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
DLC70G High RF Power Capacitors
Dalicap’s DLC70G series introduces high‑RF power capacitors engineered for demanding microwave applications. The devices combine a high quality factor with low ESR and ESL, delivering high current and voltage handling while maintaining ultra‑stable, low‑noise performance across a broad temperature range. Detailed specifications—including insulation resistance, dielectric withstand, and temperature coefficients—are available in the downloadable data sheet. These capacitors target high‑power transmitters, GaN amplifiers, and other RF front‑end modules.
Congatec and Kontron Partner on Embedded Computing Solutions
congatec has introduced the aReady.YOURS Partner Program to deliver customized, turnkey embedded computing platforms. Kontron was named the first aReady.YOURS partner, integrating congatec modules into its modular systems and extending collaboration to bespoke designs. The joint effort targets highly regulated...
Allient to Show Drive Systems for Mobile Robots at LogiMAT 2026
Allient Inc. will showcase its newest generation of drive solutions for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at LogiMAT 2026 in Stuttgart from March 24‑26. The exhibit features the KinetiMax high‑power‑density brushless DC motor series, integrated wheel‑hub...
Samsung Launches Galaxy Forever in India: New Ownership Model Brings Smartphones at 50% Upfront Cost
Samsung has launched Galaxy Forever in India, a new ownership programme that lets customers acquire flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra and S26 Plus phones by paying only 50 percent of the price upfront and the rest through twelve interest‑free EMIs. The plan...
Getting a New iPhone Soon? Turn Off This Setting on Your Old Device First
Apple recommends disabling the Find My feature on an iPhone before transferring it to a new owner. Turning off Find My removes the Activation Lock, which otherwise prevents the device from being set up by anyone else. If Stolen Device...
Create the Ultimate Cool Compact Audio System Courtesy of Cambridge, Leak and Pro-Ject
Cambridge Audio has launched its L/R S active speakers, a 50 W, Bluetooth aptX HD‑enabled system available in walnut and five other colours. British hi‑fi maker Leak introduced the TruStream network player, supporting every major high‑resolution format and offering USB, wired and wireless...
Vertiv Supports NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Infrastructure Design
Vertiv announced its role in designing converged physical infrastructure for NVIDIA's Vera Rubin DSX AI factory reference design and the Omniverse DSX Blueprint. The OneCore Rubin DSX model is simulation‑ready, providing digital power, cooling assets, validated interfaces and repeatable building...
Xbox One’s 12‑Year Security Streak Cracked by Voltage Glitch Hack
Security researcher Markus "Doom" Gaasedelen demonstrated a hardware‑level jailbreak of the original 2013 Xbox One at the RE//verse 2026 conference. The double‑voltage‑glitch exploit, dubbed Bliss, bypasses the console’s boot ROM and gives full control, ending a 12‑year unbeaten security run....
Audio-Technica Debuts On-Camera Shotgun Microphones
Audio‑Technica has launched two on‑camera shotgun microphones, the AVT‑SG1 and the smaller AVT‑SG1LE, targeting professional videographers and content creators. The AVT‑SG1 features a dual‑channel matrix switch, a 100 mm acoustic tube and a 14 mm diaphragm, allowing duplicate, safety, or lavalier‑mix recording...
Hacking a Robot Vacuum
A recent hack of a robot vacuum highlighted the pervasive insecurity of connected consumer devices. Manufacturers often ship IoT products with weak authentication, unencrypted communications, and no reliable patching process. The incident underscores a broader industry trend that prioritizes rapid...
Intuitive Surgical Recalls Stapler Reloads over Issue Linked to Patient Death
Intuitive Surgical announced a voluntary recall of its 8 mm SureForm gray stapler reload cartridges after four serious injuries and one patient death were linked to incomplete staple lines. The FDA issued an early‑alert notice, prompting the company to ask customers...
OnePlus Nord Buds 4 Pro with 55dB ANC, up to 54-Hour Battery Launched in India at ₹3,999
OnePlus has introduced the Nord Buds 4 Pro in India, priced at ₹3,999 (₹3,799 launch offer). The true‑wireless earbuds feature 12 mm dynamic drivers, Bluetooth 6.0, and active noise cancellation that can suppress up to 55 dB of sound across four ANC modes....
Small Cells Offer New Visibility Into City Flows
Bath has launched a city‑wide small‑cell rollout, partnering with Virgin Media O2, Ontix and the local council to bolster 5G capacity on busy shopping streets and tourist hotspots. The cells, mounted on existing lampposts, aim to alleviate network strain during...
Why Real-World AI Performance Depends on the Control Layer
Industry discussions often spotlight accelerator specs, but real‑world AI performance hinges on the surrounding control layer. In modern AI datacenters, CPUs orchestrate data movement, memory bandwidth, and network fabric, ensuring accelerators receive a steady stream of work. Futurum Group’s report...
Guerrilla RF Expands Aerospace & Defense Focus with New SatCom Initiative
Guerrilla RF announced an expanded aerospace and defense focus, unveiling a new satellite communications (SatCom) initiative that adds more than 100 commercial‑off‑the‑shelf RFIC and MMIC solutions for both ground and space platforms. The company released a SatCom product selection guide...
Eon Installs One Million Smart Meters - Germany Lags Far Behind in Rollout Across Europe
Eon announced the installation of its one‑millionth smart meter, bringing its fleet to roughly 30 percent of Germany’s statutory minimum. Nationwide, only about 3.8 percent of metering points are digital, far below the EU‑27 average of 63 percent in 2024 and the 80 percent...
AT&T Leads Industry Collaboration with Cisco and NVIDIA to Deliver Network-Driven Edge AI for Enterprises
AT&T, Cisco and NVIDIA have teamed up to launch a network‑driven edge AI platform that merges AT&T’s dedicated IoT core, Cisco’s Mobility Services Platform and AI Grid, and NVIDIA’s RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs. The solution delivers real‑time inference, deterministic performance and...
Realme P4 Lite 5G with 6.8-inch 144Hz Display and 7,000mAh Battery Launched in India, Price Starts at ₹12,999
Realme has introduced the P4 Lite 5G in India, featuring a 6.8‑inch 144 Hz HD+ display, a 7,000 mAh battery and a 6 nm MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor. The phone ships with MIL‑STD‑810H military‑grade durability and an IP64 rating, and is priced from ₹12,999,...
Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 Headphones and Pi8 Earbuds Come in New Regal Colors
Bowers & Wilkins has added a Vintage Maroon finish to its Px7 S3 noise‑cancelling headphones and introduced Pale Mauve and Dark Burgundy colorways for the Pi8 earbuds. Both products retain flagship audio hardware – 40 mm biocellulose drivers in the headphones...
Philips-Nvidia Team-Up Strives to Create a ‘Self-Driving MRI’ Machine
Philips and Nvidia have unveiled an AI‑driven preview that generates a synthetic MRI image before the scan begins, using Philips' MR foundation model combined with Nvidia's NV‑Segment, NV‑Generate, and NV‑Reason tools. The preview ingests patient data and protocol settings to...
Industrial RS-485/Modbus Raspberry Pi HAT Works with OpenPLC, Supports 7V-32V DC Input
EngineElectronicAccessories released an Industrial RS‑485/Modbus HAT for Raspberry Pi that integrates a protected RS‑485 transceiver and a wide‑range DC input. The board draws power directly from 7 V‑32 V rails, feeding both the HAT and the Pi via an onboard buck converter. It...
Why No One Built a 360 Camera Light Until Now
Harlowe introduced the Omni 360 2W, a $95 LED light that illuminates the full sphere of 360° cameras. The compact unit delivers 2 W (boostable to 4 W) with adjustable color temperature, gesture‑controlled settings, and a 180° forward mode for traditional shooting. Its...
Liquid Cooling Drives Other Localized Cooling
Liquid cooling is increasingly used to manage high‑power GPUs and AI chips, but removing traditional airflow can leave nearby components overheating. Engineers must perform whole‑board thermal analysis to identify chips that transition from warm to hot without liquid cooling. Alternative...
Advanced Packaging Limits Come Into Focus
Advanced packaging has become the primary performance variable for AI and HPC chips, with substrate, bonding, and process sequence dictating scalability. Engineers now face warpage, glass fragility, hybrid‑bond yield, and substrate limits as the dominant yield‑killers as packages grow larger...
ASUS Launches AI-Powered ExpertBook Ultra in South Africa
ASUS introduced the AI‑powered ExpertBook Ultra in South Africa, targeting mobile professionals who need high‑performance computing in a lightweight chassis. The laptop ships with up to Intel Core Ultra X9 processors, integrated Intel Arc graphics, and a dedicated NPU delivering 50 TOPS...
High-Speed CMOS X-Ray Detection for AI Chip Inspection Launched
Rayence has launched the Flash Series, a high‑speed CMOS X‑ray detector tailored for semiconductor automated X‑ray inspection (AXI) and 3D CT systems. The platform delivers 49.5 µm pixel resolution at up to 70 frames per second, while withstanding X‑ray doses of 20,000 Gy....
Amazon's Alexa Has Had an AI Upgrade. Now She's Got More to Say
Amazon is rolling out Alexa+, an AI‑enhanced version of its Echo assistant, across the UK. The upgrade lets Alexa follow conversational threads and respond more proactively, aiming to match the fluidity of chatbots like ChatGPT. Users can access Alexa+ for...
Data Centers Evolve Into Single Giant Warehouse-Scale Computers
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Warehouse The Semiconductor Warehouse Computing Impact: 1/ - Modern Data Centers Are No Longer Just Buildings Filled With Servers. - At Hyperscale, They Behave Like One Giant Computer, Where Thousands Of Machines Work Together As A Single System. This...
Five Essential Steps for Infrastructure Projects in 2024
Organizations working on #infrastructure projects will need to take 5 key steps in the year ahead. Learn more on The Peggy Smedley Show now. https://t.co/hs1Xh2tbAk #TPSS #IoT #sustainability #AI #digitaltransformation #PeggySmedley #podcast
I Didn't Think Switching to a 4K Webcam on My MacBook Would Make Such a Big Difference
Obsbot’s Tiny 3 PTZ webcam packs 4K resolution, 120 fps video and AI‑driven autofocus into a quarter‑sized body. The device adds spatial‑audio capture, gesture and voice controls, and software that lets users fine‑tune color, contrast and background blur. Reviewers praised its image...
Lumentum’s CEO Says It’s Beginning to Unlock the Massive Potential of OCS and CPO
Lumentum reported Q2 revenue of $665.5 million, driven by strong component sales and a surge in cloud transceiver demand. The company highlighted a $400 million OCS order backlog that hit its $10 million quarterly target three months early and announced progress in co‑packaged...
Nvidia Resumes H200 AI Chip Sales to China After Dual Regulatory Approval
Nvidia announced it has secured both U.S. export licences and Chinese government approvals to sell its H200 AI accelerator to Chinese customers, restarting production and opening a channel that previously accounted for about 13% of its revenue. The move could...
Anduril: New Factory Will Start Making Drone Wingman in Just ‘Days’
Anduril announced that its new Arsenal-1 manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio, will start producing the YFQ-44A Fury drone wingman within days, ahead of the originally slated July 2026 start. The 5‑million‑square‑foot facility, adjacent to a dual 12,000‑foot runway airport, enables...
Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo Narrows Mac Pricing Gap
At $599, MacBook Neo is evidence of Apple closing its Mac price umbrella. That’s a BIG deal when contemplating potential Mac unit sales.
Berkeley Lab Takes Major Step Toward Doudna with Delivery of Early Access System, Cech
Berkeley Lab’s NERSC has taken delivery of the Cech early‑access system, a scaled‑down prototype of the upcoming Doudna supercomputer. Built by Dell with NVIDIA Grace CPUs and Blackwell GPUs, the rack delivers 5.76 PFLOPS FP64 and 1.44 EFLOPS NVFP4 performance. The installation...
De-Risking Medical Device Development with VA Technology Transfer
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leverages its century‑old research engine through a technology‑transfer program that offers patent licenses and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) to medical‑device companies. By tapping VA‑originated inventions—from the first cardiac pacemaker to modern...
Leak Reveals Details of reMarkable's Next E Ink Tablet
reMarkable is set to launch a fifth device, the Paper Pure, later this year. Leaked by X influencer Evan Blass, the tablet is positioned as a mass‑market offering, contrasting with the premium Paper Pro line. The launch is expected in...
Micron Shatters Forecasts, Heralds AI Regime Shift
$MU just obliterated it. $23.86B revenue vs ~$19B expected. $12.20 EPS vs $8.69 consensus. 75% gross margins. And they guided Q3 to $33.5B with 81% margins. I said AI breaks the memory cycle. I pounded the table under $100. They said...
Nvidia Accelerates Quantum Research with GPU‑Coupled Platform
@Nvidia is moving ahead with their Quantum computing efforts, after their 2024 remarks which stir a big debate. I got a lowdown of what’s latest from #GTC2026 expo today. #GTC26 #GTC @NVIDIAGTC @NVIDIAAI @NVIDIAAIDev @furrier @dvellante @MarshaCollier @Scobleizer RELATED INFORMATION: _________________________ NVIDIA Quantum...
Halo Selects Eyelit to Power Scalable SiC Wafering Production with Composable MES
Eyelit Technologies’ AI‑driven manufacturing execution system has been chosen by Halo Industries to manage its rapidly expanding silicon‑carbide (SiC) wafering operations. Halo selected the platform after a competitive review, citing its composable architecture, flexible recipe handling via the Scenarios feature,...
NVDA's Ecosystem Steals Spotlight at the Show
This was the $NVDA show, but how did their ecosystem show up to the event?
Missing Updated Performance Resource After Zen 4
I miss having up-to-date https://t.co/74pVKrfrhG. It is one of the best resources for checking your performance work, but unfortunately it stopped being updated around Zen 4.
Tivo Stream 4K Is Uninstalling Downloader, Custom Launchers, and ADB Utilities After Latest Update
TiVo Stream 4K received an OS upgrade from Android 10 to Android 12, but the update automatically removes popular sideloading tools such as Downloader, custom launchers, and ADB utilities. Users discovered the system app CoreService is responsible, and can temporarily restore apps by...
Key Insights: 7 Takeaways From Nvidia GTC 2026
.@Nvidia GTC 2026: 7 takeaways from Huang's analyst meetings https://t.co/y3gCqHvoeN >> @LDignan beat me. Stay tuned to the 1Slide - still waiting for the open panel. #NVidiaGTC https://t.co/FVIC2eT4i8
RevolveSurgical Gains FDA Clearance for Table‑Mounted Surgical Robot
🦾@RevolveSurgical just received FDA 510(k) clearance for their surgical robot platform. They built a system that mounts directly to the operating table—zero footprint, one-person setup. Their goal is to bring physical AI to operating rooms at scale. https://t.co/CWRG5009yK https://t.co/smBh8Hc9nN
Nvidia Says It’s Getting Orders From China | Bloomberg Tech 3/18/2026
Nvidia announced it is now receiving orders for its H200 AI chips from Chinese customers, marking a shift after months of export restrictions. The company is accelerating production of the H200 to meet growing demand for data‑center and generative‑AI workloads....
Big Spring Discount: Jackery Power Station Falls Under $430 — Reliable Backup Power for Your Streaming Setup
The Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 portable power station is on sale for $429, a $370 discount representing roughly 46% off its regular price. It offers 1,070 Wh of LiFePO₄ battery capacity, 1,500 W continuous (3,000 W surge) output, and can be fast‑charged to full in...
HIMSS26: Optimize Hybrid Infrastructure To Accelerate Healthcare Innovation
At HIMSS26, HealthTech highlighted the critical role of hybrid infrastructure in scaling AI initiatives across healthcare. On‑prem data centers deliver low‑latency inferencing, while the cloud supplies on‑demand compute power for flexible workloads. Leaders emphasized workload placement decisions that prioritize patient...
Nintendo Switch 2 Boost Mode Doesn't Work with Pikmin Series, Other Major Games
Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 firmware adds Boost Mode, letting original Switch games run in simulated Docked mode at up to 1080p on the handheld. However, the feature excludes the entire Pikmin series and several flagship titles such as Super Mario 3D All Stars and Zelda Skyward Sword HD. Games...
NTT Global Data Centers Plans to Double Capacity in AI Boom
NTT Global Data Centers, the world’s third‑largest provider outside China, announced a plan to double its capacity to 4 gigawatts within two years, targeting more than 5 gigawatts in five years. The expansion will be driven by 34 new data‑center projects aimed...