Today's Hardware Pulse
Nvidia driver hints at next‑gen DLSS 5 work
Nvidia’s GeForce Game Ready driver 610.47 adds three new profile options—Enable DLSS NR override, Enable DLSS NR SL override, and Override DLSS NR presets—suggesting continued development of DLSS 5 neural‑rendering technology. The earlier DLSS 5 reveal had sparked debate over AI‑driven image alteration, and the new driver hints at a quiet but ongoing effort.
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By the numbers: Cyient Semiconductors raises $30M Series A
Best Power Meters of 2026: 7 Ride-Tested Favorites for Road, Gravel, and MTB
Bicycling’s test team evaluated dozens of power meters and highlighted three stand‑outs for 2026: the Favero Assioma Pro RS‑2 pedal, Garmin Rally 210 pedal, and SRAM Force E1 AXS spider. The Favero unit combines dual‑sided measurement, lightweight construction and a lower price point, while Garmin’s Rally 210 offers a modular pedal system that can move between road, gravel and mountain bikes. SRAM’s spider‑based meter provides quick chainring swaps and a long‑lasting coin‑cell battery, rounding out a diverse set of options for serious cyclists.
Compute Domains & Multi-Node NVLink in Kubernetes: Scaling GPU Workloads
NVIDIA’s ComputeDomains add a Kubernetes‑native layer that dynamically creates and tears down multi‑node NVLink communication groups for GPU workloads. By extending the Dynamic Resource Allocation driver, the feature makes cross‑node bandwidth a schedulable resource rather than a static configuration. This...
TP-Link’s Archer BE3600 Router Is a Fast, Affordable Entry Into Wi-Fi 7
TP‑Link’s Archer BE3600 brings Wi‑Fi 7 to the mass market at roughly $87, delivering up to 3.6 Gbps combined speed across 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Reviewers praise its fast, reliable performance for small households, noting strong 2.4 GHz penetration through thick walls and ample...
Best Gaming Tablets of 2026
CNET’s 2026 roundup spotlights three gaming tablets that cater to different gamer profiles. The RedMagic Astra leads with a Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU, a proprietary RedCore R3 Pro chip, a 9.1‑inch OLED panel and a hefty 8,200 mAh battery, delivering 120 fps in demanding titles. Lenovo’s...
AI Makes Rapid, Creative UI Experiments Easy
One fun thing about AI is that it lets you play with interfaces and approaches to displaying information in new ways without a lot of effort. I got a an internet connected e-ink display and set it up to show me...
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 Is Easier to Recommend Now It Starts at $260
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 is now selling for as low as $260, a price point that makes it one of the most affordable premium Android smartwatches. The 40 mm Bluetooth model is $60 off at major retailers, while the 46 mm Classic version...
Tackling Water Scarcity: ABB's Vertical Hollow Shaft Motors Support Mexico's Infrastructure Needs
ABB announced the rollout of its vertical hollow shaft (VHS) motors in Mexico after securing NOM and ANCE certifications. The motors, available in 15‑500 horsepower variants, are engineered for vertical pumping systems used in water supply and wastewater treatment. ABB...
BYD Teams up with One of the World’s Largest Fast Food Chains to Offer 9 Minute EV Charging
BYD has teamed up with KFC’s parent Yum China to install its Flash‑charging stations at drive‑thru locations, offering a 9‑minute charge that fills an EV from 10% to 97% while customers eat. The service launches with BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao...
Asus ROG Ally X Revives Hope for Windows Handheld Gaming
The @asusrog @xbox Ally X has rekindled my hope for the handheld Windows gaming PC. https://moorinsightsstrategy.com/research-notes/the-asus-rog-xbox-ally-x-has-rekindled-my-hope-for-windows-gaming-handhelds/
CoreWeave Takes As Much Financial Engineering As It Does Datacenter Design
CoreWeave announced that Meta Platforms has signed an additional $21 billion AI‑processing contract through December 2032, pushing CoreWeave’s revenue backlog to $87.8 billion with Meta accounting for 40.1 percent. The company’s 2025 sales jumped to $5.13 billion, though it posted a $1.17 billion net loss. To...
Tiny Filters Curb 5-GHz Audio-Line Noise
TDK introduced the MAF0603GWY series, ultra‑small ferrite filters that attenuate 5‑GHz noise on audio lines. The components measure just 0.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm, making them suitable for smartphones and wearables with Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi audio. They achieve up to 3220 Ω impedance at 5 GHz...
Shielded Inductors Reduce Emissions in Tight Layouts
Bourns has launched the SRP2008DP series of shielded power inductors, featuring a ultra‑low 2.0×1.6×0.8 mm footprint. The eight‑part family spans 0.24 µH to 4.70 µH, IRMS 1.10‑3.50 A and saturation currents up to 5.5 A. A metal‑alloy powder core and full shielding contain magnetic flux,...
RISC-V SoC Supports Voice-Enabled IoT Devices
Espressif Systems began sampling its new ESP32‑S31, a dual‑core RISC‑V SoC that bundles Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, Thread, Zigbee and Ethernet. Running at 320 MHz, the chip delivers 6.86 CoreMark/MHz, a 128‑bit SIMD path, 512 KB SRAM and up to 8‑bit DDR PSRAM for edge...
Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Highlights Advantages of Central Paralleling Systems
Russelectric, a Siemens business, promotes centralized paralleling systems as a superior alternative to onboard generator control. By moving synchronization, PLCs, and metering into a dedicated switchgear enclosure, the solution offers hot‑standby redundancy, manual backup and comprehensive event logging. The architecture...
A Maverick Hacker Got Mac OS X Running on a Wii
Bryan Keller, a self‑taught hacker, successfully ported Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah) to Nintendo's 2006 Wii console, overturning a Reddit claim that it was impossible. Leveraging the Wii's PowerPC processor—similar to early Macs—Keller built a custom bootloader, patched the kernel,...
Bee Write Back Is a DIY Distraction-Free Writing Machine with OLED Display and Mechanical Keyboard
The Bee Write Back is a DIY writer’s deck that merges a 5.5‑inch AMOLED display with a compact mechanical keyboard, all powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. The open‑source project, detailed on GitHub, can be assembled for roughly $200 in components, not...
McKinsey Forecasts $7 Trillion in Global Data‑center CAPEX by 2030
McKinsey & Co. estimates that companies will pour almost $7 trillion into data‑center infrastructure by 2030, a figure comparable to the GDP of Japan and Germany combined. A separate McKinsey analysis cited by Financial Express puts the spend at $1.7 trillion, highlighting...
Coherent Advances Silicon Carbide Thick Epitaxy Capabilities for High-Voltage AI Datacenter and Industrial Power Applications Up to 10kV
Coherent Corp announced new thick silicon‑carbide (SiC) epitaxy platforms on 150 mm and 200 mm wafers that support power devices up to 10 kV, with demonstrated capability beyond that threshold. The technology targets high‑efficiency, high‑power‑density converters for AI‑intensive datacenters and industrial electrification such...
Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to $79.99 in Rare Sale, Slashed From $99.99
Google’s 4K‑capable TV Streamer, launched in September 2024, has been reduced to $79.99, down from $99.99. The device packs a 22% faster processor, 4 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, delivering smooth 4K HDR streaming with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. It also...
Infineon Talks Powering AI and Infrastructure
Infineon highlighted its strategy to power AI across the electrical grid and data‑center cores, emphasizing power electronics as a critical enabler for automotive, industrial and consumer applications. The company showcased its silicon‑carbide (SiC) and gallium‑nitride (GaN) product portfolio, along with...
At APEC 2026, AOS Showcases Its Expanding Portfolio with Advanced Controllers, Power Stages, and Protection Solutions
At APEC 2026, AOS unveiled a suite of new power‑management ICs aimed at AI‑centric workloads. The lineup includes the 16‑phase AOZ73216QI GPU controller, Intel‑compatible CPU controllers supporting up to nine phases, and compact Smart Power Stages for high‑performance compute. AOS...
Stop Wasting Money on These 5 Phone Accessories
The article warns consumers to avoid five common phone accessories that provide little value and can even be harmful. Lens protectors and screen protectors are redundant because modern smartphone glass is already highly scratch‑resistant. Radiation‑blocking stickers are unproven scams, while...
The AirPods Max 2 Got an Upgrade But Still Falls Short in Some Ways
Apple’s second‑generation AirPods Max launched at $550, featuring the new H2 chip, a high‑dynamic‑range amplifier and USB‑C connectivity that enables lossless audio over a wired link. The headphones deliver richer, more balanced sound and improved active‑noise‑cancellation, transparency, and adaptive audio...
Google Partners with Intel for SmartNIC‑powered Datacenters
Google wants more Intel inside ... its datacenters, taps Chipzilla for more SmartNICs https://t.co/NWjnTCSr9z https://t.co/IGYOky9NxI
Has Connected Intelligence for Resource-Agnostic IoT Arrived?
The article argues that fully resource‑agnostic IoT—where connectivity and edge intelligence are selected automatically by autonomous agents—is still a distant goal. Recent developments such as the SGP.32 specification and single‑pane‑of‑glass (SPoG) management platforms are easing provisioning and data visibility, but...
A Simple Way to View Four Devices on One Screen For $33
The HDMI Multiviewer Switch 4×1 lets users connect up to four HDMI sources to a single display and view them simultaneously. It supports 4K @ 30 Hz and 1080p @ 60 Hz, offering 12 configurable layouts including full‑screen and quad‑view modes. An included IR remote and...
MODEX 2026: Linde Material Handling Debuts Connected Fleet Platform, Electric Lift Truck
Linde Material Handling unveiled its myLinde fleet management platform, featuring AI‑powered natural‑language chat, at MODEX 2026, alongside the new E18‑E20 electric counterbalance forklift. myLinde aggregates telematics data into a cloud dashboard covering safety, service, utilization and energy performance, delivering real‑time...
'Wide' Fold Rumors Paint an Unpacked Launch in Late July with Samsung's Next Wave
Samsung is rumored to host a summer Unpacked event in London on July 22, where it will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Flip 8 and a new “Wide” Fold model. The leak also suggests a staggered introduction of the S Pen, potentially...
What Is a Passive Optical Network (PON)?
Passive Optical Networks (PON) are fiber‑optic systems that use unpowered splitters to deliver a single optical signal to multiple endpoints, eliminating the need for powered equipment between the central office and users. The architecture centers on an optical line terminal...
CIQ Rolls Out ARCA Single-Stack Solution for Academic HPC Operations
CIQ, the founding support partner of Rocky Linux, announced the Academic Research Computing Advantage (ARCA), a single‑vendor, fully supported HPC stack for R1 research universities and supercomputing centers. The solution bundles RLC Pro, Warewulf Pro, Fuzzball, Ascender Pro, Apptainer and...
US Imports of Consumer Electronics Face Threats to Growth Plans
U.S. consumer‑electronics imports are under pressure as 2025 saw a 2.2% drop in containerized shipments. Vietnam’s share of those imports climbed to 18.1% while China’s fell to 40.7%, reflecting a broader supply‑chain shift. At the same time, rising fuel prices...
AI Compute Shortage Far Worse Than Expected
I was not emphatic enough about just how short we are of compute, memory, energy, etc. The demand curve for AI has been greatly understated. And the estimates aren’t bullish enough. Watch. 👀 We do not have even close to enough to...
Infleqtion and NASA Deploy Upgraded Quantum Hardware to International Space Station
Infleqtion, in partnership with NASA’s JPL, delivered an upgraded physics package to the International Space Station aboard the Northrop Grumman‑24 cargo flight. The new hardware enhances the Cold Atom Laboratory’s ability to generate record‑large atom clouds and reach ultracold temperatures in...
How to Bridge Deterministic Control and Edge Integration
Mike Bacidore explains how modern PLCs serve as high‑power, sub‑millisecond controllers while bridging to edge networks. He categorizes factory communication into safe, deterministic and buffered edge, each with distinct timing and safety requirements. Physical isolation—using dual Ethernet ports for redundancy...
Hypertec Becomes Key Partner for Nvidia in Canada
Hypertec Group’s Ciara division has been named Nvidia’s first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner in Canada, granting the Montreal‑based firm early access to GPU silicon, engineering support, and joint marketing. The partnership elevates Hypertec’s visibility and credibility, allowing it to...
Group‐III Nitride‐Based Wide‐Spectrum Multifunctional Synapses for Encrypted Light Communication and Image Recognition
Researchers have engineered InGaN core‑shell nanorod synapses that combine wide‑spectrum photodetection with stable photo‑electric memory. The devices achieve a peak responsivity of 31.47 A/W and sub‑250 µs response times under 810 nm illumination, while delivering tunable synaptic plasticity at 365 nm UV light. By...
US Data Center Rollouts Stalled by Equipment Shortages
ICYMI: “.. Almost half of the US data centers planned for this year are expected to be delayed or canceled. One big reason is the shortage of electrical equipment, such as transformers, switchgear and batteries.” @business https://t.co/F04P0tZO1m https://t.co/wwlVqspf9b
Amazon Graviton Surges; CPU Bottleneck Drives ARM AGI Push
$AMZN Graviton is soaring. As we've said, the CPU is the next great bottleneck. $ARM is on to something its AGI CPU.
Samsung S95H Vs. Samsung S95F: I Compared Both OLED TVs, and There's a Surprise Winner
Samsung’s 2026 OLED lineup pits the new S95H against its 2025 predecessor, the S95F. Both TVs deliver OLED HDR Pro, 165 Hz refresh rates and Dolby Atmos sound, but the S95H starts at $2,500 and adds Samsung Vision AI, an AI...
Skyrover Wants to Be Your Next DJI Drone
Skyrover is entering the U.S. drone market with FCC‑compliant, competitively priced models, aiming to offer DJI‑style features without the premium. The entry‑level S1 sells for $289 with a 48‑MP Sony sensor and forward obstacle avoidance, while the X1 retails at...
Quantum Computing Sales Surge 68% MoM, 88% YoY
Quantum computing is the next big technology revolution solving hours/days/weeks problems into minutes. Quanta Computing - just posted March sales up 68% m/m and 88% y/y. Likely 2029 event but CTOs are starting spend now.
METCASE Expands Accessory Options for Enclosures
METCASE has released a new accessories brochure that broadens its enclosure portfolio with metal tilt/swivel bail arms, molded ABS feet, PCB mounting kits, 19‑inch rack panels, shelves and hardware. The components are universal, fitting METCASE and third‑party enclosures as well...
WEKA Claims Nvidia CMX Support Plays to Its Strengths
Nvidia’s GTC 2026 announcement introduced the CMX KV‑cache extension for RDMA‑connected SSDs, prompting industry speculation that it could erode WEKA’s advantage with local SSDs in GPU servers. WEKA counters that its NeuralMesh client and server software already supports Nvidia Grace...
Ten Years of IoT in Building Automation: 2016 to 2026
Over the past decade, building automation has shifted from siloed, proprietary controllers to open, cloud‑connected IoT ecosystems. Falling sensor costs and protocols like MQTT and BACnet/IP enabled real‑time data collection, while the COVID‑19 pandemic accelerated remote monitoring and highlighted cybersecurity...
Neoclouds Gain Momentum in a Supply-Constrained World
Neoclouds—GPU‑focused cloud platforms for AI workloads—are rapidly capturing market share, with Q4 revenue reaching $9 billion, a 223% year‑over‑year increase. Analysts at Synergy Research Group project the sector will exceed $25 billion in 2025 and approach $400 billion by 2031, driven by a...
Chunghwa Telecom Invests in Trans-Pacific E2A Cable
Chunghwa Telecom announced a multi‑carrier investment in the E2A submarine cable, a 12,500‑kilometer trans‑Pacific fiber‑optic system linking Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and California. The project, co‑developed with SK Broadband, SoftBank and Verizon, aims to meet surging demand from AI‑driven cloud...
Samsung Quietly Increased the Price of Two Galaxy Z Fold 7 Models
Samsung quietly raised the price of its top‑end Galaxy Z Fold 7 models in the United States. The 1 TB variant now costs $2,499, an $80 increase, while the 512 GB version also climbed $80 to $2,199 before discounts. The adjustments come without...
Razer Just Released some New Gaming Earbuds with Low Latency and Fast Switching Between Devices
Razer has launched the Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed gaming earbuds, priced at $130, with a 40‑hour total battery life and upgraded active noise cancellation. The earbuds use Razer’s proprietary HyperSpeed 2.4 GHz wireless link for ultra‑low latency audio, supporting PCs, PS5, Steam...
Retroid Pocket 5 Gets Two New Colors Borrowed From the Pocket G2
Retroid has added two new color options—Yellow and Turquoise—to its Pocket 5 handheld, borrowing the finishes from the now‑discontinued Pocket G2. The price stays at $199, and a matching Grip case is offered for $15. Existing owners can also buy clear backplates...
The 9 Best Wireless Headphones to Buy in 2026
Esquire’s 2026 roundup identifies the top wireless headphones across premium, mid‑range, and budget categories. Sony’s WH‑1000XM6 returns with a foldable case, five‑day battery life, and class‑leading ANC, while Apple’s AirPods Max delivers cinematic sound and a premium case despite its...