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
NASA’s $30 Million Space Toilet Broke Down Hours Into Artemis Moon Mission
NASA’s Artemis II mission encountered a malfunction in its $30 million Universal Waste Management System just hours after launch when the urine‑collection fan jammed. Crew member Christina Koch reported a fault light, prompting Mission Control to guide the astronauts through a troubleshooting sequence. While solid waste disposal remained functional, the crew relied on contingency bags for liquid waste until engineers helped clear the jam and reboot the system. The toilet was restored before the crew’s first sleep, averting a potential health and morale issue.
Autel CV Diagnostics: Broad Coverage. Real Capability. Proven Value.
Autel introduced a three‑tiered CV diagnostic suite—MD600CV, MS908CVII, and MS909CV—designed for heavy‑duty technicians across fleets, independent shops, and owner‑operators. The handheld MD600CV delivers rapid triage with bidirectional engine functions, while the tablet‑based MS908CVII offers full Class 1‑9 coverage and faster shop...
Music Tech You Might Have Missed: Roland SPD-SX Pro, Akai MPC Sampler, Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3s
Roland released firmware version 2.0 for its SPD‑SX PRO sampling pad, adding custom trigger LEDs, expanded memory, backup file support, and time‑stretching features, priced at $1,500 (≈$1,470). Bang & Olufsen completed its Atelier centenary series with the Beolab 90 Monarch and Zenith editions, limited...
Is Your iPhone on the List? IOS 27 Could Cut Off These Popular Models
Apple unveiled iOS 27 at WWDC on June 8, 2026, introducing new features while raising the baseline hardware to the iPhone 12 series. The update will discontinue support for the iPhone 11 lineup and the second‑generation iPhone SE, leaving those devices without future security patches or...
I’ve Spent a Month with the Rokid AI Glasses Style: They’re Excellent Smart Glasses Let Down by an Ugly Design
Rokid’s AI Glasses Style launch at a base price of $299, offering ChatGPT‑5 powered assistance, a 12 MP camera, and real‑time translation in twelve languages. In real‑world testing the glasses delivered strong AI performance and about 5‑6 hours of battery life,...
Don't Wait — Save $100 on the Crucial P310 1TB SSD Before the RAM Crisis Gets Worse
TechRadar highlights a $100 discount on the Crucial P310 1TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD, now priced at $149.99 at Best Buy, down from $249.99. The drive offers up to 7,100 MB/s read and 6,000 MB/s write speeds with a 220 TB endurance rating, making it...
Recording V2K with SDR
Software Defined Radio (SDR) is presented as a low‑cost method to capture and neutralize alleged V2K (voice‑to‑kilohertz) signals. The post outlines a workflow—scanning 350‑800 MHz, locating the loudest frequencies, demodulating the AM‑modulated voice carrier, and generating a 180‑degree phase‑inverted signal to...
Eyou Robot Joint Smart Manufacturing Base Settles in Xishan
Eyou Robot Technology signed a deal on April 2 to build a fully automated smart manufacturing base for robot joints in Wuxi’s Xishan District. The 34‑mu (≈5.7 ha) facility represents a 1 billion yuan investment (about $140 million) and will house 30 advanced production lines...
AI's Compute Surge Threatens Energy, Needs On‑Device Solutions
i can't believe how much compute and energy we're going to need... even in highest tier, things like 'deep think' frequently can't run and there are caps and even with pay-to-play with API there are frequent "servers are busy" and we're just getting...
Linux 7.1 To Expose AMD Zen 6's AVX-512 BMM For Guest VMs
The Linux 7.1 kernel will include a patch that exposes AMD Zen 6’s new AVX‑512 Bit Matrix Multiply (BMM) instructions to KVM virtual machines. Zen 6’s ISA adds BMM and bit‑reversal operations, confirmed by recent Binutils, GCC and LLVM updates. The KVM patch...
Farasis Energy Secures Next-Generation High-End Electric Bus Battery Pack Project From West European Bus Manufacturer
Farasis Energy announced a repeat partnership with a century‑old West European bus manufacturer to supply custom high‑end pouch battery packs for the client’s next‑generation flagship electric bus. The deal, while undisclosed in financial terms, confirms Farasis’s technology meets Europe’s stringent...
Spring Travel Just Got Easier With This 42,800mAh Solar Charger Power Bank — Now 30% Off
The Mregb 42,800 mAh Solar Charger Power Bank is now on sale for $27.99, a 30% discount from its regular $39.99 price. It offers a high‑capacity battery, QC 3.0 fast charging, USB‑C connectivity, and an IP67‑rated waterproof, dust‑proof, drop‑proof design. The unit...
I Spent Months with Honor Magic 8 Pro, and It's One of the Best All-Round Flagships on the Market
Honor’s Magic 8 Pro arrives as a premium Android flagship equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, 12 GB RAM, and a massive 7,100 mAh silicon‑carbon battery. The device pairs a 6.7‑inch 120 Hz OLED display with a versatile triple‑camera system highlighted by a 200 MP telephoto lens...
California Launches Largest Broadband Network, Serving Bishop Paiute Tribe
Governor Gavin Newsom turned on California’s $3.2 billion Middle‑Mile Broadband Network, the nation’s largest publicly owned fiber system. The Bishop Paiute Tribe is the first customer, giving the tribal community direct control of its own ISP and a high‑capacity internet backbone.
'The Navigation Systems on Board Aircraft and Drones Will Be Off Significantly': Why Aging Magnetic Data Poses a Growing Risk...
The U.S. National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency’s MagQuest Challenge is driving a shift from aging magnetic‑field satellites to continuous, space‑based monitoring. Canadian firm SBQuantum recently launched its quantum diamond magnetometer into orbit, marking the first step toward real‑time magnetic data for the...
Chinese Chip Makers Log Record $9.3B Revenue in 2025 as AI Demand and U.S. Curbs Boost Sales
Chinese semiconductor firms posted record 2025 revenue, with SMIC reporting $9.3 bn—a 16% rise—while memory maker CXMT saw a 130% jump to $8 bn. Analysts say AI demand and U.S. export restrictions are fueling a self‑sufficiency drive that could reshape the global...
DeepSeek's V4 AI Model to Run on Huawei Chips as OpenAI Shifts Focus to Enterprise Sales
China's DeepSeek announced its V4 model will run on Huawei's latest chips, prompting Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent to place bulk orders for hundreds of thousands of units. At the same time, OpenAI reassigned COO Brad Lightcap to head special projects...
Cambridge Team Unveils Brain‑Inspired Memristor That Could Cut AI Power Use by 70%
University of Cambridge scientists have demonstrated a new hafnium‑oxide memristor that mimics brain neurons and could lower AI hardware energy demand by as much as 70%. The device offers ultra‑low switching currents, uniform performance and hundreds of conductance states, addressing...
Apple’s “Failures” Birthed Modern Phones and Media
From Newton to QuickTime, Apple’s “failed” experiments seeded today’s phones, media formats, and more in ways that are easy to miss. https://spectrum.ieee.org/apple-50th-anniversary?share_id=9322047
IBM Sets New Quantum Fidelity Record: 98% Peak Accuracy Sustained Over 55 Μs
IBM and partners shattered previous benchmarks by reaching 98.05% peak encoding fidelity on its 127‑qubit processors and keeping 84.87% fidelity for 55 microseconds, the longest high‑fidelity interval recorded. The breakthrough, enabled by a hybrid error‑suppression protocol, marks a pivotal step toward...
Three Unknown Japanese Firms Power All Digital Infrastructure
If these 3 Japanese companies you've never heard of went down, all modern digital infrastructure (and every AI breakthrough) would grind to a halt. Here's the story of JSR, Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) and Shin-Etsu, the most important companies you've never...
When a Shortage of Computing Power Backfires on Microsoft?
Microsoft CFO Amy Hood halted the company’s aggressive data‑center expansion and chip stockpiling at the end of 2023, citing doubts over internal capital‑expenditure forecasts. The pause created a compute shortage just as demand for AI‑driven cloud services surged. Competitors such...
Motorola's 2026 Razr Ultra Needs These Features to Win Me Over
Motorola’s premium Razr Ultra, launched at $1,300 with a 4‑inch cover screen, 7‑inch internal display, dual 50‑megapixel cameras and a 4,700 mAh battery, faces stiff competition from Samsung’s $1,100 Galaxy Z Flip 7. The company has already discounted the 2025 model to...
LG G6 Vs. LG G5: I Compared the Flagship OLED TVs, and There's a Surprise Winner
LG’s newest flagship OLED, the G6, upgrades the dual‑layer panel to a quad‑layer design that peaks at 3,000 nits and adds a matte finish for brighter, glare‑free viewing. It also introduces LG AI Concierge and a 50% faster Alpha 11 processor,...
U.S. Air Force Seeks Acoustic Sensor for Drone Detection
The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information for a man‑portable passive acoustic sensor that can detect small drones and other threats in both mounted and dismounted operations. The omni‑directional system must provide near‑instantaneous bearing without emitting detectable...
Aiper IrriSense 2 Smart Irrigation System Review: Clever Yet Uneven
Aiper’s IrriSense 2 is a hose‑connected smart sprinkler that maps a yard, rotates on command, and tracks water usage via a mobile app. It can cover up to 4,800 sq ft with a 39‑foot spray radius and offers three irrigation modes—Point, Line, and...
3mdeb Makes Progress Bringing AMD openSIL + Coreboot To Ryzen AM5 Motherboard
3mdeb is advancing its open‑source firmware effort by porting AMD openSIL and Coreboot to the MSI PRO B850‑P, a mainstream Ryzen AM5 desktop motherboard. The company’s latest blog shows progress on critical components such as MPIO, SMU, NBIO and graphics,...
Fear Not: Samsung Is Investigating the Galaxy S26 Ultra's 'Blurry' Camera
Samsung has confirmed a software‑related blur problem affecting the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s 3× telephoto lens, after multiple users reported hazy images in bright and low‑light conditions. The issue is not hardware‑based, and the company says a fix will arrive in...
Unified Broadband via Fixed-Mobile Coherent Optical Networks
Researchers Wu, Wei, Zhang and colleagues have demonstrated a unified broadband architecture that merges fixed and mobile access networks using coherent optical transceivers. By deploying edge‑level coherent optics and AI‑driven resource orchestration, the system delivers over 100 Gbps throughput with sub‑millisecond...
Dell’s Pro 5 Micro Packs Desktop‑Class Power, 100 W USB‑C and 50 TOPS AI in Palm‑Sized Box
Dell unveiled the Pro 5 Micro, a palm‑sized desktop that draws up to 100 W from a single USB‑C port and integrates an Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPU with a 50 TOPS neural‑processing unit. The compact form factor targets space‑constrained offices and...
Meta Hires Veteran Engineer Rui Xu to Lead AI Hardware Team at Superintelligence Labs
Meta's Superintelligence Labs has recruited Rui Xu, a veteran hardware engineer with stints at Dreamer, ByteDance, Xiaomi and Lenovo, to head a new AI‑hardware team. The hire underscores Meta's ambition to create AI‑native devices beyond smartphones, a move CIOs will...
Apple 50th Anniversary Sale: IPhone 17 Drops Below ₹50,000, iPhone 17 Pro Max Available at ₹1,02,900
Apple is marking its 50th anniversary with a series of discounts on iPhones, MacBooks and other devices in India. The iPhone 17 Pro Max is now priced at ₹1,02,900 (about $1,240), while the base iPhone 17 falls to ₹37,900 (≈$457)...
URKL Launches First Global Humanoid Robot Combat League with $1.45M Gold Belt Prize
EngineAI has opened global registration for URKL, the world’s first humanoid robot combat league, using its T800 platform. The competition will award a $1.45 million gold championship belt and provide top‑16 teams with a T800 robot, shifting focus to algorithmic innovation...
Google's TurboQuant Slashes AI Memory Use 6‑fold, Sparks Sell‑off in Memory Chip Stocks
Alphabet announced TurboQuant, an algorithm that reduces AI model memory consumption by at least six times and accelerates inference up to eight times without sacrificing accuracy. The breakthrough triggered a sharp sell‑off in memory‑chip makers, with Micron down 10% and...
Why Your AirPods Microphone Sounds Bad (And What You Can Do About It)
Apple’s AirPods dominate the true‑wireless market, but their microphone quality can suffer from dust, Bluetooth interference, or outdated firmware. The article outlines practical steps—cleaning the grills, restarting devices, toggling Airplane mode, and manually selecting the preferred earbud—to restore clear audio....
NES-Inspired Mini PC Is Hiding a Massive Modern Upgrade
The Ace Magic Retro X5 is a compact mini PC styled after the classic NES console, but powered by a high‑end AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU, Radeon 890M integrated GPU, and 32 GB DDR5 RAM. Benchmarks from Geekbench 6 and 3DMark show single‑core scores above...
AI Concierge Cuts Hardware Procurement Time to Minutes
Sri @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji, Your call for “Design in India” is both timely and necessary. To make this vision real, our engineering teams need not just incentives, but the ability to move faster from idea to execution. Today, a large portion of engineering...
RAM Prices Dip, but Buying Still Premature
The memory crisis is slowly easing up, as prices for RAM kits are falling, but it's still not yet time to push for new purchases. https://t.co/SbbVDrkeIp
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Builds New AI Hardware Divison, Hires Hires Veteran Engineer for Mysterious AI Gadget: Report
Meta is establishing a dedicated hardware division inside its Superintelligence Labs, hiring veteran engineer Rui Xu from Dreamer to spearhead the effort. The move signals Meta’s ambition to create AI‑powered gadgets that go beyond its existing smart‑glasses and VR headsets. Xu’s...
Rokid AI Glasses Miss Mark on Design and Price
The Rokid AI Glasses Style should be nothing but a slam dunk, but their design and price are a let down. https://t.co/o1JEqo7Rwl
Honor Magic 8 Pro: High‑Spec Flagship From China
The Honor Magic 8 Pro is another compelling, high-spec flagship from the Chinese phone giant. https://t.co/G5dPL5apoe
Eufy Omni C28 Robot Vacuum & Mop Review: Smart, Capable and Well Priced
The Eufy Omni C28 robot vacuum‑mop, priced at £649 (about $810), delivers premium‑grade features such as 15,000 Pa suction, a self‑cleaning mop, and LiDAR navigation at a mid‑range cost. Testing in a busy family home shows strong performance on everyday debris...
Moonshot's Kimi K2.5 Trained On
In his GTC presentation, Yang outlined how Moonshot’s latest flagship model, Kimi K2.5, was trained using Nvidia’s H800 graphics processing units (GPUs), a chip Nvidia customised to comply with US export controls. https://t.co/A2wLRFn2wG
Quantum Diamond Sensors Promise GPS‑Free Resilient Navigation
Quantum diamond magnetometers could enable resilient navigation without GPS, while supporting defense, security, and future magnetic mapping systems. https://t.co/gRcY4lIJQI
Dyson Spot+Scrub AI Robot Vacuum Cleaner Review: Premium Polish at a Cost
Dyson’s Spot + Scrub AI robot vacuum‑mop delivers premium cleaning with 18,000 Pa suction, heated‑water mopping and AI navigation, handling hard floors and hair with ease. The unit’s self‑cleaning mop roller and quiet operation make daily use almost hands‑free. However, its bulky dock and...
IoT Data Creates Continuous, Proactive Customer Engagement Loop
IoT data turns engagement into an operational loop rather than a campaign. Signals from connected products feed analysis and personalization, since teams act before friction appears and adjust features in real time, changing support and loyalty. Microblog by @antgrasso https://t.co/DxncbToBHo
New MacBook Neo Stalls Tailscale GitHub Login
Got the new MacBook Neo It's great but I somehow can't login to Tailscale Login via GitHub, then logged in at GitHub then it gets stuck and infinite load at Tailscale Wanna to use this as a Termius SSH-only device https://t.co/ADHDtiiSB5
DeepSeek’s V4 Model Will Run on Huawei Chips: Report
DeepSeek is set to launch its next‑generation V4 large language model on Huawei Technologies' newest AI chips, marking a rare domestic‑only optimization effort. Leading Chinese internet firms Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent have placed bulk orders for hundreds of thousands of...
U.S. Military Repurposes Iranian Drone Tech, Not Silicon Valley
“…doesn’t come from one of America’s more than 400 venture-backed drone startups. And it isn’t the product of Silicon Valley ingenuity. Instead, the drone having its moment in the Middle East conflict was designed by the U.S. military itself, using...
VIAVI, Ground Control Partner to Enable Assured Maritime Vessel Tracking and Navigation
VIAVI Solutions has teamed with satellite‑communications specialist Ground Control to embed its Secure µPNT STL‑1000 receiver into the RockFLEET Assured maritime tracking platform. The compact, software‑defined device works with VIAVI’s SecureTime altGNSS LEO service to deliver precise timing and positioning even when...