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Eufy Omni C28 Robot Vacuum‑Mop Packs Premium Features at $810
The Eufy Omni C28 robot vacuum‑mop retails for £649 (about $810) and delivers high‑end specs such as 15,000 Pa suction, a self‑cleaning mop and LiDAR navigation. Its automated dock handles dust emptying, mop washing and drying, offering a full‑service cleaning solution for busy homes.
Memories.ai announced a partnership with Nvidia to build a visual‑memory layer for AI wearables and robotics, using Nvidia's Cosmos‑Reason 2 and Metropolis tools. The startup launched its Large Visual Memory Model (LVMM) in July 2025, positioning it against Google’s Gemini Embedding 2. It has raised $16 million from investors including Susa Ventures and Seedcamp and secured a Qualcomm partnership to run the model on edge processors. The company focuses on model and infrastructure rather than hardware commercialization.
Agilent Technologies introduced the S540MD slide scanner, a whole‑slide imaging system now on sale in select European markets. The scanner holds up to 540 slides, supports continuous loading, standard rack compatibility, automated scanning modes, and AI‑assisted tissue detection. It is...
The GNU C Library (glibc) now includes an FMA‑optimized implementation of the hyperbolic cosine function, cosh(), delivering roughly a 35% speed boost on x86_64‑v3 Intel and AMD CPUs. The change was merged by Linaro engineer Adhemerval Zanella alongside other core‑math...
Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, a refreshed version of its premium over‑ear headphones, priced at $549 and shipping in April. The update centers on the H2 chip, delivering 1.5× stronger active noise cancellation, a new amplifier, and software features like...
The Rubin + Groq narrative is the best case $NVDA has made to date about less real need for custom accelerators. I don't think it changes the calculus for certain hyperscalers, but as it comes to silvering for training and...
DLSS 5 is legitimately one of the wildest things I've ever seen in graphics. It's not upscaling it's...totally reworking the image to look photorealistic(ish).
Telus and Xanadu Quantum Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a sovereign quantum data centre that blends photonic quantum processors with high‑performance computing. The partnership will leverage Telus’s PureFibre network and secure, Canadian‑controlled infrastructure alongside Xanadu’s expertise...
In October, Jensen Huang said he saw $500 billion in spending on the company's Blackwell and Rubin systems over five fiscal quarters through the end of 2026. Nvidia now says the opportunity will reach $1 trillion between 2025 and 2027,...
NVIDIA Vera Rubin is opening the next frontier of AI. #NVIDIAGTC news: The Vera Rubin platform’s seven chips are now in full production to scale the world’s largest AI factories. Vera CPU, Rubin GPU, NVLink 6, ConnectX-9, BlueField-4, Spectrum-6 and Groq 3...
Inovonics unveiled the AARON 656, a dual‑tuner rebroadcast receiver designed for FM and HD Radio environments. The unit uses a Maximum‑Ratio Comparison system to monitor two antennas and a combined feed, automatically selecting the strongest signal. It offers a five‑band audio...
The Linux kernel’s extensible scheduler class, sched_ext, is set to receive a new SCX_ENQ_IMMED flag in the upcoming 7.1 release. The flag forces tasks that can run immediately onto a local Dispatch Queue (DSQ) rather than queuing behind other work....
NewTek unveiled custom AC‑operated linear position sensors that function reliably up to 200 °C, eliminating internal electronics at the sensing element. The accompanying NTC signal conditioners keep processing electronics outside the hot zone, converting low‑amplitude AC output into DC, current, or...
ok. I admit I am impressed by the graphics improvement of the new @nvidia DLSS 5. It's beautiful. But Jensen's comment on what it means at large was key....".We combine 3d graphics, structured data with generative AI, probabilistic computing. One of them is completely predictive, the other one probabilistic, yet highly realistic. This concept of fusing structured information and generative AI will repeat itself in one industry after another." #NVIDIAGTC
Rotel’s DX‑5 integrated amplifier arrives as a compact, desktop‑friendly unit that blends high‑resolution digital playback with solid analog support. Powered by an ESS ES9039Q2M DAC, it handles 32‑bit/384 kHz PCM and DSD, while offering Bluetooth aptX HD, HDMI ARC, USB, optical and...
Samsung will stop selling the Galaxy Z TriFold in South Korea on March 17, just three months after its launch, while the United States will continue to sell the device until existing stock is exhausted. The foldable was released in...
The guide ranks seven UPS models for home offices and small businesses, highlighting CyberPower’s CP1500AVRLCD3 as the top pick with twelve outlets, AVR and an LCD panel. Budget‑friendly options like Amazon Basics 600VA lack AVR, while APC’s SMT1500C stands out...
Planar Monolithics (PMI) introduced the PLO‑48D4G‑EXT, a phase‑locked dielectric resonator oscillator operating at 48.4 GHz. The unit delivers a minimum 10 dBm output with a 1.5:1 VSWR load and maintains spurious emissions below –60 dBc. Phase noise is rated at –102 dBc/Hz at a...
MSI’s general manager Huang Jinqing alleges NVIDIA is undersupplying GPUs by about 20%, prompting a projected 15‑30% price increase for MSI’s gaming products. He warns the broader PC market could shrink 10‑20% as AI‑driven silicon shortages persist. In response to...
Intel announced its Xeon 6 host processors will serve as the central orchestration layer in Nvidia’s upcoming DGX Rubin NVL8 AI servers. The Xeon 6 chips manage memory, security, and workload distribution, positioning CPUs as mission‑critical “mission control” alongside Nvidia GPUs. Intel is demonstrating...
Tanveer Singh, a PC‑building entrepreneur, is shelving his planned AM5 platform and RTX 50 GPU upgrade due to a prolonged DRAM shortage that has driven component prices to record highs. Instead, he will allocate roughly $550‑$650 each to three alternative gaming...
The article contrasts a $12 Casio F‑91W watch, which has remained unchanged since 1989, with a $400 Apple Watch that continuously demands updates, health tracking, and subscriptions. It argues that modern smart devices have turned ownership into an ongoing relationship...
The latest NVIDIA AI processors are forcing federal agencies to confront unprecedented power and cooling requirements. Agencies must secure trusted partners or conduct assessments to size generators, UPS systems, and transfer switches, while private‑sector spenders are willing to invest over...
Boland Communications will showcase its latest OLED and QD‑OLED monitors at NAB 2026, highlighted by the new 55‑inch 4K55HDR7SNB super‑narrow bezel display designed for tiled video‑wall installations. The model delivers 12‑bit 4K resolution, 700 nits peak brightness, HDR support, and a range...
Nvidia ruled the first wave of AI by powering the training of large models. But the next phase may look different. Running AI at scale, inference is now growing much faster than training. That’s where real-world deployment happens. If the center of gravity...
And Jensen Huang break a lance for the AI natives that run on @Nvidia. #NVIDIAGTC https://t.co/8tNGm7JDOo
Micron Technology announced the completion of its purchase of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s P5 site in Tongluo, Taiwan. The acquisition, first disclosed on January 17, gives Micron control of a 300,000‑square‑foot, 300 mm clean‑room facility. Located roughly 15 miles from Micron’s...
$NVDA was going to make its best case yet for heterogenous computing at GTC. Mission accomplished today. What I told @cvpayne today as the keynote kicked off. 👏🏻💪🏻🚀 https://t.co/Jxor9SWxXD
CudaJet: A High-Performance Underwater Jetpack Redefining Aquatic Mobility via @WevolverApp #Innovation #EmergingTech #Technology #Tech https://t.co/cF5kNZliKd
Apple’s new MacBook Neo replaces traditional hardware camera LEDs with an on‑screen green dot, but the indicator is secured by a dedicated silicon exclave. The Platform Security Guide update confirms that untrusted software, even with root or kernel privileges, cannot...
NVIDIA Launches BlueField-4 STX Storage Architecture With Broad Industry Adoption With agentic AI, storage must evolve to meet the demands of real-time responsiveness and longer context windows. #NVIDIAGTC @nvidianewsroom @NVIDIAGTC https://t.co/RWwx1pijbv
Jensen is articulating what my main concern with Groq was in that as an independent solution why would I outsource all my inference. By integrating it as a part of the solution, it's just disaggregated but not 100% outsourced,...
Hyper Photonix unveiled a 1.6 Tbps silicon‑photonic (SiP) optical transceiver line built on a 200 G per lane architecture at OFC 2026, targeting AI‑driven data‑center traffic. Live demos at booth 449 highlighted the module’s high bandwidth, power efficiency, signal integrity and thermal robustness. The...
Jensen just said 'CPU will be a standalone multi-billion business for $NVDA' Agents on agents on agents. The CPU renaissance is among us.
The new system of compute from NVIDIA. Extreme co-design = 35X more throughput per MW. https://t.co/Z6JtDKckOh
An AMD engineering sample identified as “100‑000001713” has appeared in the Geekbench database, hinting at the upcoming Zen 6 mobile processor family codenamed Medusa Point. The chip runs on a Plum‑MDS1 development board tied to AMD’s FP10 platform and sports a 10‑core...
Jensen reminds investors that the cost of $NVDA compute is still the lowest when you consider price and output. My take: True and investor are still waiting for the day when that changes. Part of the wall of worry.
In one generation, Moore’s law would have made AI chips 50% faster. Instead, it was 35 times lower cost and 50 times higher perf per watt https://t.co/FFdwHr0nXk
Lofree unveiled its 1970s‑inspired mechanical keyboard, blending vintage typewriter aesthetics with contemporary tri‑mode wireless connectivity. The device features a matte chassis, circular keycaps, and optional olive or milkshake colors, while offering 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, and wired USB connections with up to...
The Z80-MBC2 is a Z80 Single Board Computer. It uses SD as 'disk emulator' and a 128KB banked RAM for CP/M 3. It can also run CP/M 2.2, QP/M 2.71, UCSD Pascal, Collapse OS and Fuzix. 🔗https://t.co/mJFq6SDNY3 https://t.co/mz5BcTfw1X
Nvidia just announced DLSS 5, calling it the “most significant breakthrough in computer graphics” since the introduction of real-time ray tracing in 2018. DLSS 5 uses “real-time neural rendering” and is coming to RTX 50 series GPUs later this year...
Creative Technology has launched the Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro, a PCIe sound card aimed at desktop users seeking better audio than integrated motherboard solutions. The card delivers high‑resolution playback up to 32‑bit/384 kHz, a 120 dB signal‑to‑noise ratio, and discrete 7.1‑channel surround sound,...
MyPoV: computing advancements are rapidly moving to create new models of computer. @NVIDIAGTC @nvidia #NvidiaGTC https://t.co/pLwqWqrXSQ
Jensen highlighting a few @NVIDIAAI CUDA integrations with $IBM, $DELL, integrations with "every cloud" $GOOGL, $AMZN, $MSFT, $ORCL https://t.co/MLYzhbAlp6
The global server market surged to $444.1 billion in 2025, an 80.4% jump from 2024, driven by massive AI infrastructure spending. Accelerated servers equipped with GPUs accounted for over half of revenue, with embedded‑GPU sales up 59.1% YoY. Non‑x86 platforms exploded...
$SNAP shoutout at #GTC from Jensen on-stage for utilizing @nvidia to bring down Google Cloud costs https://t.co/HkgyO7MNW3
$NVDA Vera Rubin NVL72 by the numbers: • 50 petaflops NVFP4 compute • 260 TB/s NVLink bandwidth (more than the entire internet) • 88 custom Olympus CPU cores • 3.6 TB/s per-GPU bandwidth • 10x inference token cost reduction • H2 2026 availability https://t.co/AxiE8GBpvR
MyPoV: the world’s first programmer accelerator. RTX 5090 This is how CUDA got installed everywhere. @nvidia @NVIDIAGTC #NvidiaGTC https://t.co/8Cdk2zVzLg
Jensen is emphasizing something he has said a few years now on the strength of the NVIDIA ecosystem. Massive installed base and architecture compatibility.
I personally can't believe it has been 20 years of @nvidia CUDA. Wow. #NVIDIAGTC https://t.co/d0y659DfrC
Everyone is building an @openclaw competitor. Just ran into @mreflow and he has a DGX in his backpack. #nvidiagtc networking. Everyone is talking about the claw. Jensen just said hi to Peter. Two people everyone knows just by their first names. Said...
