over‑year shipment increase in Q1 2026, while the overall smartphone market fell 6% YoY. Apple maintained a 21% market share and grew 5% thanks to strong iPhone 17 demand. Competitors such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo...
Tech Investing Is Essentially a Bet on TSMC
TSMC controls ~72% of the global chip foundry market. That means most of the world’s advanced chips run through one company. Apple. Nvidia. AMD. AI. When you invest in tech… you’re indirectly betting on TSMC.
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
ETH Zurich Scales Neutral‑Atom Qubits to 17,000 with 99.91% Gate Fidelity
Researchers at ETH Zurich, led by Prof. Tilman Esslinger, demonstrated a 17,000‑qubit neutral‑atom array that performs a geometric‑phase swap gate with 99.91% fidelity. The breakthrough shows neutral atoms can scale to tens of thousands of qubits while maintaining error rates...
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
Memory Insights and Skippable Tim
Whole video pod of @T_h_e_Circuit and the points I made earlier in the week on memory, we discuss in the chapter timelines you can skip to.
Intel Foundry Achieves Breakthrough with World’s Thinnest GaN Chiplet Technology
Intel Foundry unveiled the world’s thinnest gallium‑nitride (GaN) chiplet, featuring a 19 µm silicon base harvested from a 300 mm GaN‑on‑silicon wafer. The chiplet integrates GaN power transistors with silicon digital logic on a single die, eliminating the need for separate companion...
FCC Clears Hitachi Rail Transponder for BART Communications
.@FCC approves request of Hitachi Rail to allow its transponder, a component of its larger communications-based train control system, to operate in three portions of the 3.8-4.5 MHz band. System is for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) in...
Transformer Shortage Sparks Surge of Energy Startups
America’s Transformer Crisis Has Supercharged a Wave of New Startups #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/mVSTPVomG8 https://t.co/n88HhSKiEx
Weekly Brief – 10/04/2025
Openreach has rolled out half a million Zyxel‑manufactured optical network terminals (ONTs) built from 95% recycled plastic and shipped in zero‑plastic packaging, marking a major step toward greener broadband infrastructure. In the UK, BT continues to address a fault on...
Amazon’s Secret AI Chip Push Drives AWS Profit Surge
Amazon’s cloud unit, AWS, posted a 24% revenue surge in Q4, driven by rapid adoption of its custom Trainium and Graviton AI chips that grew at triple‑digit rates. The chips helped AWS generate 50% of Amazon’s operating profit, positioning the...
Industrial Design Files for Keychron Keyboards and Mice
Keychron has made its production‑grade industrial design files for keyboards and mice publicly available via a source‑available repository. The collection spans 88 device models and more than 686 STEP, DWG, and DXF files covering cases, plates, stabilizers, keycaps and full‑model...
NSA and FBI Urge Router Reboot After Russian GRU Hijacks Thousands of Devices
The National Security Agency and the FBI are urging U.S. residents to reboot and harden their home internet routers after a Russian military‑intelligence unit hijacked thousands of devices nationwide. The advisory follows a court‑authorized operation that removed malicious DNS settings...
Google's TurboQuant Cuts LLM Memory Needs Sixfold, Shaking AI Hardware Stocks
Alphabet's Google announced TurboQuant, a lossless compression method that can shrink large language models to one‑sixth of their original memory footprint. The breakthrough threatens memory‑intensive chip makers while opening new opportunities for mobile and edge AI processors.
AI Briefing 4/10/26: $50 Hardware, a New Yorker Investigation, and The Power Plant Behind the Chatbot
This week’s AI briefing highlights three pivotal developments. Researchers in India, Indonesia, Africa and Latin America demonstrated that functional AI models can run offline on hardware costing under $50, exemplified by a speech system for the Soliga community. The New...
Apple Unveils Its Most Affordable Laptop Ever. What the MacBook Neo Means for Investors
Apple launched the MacBook Neo, its cheapest laptop at a $599 starting price, aiming to attract budget‑conscious consumers and students. The device sits below the $1,099 entry‑level MacBook Air and far under the $3,899 16‑inch MacBook Pro, positioning Apple against low‑cost Chromebooks...
Asus Offers Fix for RTX 5090 Connector Melting
Reports are still coming through about high-powered GPUs like the RTX 5090 having connector melting issues, but Asus has a solution. https://t.co/qi7HPVgpeu
RoboSense Q1 2026 LiDAR Shipments Jump 204% as Robotics Segment Explodes 1,459% YoY
RoboSense announced that it shipped 330,300 LiDAR units in the first quarter of 2026, a 204.1% year‑on‑year increase. The robotics segment alone grew 1,458.8% YoY to 185,500 units, surpassing the automotive ADAS segment for the first time, underscoring rapid hardware...
Nvidia's RISC Push Signals Real Momentum for SiFive
$NVDA leaning further into RISC is what I would call real signal. Also, @GavinSBaker leading the round reflects well. SiFive is cooking. Definitely one to keep an eye on. 🚀
Dell’s Commercial PC Surge Drives CSG Revenue to $13.5 B, Up 14% YoY
Dell Technologies reported $13.5 billion in Client Solutions Group revenue for Q4 fiscal 2026, a 14% year‑over‑year increase driven by robust commercial PC sales. The growth marks the sixth straight quarter of expansion and underpins a bullish outlook for fiscal 2027...
Zeto New Wave EEG System Wins FDA Clearance For At-Home Brain Monitoring
Zeto announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its New Wave EEG system, the company’s third FDA‑approved neuro‑diagnostic platform. The device is a 21‑electrode, gel‑free headset designed for short‑term, up‑to‑2.5‑hour recordings in outpatient clinics and patients’ homes. Integrated with Zeto’s cloud and...
Google Just Tapped Intel for a Massive AI Infrastructure Play
Intel announced an expanded partnership with Google to embed its latest Xeon 6 CPUs into the search and cloud giant’s data‑center infrastructure. The deal aims to balance general‑purpose processors with AI accelerators, improving efficiency for large‑scale inference workloads. Intel is simultaneously...
Unlocking the Grid: How Advanced Conductors and Dynamic Line Rating Boost Capacity Without New Lines
Grid‑enhanced technologies are allowing utilities to boost transmission capacity without building new lines. Advanced conductors with improved coatings and composite cores can deliver up to twice the ampacity of traditional steel‑aluminum conductors. Coupled with fiber‑optic sensing and the latest DLR‑3.0...
Electronics Industry Says FCC's Foreign-Made Router Policy Is a Bit of a Mesh
The FCC’s new rule places foreign‑made consumer routers on a Covered List, allowing only those cleared by the DoD or DHS and committed to U.S. manufacturing to receive approval. The Global Electronics Association argues the policy is misguided, noting past...
Electronics Industry Says FCC's Foreign-Made Router Policy Is a Bit of a Mesh
The FCC’s new “Covered List” bans approval of any new consumer‑grade router made abroad unless the vendor commits to U.S. production. The Global Electronics Association says the rule is impractical because most routers are imported and adds a DoD/DHS clearance...
Amphenol RF Releases New Bulkhead Connector
Amphenol RF has added an HD‑BNC bulkhead connector to its coaxial line, offering a high‑density, rear‑mount solution that can accommodate up to four times more connections on a single panel than a standard BNC. The connector features a gold‑plated brass body...