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
Nvidia Ploughs $2 Billion Into Marvell in Data Centre Push
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Marvell to fuse its AI‑centric NVLink Fusion platform with Marvell’s custom XPUs, silicon‑photonic interconnects and networking gear. The partnership will enable rack‑scale, heterogeneous AI infrastructure that blends GPUs, DPUs, CPUs and high‑speed optical links. Marvell brings recent acquisitions—Celestial AI’s photonic fabric and XConn’s switching technology—into Nvidia’s ecosystem, targeting AI inference, 5G/6G and next‑generation data‑centre workloads. Together they aim to accelerate the build‑out of large AI factories for enterprise and telecom customers.
char.gy to Deploy 1,500 Chargepoints on Isle of Wight
Char.gy has secured a contract with the Isle of Wight Council to install more than 1,500 public electric‑vehicle chargepoints across the island. The rollout is funded by £1.625 million of public money—about $2.05 million—and private investment, with no direct cost to the...
Raspberry Pi Announces More Price Hikes, 3 GB Raspberry Pi 4 SKU
Raspberry Pi announced another price increase after a seven‑fold rise in LPDDR4 DRAM costs, affecting all 4 GB and larger models of the Pi 4 and Pi 5. Prices for these SKUs will climb between $25 and $100, pushing the 16 GB Pi 5 to...
Phonon Laser Achieves Record Gravity Precision, Paving Way for GPS‑Free Navigation
Scientists at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology have built a squeezed phonon laser that cuts thermal noise and measures gravity with unprecedented accuracy. The breakthrough promises ultra‑precise, GPS‑independent navigation and new tests of fundamental physics.
Nvidia Pours $2 Billion Into Marvell, Cementing AI‑infrastructure Alliance
Nvidia announced a $2 billion cash infusion into Marvell Technology, linking the chipmaker to Nvidia's NVLink Fusion AI‑factory and AI‑RAN ecosystem. The deal lifted Marvell shares 6% and nudged Nvidia stock higher, underscoring a strategic push into silicon‑photonic networking and AI...
Apple Expands U.S. Chip Supply Chain with New Partner Investments
Apple announced a $400 million investment with U.S. suppliers Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics to broaden domestic chip production, extending its broader $600 billion manufacturing plan. TDK will start U.S. sensor component fabrication for smartphone cameras, while Bosch will produce...
Kioxia to Phase Out Older NAND Flash Products
Japanese memory maker Kioxia announced it will discontinue a range of older NAND flash products built on 32 nm, 24 nm and 15 nm process nodes, including floating‑gate and BiCS FLASH gen.3 devices. The phase‑out covers SLC, MLC and TLC variants in wafer, BGA, TSOP,...
Raspberry Pi Prices Rise Again, Along with a New 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 Announced
Raspberry Pi announced a new 3 GB Raspberry Pi 4 priced at $83.75 (about £80.40, roughly $102 USD). At the same time the company lifted prices on most 4 GB and 8 GB variants of the Pi 4 and Pi 5, with increases ranging from $25 to...
FedEx Turns to Berkshire Grey and Other Robotics Partners for Warehouse Automation
FedEx announced a multi‑year partnership with SoftBank‑owned Berkshire Grey to pilot the Scoop bulk‑unloading robot in its warehouses later this year. The move marks a strategic pivot away from building its own robotic fleet and toward leveraging specialist providers across...
OpenAI Secures $122 Billion Funding, Valuation Hits $852 Billion
OpenAI closed a $122 billion financing round anchored by Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank, lifting its post‑money valuation to $852 billion. The deal adds $3 billion from retail investors and expands a $4.7 billion revolving credit facility, fueling the company’s push for more chips, data...
Georgia Power Breaks Ground on Wadley Battery Storage System
Georgia Power has begun construction of a 260 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Jefferson County, Georgia, adjacent to an existing solar site and near key transmission lines. Approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission and built by Burns & McDonnell,...
Novel Graphene-Based Sub-Terahertz Receivers Could Enable Ultra-Compact, Zero-Power 6G Links
Researchers from ICFO, ETH Zurich and partners have unveiled the first graphene‑based sub‑terahertz direct receivers that deliver multi‑gigabit‑per‑second data rates over a 3‑metre link at room temperature. The devices occupy a tiny 0.018 mm² footprint, are compatible with standard CMOS back‑end...
Finally, Retrieving a New Source of Clean Power
The Energy for Growth Hub, in partnership with Stanford’s LabradorLabX, unveiled K‑9 Kinetic Power™ (K9KP), a consumer device that harvests a dog’s tail wagging to generate electricity. Using a carbon‑fiber micro‑generator and a smart docking pad, each active dog can...
AI Chip Boom Powers Fabless IC Growth as NVIDIA Extends Market Leadership
Investments by cloud providers in AI infrastructure are fueling a 44% year‑on‑year surge in fabless IC design revenue, reaching $359.4 billion in 2025. NVIDIA remains the clear leader, posting a record $205.7 billion in revenue—a 65% jump—while its ecosystem now accounts for...
Wearable AI Devices Market Insights Report 2026-2036 Featuring Strategic Analysis of Apple, Samsung Electronics, Google, Huawei Technologies Co., Sony Corp....
The global wearable AI devices market is projected to surge from $69.8 billion in 2026 to about $270.2 billion by 2036, delivering a 14.5% compound annual growth rate. Smartwatches dominate the market today, while eye‑wear is set to post the fastest growth...
April Fool’s 2026 – A Tradition We Wish to Carry On
The article is a tongue‑in‑cheek April Fools’ roundup listing impossible tech announcements—from 10 PB tape and 1 PB SSDs at $1,000 to a $5 trillion acquisition of OpenAI. Each bullet point is deliberately absurd, highlighting the day’s tradition of tech‑industry pranks. The piece underscores...
Navy Signs $585M F-35 Helmet Display Deal
The U.S. Navy, via Naval Air Systems Command, awarded Collins Elbit Vision Systems a firm‑fixed‑price contract worth $585 million to produce Lot 18 and Lot 19 helmet‑mounted display (HMD) hardware for the F‑35 fleet. The agreement, covering both LCD and OLED configurations, supports U.S....
Sassmann Develops ‘Solar Panel Grid’ for Pigeon Protection
Sassmann, a German specialist, has launched a modular solar‑panel grid that mechanically blocks pigeons from nesting under photovoltaic modules. The system uses clamp‑clips to attach without drilling or gluing, preserving manufacturers' warranties. It can be retrofitted to existing residential and...
MediBeacon Secures CE Mark Certification for TGFR Monitor and Sensor
MediBeacon announced that its transdermal glomerular filtration rate (TGFR) monitor and reusable sensor have earned CE Mark certification under the EU Medical Device Regulation. The Class IIa devices, part of the broader TGFR system that includes the Lumitrace injection and disposable...
Adaptive Mesh Refinement (H-Adaptive FEM) for High-Fidelity Thermal Simulation of Microchip Cooling Systems
The paper introduces an h‑adaptive finite element method for solving the two‑dimensional Poisson equation in microchip thermal analysis. By employing a nodal‑based a‑posteriori error estimator, the mesh automatically refines around high‑power components, capturing steep temperature gradients with linear triangular (P1)...
(PR) ASUS Announces UGen300 USB AI Accelerator
ASUS unveiled the UGen300 USB AI Accelerator, its first AI‑focused USB device powered by Hailo’s 10H processor delivering 40 AI TOPS. The compact 105 × 50 × 18 mm module packs 8 GB of LPDDR4 memory and draws only 2.5 W via a USB‑C interface. It offers plug‑and‑play compatibility...
(PR) AI Compute Demand Drives 44% YoY Growth for Top 10 Global Fabless IC Firms in 2025
AI compute demand propelled the top ten global fabless IC designers to $359.4 billion in 2025, a 44 % year‑over‑year increase. NVIDIA led the pack with $205.7 billion revenue, accounting for 57 % of the group’s total, while Broadcom rose to second place thanks...
SolarEdge Outlines Path to 800 V (DC) Data Center Infrastructure
SolarEdge released a March 2026 white paper proposing a five‑stage roadmap to replace legacy AC power with integrated 800 V DC infrastructure in data centers. The paper argues that current AC‑to‑DC conversion chains waste 10%‑30% of input power, limiting AI workload...
Google Finally Fixed Gemini for Home so You Can Stop Yelling at Your Ceiling
Google has rolled out a major update to Gemini for Home, its AI‑powered smart‑home assistant, making voice commands more conversational and improving device recognition. The upgrade adds expressive lighting that responds to descriptive color cues and expands precise control over...
Sonos Says Its App Is Fixed and Unveils Two New Speakers for Home and on the Go
Sonos announced that its mobile app has been fully repaired after a series of outages that disrupted multi‑room playback and firmware updates. The fix coincides with the launch of two new speakers: the $299 Sonos Play, a portable Bluetooth unit...
Why the Galaxy S27 Ultra’s Rumored LPDDR6 RAM Is a Game-Changer for Mobile AI
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra introduces LPDDR6 RAM, delivering roughly double the bandwidth of LPDDR5X, and pairs it with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro built on a 2‑nanometer process. The combination promises faster AI inference, smoother multitasking, and high‑end gaming performance. Integrated heat‑pass‑block...
Hidden Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Settings You Should Change Right Now
Ray‑Ban’s Meta Gen 2 smart glasses blend iconic design with Meta’s AI‑driven software platform, allowing users to record in 3K, adjust adaptive audio, and personalize touch‑pad gestures. All firmware and feature upgrades are pushed through the Meta AI app, ensuring the...
Global Provider of Professional Mobile Devices RugGear Joins TCCA
RugGear, a global maker of rugged mobile devices for emergency services and critical industries, announced its membership in the Telecommunications Certification Consortium Alliance (TCCA). The move aligns the company with a standards‑focused ecosystem that shapes open, interoperable solutions for mission‑critical...
Distalmotion Targets ASC Robotic Gynecology Programs with FDA Filing
Distalmotion has filed a 510(k) request to add sacrocolpopexy, sacrocervicopexy and endometriosis resection to the FDA‑cleared indications for its Dexter robotic system. The move targets ambulatory surgical centers, where the robot’s small footprint could out‑compete larger platforms. The company recently...
Secure at First Silicon: Reducing Cost and Risk
Side‑channel leakage often surfaces only after first silicon, forcing expensive redesigns. The Inspector Pre‑Silicon framework embeds side‑channel analysis into RTL and gate‑level verification, generating test vectors and statistical metrics to identify leakage early. By providing actionable, module‑level insights throughout the...
Revolutionary New DDR Standards Expected
The article reviews the historical scaling limits of DDR DRAM and highlights that DDR5 now supports only one DIMM per channel, a trend that may continue with DDR6. Industry insiders speculate that DDR7 could eliminate DIMMs entirely, dramatically reducing bus...
Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses Face Investigation in Kenya
Kenya's data protection authority launched an investigation into Meta's Ray‑Ban smart glasses over allegations that footage, including sensitive personal moments, is reviewed by human contractors, raising privacy concerns echoed in the US and UK. In Nigeria, persistent naira volatility—fluctuating around...
The Acer TravelMate P6 14 AI Passes the Audition to Be Your Next Travel Companion with Flying Colors – and...
Acer unveiled the TravelMate P6 14 AI, a 2025 enterprise laptop that blends a sub‑kilogram chassis with the latest Intel Core Ultra 200 Series CPU and integrated Arc graphics. The 14‑inch IPS panel delivers a 2,880 × 1,800 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate and near‑perfect...
NVIDIA Adds Auto Shader Compilation Beta to Cut Load Times
NVIDIA has launched a beta Auto Shader Compilation (ASC) feature in the latest NVIDIA App, designed to pre‑compile DirectX 12 shaders while the PC is idle, aiming to cut game launch times and eliminate stutter. Users must enable ASC manually via...
Intel Wildcat Lake Leak Outlines Core 300 Series Mobile Strategy
A leak on X reveals Intel’s upcoming Wildcat Lake Core 300 series, a six‑SKU lineup ranging from Core 3 to Core 7 aimed at the 15‑ to 35‑watt segment. The family uses two Cougar Cove performance cores and four efficiency cores, discarding the...
Anker Hermes Rechargeable Backpacking Stove System
Anker Electronics announced a rechargeable, induction‑based backpacking stove called Hermes, which replaces traditional isobutane canisters with a USB‑C‑compatible lithium‑ion battery. The all‑in‑one unit integrates a 1 L pot, induction coil and battery in a 15.8‑oz cylinder, promising faster boiling, zero flame...
Shark's Latest Gadget Is Technically a Leaf Blower – but Unlike Anything You've Seen Before
Shark has launched the BlastBoss, a lightweight 680‑gram device that functions as a high‑speed leaf blower and versatile indoor cleaner. It delivers up to 190 mph airflow and comes with three interchangeable attachments for sweeping, reaching high spots, and precision crevice...
South Korea’s Economy Benefits From Robust Chip Exports and Fiscal Support
South Korea’s March exports surged 48.3% year‑on‑year, driven primarily by a 151% jump in semiconductor shipments and sharp price gains in computers and SSDs. The trade surplus expanded to $25 billion, up from $15 billion a month earlier, while imports rose 13.2%...
YellowScan LiDAR Convention Returns for Sixth Edition
YellowScan will host its sixth LiDAR Convention on April 15‑16, 2026, at thecamp near Marseille, France. The two‑day event gathers geospatial dealers, researchers, surveyors, and drone pilots to explore emerging LiDAR trends and market forecasts. Attendees will hear from YellowScan...
Nokia Bags New 5G RAN Deal with Virgin Media O2
Virgin Media O2 has selected Nokia to provide a multi‑year 5G Radio Access Network deployment across the UK, extending a partnership that spans over two decades. Nokia will deliver its AirScale portfolio, featuring modular baseband, energy‑efficient Massive MIMO radios, and...
Vodafone Idea Taps Ciena to Deliver High-Capacity Connectivity
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has partnered with Ciena to upgrade its transport network using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical technology on the 6500 platform. The deployment achieved a 1.6 Tb/s capacity on Vi’s meshed Data Center Interconnect, enabling the carrier to offer...
Samsung Beware: Oppo's New 10x Zoom Camera Is Next-Level Impressive
Oppo is set to unveil the Find X9 Ultra on April 21, featuring a groundbreaking 10× optical zoom lens built around a "Quintuple Prism Reflection Periscope Structure." The design reflects light five times, allowing a longer focal length while keeping...
Network Rail Approves Ninehundred’s Incident Watch Camera for Remote Asset Monitoring
Ninehundred Communications has received Network Rail approval for its Incident Watch Camera, the first system certified under the new NR/L2/TRK/1055 Section 11.2.2 remote‑watchperson standard. The camera provides real‑time video of trackside defects, allowing inspections to be performed from a tablet or...
Telink TL3228 – Low-Power, Low-Latency Dual-Core RISC-V Wireless MCU Supports Bluetooth 6.0, 802.15.4, and 2.4 GHz Proprietary
Telink introduced the TL3228, the first chip in its TL322x wireless MCU family, featuring a 192 MHz dual‑core RISC‑V processor and support for Bluetooth 6.0, Matter, Thread, Zigbee, RF4CE, and a proprietary 2.4 GHz radio. The MCU offers up to 6 Mbps data rates,...
TSMC to Mass‑Produce 3nm in Japan by 2028
TSMC to mass-produce 3nm in Japan by 2028 (15k wafers/mo). Macro: advances node capacity and onshoring. Risks: capex, execution, geopolitics. Trade: overweight semiconductor equipment. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Handcrafted Hoverboard Gives You Real‑Life Hero Vibes
Ride a Handmade Pseudo-Hoverboard and Feel Like a Real-Life Hero via @ZappyZappy7 #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/yZ9PlFdXb4
US AI Ambitions Stalled by Electrical Parts Shortage
America's AI goals are running into a shortage of electrical parts needed to build and power massive data centers https://t.co/pXqrxtFOy0
Raspberry Pi Price Hikes Hit Hard This Week
We know what day it is but these Raspberry Pi price hikes are no joke https://t.co/pOAmZDzIFT https://t.co/BIpeHXYCH2
TEEs Have Been Fundamentally Flawed From the Start
I’ve been saying this for past decade at least. TEEs are a bad idea, from inception.
CPU Supply Crunch Hits PC and Server Manufacturers
Supply crunch in Intel, AMD CPUs deals fresh blow to PC and server makers https://t.co/sMgQY3kMbL