Today's Hardware Pulse
High‑severity AMDGPU VCN 3 driver flaw patched after kernel‑memory risk discovered
A bounds‑check flaw (CVE‑2026‑46230) in AMDGPU’s VCN 3 video‑decoder path on Linux was rated CVSS 7.1 (High) and could let a local attacker read or corrupt kernel memory. AMD addressed the issue by adding explicit buffer‑size validation in the mainline kernel.
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By the numbers: Sygaldry Technologies raises $139M seed and Series A
Sony to Showcase Advanced Drone Imaging and Sensor Technologies at Amsterdam Drone Week 2026
Sony will exhibit at Amsterdam Drone Week 2026, showcasing its imaging and sensor portfolio for commercial drones. The lineup includes the full‑frame ILX‑LR1 camera, Alpha series cameras, the FCB‑ER9500 4K/60 block camera, and the AS‑DT1 miniature LiDAR sensor. Sony also highlights integration tools such as its Camera Remote Toolkit and partnerships with drone manufacturers. Real‑world deployments, like at the Port of Hamburg, illustrate the safety and efficiency gains.
Press Release: Gilat Secures Multi-Million Dollar IFC Hardware Order
Gilat Satellite Networks announced a multi‑million‑dollar order from a leading in‑flight connectivity integrator for its AeroStream Ka‑band wideband amplifiers. The hardware, including 60 W Ka‑band block upconverters, will be delivered over the next 24 months to equip commercial aircraft. Gilat notes...
EPropelled Announces Largest Expansion of Motor Controllers (ESCs) and Intelligent Power Systems, Strengthening Electronic Propulsion Leadership
ePropelled announced its largest expansion of electronic control technologies, adding new motor controllers (ESCs) and Intelligent Power Systems (iPS) for aerial, ground and marine platforms. The upgraded ESCs feature advanced algorithms, real‑time diagnostics and networked data services that boost torque...
MacBook Neo: 13‑inch Power at $599
THE NEW MacBook Neo - 13 inches - $599USD/$799CAD - A18 Pro chip - 8GB - 256GB base store - 4 new colours
Privacy-First IOT: Why Retail and Public Spaces Are Moving Away From Camera-Based Analytics
Retailers and public‑space operators are abandoning camera‑based analytics in favor of radar‑based people counting solutions that respect privacy. Traditional video systems capture personally identifiable information, triggering GDPR obligations, costly consent processes, and public distrust. Radar sensors operating at 60 GHz millimetre‑wave...
Altera Advances FPGA-Based Physical AI for Robotics and Edge Applications
Altera showcased its Agilex 3 and Agilex 5 FPGA families at Embedded World, highlighting a unified sensor‑to‑actuator architecture for physical AI in robotics, industrial vision, and edge devices. Live demos demonstrated high‑definition camera fusion, medical imaging preprocessing, and deterministic low‑latency robotic control....
VIA Labs Announces Availability of Industrial-Grade USB 5Gbps and 10Gbps Hub Controllers at Embedded World 2026
VIA Labs announced at Embedded World 2026 the release of two industrial‑grade USB hub controllers, the VL819i (5 Gbps) and VL822i (10 Gbps). The devices are offered in Q7 (9 × 9 mm) and Q8 (10 × 10 mm) packages, supporting USB‑A and USB‑C downstream ports with pin‑to‑pin...
Simbe Becomes First Retail Robotics Company to Achieve UL 3300 Certification for Autonomous Robot Tally
Simbe announced that its autonomous shelf‑scanning robot Tally has earned UL 3300 certification, making it the first retail robotics company to achieve the standard. The certification validates Tally’s mechanical, electrical and software safety after passing more than 40 rigorous tests for...
Video Wednesday
On November 20, 2020, Verb and Johnson & Johnson unveiled OTTAVA, a six‑armed robotic platform designed for minimally invasive procedures. The system combines advanced haptic feedback with AI‑driven motion planning to enhance surgeon precision. Early trials suggest OTTADA can reduce operative time...
Harnessing the Potential of CXL for Cloud-Native Databases
Cloud‑native databases are increasingly critical, yet RDMA‑based memory disaggregation suffers from page‑level inefficiencies, contention, and slow recovery. Compute Express Link (CXL) offers a high‑bandwidth, low‑latency, cache‑coherent interconnect that enables fine‑grained memory access and instant recovery. Controlled tests show CXL can...
Never Sell: MBI Interviews Asianometry
MBI’s “Never Sell” podcast featured a conversation with Asianometry, the popular YouTube educator known for deep dives into semiconductor technology. The episode explored the entire semiconductor value chain, from design through testing, and highlighted the creator’s ability to simplify complex...
Linux Preps IBPB-On-Entry Feature For AMD SEV-SNP Guest VMs
Linux is integrating the IBPB‑on‑Entry feature for AMD SEV‑SNP guest VMs, slated for the upcoming 7.0 kernel and back‑porting to stable releases. The feature, native to AMD EPYC Zen 5 processors, inserts an Indirect Branch Predictor Barrier on VM entry to...
Sneaking Into Apple Event, Awaiting the MacBook Neo
I didn’t get a badge but I’m at the Apple Event where we expect to see the MacBook Neo
(PR) Razer Introduces BlackShark V3 X HyperSpeed for Xbox and PlayStation - White Edition
Razer announced the White Edition of its BlackShark V3 X HyperSpeed headset for both Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The new colorway retains the lightweight, wireless design and esports‑grade audio performance of the original model. It targets next‑generation console users seeking...
Sunseeker Launches New Self-Driving-Level Robot Mower
Sunseeker Robotics is set to launch the S4 robotic mower on March 3, 2026, a wire‑free system that uses LiDAR and AI‑vision to autonomously tend residential lawns up to 1,000 square meters. The mower maps terrain in real time, avoids...
Stride Pro Unmanaged+ Ethernet Switches From AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has launched the STRIDE PRO Unmanaged+ industrial Ethernet switches, which extend basic unmanaged functionality with features like IGMP snooping, VLAN support, port monitoring, and alarm capabilities. The product line includes PoE, PoE+, and Gigabit models with up to 12...
Schmersal PROTECT PSC1 Safety Controller From AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added the Schmersal PROTECT PSC1 safety controller to its catalog, offering two base models—PSC1‑C‑10 and PSC1‑C‑100. Both units deliver 14 safe inputs rated up to PL e or SIL 3, multiple safe outputs, and optional built‑in fieldbus support for EtherCAT,...
LitePoint, Aethertek and Metanoia Announce Joint Collaboration to Create High Bandwidth Technology for Dense Environments
LitePoint, Aethertek and Metanoia have formed a three‑way partnership to fast‑track the development of next‑generation 5G FR2 open radio units (O‑RUs). The collaboration combines Aethertek’s beamforming phased‑array hardware, Metanoia’s O‑RAN‑compliant Split 7.2 SDR PHY, and LitePoint’s OTA test and validation platform....
(PR) QNAP Releases TS-H1077AFU 10-Bay, High-Density All-Flash NAS with AMD Ryzen PRO 7000 CPUs
QNAP announced the TS-h1077AFU, a 10‑bay all‑flash NAS built on the ZFS‑based QuTS hero operating system and powered by AMD Ryzen PRO 7000 Series CPUs. The unit ships with ECC‑protected DDR5 memory, delivering enterprise‑grade performance and data integrity in a...
MWC 2026: Huawei New-Gen OceanStor Dorado Converged All-Flash Storage Passes Enterprise Strategy Group Technical Validation
Huawei's New‑Gen OceanStor Dorado Converged All‑Flash Storage received technical validation from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). ESG's tests showed the system delivering over 876,000 IOPS with a 32 µs average latency in a high‑concurrency database workload. The architecture supports active‑active failover, tolerates...
Please Stop Relying on the Internet for Your Smart Home Devices
Smart home devices increasingly depend on manufacturer cloud services, exposing users to outages, connectivity glitches, and eventual loss of functionality when support ends. Recent incidents like the October 2025 AWS DNS failure demonstrated how cloud‑centric designs can render doorbells, cameras, and...
IAI and TKMS Deliver BlueWhale AUV to the German Navy
Israel Aerospace Industries and Germany’s TKMS handed over the BlueWhale autonomous underwater vehicle to the German Navy, marking a milestone in the Marine 2035+ modernization. The 11‑12 meter AUV can operate for weeks without crew, carrying a telescoping mast with radar and...
If You Can Stomach Second-Hand Gaming Handhelds, I'd Look at Refurbed Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go to Survive...
The article warns that rising RAM costs and discontinued models have made new gaming handhelds like the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go prohibitively expensive. Refurbished and second‑hand units now appear at roughly $430‑$480, offering performance comparable to older...
This Dirt-Cheap 10-in-1 Docking Station Is Just What You Need to Supercharge Your Laptop
The Brydge Stone CORE 10‑in‑1 docking station, normally priced at $150, is now available for $25 on Woot. It offers two USB‑C ports, four USB‑A ports, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, an SD 4.0 card reader, and Gigabit Ethernet, delivering up to 100 W of...
China's Xiaomi Tells CNBC It's Planning a Yearly Smartphone Chip Release and Its Own AI Assistant for Overseas
Xiaomi announced it will roll out a new XRing smartphone processor each year, starting with the 3‑nanometer XRing O1. The company will combine this custom SoC, its HyperOS operating system, and a new AI assistant into a single device for...
Technology Shorts March 2026
Researchers unveiled four breakthrough technologies that could reshape communications and data‑center infrastructure. Columbia University’s "rainbow chip" creates a frequency‑comb, allowing dozens of precise light channels to travel simultaneously through a single fiber, promising massive bandwidth gains for broadband networks. The...
Memory Makers Shift to Hourly Contracts as AI Demand Continues to Climb
Memory manufacturers such as SK hynix, Samsung and Micron have moved to hourly DRAM pricing contracts, forcing OEMs to secure quotes within a single hour. The shift reflects soaring AI‑driven demand that makes prices fluctuate by the hour, prompting faster settlement...
Micro-LED Co-Packaged Optics Cut Power Consumption to Just 5% that of Copper Cables
The rapid expansion of generative‑AI workloads is pushing data‑center interconnect speeds toward 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps, exposing the energy inefficiency of copper cables. Micro‑LED co‑packaged optics (CPOs) can deliver the same bandwidth while consuming only about 5 % of the power of...
Logitech G325 Lightspeed Gaming Headset Review: Cheap Wireless Cans that Don’t Sound Too Shabby
Logitech’s G325 Lightspeed headset brings true‑wireless gaming audio to the budget segment at roughly £70. Constructed entirely from plastic and synthetic fabrics, it’s lightweight enough for marathon sessions and features a hidden beamforming microphone. Sound quality is adequate for games,...
ASUS Raises GeForce RTX 50 Series "Blackwell" Pricing in China, Radeon Pricing Unchanged
ASUS announced price adjustments for its GeForce RTX 50 Series "Blackwell" GPUs in China, reflecting a broader memory component shortage. The flagship RTX 5090 D v2 sees a 500‑yuan (~$72) increase, while mid‑range models like the RTX 5080, 5070 Ti,...
AMD Unveils Ryzen AI 400 Series CPUs with New AI PC Focus
AMD announced the Ryzen AI 400 series at Mobile World Congress 2026, introducing desktop processors with an integrated XDNA 2 neural processing unit delivering up to 50 TOPS of AI compute. The chips combine Zen 5 cores and RDNA 3.5 graphics and are the first AM5...
Broadcom's AI Surge Threatens Margins Amid Scaling Test
$AVGO reports Q1 FY2026 after the close today. The bull case is straightforward- AI revenue targeting ~$8.2B would represent roughly 2x year-over-year growth, driven by custom XPU demand from hyperscalers. I've always said we'd get to compute specialization as the...
Apple Eyes Intel Foundry for Disaggregated Chip Design
One step closer to a fully disaggregated design. Which is inevitable at some point. Also, where we think Apple has an opportunity with Intel Foundry via EMIB/T.
Steam Deck Restocks Resume After Valve Fixes RAM Supply
Valve announced that Steam Deck restocks have resumed after the company resolved a RAM component shortage that had throttled production of higher‑capacity models. The 1TB and 512 GB variants are now appearing at their original MSRP, marking the first significant supply...
Crowded Apple Event Hints at $599‑$699 MacBook Neo
Standing room only at intimate NY Apple event. I hope the MacBook Neo is as cheap as they’re saying. $599? $699? https://t.co/clCte4XkBJ
Apple’s M5 Pro/Max Redefine Chip Architecture
The Apple M5 Pro and M5 Max are not just another reiteration of the Pro/Max lineup. These two processors are fundamentally different to anything that Apple has released until now: https://t.co/Pfc320Rb0i
AMD Engineer Leverages AI To Help Make A Pure-Python AMD GPU User-Space Driver
AMD’s VP of AI Software, Anush Elangovan, leveraged Claude Code to create a pure‑Python user‑space driver that talks directly to /dev/kfd and /dev/dri/renderD* via ctypes ioctls, bypassing the ROCm/HIP stack. The initial commit adds KFD ioctl bindings, SDMA copy engine...
Open-Source AI Hardware Could Weaken Big Tech’s Grip on AI
Current AI, a $400 million public‑interest partnership, unveiled an open‑source handheld AI device at the India AI Impact Summit. The offline prototype, built with India’s Bhashini translation project, can see, speak, and answer questions in Hindi and English, even identifying candy...
Old ATI R300 Open-Source Driver Sees Another New Fix In 2026
The open‑source ATI R300 Gallium3D driver, originally reverse‑engineered for legacy Radeon hardware, received a critical occlusion‑query fix this week. Independent developer Pavel Ondračkar submitted a patch that avoids the HyperZ breakage of a 2012 attempt and uses a dummy Z‑buffer...
Garmin's "Perfect Fitness Watch" With 11-Day Battery Life and AMOLED Screen Falls to Lowest Ever Price
Garmin has slashed the price of its Forerunner 165 fitness watch to £173.91 on Amazon, a £76.08 discount from the original £249.99. The device combines a 1.2‑inch AMOLED display, 11‑day smartwatch‑mode battery life, and multi‑GNSS satellite support in a lightweight 43 mm...
Ecoflow Debuts 5 kWh Residential Inverter Battery with 100% Depth of Discharge
EcoFlow unveiled the Ocean 2 all‑in‑one battery inverter at the Key Energy show in Rimini. The system pairs a 5 kWh LiFePO₄ battery with a single‑phase inverter, delivering 3.4 kW continuous discharge and 100 % depth of discharge. Units are compact, IP66‑rated and can...
Circuits Integrated Launches Ka-Band Integrated Switch Power Amplifiers
Circuits Integrated Hellas has introduced the CI-ONE family, a small‑form‑factor Ka‑band module that combines a high‑performance power amplifier with a single‑pole double‑throw switch. The integrated solution delivers 5 ns switching, up to 36 dBm output, and about 22% efficiency at the 1 dB...
U.S. Marine Corps Buys More Titan Counter-Drone Systems
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded BlueHalo Labs a $22.8 million contract modification to purchase additional Titan SV MPv3 counter‑drone systems and spare‑parts kits under its Organic‑Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems program. Delivery is slated for on or before July 1 2026, addressing an...
Rohde & Schwarz Redefines Screening
Rohde & Schwarz is rolling out its QPS Walk2000 millimetre‑wave screening system, which combines AI‑driven detection with continuous walk‑through capability. Early deployments at Dallas Fort Worth and Frankfurt airports demonstrate higher passenger throughput and reduced false alarms. The technology has earned ECAC detection...
GLS and APES Launch Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Partnership in New York
Great Lakes Semiconductor (GLS) and Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions (APES) have formed a strategic partnership to fuse GLS's ChipForge semiconductor platform with APES's Matrix6D additive‑manufactured electronics system. The joint effort will deliver a full design‑to‑manufacturing workflow for chips and sensors,...
EA Working on Javelin Anticheat Port for Windows-on-Arm
Electronic Arts announced it is hiring a senior engineer to port its Javelin kernel‑level anticheat to the Windows‑on‑Arm (WoA) platform. The move confirms that major publishers are preparing their security stacks for ARM‑based Windows 11 PCs. It coincides with NVIDIA's...
Tejas Networks Unveils Hyper-Scalable DCI Platform at MWC Barcelona
Tejas Networks introduced the TJ1600‑D3, a hyper‑scalable data‑center interconnect (DCI) platform, at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. The WDM optical transport system delivers line rates from 400 Gbps to 1.2 Tbps per wavelength and can scale to 51.2 Tbps of shelf capacity within a compact...
UCSB’s Steven DenBaars Receives Optica’s 2026 Nick Holonyak Jr Award
Steven DenBaars, Distinguished Professor at UCSB, has been named the 2026 recipient of Optica’s Nick Holonyak Jr. Award. The honor recognizes his pioneering contributions to high‑efficiency gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs and laser diodes, which have transformed solid‑state lighting and photonic...
ARIA Sensing and Algorized Partner on AI UWB Radar
ARIA Sensing has partnered with Algorized to launch an AI‑driven ultra‑wideband radar platform, beginning with an in‑cabin child presence detection system for automotive OEMs and Tier‑1 suppliers. The solution merges ARIA’s HYDROGEN 4×4 UWB radar SoC—featuring 3‑D sensing, digital beamforming...
Neither Android nor iOS: DIY Smartphone Runs on ESP32!
Maker LuckyBor has built a functional 4G smartphone using an ESP32‑S3 as its core processor. The device combines a SIMCOM A7682E modem, an OV2640 camera, a 3.5‑inch touchscreen and a 3.5 mm audio jack, delivering call, text and web capabilities despite...