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
Airbus Is Fitting AI War Drones for the German Air Force with First Flight Due in 2026
Airbus is integrating its European MARS mission system, featuring the MindShare AI, into two Kratos Valkyrie combat drones for the German Air Force. The first flight is targeted for late 2026, with full operational capability expected by 2029. The Valkyrie offers an 8.2‑metre wingspan, 3‑tonne MTOW, 45,000‑foot ceiling and over 5,000 km range. The AI‑driven system will also let upgraded Eurofighter jets act as command platforms for uncrewed wingmen.
Make Spring Break Travel Easy With These 50% Off Smart Glasses
AI Translation Smart Glasses are now 50% off, dropping to $99.99 from $199.99, targeting spring travelers. The wearable supports two‑way translation in 155 languages and doubles as a 4K camera, photo‑translator, and media controller. Its built‑in microphone, speaker, and long‑life...
Xbox Project Helix Specs Leak: Why Microsoft’s New Console Is Amazing
Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Project Helix is a hybrid console‑PC platform powered by a custom 3nm AMD SoC and RDNA 5 GPU, promising performance that rivals Nvidia’s RTX 5080 in rasterization and exceeds RTX 5090 in ray tracing. A dedicated Neural Processing Unit adds...
You Can Now Buy a DIY Quantum Computer
Barcelona‑based Qilimanjaro has unveiled EduQit, a DIY quantum‑computer kit that bundles a superconducting qubit chip, a dilution refrigerator, and the necessary microwave control electronics in a flat‑pack format. The company markets the system as a relatively affordable entry point for...
Linux 7.0 Lands Fix For Years Old Bug Affecting AMD Hainan GPUs
Linux 7.0 merged a long‑standing fix for AMD’s GCN 1.0 “Hainan” GPUs, which were experiencing hangs at high performance levels. The patch adjusts the max shader clock rules by adding the 0x6660 and 0x666F device IDs to both the legacy Radeon...
Xbox Series X Transformed Into a Gaming PC with 3D Printed Components, Low-Profile RTX 5060, and NUC 12 Extreme
Enthusiast PhaseTech has converted an Xbox Series X into a fully functional gaming PC by installing an Intel NUC 12 Extreme compute card, a low‑profile Gigabyte RTX 5060 GPU, a 600 W Flex ATX PSU, and a 120 mm exhaust fan. Custom 3D‑printed brackets and a...
Super Micro Co‑Founder Charged in $2.5 B Nvidia AI Chip Smuggling Scheme
U.S. attorneys unsealed an indictment charging Super Micro Computer co‑founder Yih‑Shyan “Wally” Liaw, a Taiwan sales manager, and a contractor with illegally exporting $2.5 billion of Nvidia‑powered AI servers to China. The announcement sent SMCI shares down more than a quarter...
Screenless Wearable Fills Out Your Gym Card for Strength Training
Former Tesla engineers have launched Fort, a screenless fitness band that automatically records strength‑training reps, sets, and rest intervals. The device uses an inertial measurement unit and heart‑rate sensor to recognize more than 50 exercises and provide real‑time form feedback...
Bumpboxx Unveils the BB-777:A 270W Modern Boombox Re-Imagined From an ’80s Icon – The Most Well-Made & Thought-Out Boombox of...
American audio startup Bumpboxx has launched the BB-777, a 270‑watt portable boombox that blends classic analog formats with modern digital connectivity. The device features dual 6.25‑inch super woofers, coaxial speakers, horn tweeters, a TSA‑approved 97.6 Wh battery delivering up to 15 hours...
Intel ARC Battle Mage Owners Thread. IGPU Counts Too.
A user‑run test suite on an Intel ARC B580 (Onix Odyssey) paired with a Ryzen 5600X3D shows mixed results across modern titles. Ray tracing performance is erratic, prompting most gamers to disable it and rely on XeSS and Frame Gen for smooth frame...
Perciva 5D Camera: Occlusion-Free 3D Vision for Industrial, Retail, and Robotic Imaging
Teledyne e2v introduced the Perciva 5D camera, a short‑range 3D vision system that combines 2D imaging and depth mapping in a single CMOS sensor. The device uses angular‑sensitive pixel technology and an on‑board neural‑processing unit to deliver real‑time, occlusion‑free depth maps...
Laser Roadlines Nudge Drivers, Not Animals, for Safer Crossings
The Netherlands is testing something that sounds futuristic at first — laser lines along roads where wildlife crossings are common. But they’re not there to stop animals. They’re there to warn drivers. When animals approach the road, thin beams of light appear —...
Data Bottleneck Threatens Future Semiconductor Development
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Data The Semiconductor Let Us Learn About Data Bottleneck: 1/ - The Semiconductor Data Bottleneck Is Emerging As A Critical Constraint In Modern Chip Development And Manufacturing. - As Data Volumes Explode Across The Silicon Lifecycle, The Ability To...
Converge Launches P5-B Data Center in Pampanga
Converge ICT Solutions opened a P5‑billion, 12‑megawatt data center in Angeles City, its largest facility to date. The Tier III‑certified site occupies 5,000 sq m and can scale to 36 MW as demand grows. It already serves banks, logistics firms, local governments and several...
Nvidia Should Drop Super Micro to Avoid Reputation Risk
I think it would behoove Jensen & Nvidia to quickly and publicly cut Super Micro from its supply of chips. What’s the upside from keeping them as a customer? There’s plenty of others who’d take the allocation, without the security and...
RAKSHAK: A Blockchain-Integrated Smart Belt for Trusted Emergency Response and Secure Real-Time Safety Communication
The RAKSHAK Smart Belt is a wearable safety device that combines IoT sensors, GPS, GSM, and blockchain to send verified distress alerts. It targets high‑risk users such as women, children, seniors, and military personnel, delivering real‑time location and video data...
Samsung Devotes Over Half of Pyeongtaek Foundry to HBM4 Base Dies, Secures OpenAI Supply Deal
Samsung Electronics is allocating over 50% of the 30,000‑wafer‑per‑month capacity at its Pyeongtaek foundry to in‑house HBM4 base dies and has reportedly secured a deal to supply OpenAI with HBM4 for its first‑generation Titan AI chip. The move reflects a...
When a TV Won’t Power On: A Bizarre Glitch
As far as technical glitches go, not being able to turn on TVs is just a super weird thing to go wrong.
Amazon Is Selling a 2-in-1 Laptop and Tablet for only $76 Ahead of Its Big Spring Sale
Amazon is offering the Gleeso A10L 2-in-1 laptop‑tablet for $76, a 42% discount off its regular $130 price, ahead of its Big Spring Sale. The device runs Android 15, features up to 20 GB RAM, 64 GB storage expandable to 1 TB, and...
An Agent Autonomously Builds a 1.5 GHz Linux-Capable RISC-V CPU
Verkor’s AI agent, Design Conductor (DC), autonomously generated a 1.5 GHz Linux‑capable RISC‑V CPU in roughly 12 hours. The chip, named VerCore, implements RV32I and ZMMUL extensions, a five‑stage in‑order pipeline, and meets a CPI of ≤ 1.5 while targeting CoreMark scores. DC...
My GPU Was Running in Low-Performance Mode for Months — One Setting I'd Never Noticed Was the Reason
The article reveals that Windows' default Power Mode—typically set to Balanced or Best Power Efficiency—throttles CPU and GPU performance. By switching the Power Mode to Best Performance, the author experienced immediate gains: smoother frame rates in games, faster video editing,...
Designing Better 2D Electronics: Addressing Anisotropic Conductivity to Cut Contact Resistance
University of Michigan engineers have introduced an exact analytical model that accounts for anisotropic conductivity and realistic geometry in vertical contacts to 2D thin‑film materials. The framework replaces traditional isotropic approximations with a Laplace‑based field solution, eliminating the need for...
Amazon Revives Smartphone Line After Fire Phone Failure
Is it April 1 already?! “Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop” https://t.co/817QPldoXL
Maris-Tech Integrates Quantum Gyroscope with Edge AI for Resilient Navigation
Maris‑Tech Ltd. and Quantum Gyro are merging a nuclear‑magnetic‑resonance (NMR) quantum gyroscope with Maris‑Tech's edge‑AI platform to build a resilient navigation system. The hybrid architecture targets bias drift under 0.01 degrees per hour, a precision level previously limited to large,...
This Fresh-From-CES Roborock Is Serving Life on Easy Mode—And Now I’m Spoiled Beyond Belief
Roborock unveiled its Qrevo Curv 2 Flow at CES, a premium robot vacuum‑mop priced at $999. The unit combines 20,000 Pa suction, a 167 °F self‑heating mop, and a multifunctional dock that empties, refills and dries automatically. Advanced AI obstacle recognition, LiDAR mapping across...
Wheatstone to Demo Mix Engine, Virtual Console at NAB Show
Wheatstone will demo two new products at the 2026 NAB Show. The VMX mixing engine provides a single backend for multiple LXE, Glass, Strata consoles and WheatNet IP facilities. The VML virtual broadcast console runs in any HTML5 browser on...
Desperate for Sold‑Out Sensor Data Collection Gadgets
God i love these sensor data collection contraptions -- really wish they weren't sold out https://t.co/kPISWm2pI9
Edge AI Is Pushing Enterprise Infrastructure Beyond the Cloud and Into Factories, Ships and Stores
Edge AI is moving beyond centralized clouds into factories, ships and stores, driven by new hardware and platform solutions. Zededa unveiled its Edge Intelligence Platform to simplify secure, large‑scale AI deployment at the edge. Nvidia’s IGX Thor processor adds enough...
Micron’s CEO Warns: AI Laptop Prices Are About to Soar—And It Won’t End Soon
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra warned that AI‑powered laptops will see sharp price increases as memory requirements jump to 64‑128 GB, far above the 16‑32 GB baseline for traditional laptops. A surge in AI workloads has driven NAND and DRAM demand beyond current...
Meta's VR Retreat Triggers Industry Shake‑up as Quest Lineup Faces Uncertainty
Meta announced the shutdown of Horizon Worlds and a strategic shift toward AI and smart glasses, leaving its Quest VR headsets in limbo. The move has ignited debate among regulators, developers and hardware rivals about the future of consumer VR.
Kioxia Eyes GPU Memory Stack with High-Bandwidth Flash Push
Kioxia announced the GP Series, a high‑IOPS SSD built on Gen 2 XL‑Flash, targeting GPU servers with dramatically faster data access. The drive, packaged in an E1.S PCIe 5 enclosure, aims for 10 million IOPS by 2026 and 100 million random‑read IOPS by 2027....
DJI Flip Now Cheaper than Many Beginner Drones
DJI has slashed the price of its Flip drone to $309, making it the cheapest option in its lineup and undercutting many entry‑level competitors. The controller‑free bundle runs the aircraft via the DJI Fly app, while optional controller bundles remain...
Nvidia Has an OpenClaw Strategy. Do You?
At Nvidia’s GTC keynote, CEO Jensen Huang projected $1 trillion in AI‑chip sales by 2027 and urged every company to adopt an “OpenClaw” strategy, positioning Nvidia as the backbone of AI, autonomous vehicles and entertainment. The accompanying TechCrunch Equity podcast dissected...
Cleaning up Rail Grinding
RailTechnology has launched its Silent Track (ST) rail‑grinding system, a spark‑free, water‑efficient solution designed for confined urban tunnels. The electric‑powered unit uses oscillating, water‑cooled abrasive stones to achieve full rail coverage in a single pass, eliminating diesel engines and hydraulic...
Canadian Companies Make Their Case at Nvidia’s GTC Conference
At Nvidia’s GTC in San Jose, several Canadian firms announced AI‑focused collaborations leveraging Nvidia hardware. Cohere unveiled custom large‑language models optimized for Nvidia’s DGX Spark, while Kepler Communications detailed its satellite constellation powered by 40 Jetson Orin modules for on‑orbit...
Orbital Pathfinder Mouse Review: Infinite Customization, with a Great Mouse to Boot
Orbitalworks’ Pathfinder gaming mouse introduces a modular design that lets users assemble over 3,000 ergonomic configurations using interchangeable grip, hump and button modules. Powered by the PAW3950DM sensor, it offers up to 750 IPS tracking, 8,000 Hz polling and a lightweight 52‑55 g...
SK Telecom (SKM) Strengthens Global Tech Leadership Through AI Data Center Collaboration
SK Telecom announced an MOU with Schneider Electric and Supermicro at MWC26 to develop a turnkey AI data center solution. The partnership will deliver pre‑fabricated modular units that combine AI servers, power, and cooling into a single block, cutting construction...
Bias- and Temperature-Dependent Noise Measurements to Investigate Carrier Transport at the Tellurium Interface (POSTECH)
Researchers at POSTECH have identified contact‑origin trap‑assisted tunneling as the dominant source of low‑frequency noise in ultrathin (5 nm) tellurium field‑effect transistors at room temperature. Temperature‑dependent 1/f noise measurements reveal that cooling to 100 K suppresses trap activation, restoring the carrier‑number‑fluctuation (CNF)...
Who Will Build & Secure Data Centers for 200M
And who will specify, build, run, & secure all the data centers needed to do the jobs of 200 million people?
Fresh Season, Fresh Tablet: TCL NXTPAPER 14 Gets a Prime Price Cut
TCL has slashed the price of its 14.3‑inch NXTPAPER tablet to $359.99 for Amazon Prime members, a 23% discount. The device combines a 2.4K anti‑glare display, T‑Pen stylus with 4096 pressure levels, 256 GB storage, 8 GB RAM, and a 10,000 mAh battery...
Texas Instruments Pushes 800V Power Architecture to Tackle AI’s Looming Energy Bottleneck
Texas Instruments announced a push toward 800‑volt power architectures to meet the exploding energy needs of AI‑driven data centers. By moving from legacy 48 V systems to 800 V, TI aims to cut copper usage, lower losses, and improve power density as...
I Tested the Beginner-Friendly Anycubic Kobra X - a 4-Color 3D Printer That's Surprisingly Good
The Anycubic Kobra X launches at $299, bringing native four‑color FDM printing to the budget segment. It features a 260 mm cubic build volume, a 3.5‑inch touchscreen, and speeds up to 600 mm/s with AI‑assisted first‑layer detection. The open‑frame design keeps the...
Early Amazon Deals on Radar Detectors—Get a Head Start on Spring Discounts
Amazon’s upcoming Big Spring Sale, scheduled for March 25‑31, is already featuring early discounts on popular radar detectors. Prices for models such as the Escort MAX 360c, Uniden R3 Extreme, and Watutu RAD1000 have been cut by 7‑40%, offering significant savings...
Early Deals on CarPlay Upgrades at Amazon's Big Spring Sale
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, running March 25‑31, features early discounts on a variety of plug‑and‑play Apple CarPlay screens for pre‑touchscreen vehicles. Discounts range from 14 % to 41 % and include models with dash cams, backup cameras, and built‑in streaming apps. The sale...
Former Newspaper Building in Kansas City Eyed for 20-Story Data Center Development
Revitalization Unlimited, a Miami‑based historic‑preservation fund, plans to replace the 1900‑era Western Newspaper Union building in Kansas City with a 20‑story, 30 MW data center. The 142,085 sq ft tower would feature natural‑gas fuel cells and ground‑floor retail, demolishing the existing 29,990 sq ft structure....
Samsung Experts Discuss HBM, DDR's Role in AI
Have HBM and DDR on your mind? Daniel and I chat with Paul Cho and Indong Kim from @SamsungSemiUS about, unsurprisingly, AI!
WSL Graphics Driver Update Brings Better GPU Support for Linux Apps
Microsoft released version 4 of the dxgkrnl graphics driver for WSL 2, adding compute‑only GPU support, multiple virtual GPUs per VM, and DMA‑fence buffer sharing. The update targets Linux workloads on Windows, including large‑language‑model inference and other GPU‑intensive tasks. Meanwhile, WINE 11...
Ukraine Says Its 'Red' Team Forces Beat NATO's 'Blue' Team Forces in Every Combat Scenario During Recent Naval Drone Drills
Ukraine’s red team, equipped with home‑grown Magura V7 naval drones, won all five combat scenarios in a NATO‑led drill off Portugal. The exercise simulated attacks on ports, convoys and a frigate, demonstrating the drones’ ability to conduct ISR, mine‑countermeasure and...
OpenLight Receives First Volume Production Orders Tower’s PH18DA InP-on-Silicon Photonic Platform
OpenLight announced its first volume production orders for the PH18DA indium phosphide‑on‑silicon photonic platform, developed with Tower Semiconductor. The orders, placed by NewPhotonics, target 800 Gb/s and 1.6 Tb/s AI‑focused data‑center links, marking a shift from prototype to manufacturing‑ready deployment. The PH18DA...
Amazon's Transformer Alexa Phone Developed by Xbox Co‑founder
Amazon is making an Alexa phone. Codenamed “Transformer,” the phone is reportedly being developed by a group led by Xbox cofounder J Allard https://t.co/d7wDAuNwpK