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
Melania Trump Debuts Figure 03 Humanoid Robot at White House Summit
First Lady Melania Trump walked onto the White House’s “Fostering the Future Together” summit flanked by Figure 03, a new humanoid robot from Figure AI. The high‑profile demo highlights the company’s push to mass‑produce AI‑powered robots for everyday use, a move that could reshape U.S. manufacturing.
Ring Unveils Battery-Powered 4K & 2K Video Doorbells Starting at $99
Ring announced battery-powered versions of its 4K and 2K video doorbells, with the base Battery Doorbell (2nd gen) priced at $99. The new lineup includes a $250 4K Pro, a $180 2K Plus and a $79 wired 2K model, all available...
OpenAI Adds Broadcom as AI Chip Supplier, Widening Gap with Nvidia
OpenAI announced that Broadcom will join Nvidia as a supplier of custom AI accelerators for its ChatGPT and other services, marking a strategic diversification. Broadcom’s AI semiconductor revenue doubled to $8.4 billion last quarter, underscoring its growing relevance in the inference...
Meta's AI Ray‑Ban Glasses Stalled in EU Over Battery, AI and Supply Rules
Meta Platforms' AI‑powered Ray‑Ban smart glasses have hit a trio of EU obstacles—mandatory removable batteries by 2027, strict AI regulations, and supply shortfalls from partner EssilorLuxottica—forcing the company to seek an exemption and postponing a European rollout.
US DIU Taps L3Harris for Torpedo Tube AUV Launch and Recovery Capability
L3Harris Technologies secured a Defense Innovation Unit contract to deliver a torpedo‑tube launch and recovery (TTLR) system for autonomous underwater vehicles. The modular system enables the Iver4 900 AUV to be launched and retrieved through existing submarine torpedo tubes, eliminating the...
Nebius Raises $2.5B, Secures $27B Meta Deal, Faces Kansas Tax‑Break Fight
Nebius Group, the Yandex spin‑off, closed a $2.5 billion capital raise and announced a $27 billion AI compute agreement with Meta, valuing the startup at roughly $30 billion. The deal fuels a massive data‑center build‑out, but a legal battle over $6 billion of tax...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says Growth Is ‘Inevitable’ as AI Chip Demand Soars
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang told Lex Fridman that the company’s growth is "extremely likely and in my mind, inevitable," underscoring a surge in AI‑chip sales. The statement comes after a 73% YoY jump to $68.1 billion in quarterly revenue and...
Samsung to Launch GaN Foundry and SiC Pilot Line, Targeting Power Market
Samsung Electronics will begin mass production at its 8‑inch GaN power‑semiconductor foundry line in the second quarter of 2026 and start sample production of silicon‑carbide (SiC) devices in the third quarter. The move positions Samsung as a new player in...
FlyFocus Unveils KURIER Unmanned Helicopter
Polish defence firm FlyFocus has unveiled KURIER, a 600‑kg class unmanned helicopter capable of transporting over 200 kg of supplies for special‑force missions. Backed by the Polish Ministry of Defence, the programme—valued at roughly $5.5 million—has progressed to Technology Readiness Level 6...
Chinese Startup Demonstrates Flexible Robotic Arm for On‑Orbit Refueling
A Beijing‑based startup successfully tested a flexible, reconfigurable robotic arm capable of handling multiple fuel line geometries in micro‑gravity. The demonstration marks the first on‑orbit refueling trial of a flexible manipulator and could accelerate satellite servicing and deep‑space logistics. Details...
K-LOVE Embraces Efficiency With GatesAir
K-LOVE is swapping legacy tube transmitters for GatesAir solid‑state Flexiva GX5K and Flexiva FAX10 units at stations in Billings, Montana and Tremonton, Utah. The new transmitters occupy roughly one‑third the rack space, cut power consumption and simplify maintenance. Audio monitoring...
Riedel Drives Future-Ready OB Truck for CS Live
Riedel Communications announced that its end‑to‑end solution will power CS live’s newest outside‑broadcast (OB) truck, targeting high‑profile sports such as football, hockey, and MMA. The truck integrates MediorNet media networking, the hi human‑interface control system, Artist intercom and Bolero wireless,...
Microsoft Begins Validating NVIDIA AI Supercomputer, Signaling Hyperscaler Shift for ERP Workloads
Microsoft announced that Azure is now validating NVIDIA’s next‑generation AI supercomputer, the Vera Rubin NVL72, marking one of the first hyperscaler tests of this rack‑scale platform. The system, slated for a 2026 launch, promises lower cost‑per‑token for large‑scale model training...
Vivo V70 FE Confirmed to Launched in India: Launch Date, Expected Specs and All You Need to Know
Vivo has confirmed that its V70 FE mid‑range smartphone will debut in India on April 2, 2026, at noon. The device will run OriginOS 6 based on Android 16 and feature a 200 MP primary camera using Samsung’s HP5 sensor. Leaked specs show a...
#363 Uncrewed Vessels and Unprecedented Data
During its seventh Allocation Round, the UK held Europe’s largest offshore wind auction, awarding contracts for 8.4 GW of new capacity—enough to power roughly 10 million homes. The upcoming Allocation Round 8 aims to push capacity toward 10 GW, supported by radar system upgrades....
Modular Phones Turn Devices Into Upgradable Systems
A smartphone at MWC26 just challenged how devices should be built. The modular ATOM phone by Techno introduces a different approach. Instead of fixed hardware, it allows components to be adapted, upgraded, or reconfigured. The shift is clear. From static products… to evolving systems. This isn’t...
Proptivity, Telehouse Team for Reliable Indoor 4G, 5G in London Workplaces
Telehouse Europe has teamed with Proptivity to roll out high‑performance indoor 4G and 5G across London office buildings. The partnership uses Telehouse’s Docklands campus as a UK interconnection hub, enabling a neutral‑host model where multiple mobile operators share a single...
Heidi Launches a Mic for AI Scribe – Why?
Heidi has introduced the Heidi Remote, a 21‑gram wearable microphone that provides up to 14 hours of battery life for AI‑assisted clinical documentation. The device operates independently of phones or Wi‑Fi, capturing audio offline and syncing later, and is built...
Temperature Gets a New Definition Using a Quantum Device
Physicists have demonstrated a quantum temperature sensor that uses oversized rubidium atoms, offering a direct, calibration‑free definition of the kelvin. Traditional sensors depend on a chain of calibrated devices, each traced back to national institutes like NIST, introducing cumulative uncertainties....
Remote Access Configuration for Multiple Buildings
Contemporary Controls released an application note detailing how to configure its BASRTSX‑B and Skorpion IP routers for secure, scalable remote access across multi‑building BACnet networks. The routers’ Broadcast Distribution Table can store up to 50 BBMD peers, enabling BACnet/IP broadcast...
DJI Avata 360 Drone Launch Delayed in US
DJI announced that its new Avata 360 drone will launch in the United States on March 30, a few days after the global rollout slated for March 26. The delay is attributed to heightened regulatory scrutiny and import hurdles that have become common...
Tesla’s Newest “Folding V4 Superchargers” Are Key to Its Most Aggressive Expansion Yet
Tesla has introduced a folding V4 Supercharger that lets 33% more units fit on a single truck, slashing deployment time by half and cutting installation costs about 20%. The new V4 cabinet delivers up to 500 kW per stall for passenger...
AI Workloads Are Turning The Data Center Network Into A Combined Memory And Storage Fabric
AI inference is redefining data‑center networks, turning them into a unified memory‑and‑storage fabric. Unlike the bursty traffic of classic microservices or training workloads, inference generates sustained, high‑volume data flows to fetch KV‑cache state from remote memory and flash. This shift...
Importance Of Hardware Security Verification In Pre-Silicon Design
Hardware security verification is becoming a prerequisite for any silicon destined for cloud, automotive, industrial or edge AI applications. The discipline rests on two pillars: functional security verification, which confirms that security features behave as specified, and protection verification, which...
Memory Wall Gets Higher
SRAM scaling has stalled, causing the memory wall to rise as each new node shrink consumes a larger chip fraction without delivering proportional capacity or speed gains. The issue now affects not only cutting‑edge AI accelerators but will eventually impact...
Precision In Depth: Extraction Workflows For CFETs And Buried Power Rails
Chip designers are turning to complementary field‑effect transistors (CFETs) and buried power rails (BPRs) to extend Moore’s Law beyond the 5 nm barrier. By stacking n‑ and p‑type devices vertically and routing power beneath the active layers, these architectures double density...
Detect, Diagnose, And Debug Using Sensors And Functional Monitoring
Modern AI accelerators generate nanosecond‑scale current spikes that push on‑die power delivery networks (PDN) beyond their voltage limits, capping computational throughput. Rack power density is soaring toward 100 kW, creating transient load spikes that traditional power infrastructure cannot absorb. Siemens Tessent Embedded...
Removing The Accuracy And Time Tradeoff In EM Simulation
For years engineers balanced electromagnetic FEM accuracy against long solve times, especially as frequencies surpassed 60 GHz and meshes grew. Keysight’s Advanced Design System now embeds NVIDIA’s cuDSS sparse direct solver, running on H100 GPUs, to accelerate FEM linear solves. Benchmarks...
Kenya Moves to Phase Out Low-End Phones
Kenya announced a regulatory phase‑out of low‑end phones that lack USB‑Type‑C ports, forcing manufacturers to adopt the newer charging standard. The move aims to streamline technology, improve charging efficiency, and curb e‑waste, but may raise entry‑level device prices for low‑income...
PDW Validates Extended Range & Autonomous Navigation in Texas Flight Trials
Performance Drone Works (PDW) completed a three‑day flight test at Texas’s 9 Mile Training Center, executing 114 sorties to prove the extended range and autonomous capabilities of its C100 and AM‑FPV platforms. The C100, equipped with a Range Extension Kit and...
VectorNav Enhances Tactical IMU & INS with High-G Sensors
VectorNav Technologies has upgraded its Tactical Series IMU and INS lines with 90 g and 250 g accelerometers and 4,000°/sec gyroscopes, targeting extreme‑dynamic defense platforms. The new sensors are built into the VN‑110, VN‑210 and VN‑310 families, preserving the original form, fit...
Volz Servos Developed Custom Actuator Technology for Twister eVTOL
Volz Servos has engineered a custom version of its DA 15‑N actuator to power the wing‑flap ailerons on Quantum Systems’ Twister short‑range eVTOL. The servos incorporate the ARINC 825 CAN protocol, delivering aerospace‑grade timing, prioritisation and reliability for certification‑ready operation. Twister,...
Ground Control & Ambrey Launch Resilient Navigation Solution to Combat Maritime GPS Threats
Ground Control and Ambrey have launched RockFLEET Assured, an assured positioning, navigation and timing (A‑PNT) solution that adds an Iridium‑based backup to traditional GPS. The system targets high‑risk corridors such as the Baltic, Black Sea, Arabian Gulf and Strait of...
Adani Looking to Boost Data Center Business with Google, Meta
Gautam Adani's conglomerate is negotiating partnerships with U.S. tech giants Google and Meta to expand its data‑center footprint in India. The talks are part of a broader $100 billion digital‑infrastructure push that includes a $15 billion AI‑infrastructure hub in Visakhapatnam announced with...
NVIDIA Is Reportedly Preparing a GeForce RTX 5050 with 9 GB of GDDR7, Featuring More Memory and a Narrower Interface
Leaks circulating since early March suggest NVIDIA is developing a second RTX 5050 variant that swaps the current 8 GB GDDR6, 128‑bit memory bus for 9 GB of GDDR7 on a narrower 96‑bit interface. Benchlife’s March 5 and March 10 reports provide a detailed spec...
Pine64 FOSDEM 2026 Update Details PineNote and PineTab2 Progress
Pine64 used its FOSDEM 2026 showcase to reveal notable strides on the PineNote and PineTab2, including e‑ink video playback and functional camera support. The company demonstrated the PineNote running DOOM and a pre‑release QuillOS, while PineTab2 showed H.264 decoding and improved...
Coin-Sized Accessory Turns Your Favorite Watch Into a Smartwatch
Ganance introduced the Heir, a 30 mm coin‑sized sensor that attaches to the case‑back of most analog watches to track steps, distance and calories while delivering phone notifications via vibration. The device weighs about 5 g, runs roughly 42 hours on a single...
Semiconductor Scaling Shifts From Moore’s Law to Architecture
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Scaling The Semiconductor Scaling Trilemma: 1/ - Semiconductor Scaling Is No Longer A Single Path. - The Industry Is Moving Beyond Traditional Moore’s Law Driven Scaling. - Performance Gains Now Come From Architectural Choices, Not Just Transistors.
Rust Brings Native Threading to GPU Programming
Rust threads on the GPU GPU code can now use Rust's threads. They share the implementation approach and what this unlocks for GPU programming. https://www.vectorware.com/blog/threads-on-gpu/
Vietnam and Russia Ink Nuclear Power Plant Deal, Details Not Disclosed
Vietnam and Russia have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant, marking a new chapter in bilateral energy cooperation. Specifics on capacity, financing and construction schedule were not disclosed, leaving analysts to gauge the partnership's impact on regional...
Commodore 64 Launched in 1982 for $595
#ThrowbackThursday. August 1982. The Commodore 64 was officially released in the United States for an initial price of $595. #Personal #Computer #History https://t.co/i3tDrJ9m6Z
Samsung Galaxy A57: Ultra‑thin, Premium Sub‑flagship with Double Vict
This is the Samsung Galaxy A57, the sleekest and most premium-feeling sub-flagship Android I've held in ages. Kudos to Samsung for trimming it down to just 6.9mm, even slimmer than the base Galaxy S26. It also comes with Gorilla Glass...
Mindjoin Acquires Solteir to Build AI‑Energy Infrastructure Platform
Mindjoin announced the acquisition of Solteir, a power‑infrastructure firm that built grid‑connected facilities for Bitcoin mining, to broaden its artificial‑intelligence compute platform. The deal merges Solteir’s energy assets with Mindjoin’s AI strategy, addressing the power constraints that limit next‑generation AI...
Laundry Jet: Vacuum System Moves Clothes Anywhere
Meet Laundry Jet — The Vacuum System That Whisks Clothes From Any Room to the Laundry by @Khulood_Almani #Innovation #EmergingTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/jQAMVaAFt4
First Soft 3D Hydrogel Semiconductor Replicates Living Tissue
World’s First Soft #3D Hydrogel Semiconductor That Mimics Living Tissue by @tweetciiiim #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/jt0fxgrrdt
Ledger Finds Flaw Lets Hackers Steal PINs and Crypto Keys From Powered‑Off Android Phones
Ledger’s Donjon research team demonstrated that attackers can retrieve PINs, encrypted storage and crypto‑wallet seed phrases from Android phones that are turned off. The flaw, present in MediaTek processors paired with Trustonic’s Trusted Execution Environment, impacts roughly one‑quarter of Android...
Alibaba Announces 5nm AI Chip, TSMC Production Pending
Alibaba unveils 5-nm AI chipset design amid OpenClaw frenzy Sources say chip would be made by TSMC once it reaches production stage Yes, "small yard high fence" has failed... https://t.co/gTH9g4VJXA via @NikkeiAsia
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 Sparks Developer Backlash Over ‘AI Slop’ After Resident Evil Remake
Nvidia’s latest DLSS 5 update has ignited a firestorm among developers, who label the generative‑AI upscaling as “AI slop.” Indie publisher New Blood Interactive’s co‑founder Dave Oshry warned that the tech could drive gamers to boycott Nvidia, while the company’s...
Sony Confirms AI Frame Generation for Future PlayStation Consoles, Not Coming in 2026
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that AI-driven frame generation technology will be added to upcoming PlayStation hardware, extending its partnership with AMD. The feature is not slated for release in 2026, signaling a longer development timeline for the next-gen console.
Harvard Engineers Unveil Real‑Time Light‑Twisting Chip Using Nanophotonic Metasurfaces
Harvard engineers have demonstrated a nanophotonic chip that can twist and steer light’s handedness on demand, using a MEMS‑controlled, twistable bilayer architecture. The proof‑of‑concept device shows real‑time control of orbital angular momentum, opening a new programmable dimension for photonic circuits.