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
NVIDIA and Corning Expand U.S. Optical Manufacturing
NVIDIA and Corning announced a multiyear partnership to expand U.S. optical connectivity manufacturing for AI data centers. Corning will boost domestic capacity tenfold and increase fiber output by more than 50%, adding three new plants in North Carolina and Texas and creating over 3,000 jobs. The added products will support NVIDIA‑based hyperscale systems that require massive optical bandwidth. The move signals a shift toward domestic supply chains for AI infrastructure.
Curaçao Advances New CELIA Subsea Cable Project
Curaçao’s Qonèkt Telecom, a subsidiary of Integrated Utility Holding, has launched the permit process for a new undersea cable landing at Parasasa Beach, linking the island directly to the CELIA Submarine Cable System. The connection is expected to boost internet...
Motherboard Sales Are Collapsing because AI Data Centers Made RAM Too Expensive to Buy
The surge in AI data‑center construction has siphoned DDR5 memory capacity, driving RAM prices to unaffordable levels for DIY PC enthusiasts. As a result, Taiwan’s four major motherboard makers have slashed 2026 shipment forecasts, with Asus projecting a 30% decline...
Single Switch Controls Sequential Operation of Multiple Power Supplies
A simple analog circuit uses a charging capacitor and comparators to sequence the power‑up and power‑down of multiple DC supplies with a single ON/OFF switch. The design first enables 5 V, then after a programmable delay adds 15 V, and reverses the...
Beyond 'MacBook Ultra': Here Are the Macs We Expect Apple to Upgrade Next
Apple is rumored to be preparing a high‑end “MacBook Ultra” that could introduce a touchscreen interface, signaling a potential shift beyond the current MacBook Pro line. The iMac lineup is also expected to receive a refresh with new color options,...
LLM System Design Interview #45 - The FP32 Hidden Tax
In a Meta senior AI engineer interview, candidates are asked to load a 7‑billion‑parameter model in BF16 on an 80 GB A100. The model’s weights occupy only 14 GB, yet the script crashes with an out‑of‑memory error as soon as the AdamW...
NVDA Secures Cash, AMD Risks Free Chip Deals
The dichotomy between $NVDA and $AMD is fascinating $NVDA does a deal with $IREN where in order for IREN to pay full price for chips IREN has to also give away $750MN worth of warrants to NVDA Where $AMD has to...
Nintendo Increases Switch 2 Price Starting Sept. 1
Nintendo announced a $50 price increase for its Switch 2 console, raising the base model to $500 effective Sept. 1. The hike marks the first adjustment since the device launched in June 2024 and is attributed to sustained market pressures, chiefly a...
Apple Testing Camera‑enabled AirPods for Visual Siri Queries
Sorry, another Jarvis reference. :) Jarvis will need eyes -> Sources: AirPods with cameras reached an advanced testing stage; the cameras will feed data to Siri to help answer questions, rather than take photos or video "Apple wants users to be...
2D NAND Shortage Deepens as Samsung, Micron Exit Market
2D NAND shortage spirals after Samsung, Micron, and rivals exit market $SNDK only up a cool $53 https://t.co/MmmFu9b70X
The Middle East Had Everything Data Center Builders and Hyperscalers Could Wish for — Then the Iran War Happened
The Middle East has positioned itself as a data‑centre hub through AI strategies and sovereign wealth, attracting hyperscalers with cheap power and capital. However, Iran’s drone and missile attacks on AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain have exposed the...
Japanese Drone Rolls on Ground, Takes Flight
HAGAMOSphere: The Japanese #Drone That Rolls on Ground and Soars in Air by @tweetciiiim #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/SjV256dDw0
Memory Fundamentals: Why Modern Systems Depend on Hierarchy
Digital Design & Comp. Arch: L21: Memory Overview, Technology, Organization, Hierarchy We will describe the fundamentals of memory systems, starting with the critical importance of memory in modern systems and workloads. @SAFARI_ETH_CMU https://t.co/QKquA0GIC7 via @YouTube
1,600 4 Channel LED Fixtures Supplied to Van Oers Fruit
NLight announced the supply of 1,600 × 1,200 W LED fixtures to Van Oers Fruit, covering a 3‑hectare greenhouse—the largest LED lighting project in the Dutch soft‑fruit sector. The fixtures use an 88 % red, 6 % green, 6 % blue spectrum with 6 % far‑red, and can shift...
Project Helix Confirmed for Later This Year
More new on the next Xbox, Project Helix, has been confirmed for later this year. https://t.co/fzSHlIVF6i
Creating More Precise Lighting Controls for Greenhouse Growers
Priva has launched Connext 916, a software upgrade that adds micromol‑based lighting control and support for the Horti Light Protocol Exact Light Control. The new version lets greenhouse growers fine‑tune LED spectra and intensity by photon flux rather than simple percentage...
Keysight Adds PCIe 7.0 Receiver Test Application
Keysight Technologies announced a new PCIe 7.0 receiver (RX) test application that extends its PCIe 7.0 portfolio to cover end‑to‑end transmitter and receiver validation. The solution pairs the M8050A BERT system with the M8042A pattern generator, M8043A error analyzer, and N5991PB7A automation...
Ai+ Smartphone Unveils India’s First Flip Smartphone Under ₹30,000
Ai+ Smartphone launched the NovaFlip 5G, India’s first flip phone priced under ₹30,000 (≈$360). The device combines a 50 MP rear camera, 32 MP selfie shooter, MediaTek Dimensity 7300X chipset, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage and dual AMOLED displays (6.9‑inch inner, 3‑inch cover). Weighing 193 g with...
Who Needs Moore’s Law?
Moore’s Law, which predicted a doubling of transistor density every two years, has effectively stalled since 2016‑2018 as physical limits loom. Chip manufacturers are now turning to alternative architectures—ASICs, GPUs, 3D‑stacked chiplets, on‑chip memory, optical interconnects, and quantum bits—to keep...
'Regardless of the Type of Offer, Available Capacity Is Essentially Zero Right Now': SK Hynix Is Reportedly Being Swamped with...
SK Hynix, the world’s second‑largest memory maker, is inundated with unprecedented offers from big‑tech firms seeking to secure DDR5 and NAND chips amid a global memory shortage. Reuters reports that capacity is effectively zero, with no allocation possible for individual...
Semi-Solid-State Battery Tech Rolls Into Ebike Territory
Ride1Up has introduced the Revv1 evo, a moped‑style e‑bike that uses a semi‑solid‑state battery—the first of its kind aimed at mainstream U.S. consumers. The battery promises over 1,200 charge cycles, a two‑hour fast charge, and retains about 70 % capacity at –20 °C,...
How Android Gamers Are Now Getting Desktop-Level Frame Rates
Lossless frame generation, once limited to high‑end PCs, is now available on Android, letting devices generate extra frames for smoother, PC‑quality gameplay. The technology works best on flagship processors such as Snapdragon Elite Gen 5, but mid‑range phones can still see...
Nintendo Confirms Long‑Rumored Switch 2 Price Hike
Rumors have long suggested that Nintendo would ultimately increase the Switch 2 price, and unfortunately, that day has indeed arrived. https://t.co/ZTeRKdiMni
Canvys Expands 4K Display Platform for Medical Applications with New 32-Inch Monitor
Canvys, a division of Richardson Electronics, has added a 32‑inch 4K monitor to its medical‑grade display platform, extending the existing 27‑inch offering. The new screen provides a larger viewing area, ultra‑high‑definition resolution and wide viewing angles for applications such as...
Nothing Is Refreshing the Ear (Open) with a Color that Stands Out
Nothing announced a blue‑colored version of its Ear (open) earbuds, slated for release on May 11. The new shade is purely cosmetic; the earbuds retain the same open‑ear architecture, 14.2 mm drivers, AI‑powered microphones, up to 30 hours of battery life, and an...
The Morning After: Google's New Wearable Doesn't Have a Screen
Google unveiled the Fitbit Air, a screenless wearable strap that can be worn on the wrist or chest. Weighing just 12 grams and priced at $100, it enters pre‑order alongside a $130 special edition. The device is powered by the Gemini‑based...
Sony PS5 Sales Plunge 46% as Memory Shortage Forces Price Hikes
Sony reported that PS5 shipments fell 46% year‑over‑year to 1.5 million units in the fourth quarter, attributing the drop to a global memory‑chip shortage and two price increases. The slump threatens console‑hardware revenue even as the company leans on higher‑margin software...
Bausch + Lomb Launches Bi-Blade+ Vitrectomy Cutter in the EU on Stellaris Elite Platform
Bausch + Lomb has introduced the Bi‑Blade+ dual‑port vitrectomy cutter on its Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System across the European Union. The new cutter delivers a 25% higher vitreous flow rate than the original Bi‑Blade, while cutting cutter vibration by 62%, which...
AI Supply‑Chain Leaders Warn Chip Shortages and Energy Limits Will Stall Growth for Years
Five senior figures from ASML, Google Cloud, Applied Intuition, Perplexity and Logical Intelligence told the Milken Institute Global Conference that a supply‑limited chip market and looming energy bottlenecks will restrict AI scaling for the next two to five years. Their...
Nintendo Hikes Switch 2 Price Worldwide Amid Memory‑cost Surge, Tariffs
Nintendo announced a global price increase for its Switch 2 console—about 10% to $499.99 in the United States, 20% to ¥59,980 (≈$387) in Japan and 6% to €499.99 (≈$540) in Europe—citing rising memory component costs and tariff pressures. The move follows...
RAMageddon Threatens Laptop, Smartphone and Storage Production as Chip Shortage Deepens
Apple, AMD, Intel and other tech giants warned that a severe RAM shortage—dubbed “RAMageddon”—could curb production of laptops, smartphones and external‑storage devices through 2026. Samsung has sold out its memory‑fab capacity to the end of the year, while AMD projects...
Synergi Showcases 2.5 MW of Smart EV Charging
"Yesterday, Finnish EV smart charging service Synergi organised a mass 'smart charging' event in Finland, demonstrating 2.5 MW of controllable capacity." 🇫🇮 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging https://t.co/22nV60TMzF
Ukraine Deploys Lima EW System, Long‑Range Drones and Aerostats to Counter Russian Missiles
Ukraine’s Cascade Systems says its Lima EW platform has neutralized 58 of 59 Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, drone commander Robert Brovdi reports deep strikes on Russian energy sites, and Aerobavovna’s aerostats provide persistent ISR and electronic warfare. The combined push offers...
ADATA Expects Memory Shortage to Continue as AI Demand Grows
ADATA Technology warned that AI‑driven demand is tightening the global memory market, keeping DRAM and NAND supplies scarce through next year. Prices for DRAM have already risen in the first half of 2025, while NAND flash is expected to gain...
Micron Says AI Memory Shortage Could Last Until 2028
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra warned that the AI‑driven memory shortage could persist until 2028 as demand for DRAM and NAND outpaces production capacity. AI‑related memory now accounts for more than half of the industry’s addressable market this year, while traditional...
Humanoid Robot Gabi Ordained as Buddhist Monk in Seoul, Sparking Ethics Debate
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism formally ordained the Unitree G1 humanoid robot Gabi at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple, making it the first robot monk. The ceremony, costing about $13,500, adapts Buddhist precepts for AI and highlights the sect's push to...
Linux Erroneously Thinks Intel Bartlett Lake CPUs Run At 7GHz
Linux’s Intel P‑State driver is erroneously reporting Bartlett Lake P‑core‑only CPUs at over 7 GHz, despite the Core 9 273PE’s documented turbo ceiling of 5.7 GHz. The discrepancy stems from an incorrect scaling factor in the driver, which a QNAP engineer, Henry Tseng, has addressed with...
Decoupled by Design: How Gateworks and NXP Are Rethinking Edge AI Architecture
Gateworks and NXP have launched the GW16168 M.2 AI accelerator, pairing NXP’s Ara240 discrete neural processing unit with a 16 GB LPDDR4‑backed card that delivers roughly 40 eTOPS at a typical 12 W power envelope. The decoupled architecture lets industrial single‑board computers...
Sony, TSMC Agree to Cooperate on Next-Generation Image Sensor Development
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced a joint venture to develop and produce next‑generation image sensors at Sony's new plant in Kumamoto, Japan. Sony will hold a majority stake, leveraging its sensor design expertise while TSMC contributes...
TSMC’s Sales Grow Slowest in Months Even as AI Buildout Persists
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported April sales up 17.5% to NT$410.7 billion (about $13.1 billion), the slowest monthly growth since October. The modest rise reflects a plateau in smartphone and consumer‑electronics demand, even as AI‑driven chip orders stay robust. Analysts expect...
OpenAI's Secret Sauce for Networking Is Now an Open Protocol. What Does It Mean for Inference?
OpenAI unveiled Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC), an open networking protocol designed to speed and stabilize data transfer between GPU clusters in massive supercomputers. The protocol, developed with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft and NVIDIA, can link more than 130,000 GPUs using...
Argyll and SambaNova Team up to Launch Sovereign AI Cloud for UK Customers
Argyll Data Development and AI‑hardware specialist SambaNova have unveiled a sovereign AI inference cloud hosted in Scotland. The platform runs on SambaNova’s Reconfigurable Data Unit (RDU) architecture, delivering up to 400 tokens per second while consuming roughly 10 kW per rack...
6.67-inch Flexible AMOLED Display Works with Raspberry Pi, LattePanda, and Other SBCs with HDMI Output
DFRobot has launched a 6.67‑inch flexible AMOLED display that ships with a dedicated MIPI‑to‑HDMI driver board, allowing plug‑and‑play operation on popular single‑board computers such as Raspberry Pi, LattePanda, Banana Pi and Orange Pi. The panel delivers a 2400 × 1080 resolution, 450 cd/m² brightness, 16.7 million colors,...
Data Centre Fire Knocks IBM's Cloud Service Offline
A fire broke out at NorthC's 11 MW data centre in Almere, Netherlands, on May 8, forcing a power shutdown that knocked IBM's Amsterdam 03 cloud region offline for roughly 12 hours. While the blaze was confined to the rear of the 26,000 m² facility...
As if We Needed More Problems, Pixel Users Now Struggle with Wonky eSIMs
Google’s Pixel 9 and 10 series are experiencing a widespread eSIM activation bug that displays generic error messages and prevents digital SIM provisioning. Users report that the same eSIM works flawlessly on other Android devices, indicating a device‑specific fault. The...
Rocsys Launches ‘Next-Generation’ Hands-Free Charging System for Heavy-Duty Electric Fleets
Rocsys has introduced the S2, its next‑generation hands‑free charging system for heavy‑duty electric fleets, now available for ports, distribution hubs and logistics facilities. The first unit has been delivered to a large‑scale port customer, and the solution comes in a...
Medion Signium 27 S1 All-in-One PC Review: A Smart, Cheap, Upgradable AIO PC
Medion’s Signium 27 S1 all‑in‑one PC retails for about $960, undercutting rivals such as MSI’s Pro AP242P and Lenovo’s ThinkCentre M90a. It combines a sleek matte‑silver design with a 27‑inch 1080p IPS display that covers 126% sRGB and 90% DCI‑P3. Powered by a 10‑core Intel Core 7 240H,...
When Cloud Giants Meddle in Markets
Hyperscale cloud providers are buying massive volumes of DRAM and high‑bandwidth memory to fuel AI workloads, effectively hoarding a finite supply. Their pre‑emptive procurement pushes component prices higher for downstream enterprise buyers, inflating refresh costs and lengthening lead times. As...
12 Model-Level Deep Cuts to Slash AI Training Costs
The article outlines twelve model‑level techniques that can dramatically cut AI training expenses. It emphasizes shifting from costly from‑scratch training to fine‑tuning open‑weight models and using parameter‑efficient methods like LoRA. Memory‑saving tricks such as gradient checkpointing, compiler fusion, pruning and...
SunPetro Selects Sercel Nodes for 4D Seismic Survey in India
Sun Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. has chosen Sercel’s WiNG 3C MEMS nodal system to conduct India’s first 3C‑based 4D seismic survey in Gujarat, executed by Khushi Oilfield Services. The cable‑free, high‑density nodes promise higher‑resolution subsurface imaging and a smaller operational footprint. Sercel...