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
These 5 New Apple Products Combined Cost Less Than The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 commands a $1,999.99 price tag, but Apple’s 2026 product lineup delivers a comparable tech arsenal for less. The iPhone 17e, MacBook Neo, iPad 11, Apple Watch SE 3 and AirPods 4 together cost $1,925, or $1,805 with education pricing. This bundle provides a full ecosystem at a lower total cost than a single premium foldable. Apple positions the package as a cost‑effective alternative for consumers seeking integrated devices.
ASRock Industrial Introduces Compact AI Edge System
ASRock Industrial unveiled the AI BOX‑A395, a compact edge AI system powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processors. The device packs up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, a Radeon 8060S GPU, an XDNA 2 NPU delivering 50 TOPS of AI acceleration, and up to 128 GB of...
The Best Digital Wall Calendar (2026): Skylight, Apolosign
Digital wall calendars are gaining traction as family‑focused alternatives to generic smart displays, syncing directly with Google, Apple, or Microsoft calendars. The Skylight Calendar 2, priced at $279, bundles a Plus subscription that unlocks meal‑planning, photo screensavers, and an AI assistant,...
Ericsson Eyes up Supercomputer for 6G Research
Ericsson has signed an MoU with Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich to explore supercomputing‑driven research for future 6G networks. The collaboration will tap Jülich’s JUPITER supercomputer, Europe’s most powerful, to benchmark AI, neuromorphic and modular HPC solutions aimed at ultra‑low energy consumption....
Airborne Laser Technology Reveals Untapped Critical Resources in Abandoned Mines
Researchers at the University of Malaga unveiled REMINLASER, a drone‑mounted laser system that delivers high‑density geochemical maps of mining waste. The technology captures elemental spectra from laser pulses, enabling rapid, contact‑free identification of critical raw materials across complex terrains. Field...
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The European IoT Surge: How Czech Tech Won Vilnius [Sponsored]
Vilnius has completed a city‑wide smart‑meter rollout, deploying 10,000 IoT data concentrators from Czech firm ACRIOS Systems to automate utility reading for roughly 500,000 residents. The deployment was finished in just five months, with each unit capable of handling up...
New TUF A14 Laptop Transformed Into a Giant Steam Deck with Powerful iGPU
Asus unveiled the TUF A14 laptop, powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus 392 processor and Radeon 8060S iGPU, and configured for dual‑boot Windows 11 and Steam OS 3.9. The device can allocate 16 GB of its 32 GB unified memory to VRAM, delivering strong frame rates...
TP-Link Warns Users to Patch Critical Router Auth Bypass Flaw
TP‑Link released firmware updates fixing multiple critical flaws in its Archer NX series, including CVE‑2025‑15517, an authentication bypass that lets unauthenticated attackers upload firmware. The patch also removes a hard‑coded cryptographic key (CVE‑2025‑15605) and resolves two admin‑level command‑injection bugs (CVE‑2025‑15518, CVE‑2025‑15519)....
Synopsys Supports Arm AGI CPU Development
Synopsys announced a deep collaboration with Arm to support the development of the new Arm AGI CPU, built on the Neoverse CSS V3 architecture. The partnership leverages Synopsys’s full‑stack design portfolio—including VCS simulation, Fusion Compiler, IC Validator, PrimeTime, RedHawk‑SC, silicon‑proven...
AI Fails when Built on Non‑AI Infrastructure
Most enterprise AI initiatives don’t fail because of bad models. They fail because they’re running on infrastructure that was never designed for AI. A traditional data center is not the same thing as AI infrastructure. This came up directly in my conversation with...
Polar Takes on G-Shock with Its Toughest Watch yet and Adds a Garmin-Style Flashlight
Polar unveiled the Street X smartwatch, a rugged G‑Shock‑inspired device with a reinforced polymer case, 1.28‑inch AMOLED screen and MIL‑STD‑810H certification. It offers 170+ sport profiles, Training Load Pro, sleep and HRV tracking, and up to ten days of battery life or...
Cutting-Edge Sensor Tech Targets Cargo Theft as Losses Hit $725M
Supply chain losses from cargo theft jumped to about $725 million in 2025, driven by organized crime targeting high‑value freight. Wiliot, an Israeli‑San Diego IoT firm, offers battery‑free, paper‑thin Bluetooth tags that give each product a digital identity and real‑time visibility...
Duos Edge AI and Seimitsu Partner to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure Across Georgia
Duos Technologies Group, through its Duos Edge AI subsidiary, announced a strategic partnership with fiber provider Seimitsu to build edge computing infrastructure across Georgia. The collaboration will embed modular Edge AI nodes onto Seimitsu’s 25‑terabit low‑latency fiber network, delivering ultra‑low...
Approaching.ai Brings in Top Scientists to Capture AI’s Inference Boom
Approaching.ai announced the appointment of Academician Wei‑Min Zheng as Chief Scientific Advisor and Professor Yongwei Wu as Chief Scientist, bolstering its technical leadership in AI inference. Both experts bring decades of high‑performance computing and distributed systems experience, reinforcing the company’s...
Grass Valley Delivers Win with French National Lottery UHD Upgrade
Grass Valley has expanded its partnership with ImSoPROD, the production arm of France’s national lottery, by supplying LDX C98 compact UHD cameras for an 80 m² studio upgrade. The new system, installed in under two months, supports up to 14 cameras,...
Sail Backpack Increases Speed, Stability for Downhill Cyclists
Aerodynamic Sail Backpack Boosts Speed and Stability for Downhill Cyclists by @IntEngineering #Innovation #EmergingTech #Technology https://t.co/xEEaQx6zo3
Why JetKVM Is a Total Game-Changer for Remote Access : Full 2026 Guide
The JetKVM is a hardware‑based KVM‑over‑IP appliance that lets IT teams control computers at the BIOS level, even when they are powered off or crashed. It streams full‑HD video at 60 fps with 30‑60 ms latency and supports virtual USB and ISO...
Advanced Deep Learning Interview Questions #4 - The I/O Starvation Trap
During a senior ML engineer interview at Meta, candidates are asked why training speed stalls after moving deep‑learning workloads to a large AWS GPU cluster. Although the expensive GPU instances launch correctly, the iteration rate does not improve. The hidden...
Walmart, Vizio Unveil Integrated TV Platform Merging Streaming and Shopping
Walmart and its newly acquired Vizio have rolled out a joint platform that lets users log into Vizio smart TVs with a single Walmart account, delivering premium streaming content alongside shoppable product placements. The move positions Vizio TVs as a...
Arm Launches First Production‑ready AGI CPU for Next‑gen AI Infrastructure
Arm introduced its first production‑ready AGI CPU, positioning the chip as a fresh platform for building scalable AI services. The company did not disclose performance metrics, pricing or rollout timeline, leaving CTOs to await further specifics.
U.S. Ban on Imported Consumer Routers Forces Domestic Sourcing for Network Hardware
U.S. regulators have announced a ban on the import of specific consumer routers, requiring manufacturers to source network hardware domestically. The move aims to tighten supply‑chain security and could ripple through the GovTech sector, affecting vendors, federal agencies and end...
Arm Debuts AI‑Focused AGI CPU, Locks In Meta, OpenAI, Cloudflare as Early Users
Arm Holdings introduced the Arm AGI CPU, its first in‑house silicon designed for large‑scale AI workloads, claiming more than twice the performance‑per‑watt of comparable x86 racks. Meta, OpenAI, Cloudflare and other tech leaders signed on as early adopters, signaling a...
Nintendo Trims Switch 2 Output by 33% After Holiday Sales Slump
Nintendo announced a 33% cut to Switch 2 production after the console failed to meet holiday sales targets in the United States. The move highlights pricing pressures, a thin game lineup and lingering tariff costs that could reshape the handheld market.
FCC Adds All Foreign‑Made Consumer Routers to Covered List, Banning New Imports
The Federal Communications Commission placed every consumer‑grade Wi‑Fi router manufactured outside the United States on its Covered List, effectively banning the import and sale of new foreign‑made models. The move, driven by a national‑security determination, threatens the supply chain of...
Flipper Zero Pen-Testing Tool Gets an AI-Powered Companion App — Natural Language Interface Allows for Faster, Easier Hacking
Flipper Zero, a compact pen‑testing device, now pairs with V3SP3R, an Android app that leverages OpenRouter AI models to control the hardware via natural language. The app supports text, voice, and image inputs, and can even integrate with Mentra smart...
How Valve Finally Solved the Worst Part of PC Gaming on a TV
Valve’s Steam Machine re‑imagines PC gaming for the living‑room by marrying console‑style plug‑and‑play with the flexibility of a Windows‑based PC. The device uses Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) to power the TV, sound system and console together, while HDR support delivers...
Quixant IQON 3 and Air 3 AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 Systems Target Casino and Arcade Gaming
Quixant unveiled two new industrial PCs, the IQON 3 and IQON Air 3, built on AMD’s Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 PRO R8000 embedded processors. Designed for casino, sports‑betting and arcade machines, they can drive four 4K displays and include game‑specific hardware such as battery‑free MRAM,...
Nota AI and SiMa.ai Partner on Edge Physical AI
Nota AI and SiMa.ai have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate physical AI at the edge, combining Nota AI's NetsPresso model‑compression SDK with SiMa.ai's high‑performance Modalix MLSoC and Palette SDK. The collaboration will jointly develop and commercialize on‑device AI solutions,...
Meet the G6 Edge : UniFi’s Next-Gen Security Camera Is Here
Ubiquiti has launched the UniFi Protect G6 Edge camera line, featuring 1/1.2‑inch sensors, varifocal optics and long‑range infrared illumination for high‑resolution imaging in challenging lighting. The series adds integrated radar sensing and on‑device Edge AI that delivers semantic search, object...
CoreWeave's CEO Says Being 'Nerdy' Helped It Pivot From Crypto Into a $43 Billion AI Company
CoreWeave pivoted from a crypto‑mining operation to an AI‑focused GPU provider, now valued at $43.6 billion. CEO Michael Intrator credits the company’s "nerdy" background for its deep GPU expertise that enabled a rapid shift after the 2022 ChatGPT surge. Growth is...
Sharp China: A Giant Mess with Super Micro; Completely Correct Xiong'an Progress; The PRC's Balancing Act on Iran; Manus, Apple...
In this episode, Andrew Sharp and Bill Bishop dissect a federal indictment accusing Supermicro co‑founder Wally Lia of orchestrating a $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle AI servers with high‑end NVIDIA GPUs to China, exposing glaring weaknesses in U.S. export‑control enforcement. They...
How Chemists Turned Bourbon Waste Into Supercapacitors
Chemists at the University of Kentucky have devised a hydrothermal carbonization process that converts bourbon distillery stillage—a waste stream six to ten times larger than the final product—into hard and activated carbon powders. These carbon materials serve as electrodes for...
Philips Launches IntraSight Plus to Simplify Coronary Interventions and Advance Precision Care
Royal Philips has launched IntraSight Plus, an FDA‑cleared and CE‑marked interventional cardiology platform that unifies intravascular ultrasound, iFR/FFR physiology, and angiographic imaging on a single screen. The system promises up to 47% reduction in procedure time by streamlining data entry...
Cambridge Audio's New Music Streamer Can Integrate with Your TV More Effectively
Cambridge Audio has refreshed its popular CXN100 streamer with the CXN100 SE, adding an HDMI eARC port that lets users route TV audio directly through the hi‑fi system. The new model arrives in a matte‑black finish as part of the CX Black...
RainbowLink-V2 Compact USB-to-Serial Converter Features 12V Output, Dual TTL, Isolated RS-485 and RS-232 Interfaces
DFRobot has launched the RainbowLink‑V2 USB‑to‑serial converter, offering four independent channels—isolated RS‑485, isolated RS‑232, and two TTL ports—in a compact 77 × 57 × 21 mm case. The device also provides on‑board power outputs of 12 V/800 mA, 5 V/2 A and 3.3 V/200 mA, eliminating the need for external adapters....
Preparing Your IoT Connectivity for the Future
IoT has shifted from experimental pilots to essential infrastructure across logistics, energy and smart‑city services, yet most firms still rely on legacy SIMs designed for occasional handset use. This mismatch creates hidden costs and operational rigidity as device fleets scale...
Nokia Completes First 1900 MHz 5G Live Call on Deutsche Bahn Test Track Supporting FRMCS Radio
Nokia has achieved the world’s first live 5G call on a 1900 MHz (n101) rail network, conducting the test on Deutsche Bahn’s outdoor test track in Germany. The demonstration used Nokia’s AirScale 5G radio equipment and a standalone 5G core, confirming...
Fire Risks and Ugly Designs Are Stalling EV Charger Adoption
Community opposition is emerging as the primary barrier to electric‑vehicle charger rollout, with residents in New York, Bengaluru, Kuala Lumpur and other locales citing fire fears, unsightly designs, and loss of parking. Authorities in the U.S. and South Korea are even banning underground...
Lenovo ThinkEdge SE100 Review: An Ultra-Compact Edge Server that Pushes AI Power to the Edge
Lenovo’s new ThinkEdge SE100 is an ultra‑compact edge server—about 85% smaller than a standard 1U rack—designed for AI inferencing at the network edge. It ships with 16‑core Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Ultra 5 225H CPUs, integrated Intel Arc GPU, AI Boost NPU,...
Taiwan Startups Showcase AI Capabilities at NVIDIA GTC 2026
Taiwan’s Startup Island SV Hub led a delegation of 16 AI startups to NVIDIA’s GTC 2026, highlighting the island’s shift from pure hardware manufacturing to full‑stack AI innovation. Two firms, MetAI and Spingence, earned spots in NVIDIA’s Inception showcase, while...
Ciena Upgrades Subsea Cable Throughput for Meta, Lightstorm
Ciena used its WaveLogic 6 Extreme optics to set a new subsea record, transmitting 800 Gbps on a single wavelength across the 16,608‑km Bifrost cable and delivering 18 Tbps of total capacity with a 50% reduction in watts‑per‑bit. The trial, conducted with Meta, demonstrates...
Beating The Heat In 3D Packages
Thermal management has become a top‑level constraint for 3D multi‑die packages as power densities exceed 1 kW. Engineers are adopting AI‑driven adaptive meshing and real‑world test wafers to bridge simulation and measurement, while system‑level technology co‑optimization (STCO) strategies have cut GPU...
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Flexible GPU Billing Models for AI Clouds: Powering the AI Factory with Rafay
Rafay announced the addition of a reservation‑based billing model to its GPU‑cloud platform, complementing existing on‑demand and monthly recurring charge options. The new feature guarantees customers access to a specified number of GPUs—such as 16 NVIDIA H200 units—for a fixed...
Kubernetes Makes GPUs First-Class: Advances in Allocation, Scheduling, and Isolation
At KubeCon Europe 2026 NVIDIA donated its Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) driver, saw the KAI scheduler graduate to a CNCF Sandbox project, and added GPU support to Kata Containers. These moves turn GPUs into first‑class, community‑owned resources in Kubernetes, enabling...
Modular Android Tablet Promises to Last a Decade
The open_slate is a modular 12‑inch Android tablet designed for longevity, featuring replaceable batteries, an M.2 slot for up to 1 TB SSD, and optional 5G or AI accelerator cards. It runs Google‑free Android builds and full Linux distributions, and includes...
Turntide’s Semi‑integrated Electric Drive Powers Off‑highway Electrification
Turntide unveiled a semi‑integrated Electric Drive Unit (EDU) that pairs an axial‑flux motor with a gearbox and a flexible inverter placement for off‑highway vehicles. The motor’s pancake shape delivers two‑to‑four times the power density of conventional radial‑flux designs, while thermal‑fluid...
3ME Achieves Major Milestone with IECEx Certification for BladeVOLT Battery System
Australian specialist 3ME Technology has secured IECEx hazardous‑area certification for its BladeVOLT battery system, a milestone after eight years of engineering and testing. The certification, based on IEC 60079 standards, validates the system’s ability to operate safely in explosive underground...
Cricketer Riyan Parag Backs Industrial Solutions Startup Proxgy
Cricketer Riyan Parag has invested roughly ₹2 crore (about $240,000) in industrial‑tech startup Proxgy, joining backers Ajinkya Rahane, Nikhil Kamath, Peyush Bansal and Suhail Sameer. Proxgy, founded in 2020, creates IoT‑enabled hardware and AI‑driven software to boost safety and efficiency for blue‑collar workers. The fresh capital...
3DMakerpro Lowers the Barrier to LiDAR-Based Metrology
3DMakerpro introduced Raven, an entry‑level LiDAR scanner that dramatically reduces cost and complexity compared with traditional metrology systems. The handheld device delivers up to 2 cm accuracy at 10 m, a 50 m detection range, and captures roughly 150 000 points per second. Weighing...