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
KRYTAR Announces New Compact 3 dB, 90-Degree ULTRA+ Hybrid Coupler Covers 2 to 18 GHz
KRYTAR, Inc. introduced the ULTRA1830, a 90‑degree ULTRA+ hybrid coupler that provides 3 dB coupling from 2 GHz to 18 GHz in a compact form factor. The device offers tight amplitude (±0.3 dB) and phase (±4°) balance, >17 dB isolation, and low insertion loss (<1.2 dB). It supports 20 W average and 3 kW peak input power, with SMA or optional N connectors. The coupler targets broadband applications such as 5G, radar, satellite communications, and electronic warfare.
Roadside Radar Sensors Could Reduce Blind Spots in AV Operations
Autonomous‑vehicle safety could be boosted by mounting low‑power millimeter‑wave radar sensors on existing roadside infrastructure. The Eyedar sensor, roughly the size of an orange, uses a 3D‑printed Luneburg lens and antenna array to capture reflected radar signals that vehicle‑mounted radars...
Nvidia RTX 5070 Mobile GPU Looks Set to Get More VRAM Despite Global Memory Crisis — 8GB Could Be Boosted...
Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5070 mobile GPU is being listed with a 12 GB GDDR7 memory configuration, up from the initially announced 8 GB. The upgrade appears in Lenovo’s Yoga Pro 7i Aura and Asus’s ROG Zephyrus G14 2026 listings, suggesting an official SKU despite the...
GNOME Mutter 50.rc Released With Better NVIDIA Performance, SDR-Native & Better HDR
The GNOME project released the Mutter 50 release candidate two weeks ahead of the GNOME 50 stable launch, delivering a suite of performance and visual enhancements. Key changes include dramatic latency reductions for the NVIDIA R590 driver, support for SDR‑Native color mode, and...
Noble Machines Emerges From Stealth, Ships and Deploys Industrial General-Purpose Robots
Noble Machines Inc., founded by engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA and Caltech, has emerged from stealth and shipped its first industrial general‑purpose robots to a Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months of launch. The company’s integrated AI‑hardware stack lets...
CHERI: Hardware-Enforced Capability Architecture for Systematic Memory Safety
CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) introduces a hardware‑enforced capability architecture that replaces raw pointers with bounded, unforgeable references, making out‑of‑bounds memory accesses architecturally impossible. The design adds only about 4‑5% processor area and incurs minimal performance loss, while allowing...
Kongsberg Discovery and Silicon Sensing Unveil Tactical-Grade North-Seeking MEMS Gyroscope
Silicon Sensing and Kongsberg Discovery have unveiled a tactical‑grade north‑seeking MEMS gyroscope, the SGH03, delivering navigation‑grade performance in a compact, solid‑state package. The device operates without GNSS or magnetometer assistance, making it resilient in GPS‑denied or magnetically hostile environments. Developed...
Honeywell, Researcher Clash Over Impact of Building Controller Vulnerability
Security researcher Gjoko Krstic disclosed a high‑risk flaw in Honeywell's IQ4 building‑management controller, claiming the web‑based HMI is unauthenticated by default and can be exploited to create admin accounts. He identified roughly 7,500 internet‑exposed devices, with about 20% lacking authentication,...
No Lidar, No HD Maps, Six Cameras, One Chip, Autobrains
Autobrains announced a strategic partnership with VinFast to develop an affordable autonomous robo‑car using a vision‑only system. The platform relies on six cameras, a single edge‑compute chip, and an agentic AI architecture that scales via modular skills. It replaces traditional...
Bluefors Introduces Expandable Platform Supporting High Qubit Count Quantum Hardware
Bluefors unveiled its Modular Cryogenic Platform, an expandable vacuum‑chamber system designed to meet the scaling demands of quantum computers. The architecture lets users add modules incrementally, increasing cooling capacity and qubit density without replacing the entire infrastructure. Each module supports...
Corvus Robotics Deploys Autonomous Inventory System at Dermalogica Global Headquarters
Corvus Robotics has rolled out its Corvus One autonomous inventory system at Dermalogica’s global headquarters and distribution hub in Carson, California. The drone fleet conducts 52 aerial scans per year, boosting inventory imaging frequency by 600 percent while freeing roughly...
Anschütz Delivers SYNAPSIS Integrated Navigation System for First Newbuild Tanker
Anschütz has delivered its SYNAPSIS Integrated Navigation System on the first new‑build tanker, TMS Seadevil, for German Tanker Shipping, constructed at Xiamen Shipbuilding. The 41,000 dwt vessel leads a series of six modern oil and chemical tankers designed for global deployment. SYNAPSIS...
Analyst Claims New Xbox Console Is ‘Already Dead’ as Microsoft Backs Game Pass
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter warned that Microsoft’s aggressive push toward Game Pass could render the next Xbox console “already dead.” He argues the company’s focus on high‑priced subscription tiers, especially a rumored $30 Ultimate plan, undermines traditional hardware sales. While...
Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park Facilitates Immediate Ecosystem Entry for Future Tenants
The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) launched an On‑Ramp program that places temporary, fully equipped labs in partner facilities to let future tenants start work immediately. Partner sites—mHUB, the UChicago Science Incubator at Hyde Park Labs, and the Discovery Partners Institute—provide...
Apple Introduces Two New Studio Displays
Apple unveiled a refreshed Studio Display lineup, featuring a 27‑inch 5K base model with a 12 MP Center Stage camera, six‑speaker audio, Thunderbolt 5 ports, and up to four‑display daisy‑chain capability. The new Studio Display XDR replaces the Pro Display XDR, adding...
Motorola Unveils the Moto Buds 2, Buds 2 Plus with Hi-Res Sound and Long Battery Life
Motorola launched the Moto Buds 2 and Moto Buds 2 Plus at MWC 2026. The Buds 2 target the sub‑$100 market with 11‑hour ear‑bud battery life, ANC and hi‑res audio, while the Plus version, priced under $200, adds Bose‑tuned sound, CrystalTalk AI and a 9‑hour...
WEBINAR: Two-Part Series on RF Power Amplifier Design
The RF power‑amplifier landscape has shifted from simple scalar load‑pull to sophisticated vector and simulated techniques as mmWave and sub‑THz designs demand tighter margins and wider bandwidths. Keysight’s two‑part masterclass introduces a VNA‑inspired load‑pull method that uses a‑ and b‑waves...
Intel Adapting Linux's LAM In Preparing For ChkTag
Intel engineers are revising the Linux Linear Address Masking (LAM) interface to align with the upcoming ChkTag memory‑tagging extension announced by the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group. The new patches standardize LAM’s tag width to 4 bits—matching Arm’s MTE and the expected...
Amphenol RF Introduces Additional Non-Magnetic SMPM Connector Configurations
Amphenol RF has expanded its non‑magnetic RF connector portfolio by adding new SMPM configurations. The connectors are offered in smooth‑bore and full‑detent styles that mate with existing non‑magnetic bullet adapters for board‑to‑board applications. Their gold‑plated beryllium‑copper contacts and PTFE insulators...
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Accumold announced its participation at OFC 2026, the leading optical networking exhibition, where it will showcase micro‑molded plastic components for fiber‑optic and photonics hardware. The company will demonstrate how its precision‑molded parts support tight‑tolerance requirements in connectors, transceivers, and optical modules...
David Pogue Tells the Origin Story of the iPhone in Wired’s Excerpt of His Upcoming History of Apple
David Pogue’s forthcoming "Apple: The First 50 Years" offers an in‑depth look at the iPhone’s origin, and Wired has released an exclusive excerpt. The piece spotlights a 2003 collaboration with FingerWorks that produced a large multi‑touch pad, complete with projector‑based...
Intel Preps A Lot Of Xe3 Code For Linux 7.1 Kernel
Intel has submitted its first “drm‑xe‑next” pull request to the DRM‑Next tree, targeting the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel. The patch set introduces a suite of Xe driver enhancements, including hardware workarounds, SR‑IOV updates, and extensive Xe3(P) support for Crescent Island and...
Sonoff Radiator Valve TRVZB Gets PID Smart Heating Update
Sonoff has launched firmware version 1.4.4 for its TRVZB Zigbee thermostatic radiator valve, adding a Proportional‑Integral‑Derivative (PID) control algorithm. The new "Smart Temperature Control" replaces the previous binary on/off logic with dynamic valve positioning that modulates heating output. This change curtails...
A Flash of Laser Light Flips a Magnet in Major Light-Control Breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich used a focused laser pulse to reverse the polarity of a specialized ferromagnet made from twisted bilayer molybdenum ditelluride, achieving the switch without any temperature rise. The experiment, published in Nature,...
Summary of February 2026
February 2026 was a whirlwind of AI‑focused announcements, with Meta teaming up with Nvidia to build a massive AI infrastructure and Brookfield unveiling a $100 billion AI‑infrastructure program. The month also saw Anthropic raise a record $30 billion in Series G funding, pushing its...
Meta and Nvidia Announce Long-Term Infrastructure Partnership
Meta announced a multi‑year strategic partnership with Nvidia to power its AI‑optimized data centers. The deal expands the use of Nvidia GPUs, Spectrum‑X Ethernet, and Confidential Computing across Meta’s infrastructure. Joint engineering teams will co‑design hardware and software to improve...
HyperBUNKER Granted US Patent for Hardware-Enforced Offline Data Vault
HyperBUNKER received US Patent No. 19/290,836 for its offline, hardware‑enforced Data Storage Security System that uses one‑way optocouplers, PLC‑governed drive cycling, and a multi‑vault architecture. The design physically isolates backups, eliminating network connections and login interfaces. It promises full system recovery...
Security Advisory: QNAP Warns Users of a Fraudulent Website Impersonating Qfinder Pro
QNAP Systems issued a security advisory warning that a fraudulent website, qfinder-pro.com, is impersonating its official Qfinder Pro utility. The fake site mimics QNAP branding to trick users into downloading tampered software, potentially exposing personal data and networks to malware....
Forefront RF to Unveil Industry’s First Commercial Low-Band Tunable Duplexer at Mobile World Congress 2026
Forefront RF announced the FFM51010, the industry’s first commercially available low‑band tunable duplexer, at Mobile World Congress 2026. The module leverages the company’s proprietary Foretune adaptive passive cancellation to replace multiple fixed filters with a single configurable component, covering 612‑960 MHz...
Pixel 10a May Outshine Budget iPhone 17e
iPhone 17e looks like a good deal, but the Google Pixel 10a might still have it beat https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/iphone-17e-looks-like-a-good-deal-but-the-google-pixel-10a-might-still-have-it-beat
MacBook Neo Calls for Unified Affordable Apple Branding
If true, MacBook Neo is such an interesting change of pace for Apple. Should've unified branding across the affordable range. Base iPad + even the new iPhone 17e. #MacBook #AppleLaunch
Will 2026 Be the Year of Data Center Restructuring?
Edge computing is accelerating, prompting a shift from centralized data centers to distributed micro data centers at the edge. Grand View Research forecasts the U.S. edge‑computing market to hit $327.79 billion by 2033, growing at a 33 % CAGR. This restructuring creates...
Agentic CPUs Could Rescue Intel Amid Foundry Push
The return of the CPU will, interestingly, benefit Intel in a few ways. If they pull off my foundry thesis here, the rise of agentic CPUs could be the savior. https://t.co/dKqm16myKH
Weekly Technical Paper Roundup: Semiconductors, AI, and Photonics
Interesting roundup of new technical papers this week https://t.co/4GulPHg81C #semiconductor #semiEDA #IGZO #GAAFETs #GenAI #hardware #LiDAR #bitflips #SRAM #photonics https://t.co/SQ2TaTO5be
AMD Makes Rocprof-Trace-Decoder Open-Source
AMD has released the rocprof‑trace‑decoder tool as open‑source under an MIT license. The decoder translates .att wave‑trace binary files into formats usable by profiling utilities, exposing GPU occupancy, instruction timing, and other metrics. This move removes one of the few...
AI Runs Locally on iPhone 17, No Subscription Required
This is insane. Adrien's running the new Qwen 3.5 locally on an iPhone 17 in airplane mode 🤯 Nothing leaves his phone. There’s ZERO subscription attached. AI subs are now optional. https://t.co/moeq49i6aX https://t.co/u98zDLxQ9G
Apple Adopts True Chiplet Architecture for Independent CPU‑GPU Scaling
Apple is doing a much closer true chiplet design with these than with Ultra which is just two bonded SoCs. This separates the CPU/NPU from the GPU which brings some interesting options to scale both independently of each other. Likely...
How to Understand the Circular Dealmaking Fueling the AI Boom
AI firms are deepening a web of reciprocal investments as the sector races for compute power. OpenAI announced a $110 billion funding round, with Amazon contributing $50 billion and Nvidia $30 billion. AMD will deploy 6 GW of GPUs to Meta’s data centers and...
T‑Mobile Eyes AI Tokens, GPUs, and Slicing for 6G
T-Mobile network chief Ankur Kapoor here at #mwc26 : -talks kinetic tokens for #AI echoing @JohnSaw -there is a place in the network for GPUs on the way to #6G -network slicing is a part of the monetization story https://t.co/qrqlPDrHHm
Four Simple Methods to Set Up a Headless Raspberry Pi
A "headless" Raspberry Pi has no monitor, keyboard, or mouse. You access it remotely. So it isn't a disconnected Raspberry Pi, but rather a connected Raspberry Pi without its "head". In this video I will show you 4 ways...
Low‐Voltage, High‐Sensitivity NIR Ambipolar Organic Phototransistor Based on a Non‐Fullerene Acceptor
Researchers have created a low‑voltage near‑infrared (NIR) organic phototransistor using the non‑fullerene acceptor Y6 as an ambipolar channel and an Al2O3 gate dielectric modified with an ODPA self‑assembled monolayer. Interface engineering with the ODPA SAM enhances Y6 film crystallinity, reduces...
Qualcomm FastConnect 8800 Triples Wi‑Fi Gigabit Range
Next topic here at #MWC26 - we rely so much on Wi-Fi every day. @Qualcomm's new FastConnect 8800 can up to TRIPLE the gigabit range of Wi-Fi connections, bringing real speeds to where you really need it. Very excited to...
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 51: It’s Not Easy Being Green
The author retrofits a 1999‑era Linux gaming PC with an old GeForce2 MX 400 and Nvidia’s 1.0‑4191 proprietary driver from 2002. Using the RPM‑packaged driver instead of newer installers restores stable OpenGL support and eliminates crashes in titles such as Quake 2 and...
Flex Expands U.S. Manufacturing of AMD Instinct Platform
Flex announced the expansion of its partnership with AMD to manufacture the Instinct MI355X AI accelerator at its Austin, Texas headquarters. Production is already underway with a volume ramp slated for the next quarter, and Flex will also support the...
IDEMIA Secure Transactions, Tele2 IoT and Cisco Launch SGP.32 IoT Solution
At Mobile World Congress, IDEMIA Secure Transactions, Tele2 IoT and Cisco unveiled the first commercially available end‑to‑end IoT solution built on the GSMA SGP.32 eSIM standard. The offering combines IDEMIA’s certified eSIM ecosystem, Cisco’s Mobility Services Platform, and Tele2 IoT’s global connectivity...
Smart Glasses with Privacy in Mind
Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic, and TheStage AI announced a partnership to embed frontier AI directly into Brilliant’s upcoming Halo smart glasses, moving inference from the cloud to the edge. The collaboration combines Brilliant’s open‑source eyewear platform, Neuphonic’s on‑device conversational AI, and...
Netac ZX20 II Portable SSD 2TB Review - Going for 2GB/Sec
Netac has launched the ZX20 II, a 2 TB portable SSD that swaps its predecessor's plastic shell for a metal enclosure and adds magnetic mounting for direct attachment to devices like USB‑C iPhones. It retains a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 interface, promising up to 2 GB/s...
Rio Tinto to Progress Gallium R&D Project by Constructing Pilot Plant in Québec
Rio Tinto announced the construction of a pilot plant in Quebec to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining stream, following a successful test extraction with Indium Corp in May 2025. The project receives up to CDN $18.95 million from the Canadian...
Binder Introduces NCC Circular Connector Family
Binder has launched its Not Connected Closed (NCC) circular connector family, offering subminiature (Series 670) and miniature (Series 770) options with built‑in spring‑loaded covers that seal the interface when unmated. The connectors achieve IP54 protection unmated and IP67 when mated for Series 670,...
Soitec and NTU Singapore Reporting Results of Research Program Into 6G Connectivity
At Mobile World Congress 2026, Soitec and Nanyang Technological University unveiled the results of a four‑year research program targeting 6G connectivity. The collaboration produced three technical papers showing that gallium‑nitride (GaN) devices on Soitec’s epitaxial wafers deliver record power‑added efficiency...