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SpinQ raises $145.3M Series C to accelerate quantum hardware rollout
SpinQ Technology announced a Series C+ financing round worth $145.3 million to scale its superconducting and NMR quantum hardware lines. The company reported an 80% year‑over‑year increase in order volume, with superconducting products now accounting for 65% of revenue, and outlined a roadmap to double qubit counts annually.
DeWalt’s MT21 11‑in‑1 multitool bundles pliers, screwdrivers, cutters, saw, and more into a 4‑inch folded device, targeting both professionals and DIY enthusiasts. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale reduces the price by 25%, bringing the tool to $30, the lowest point this year. The multitool features a steel handle with rubberized grip and a belt sheath for easy carry on job sites. ZDNET rates the deal 3 out of 5, noting solid build quality despite modest discount.
Last week Nvidia admits its GPUs need help and unveils, with fanfare, a chip from a 10yo startup competitor many had written off. This week Arm breaks its 35yo business model and becomes a merchant silicon provider. What a time...
.@FastCompany just named @eightsleep one of the Most Innovative Companies of 2026. Fourth time on the list. Ten years ago, we started with one conviction: the night is the most underutilized lever in human health. Nobody was engineering it. Today, the Pod...
The Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre has launched a new call for PULSE Collaborations, inviting Australian researchers to partner with Pawsey experts to boost the impact of their computational work. Selected teams will receive up to 0.20 full‑time‑equivalent of dedicated Pawsey...
Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 introduces a second‑generation transformer model and dynamic multi‑frame generation, promising near‑RTX 4090 performance on lower‑end cards. A $7 Steam app called Lossless Scaling can replicate many of DLSS’s upscaling and frame‑generation benefits across any GPU, extending the life of...
Taiga Motors, a Canadian firm, has launched three electric snowmobile models aimed at European ski resorts seeking to cut greenhouse‑gas emissions. To date, the company has shipped roughly 2,000 units across France, Norway and other Alpine markets. While the upfront...
A new wave of wearable breast pumps integrates gentle vibration, warmth and adjustable massage modes to make milk expression more comfortable and efficient. The technology mimics a baby’s early suckling pattern, promoting oxytocin release and opening milk ducts before suction...
The space sector faces a data‑transport bottleneck as satellite constellations generate more information than RF links can downlink. Industry leaders are transitioning from isolated spacecraft to distributed orbital data centers, where satellites act as networked nodes processing and sharing data...
ALTO Aviation, a subsidiary of Heads Up Technologies, unveiled its next‑generation Cabin Management System at the 69th AEA Convention in Dallas. The launch adds touchscreen control panels in 3.5‑, 4.3‑ and 10.1‑inch formats and modular M3 metal panels designed for...
Metrobloks announced a $1.4 billion investment to build a three‑building, 568,800 sq ft data‑center campus on 29 acres in Liberty, Missouri. The first 177,000 sq ft building has secured planning permission, and the project will create about 30 high‑skill jobs. Metrobloks, backed by equity partners...
Cerebras announced plans for a new data center in Manitoba, Canada, expanding its North American footprint after securing tenancy in a 300 MW Bell Canada facility in Saskatchewan. The Manitoba site may align with Bell’s Buzz AI cloud unit, which is...
Nvidia unveiled its Groq 3 LPX and Vera Rubin NVL72 AI racks, emphasizing ultra‑low‑latency inference for trillion‑parameter models. Channel chief Craig Weinstein says these systems will gradually become a channel play as enterprises scale token‑based workloads. Early feedback from Lenovo and partners suggests limited...
Microsoft has signed a lease for roughly 700 MW of data‑center capacity at Crusoe’s Abilene, Texas campus. The deal follows Oracle and OpenAI’s decision to scale back their planned 2 GW expansion at the site to 1.2 GW. With two buildings already operating,...
Synopsys announced the UALinkSec_200 Security Module, the first hardware implementation that complies with the UALink 200 G specification’s security framework. The module provides end‑to‑end AES‑GCM encryption and authentication at the full 200 GT/s lane rate, integrating with Synopsys’ UALink controller IP and...
Ultrahuman has launched the Ring Pro in the United States, ending a year‑long absence caused by an Oura patent dispute. Pre‑orders are open with a tiered pricing model that begins at $349 for the first 1,000 units and climbs to...
OnePlus is preparing to cease smartphone sales in most global markets, with a potential shutdown as early as April 2026, while concentrating on China and entry‑mid‑range offerings in India. The move follows the departure of India CEO Robin Liu and...
Google Quantum AI announced the launch of a neutral‑atom quantum computing program to complement its decade‑long superconducting qubit effort. While superconducting chips have demonstrated millions of gate cycles and aim for tens of thousands of qubits, neutral‑atom arrays already scale...
By 2025 the global Internet of Things surpassed 40 billion connected devices, up from just 1,000 in 1984. The surge accelerated after 2009, reaching 10 billion in 2020 and adding over 5 billion new units in 2024 alone. Analysts now project between 48 billion...
L3Harris has launched high‑volume production of its VAMPIRE counter‑UAS system at a new Huntsville, Alabama facility to satisfy growing demand from the United States and allied forces. The system, combat‑proven since 2023 in European conflicts including Ukraine, detects, tracks and...
Hisense unveiled the XR10 tri‑laser projector at CES 2026, offering 6,000 ANSI lumens and a 300‑inch diagonal image. The device pairs dual RRGB laser sources with a 17‑element glass optics system, delivering up to 6,000:1 native contrast and support for Dolby Vision,...
Apple’s budget-friendly Apple Watch SE 3 has hit its lowest price point ahead of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, with the 40mm cellular model now $249.99 (down $50) and the 44mm version $299 (down $30). The SE 3, launched in September,...
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar subsidiary, introduced the HM400, a software‑defined satellite modem that can operate on both medium‑Earth‑orbit (MEO) and geosynchronous‑Earth‑orbit (GEO) constellations. The modem leverages artificial‑intelligence to automatically switch between satellite beams, delivering continuous connectivity for manned and...
Data‑center capital expenditures among the world’s largest hyperscalers surged 57% in 2025, topping $420 billion. The four biggest U.S. cloud providers alone accounted for over $340 billion, with Amazon leading at $125 billion. AI workloads are shifting from training to inferencing, fueling demand...
Xiaomi captured the top spot in Russia’s smartphone market for the first quarter, achieving a 27% share of devices activated according to RuStore data. Samsung follows at 21%, while Transsion’s Tecno, Infinix and iTel brands hold 14%. Realme secured 12%,...
The most interesting announcement so far at the HP event is HP IQ. Until I use it and research it, I won’t render a verdict. Here’s what it is: ∙on-device AI orchestrator for commercial PCs. A unified software layer across EliteBook,...
Velaura AI says it can reduce power consumption for AI processing by two to four times. https://t.co/0vUY6Q5Sdn
South Korea's HD Hyundai announced a field test of welding humanoid robots at its shipyards in partnership with U.S. startup Persona AI. The news sent the conglomerate’s shares down 9.23% on the Seoul bourse, while labor unions warned of possible...
New Neo QLED TVs, and two more affordable mini-LED models with no quantum dots mentioned https://t.co/wWipYciFWD
$arm believed the dollar TAM for Arm IP, subsystems, and their AGI CPU is ~100b. That’s across customer dollars and agentic CPU dollars down their merchant solution. We do believe the new CPU server TAM across scenarios range from...
Samsung’s Freestyle 2 portable projector, originally priced around $800, is now selling for just under $500 after a $300 discount on Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. The device combines 4K‑ish image quality, auto‑focus, and a 5 W 360° speaker, making it a top...
Like I’ve said… $ARM will build AI Accelerators in the future. Not today. But mark this post. See you soon. 😎 https://t.co/RbNaN4ieAp
Purpose designed CPU for agentic workloads is the reason we will have cloud (web software) native data center CPUs and then agent native CPUs as a greenfield growth category. Good for everyone making CPUs whether Arm or x86. https://t.co/lfWNEf64U5
Eberspaecher Vecture, a Toronto‑based developer of battery management systems, has joined Unmanned Systems Technology’s supplier ecosystem as a Silver partner. The company offers commercial‑off‑the‑shelf, custom and build‑to‑print BMS solutions for drones, robotics and autonomous vehicles, covering voltage ranges from 12 V...
$arm CEO @renehaas237 emphasizing @arm now sells IP, complete subsystems, and now chips. Tapping into a much larger revenue pool than just licensing should bring $$ upside faster than most have modeled. https://t.co/VKPOyqBzLS
$ARM AGI CPU. Arm is officially in the selling ‘chips’ for revenue business. Expanding TAM meaningfully, but changing its business model materially. 👀 https://t.co/cxnZFac83U
The Metal 1.0, a desktop LPBF metal 3D printer, launched on Kickstarter with a price of €8,500 (~$9,840), promising low‑cost entry to metal additive manufacturing. It uses a 60 W diode laser, a small 128 × 100 mm build area (stretch version 128 × 150 mm), and offers...
In healthcare, manufacturing & logistics, low-latency matters. Edge computing can help reduce latency by keeping data closer to where work happens. Edge Control on T-Mobile’s 5G network (managed via T-Platform) is designed to support time-sensitive applications. https://t.co/j91FqIyfRv @TMobileBusiness Partner
Pine64, known for low‑cost open‑source hardware, announced the PineTime Pro smartwatch, adding an AMOLED display, GPS, blood‑oxygen sensor and a digital crown. The company has paused production of several other devices amid a global RAM shortage, but the new watch aims...
Fox ESS presents residential storage system line with 89.6% round-trip efficiency #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/XYKiW8Y6OC
Agentic AI is emerging as an autonomous layer for semiconductor design and manufacturing, building on decades of heuristic, machine‑learning, and generative‑AI advances. By orchestrating specialized agents across specification, microarchitecture, verification, and physical implementation, firms report up to ten‑fold acceleration of...
Consumers often overlook earbud maintenance, but accumulated earwax can significantly muffle sound and degrade microphone clarity. Simple tools—a dry Q‑tip and a wooden toothpick—remove most buildup without risking damage. Cleaning the silicone or foam tips with water and wiping the...
Razer unveiled the Viper V4 Pro wireless gaming mouse, shipping today in black and white at $159.99. Weighing just 49‑g (black) or 50‑g (white), it is 9% lighter than the V3 Pro and features Razer HyperSpeed Wireless Gen‑2 with 0.204 ms...
Velaura AI, formerly Auradine, unveiled Titan Core, a new silicon design and IP platform aimed at dramatically improving power efficiency for AI accelerators. The company claims the technology can cut overall chip power consumption by up to 50%, translating to roughly...
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Echodyne CEO Eben Frankenberg explained how the company leveraged breakthrough meta‑material technology to create small, affordable electronically scanned radars for both military and commercial use. Founded in 2014 within Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures, the firm secured $135 million in 2022 funding...
Quantum #InternetOfThings Powering a Safer Connected World by @antgrasso #IoT #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology #Tech https://t.co/jFSeUN9GR8
Researchers at Tohoku University have created belt‑shaped VO₂(B) single crystals that detect ethanol vapor at room temperature with roughly 19 times higher sensitivity than conventional V₂O₅ nanofibers. The crystals are produced via a hydrothermal reduction process, eliminating the need for...
Industrial Encoder Corporation launched the DWS1215 draw‑wire encoder system, offering precise linear position feedback up to 15 m. The device provides both incremental and absolute outputs with ±0.01 % linearity and high‑flex stainless steel wire. Targeted at printing, material handling, elevators, gantries,...
Interesting. FCC has banned the import of all new consumer routers manufactured outside of the US. https://t.co/AtctxEoKFs
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have quantitatively analysed an all‑optical quantum memory that stores a qubit in a fibre loop and stabilises it via teleportation‑based error correction. By optimising the syndrome decoder, they predict logical infidelity below 1 %...
Czech firm TRL Drones has launched a Ground Control Station (GCS) that fuses sensor data, AI analysis and autonomous interceptor drones to provide a kinetic, hard‑kill layer against unmanned aerial threats. The system can shift from electronic jamming to physical...
