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
Goldman Sachs Says AI Is Already Adding to US Consumer Inflation
Goldman Sachs warned that artificial intelligence is currently inflating US consumer prices, citing rising memory‑chip costs, higher software fees and surging electricity bills from data centers. The bank says the near‑term price pressure could offset expected long‑term disinflation from AI productivity gains, raising concerns for everyday tech purchases.
Replacing GPU Compute Dies With PNM-Enabled HBM Cubes For Long-Context Decode Attention (UCSD, Columbia, Yonsei U., NVIDIA, Samsung)
Researchers from UC San Diego, Columbia, Yonsei, NVIDIA and Samsung unveiled AMMA, a multi‑chiplet, memory‑centric architecture that replaces traditional GPU compute dies with HBM‑PNM cubes. By roughly doubling memory bandwidth, the design targets the memory‑bound decode‑phase attention of large language models with...
Astera Labs Scorpio 320-Lane PCIe Switch Update
Astera Labs unveiled its Scorpio X‑Series 320‑lane PCIe switch, now shipping to leading hyperscalers, and broadened the P‑Series portfolio to cover 32‑320 lanes. The 320‑lane fabric can connect up to 20 devices at 16 lanes each, cutting the number of...
Rice Researchers Unveil Room‑Temperature Multiferroic with 10× Magnetization Boost
A team led by Rice University’s Lane Martin has created a room‑temperature multiferroic that delivers a ten‑fold increase in magnetization and a hundred‑fold jump in magnetoelectric coupling. The discovery could enable spin‑based logic and memory devices that consume a fraction...
Robinhood Retailers Bet $X B on Nvidia, Alphabet and Microsoft as Quantum Picks Surge
Robinhood users have vaulted Nvidia, Alphabet and Microsoft into its top‑10 most‑traded stocks as retail enthusiasm for quantum computing spikes. The trio’s recent breakthroughs—Nvidia’s Ising AI models, Alphabet’s Willow processor and Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip—are fueling a $100 billion market outlook, even...
Hyundai Pushes for Tens of Thousands of Boston Dynamics Atlas Robots, Accelerating Mass Production
Hyundai Motor Group, which controls Boston Dynamics, has asked the robotics firm to deliver tens of thousands of Atlas humanoid robots within the next few years. The demand follows a CES showcase of a production‑ready Atlas and comes as Boston...
AI’s Shift From Thinking to Taking Action
In this episode, Sean Kim explains the transition from generative AI, which merely responds to prompts, to agentic AI that can autonomously act across workflows, remember past interactions, and adapt to changing contexts. He highlights the technical shift from GPU‑centric...
Introducing VCF 9.1: Built for Efficiency and Resilience
In this episode, Pete Fletcher and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) VP of Products Paul Turner discuss the launch of VCF 9.1, emphasizing its design for AI‑driven data centers. They highlight soaring hardware costs—CPU, GPU, and memory prices have roughly doubled—making...
Nvidia’s New Partnership Wants to Put Mini AI Data Centers on Your House
Nvidia has partnered with California start‑up Span to place compact AI data‑center nodes, called XFRA units, on residential and small‑business properties. The system leverages Span’s smart electrical panels to capture unused grid capacity, allowing AI cloud providers to run workloads...
Tesla Wants To Vacuum The Hot Air Out Of Cars To Improve Range
Tesla has filed a patent for a cabin‑cooling system that uses vacuum suction to pull hot‑air pockets into the HVAC loop, cutting HVAC power draw by up to 7.4% (about 127 W on a 104 °F day). The method activates only where...
Trump Administration Looks to Ease Memory Chip Crunch with Supply Chain Bloc
The Trump administration is forming a multilateral supply‑chain coalition to alleviate the global memory‑chip shortage that is throttling data‑center expansion and AI workloads. The bloc will bring together partners in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, with the United States...
Google's May Security Patch for Pixels Is Here, Targeting Charging and Display
Google rolled out its May 2026 security patch (vCP1A.260505.005) for Pixel devices from the 7a up to the Pixel 10 series, including the Pixel Tablet. The update targets a slow‑charging bug that affected battery levels between 75% and 80%, and a suite...
I Thought Sleep Earbuds Were a Waste of Money—Now They're My Favorite Pair
Tech journalist Bertel King admits his skepticism of sleep‑specific earbuds vanished after testing the Fitnexa SomniPods 3. The $180 model offers a 12‑hour earbud battery, 48‑hour case life, and soft wingtips that stay put for side sleepers. Competing designs like Anker’s...
Lenovo Legion Tab (5th-Gen) Gaming Tablet Is Now Available… if You Can Afford It
Lenovo has launched the 5th‑generation Legion Tab, an Android gaming tablet priced at $849 in the United States. The device packs an 8.8‑inch 165 Hz IPS LCD, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, 12 GB LPDDR5T memory, and 256 GB UFS 4.1 storage, plus Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and...
ROHM Targets Smart Rings with Ultra-Compact NFC Wireless Power Chipset
ROHM has introduced the ML7670/ML7671 NFC‑based wireless power chipset aimed at ultra‑compact wearables such as smart rings and bands. The solution delivers up to 250 mW at roughly 45 % efficiency while integrating the transmitter, receiver and firmware into a single 2.28 × 2.56 × 0.48 mm...
Neoclouds' CPU Shortfall Threatens Agentic Inference Competitiveness
What gets missed in the neocloud narrative is the CPU side of the equation. If neoclouds intend to compete with hyperscalers on inference workloads at scale, and particularly on agentic inference, they will need substantially more CPU capacity than their...
Samsung Is Discounting a Ton of Galaxy Accessories Including Cases, Chargers, More
Samsung is offering a blanket 5% discount on most official Galaxy accessories through its website, covering cases, chargers, battery packs, keyboards and more. The promotion requires no coupon codes and is applied automatically at checkout. In parallel, Samsung is slashing...
Best Portable Monitor for 2026
Portable monitors are gaining traction as a lightweight way to extend screen real estate for remote workers, travelers, and gamers. The Arzopa Z1RC emerged as the best overall choice, delivering a 16‑inch 2560×1600 panel with 94% P3 coverage and a...
IREN Buys Mirantis for $625M to Unlock AI Compute Utilization
Australian AI infrastructure operator IREN has agreed to acquire Mirantis in a $625 million all‑stock transaction, adding Kubernetes management, cloud infrastructure software, and enterprise support to its GPU‑centric AI cloud platform. The deal targets the industry’s growing bottleneck of converting raw...
Mouser Electronics Shipping Wide Selection of Industrial Solutions From Schneider Electric
Mouser Electronics has expanded its global catalog to include more than 27,000 Schneider Electric parts, covering tower lights, solid‑state relays, variable‑frequency drives and PLCs. The partnership gives engineers instant access to Schneider’s digital‑automation and energy‑management solutions across Mouser’s fast‑shipping network....
We're in the Wi-Fi Headphone Era – Here's Why You Should Care (but Maybe Not Yet)
Hifiman has launched the HE1000 Wi‑Fi, a premium planar‑magnetic headphone priced at roughly $3,300, joining the nascent Wi‑Fi headphone segment that began with the 2023 HED Unity. The device streams uncompressed PCM over Wi‑Fi or Bluetooth and is configured through a...
Apple Eyes Intel and Samsung as AI Boom Squeezes Chip Supply
Apple is quietly exploring U.S. alternatives to its longtime chip partner TSMC as AI‑driven demand strains advanced‑node capacity. The company has held preliminary talks with Intel and toured Samsung’s under‑construction Texas fab to assess feasibility for future iPhone, iPad and...
Fitbit Charge 6 Drops to $119.95 — A Strong Spring Fitness Upgrade for Walks, Runs, and Everyday Tracking
Fitbit has slashed the Charge 6 price to $119.95, a 25 percent discount from its original $159.95 list price, and is bundling six months of Fitbit Premium. The mid‑range tracker now competes directly with budget wearables while offering built‑in GPS + GLONASS, an optical...
LG's 3rd‑Gen Tandem OLED Doubles Lifespan, Boosts Efficiency
3rd Gen Tandem OLED has arrived LG announced its next generation Tandem OLED panel with improvements across the board • Double the lifespan at 15,000 hours with brightness at 1200 nits • 18% more efficient Mass production begins this year
Floating Data Centers Promise Faster AI Deployment, Yet Risks Persist
Samsung and partners propose floating data centers to accelerate AI infrastructure deployment, though execution challenges and offshore risks remain unresolved. https://t.co/Rir1ZinY7J
Armory Gets ₹100 Cr Defence Ministry Order For Counter Drone Systems
Armory, a defence‑tech startup founded in 2024, landed a ₹100 Cr ($10.5 M) order from India’s defence ministry to supply its AI‑powered counter‑UAS platform, SURGE. The system leverages the proprietary Samaritan OS to scan environments millions of times per second, learn new...
More GPUs, Not Innovation, Are the Only Answer
Oh Martin, you know there will never be any real innovation in these models so only solution is to buy more GPUs and memory… 😂
QCi Launches NeuraWave Photonic Reservoir for Edge AI
Technology Spotlight: QCi introduces NeuraWave, a photonic reservoir computer for development at the edge - Quantum Computing Inc https://t.co/gNJKZ2d8Wn
OpenAI's First Hardware Play Might Be a Phone that Replaces Your App Grid with an Agent Task Stream
OpenAI is developing its first hardware product—a smartphone that runs AI agents instead of conventional apps. The device will use MediaTek and Qualcomm chips, with Luxshare handling manufacturing, and could enter mass production in the first half of 2027, earlier...
Agentic CPU Market Forecast May Become Obsolete in Six Months
The agentic CPU, as a specific product, will evolve over this year. It's possible much of what we know now will be out of date in six months. That said... This was a stab at detailing the market...
PCB and Wire Bonding: Overlooked Semiconductor Bottleneck
"Clearly the most underrated bottleneck in the semi supply chain is in printed circuit board and die-attach wire bonding", EthereumFire's senior crypto analyst wrote in a note to clients.
Humane Ai Pin Hacks Turn the Discontinued Gadget Into a Standalone Android-Powered Gadget
The Humane Ai Pin, launched in 2024 as a voice‑first wearable with a camera and projector, was discontinued less than a year later when Humane shut down its cloud services. Independent developers have since revived the device using open‑source firmware, turning...
AI-Driven Import Surge Widens March US Trade Deficit
US imports are soaring again -- led by imports related to the "AI"/ data center investment boom. That pulled the March trade deficit up even with strong exports .. 1/ https://t.co/pyJlnGeCph
2006 Macworld: Jobs Unveils First Intel Macs
Throwback to Macworld 2006, when Steve Jobs announced the first Intel-based Macs with Intel CEO Paul Otellini coming out on stage in a semi-conductor white bunny clean room suit amidst a cloud of smoke. https://t.co/Tgo1KU3Vhc
Synopsys and TSMC Deepen AI Design Alliance: What It Means
Synopsys and TSMC announced an expanded AI design alliance that couples silicon‑proven IP, AI‑driven EDA flows, and advanced packaging for 3 nm and emerging 2 nm nodes. The partnership adds 64 G UCIe and 224 G high‑speed interconnect IP, agentic run assistance in the...
Ex-Apple Designer Launches Wearable to Quantify Emotions
.@Michaelblhssn spent 5 years at Apple designing iPhones, recently the iPhone 17 Pro enclosure. He spent a decade asking: can human emotion be scientifically understood? Today he's launching @Anoria_inc, the first wearable that reads your emotions to enhance your EQ. https://t.co/dsxBzodbtp
10% Utilization Cuts Rack Power to 45 kW
Hey, if that hardware is only operating 10% of the time, it means that 450 kilowatt rack only needs 45 kilowatts, right? right??
Prusa Patents Automated Resin Print Workflow
Prusa Research has filed Czech patent CZ2024445‑A3 describing an automated resin‑printing workflow that links a printer, washer and curing unit through NFC‑enabled build platforms. The system records material type, part geometry and processing parameters on rewritable tags, allowing each downstream...
Rethinking Display Design for Modern Engineering Workflows
Engineering teams are moving from isolated monitors to AI‑driven visual ecosystems that act as central orchestration hubs. Modern displays now embed device recognition, seamless input handoff, and synchronized multi‑screen windowing to cut context‑switching. At the same time, manufacturers are adding...
Esaote Presents Update on Open MRI System for Intraoperative Brain Tumor Imaging
Esaote unveiled the latest version of its I‑Genius open MRI system at the AANS annual meeting in San Antonio. The device lets surgeons perform multiple intra‑operative MRI scans while the patient stays on the same table, eliminating repositioning and streamlining...
Your Linux Boot Drive Can Save You Hours of Frustration (if You Know How to Use It)
The article shows how a Linux installer USB can be repurposed beyond a one‑time install. By leaving the drive as a live Linux system, users gain a ready‑made repair environment for boot‑loader fixes, file recovery, and disk maintenance. Tools like...
I Just Built a $70,000 Digital PC and Visualized Its Terrible Airflow in 3D with This Neat Part-Picking Website
BuildCores has launched a 3D visualisation feature that maps airflow across a PC build using more than 3,000 part models. The tool provides a quick, approximate view of how fans interact, though it stops short of full fluid‑dynamic simulation. The...
Nomad Made an Ultra-Rugged Starlink Mini Power Cable, Available Starting Today
Nomad has launched a rugged, 50‑foot power cable designed specifically for the Starlink Mini satellite internet system. The cable features a Kevlar‑29 aramid fiber and nylon weave, an aluminum adapter compatible with 12V or 25V vehicle sockets, and built‑in temperature...
U.S. Forms Global Coalition to Tackle Memory Chip Shortage
LOS ANGELES -- The U.S. is working to address the global memory chip shortage through a supply chain coalition with allies in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, a State Department official told Nikkei Asia Monday.
Apple's iPhone Revenue Surges 22% to $57 Billion, Boosting Overall Sales
Apple announced that iPhone revenue climbed 22% year‑over‑year to $57 billion in its fiscal second quarter, lifting total product sales to $80.2 billion and overall revenue to $111.18 billion. The surge reflects aggressive pricing, strong upgrade cycles, and renewed demand in China and...
Xteink X4 Emerges as Kindle’s New Rival
The Xteink X4 ereader is the latest social media tech obsession, and it's emerging as a serious Kindle rival. https://t.co/4D8d6ZEJux
Steam Machine Near Launch, HDMI 2.1 Firmware Update Planned
Valve's Steam Machine may be close to launch –and a post-launch firmware update may deliver HDMI 2.1 https://t.co/U8MvLjCtVZ
IShares Semiconductor ETF Soars 40% in April on AI-Driven Chip Rally
The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) posted a 40% gain in April, far outpacing the S&P 500. The rally was powered by strong earnings from Nvidia, Intel, TSMC and other chip leaders, as hyperscalers and AI workloads drove unprecedented demand for...
Elmos Semiconductor Boosts FY26 Outlook After 41% Q1 Profit Surge
Elmos Semiconductor SE lifted its fiscal‑2026 guidance after reporting a 41.2% jump in Q1 net income to €26.2 million and a 20.2% rise in sales to €152.5 million. The German firm said accelerating demand for automotive semiconductors and a “significant growth opportunity”...
South Korea and Taiwan Set Record Highs as AI Chip Rally Fuels Asian Markets
South Korea's KOSPI and Taiwan's TAIEX surged to fresh all‑time highs on Monday, with the KOSPI up 5.1% to 6,937 and the TAIEX climbing 7% as AI‑related semiconductor earnings lifted market sentiment. The rally was powered by SK Hynix’s 12%...