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
Northrop Grumman Tests Lumberjack Strike Drone
Northrop Grumman showcased its Lumberjack Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system at the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division’s Operation Lethal Eagle exercise. The drone executed fully autonomous missions through the Army’s Maven Smart System, launched the six‑pound Hatchet precision‑strike munition, and then transitioned to surveillance mode. Developed in partnership with Empirical Systems Aerospace and Palantir, the platform went from concept to first flight in under 14 months, highlighting rapid prototyping. Integrated AI targeting and a satellite datalink provided beyond‑line‑of‑sight control and real‑time battle‑damage assessment.
U.S. Army Evaluates Low-Cost Hornet Kamikaze Drone in Germany
The U.S. Army conducted its first evaluation of the Hornet DE‑2, a low‑cost, AI‑enabled one‑way attack drone, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. The loitering munition can travel roughly eight miles and is designed to operate in contested electronic‑warfare...
Forget Oura, This 2.2mm Ring Also Controls Smart Glasses
MOVA unveiled the ultra‑thin 2.2 mm H1 smart ring alongside the S1 smart glasses, linking biometric monitoring with real‑time visual translation via a finger swipe. The H1 continuously tracks temperature, heart rate and SpO₂, while the S1 offers 77‑language translation, AI...
Practical Smell-O-Vision Could Soon Be Coming to a VR Headset Near You
A team from Institute of Science Tokyo and Rakuten Institute of Technology has created a compact, wearable scent‑generation device that syncs with VR headsets. The system uses a micro‑dispenser, ultrasound atomization, and an electro‑osmotic pump to blend up to eight...
Apple at 50: The Importance of the MacBook Air
In January 2008, Steve Jobs dramatically unveiled the MacBook Air by pulling it from a manila envelope at Macworld, emphasizing its ultra‑thin profile. The Air introduced a new ultra‑light laptop category, prompting immediate imitation across the PC industry. Its design...
TCL Tab 10 Drops to $139.99 — A Solid iPad Alternative for Streaming, Browsing, and Everyday Use
TCL has slashed the price of its Tab 10 tablet to $139.99, a roughly 30% discount that positions it as a low‑cost alternative to the iPad. The 10.1‑inch FHD Android 15 device packs an octa‑core processor, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB internal storage (expandable...
Rolls-Royce to Build Battery Storage in Falkirk
Rolls‑Royce’s MTU power‑systems division has begun construction of a 43 MW, 86 MWh battery‑storage facility at Falkirk’s Bankside site under an EPC contract with Voltario Helios Energy Storage. The plant will connect to the grid later this year and become operational in...
CoreWeave Becomes Critical AI Infrastructure, Attracts Mega‑Cap Funding
The shift is clear enough. What was once a niche GPU cloud provider is now treated as a critical infrastructure company. And with this latest financing milestone, @CoreWeave is signaling that the next era of AI compute will be...
Hexagon Updates PULSE for CMM Environment Monitoring
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division released an upgraded version of its PULSE environmental monitoring system for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The new hardware and software broaden sensor coverage to temperature, humidity, vibration, shock and probe deflection, extending monitoring beyond the CMM...
Allen Adds Real-Time Bluetooth Monitoring to Its Go Compact Bike Rack
Allen introduced the Smart Suction Go Compact bike rack, adding real‑time Bluetooth monitoring to its existing suction‑based design. The new rack confirms cup security via a mobile app, addressing driver anxiety about roof‑mounted loads. It retails for $300 USD, roughly...
The Startup Rebuilding How the World Communicates
Airbase, a stealth‑mode startup founded by former Planet Labs and True Anomaly engineers, is building software to dynamically allocate radio‑frequency spectrum, a finite resource strained by the explosion of satellites, drones, and autonomous vehicles. The founders convinced U.S. regulators that...
ABB Picked to Provide Propulsion and Automation Solutions for New DRBA Ferry
Senesco Marine has selected ABB to provide full propulsion and automation systems for a new 75‑car DRBA ferry replacing the 45‑year‑old Cape Henlopen. The diesel‑electric hybrid vessel, slated to begin construction in mid‑2026, will feature ABB’s onboard DC grid, PEMS...
Blaze Announces Evercade Nexus Handheld, Including Enhanced Versions of Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie
Blaze Entertainment unveiled the Evercade Nexus, a premium handheld retro console slated for October 2026 with pre‑orders beginning April 1. The device upgrades to a 5.89‑inch IPS screen, adds twin analog sticks, wireless headphone support, and a new EverSync local‑multiplayer feature, while...
Coherent's Hidden Bottleneck Is Powering This Rally
Coherent’s datacenter bookings have surged, posting a book‑to‑bill ratio above 4× and securing most of 2026 revenue with visibility extending to 2028. The company’s new six‑inch indium phosphide (InP) production line is projected to deliver more than four times the...
Utilities Waste Millions, Ignore Cheap EV Battery Grid Power
Utilities will spend $50M on a substation upgrade before spending $10K on equipment that gives them access to your EV battery. That battery in your garage could be powering the grid during peak demand instead of another substation nobody wanted. The lack...
One of Our Favorite REDMAGIC Gaming Phones Just Got a Stylish Makeover, and You Can Pre-Order It Now
REDMAGIC has refreshed its 11 Air gaming phone with a new Trace colorway that blends subtle orange highlights into a light‑grey chassis. The handset retains a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, up to 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage, and now boasts a battery larger...
HP Pulls Multiple Levers to Battle Soaring Memory Chip Costs
HP Inc. is confronting a sharp rise in memory‑chip prices, which have doubled sequentially, pushing memory and storage to represent about 35% of its PC bill of materials—twice the share from the prior quarter. To mitigate the cost pressure, HP...
Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton Deploy Sennheiser Spectera at Las Vegas Residencies
Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton used Sennheiser’s Spectra wideband bidirectional wireless system during their Las Vegas residencies at Sphere and Caesar’s Palace. The system consolidated all in‑ear monitor mixes into just two RF channels, freeing spectrum and enabling a multi‑antenna network with Cat 5 cabling....
Best Laptop for College Students: Top Laptops for School in 2026
The 2026 college‑laptop roundup highlights Apple’s MacBook Neo as the most affordable premium option, retailing at $499 with the education discount. ARM‑based devices like the Neo, HP OmniBook 5 and Asus ZenBook A14 dominate battery‑life rankings, while Windows models such as the Dell...
Duagon Computing Hardware Set for Deployment to the International Space Station
On March 31, 2026 duagon announced its high‑availability Conduction Cooled Assembly will launch to the International Space Station in April, integrating into the Columbus module. Developed with Space Applications Services, the system uses CompactPCI Serial modular cards—including a G028 CPU,...
VTel Wireless Partners with Ericsson to Launch First Nationwide 5G Standalone VoNR Roaming for Rural America
VTel Wireless has partnered with Ericsson to deploy a cloud‑native 5G Core and Radio Access Network, enabling the first rural carrier to offer nationwide 5G Standalone (SA) VoNR roaming. The solution replaces legacy LTE‑based voice underlays with end‑to‑end 5G voice,...
I Broke up with My Kindle. My New E-Reader Treats Me Better.
After Amazon’s Kindle began restricting users from downloading and backing up their own e‑books, columnist Michael J. Coren switched to a different e‑reader. He criticizes Kindle’s licensing model, which treats the device as a rental rather than ownership, giving Amazon...
Daktronics to Install New Video Display and Show Control System at Wake Forest’s Allegacy Stadium
Daktronics is installing a new video display suite at Wake Forest’s Allegacy Stadium, featuring a 43‑by‑90‑foot main board, two 43‑by‑15.5‑foot side LED screens, and an upgraded Show Control system with Camino technology. The main display adds roughly 1,300 sq ft of screen area...
Bluetti Unveils New EnergyPro 13K Energy Storage System
Bluetti introduced the EnergyPro 13K residential battery system, delivering 13.2 kW continuous power and a 150 A surge capability. The modular design lets homeowners stack up to four EnergyPack 500 units for a total of 19.2 kWh, while an integrated automatic transfer switch and 155‑A...
Weebit Nano Turns Lab‑Born ReRAM Into AI Memory Leader
Weebit Nano Ltd., a ReRAM-based technology company that we launched in 2016, uses an oxide memory that we developed in our lab in 2010. Weebit’s ReRAM is projected as a preferred AI-based electronic memory. Many thanks to Coby Hanoch and...
Vecna Robotics Integrates CaseFlow Voice with Robot-Assisted Picking
Vecna Robotics announced CaseFlow Voice, embedding Lucas Systems’ Jennifer voice platform into its CaseFlow case‑picking automation. The hands‑free solution promises up to a 2× boost in throughput and cuts training time by as much as 50%. Designed for high‑mix, high‑volume...
Azerbaijan Commissions 500 MWh Battery Storage Project
Azerbaijan’s state utility AzerEnergy inaugurated a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system, part of a two‑site rollout at the 500 kV Absheron and 220 kV Agdash substations. The Absheron installation houses 50 battery containers and 13 inverter units, all monitored by a SCADA‑enabled...
Micron Leads AI Memory Boom with HBM4
The Real AI Winners: Memory Bottlenecks, and Hidden Infrastructure Plays. NTM growth shows where demand is flowing fastest 👇 $MU +175% NTM Micron sits at the core of AI memory. DRAM revenue reached ~$18.8B in one quarter, with HBM now the key driver....
Toshiba Goes Glassy-Eyed with 11-Platter 34TB SMR Drive
Toshiba is sampling 30‑34 TB SMR drives that use eleven glass platters inside a helium‑filled enclosure, boosting capacity to 34 TB. The MG12 series achieves an areal density of 3.09 TB per platter, roughly 15% higher than conventional CMR, and offers 12 Gb/s SAS...
AirPods Max: Superior Noise Cancel, But $549 Questionable
I got my hands on Apple’s new AirPods Max before they went on sale — here’s my honest take after testing them on a flight ✈️🎧 The noise cancellation is a big upgrade. But at $549, are they worth it? Full...
A $4,280 Wine Fridge That Knows Every Bottle Inside
Samsung unveiled the Infinite AI Wine Refrigerator in South Korea at a price of roughly $4,280. The unit combines three independent temperature zones, a camera‑driven AI Wine Manager, and a Multi‑Pantry that cools food for wine pairings. Integrated with SmartThings,...
GMEX Robotics Advances Development of Intelligent Robot Chassis
GMEX Robotics announced progress on its Intelligent Robot Chassis, a rugged platform that shields autonomous robots from shocks, vibrations and harsh environments. The chassis integrates structural health monitoring, active vibration isolation and thermal management to extend sensor and hardware life....
Light Bends Perovskite Crystal Lattice, Opening Way to New Devices
Researchers at UC Davis have demonstrated that halide perovskite crystals undergo rapid, reversible lattice distortions when illuminated, a phenomenon termed photostriction. Using laser excitation and X‑ray probing, they showed the effect can be tuned by adjusting the crystal composition, light wavelength,...
TCL to Produce Sony TVs Under New Bravia Inc JV
It's official: TCL will make Sony's future TVs in a new joint venture — say hello to 'Bravia, Inc' https://www.techradar.com/televisions/its-official-tcl-will-make-sonys-future-tvs-in-a-new-joint-venture-say-hello-to-bravia-inc
Agentic AI Lifts Productivity; Verification IP Stays Essential
As agentic AI boosts productivity and shifts verification bottlenecks, trusted verification IP remains the foundation that captures decades of protocol expertise while evolving to meet rising complexity. https://t.co/R0W2oYPqL9 #semiEDA #verification #AgenticAI #AI
Leading Global Online Retailer Expands Vuzix Smart Glasses Deployment Across North America with Follow-On Orders and Initial Ultralite Pro OEM...
Vuzix announced that a leading global online retailer is expanding its smart‑glass deployment across the United States and Canada, adding follow‑on orders for the M400 platform and its first OEM order for Ultralite Pro devices. The rollout builds on earlier pilots...
800 VDC Marks Inflection Point for Data Center Power
Was fun going deep on 800 VDC. I had to talk to my friends in the trade working on these data centers for context lol. Lots of juicy nuggets I uncovered. 800 VDC: The Inflection Point Reshaping Datacenter Power...
Nvidia Launches DLSS 4.5 with 6× MFG for RTX 50 Series
Nvidia is rolling out a DLSS 4.5 update today with new frame generation features. The Nvidia app beta introduces 6x Multi Frame Generation for RTX 50-series GPUs https://t.co/16AqOs7K50
Sony Halts CFexpress and SD Card Orders Amid Global NAND Shortage
Sony Japan announced a temporary suspension of orders for its CFexpress and SD memory cards, citing a global semiconductor shortage that threatens to outstrip demand. The halt, effective March 27, 2026, impacts a wide range of professional and consumer cards...
Edge Hype Overrated: Telcos Aren't Ready for Real-World Inference
Rolling my eyes at the EdgeWash nonsense from @opennebula panellist at @BERECeuropaeu event “Telcos in a unique position” to make edge inference happen. Not in the real world, no
Solar Smart Bench Lights Up, Charges Phones Wirelessly
Solar-powered smart bench on Chinese streets automatically lights up when you get close at night and supports wireless charging for your phone | via @XueJia24682 https://t.co/WsUbjm4AOa
Gcore Launches GPU Virtual Machines on NVIDIA Hopper
Gcore has introduced GPU virtual machines powered by NVIDIA's Hopper architecture, initially available in its sovereign AI region in Sines‑3, Portugal. The service lets customers provision single to eight Hopper GPUs with high‑bandwidth InfiniBand networking, mirroring the performance of Gcore’s...
Langsdom AirWave Max: Good Sound, Notable Flaws
There's lots to like about the Langsdom AirWave Max Open Ear Sports Headphones, but there were some significant issues I experienced too, rather disappointingly. Here's the scoop: https://t.co/233vmudphH #headphones #openear #sports https://t.co/JKKkkxbTDl
Galaxy Watch 4 Adds BP Monitoring Amid Hypertension Crisis
Glad to see blood pressure monitoring rolling out on Galaxy Watch 4 in the US where 1 in 2 adults suffer from high blood pressure and only 1 in 4 is under control for what is known as the silent...
Sony Hikes PS5 and PS5 Pro Prices as Memory Chip Costs Surge
Sony announced U.S. price increases for its PlayStation 5 lineup, moving the standard PS5 to $649.99, the Digital Edition to $599.99, and the PS5 Pro to $899.99. The hikes, driven by rising memory chip costs, affect millions of gamers and...
FCC Router Ban Will Cripple U.S. Connectivity and Supply Chain
.@FCC 's new router ban is a policy failure that will strangle connectivity. 🚫🇺🇸 We haven't built routers here in 24 years. This doesn't secure the network; it breaks the supply chain entirely. 🧵
Snapmaker U1 Expands Availability, Software, And Materials
Snapmaker announced that its U1 desktop 3‑D printer will be stocked in all global warehouses by April 10, 2026, shifting the pre‑order price of $849 (≈ €849) to a regular $899 (≈ €899). A software update on March 24 adds performance tweaks and a library...
This Popular and Capacious Anker Zolo Power Bank Is Just £25/$33 From Amazon
Anker’s Zolo power bank packs a 20,000 mAh battery into a compact chassis and delivers up to 30 W of fast charging. It retails for roughly $32 in the UK and $34 in the US on Amazon, marking a low point in...
D‑Wave Beats Rigetti on Financial Health While Rigetti Leads in Superconducting Roadmap
D‑Wave Quantum secured a $20 million system sale to Florida Atlantic University and an €10 million ($11.5 million) deal in Italy, outpacing Rigetti Computing’s $8.4 million India sale. While Rigetti’s superconducting approach promises broader market potential, D‑Wave’s healthier balance sheet and manufacturing partnerships make...
Nebius Secures Up to $27 B AI Compute Deal with Meta, Powering the Future of Ad Tech
Nebius Group agreed to provide Meta Platforms with up to $27 billion in AI compute over five years, including $12 billion of capacity starting in 2027. The deal expands Meta’s AI‑driven ad‑tech stack and marks Nebius’ largest contract to date, underscoring the...