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Intel leaks 44‑core Nova Lake‑S desktop processor, up from 42 cores
Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake‑S desktop line now includes a leaked 44‑core SKU, replacing the previously announced 42‑core model. The design uses two identical 8P+12E compute tiles, freeing up 6P+12E tiles that could be sold as lower‑priced, locked non‑K variants with on‑die big last‑level cache (bLLC).
Apple has updated its support documentation to confirm that the new MacBook Neo’s lithium‑ion battery is rated for a maximum of 1,000 charge cycles. The 36.5‑watt‑hour pack delivers up to 16 hours of video streaming or 11 hours of web browsing, placing the Neo alongside Apple’s longest‑lasting Mac models. Apple notes that reaching the 1,000‑cycle threshold does not instantly stop charging, but battery capacity will noticeably decline. At one full cycle per day, users would hit the limit in roughly 2.7 years, while lighter use could extend it to nine years.
Singapore‑based Princeton Digital Group, backed by Warburg Pincus, announced plans to raise up to $5 billion in debt this year. The proceeds will finance a multi‑country AI data‑center build‑out in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan. PDG already operates AI‑focused facilities in seven...
The article outlines ten practical hacks that let laptop gamers extract desktop‑level performance from portable rigs. It stresses using the proprietary charger, maintaining airflow with a hard surface, and installing games on an SSD to cut load times. Additional tips...
A Deloitte pulse check revealed that 56% of organisations view device‑provisioning delays as the leading productivity killer for new hires. Onboarding teams therefore need a reliable day‑one laptop solution. Onrec evaluated more than twenty vendors against four non‑negotiables and five...
Intel has extended its XeSS 3 AI upscaling suite, including Multi‑Frame Generation, to first‑generation Alchemist and Battlemage Arc GPUs as well as Core Ultra integrated graphics. The February 13 WHQL driver update brings these features to older hardware, a move Nvidia has avoided...
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces two standout software features—Privacy Display and Horizontal Lock—while offering modest hardware upgrades. Privacy Display lets users obscure side‑angle screen visibility on demand, with per‑app or notification controls. Horizontal Lock provides gimbal‑like video stabilization, allowing seamless...
TechRadar’s side‑by‑side review pits Apple’s new iPhone 17e against the flagship iPhone 17, focusing on price, performance, battery life, camera capabilities, and design. The iPhone 17e launches at a lower price point while retaining many of the premium model’s features,...
Apple’s AirTag 2 upgrades the Precision Finding feature, extending its range by roughly 1.5 times and bringing the capability to the Apple Watch for the first time. The functionality works on Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 and later models running watchOS 26.2.1 or newer. Users must add...
Shure’s audio ecosystem powered every facet of Super Bowl LX, from stadium entertainment to the Apple Music halftime show. The company supplied Axient digital wireless, PSM 1000 in‑ear monitors, TwinPlex lavaliers and the SM39 headset microphone used by Bad Bunny. Over 16 wireless...
Researchers at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station unveiled ChicGrasp, a dual‑jaw robotic gripper that learns to grasp, lift, and hang chicken carcasses by imitating human motions. The system employs a diffusion‑policy imitation‑learning algorithm and camera perception, achieving an 81% success...
QuickLink announced that its full StudioEdge product line will debut in North America at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The lineup includes the StudioEdge‑1,‑2,‑4 and the high‑end StudioEdge‑2110, positioned as a direct replacement for the discontinued Skype TX. The...
Open‑ear and bone‑conduction headphones are gaining traction among outdoor athletes seeking situational awareness. Bone‑conduction models, popularized by Shokz, transmit audio via vibrations through the skull, while open‑ear designs use tiny speakers that project sound waves into the ear canal. Both...
NUBURU’s subsidiary Lyocon has completed a proof‑of‑concept for a portable directed‑energy laser dazzler aimed at counter‑drone defense. The system employs multi‑wavelength lasers (green, blue, IR) delivering 1‑10 W of power in a rifle‑mounted, modular architecture for rapid field deployment. Early trials...
Fedora’s RISC‑V build pipeline is dramatically slower than traditional architectures, with a Binutils compilation taking roughly five times longer than on x86_64. The slowdown stems from current RISC‑V SoCs lacking sufficient compute power, forcing developers to disable link‑time optimizations (LTO)...
Texas Instruments announced two new microcontroller units, the MSPM0G5187 and AM13Ex, equipped with its TinyEngine neural processing unit for Edge AI workloads. The integrated NPU promises up to 90‑times lower latency and more than 120‑times lower energy per inference compared...
Advantech and Qualcomm announced the SKY-641E3 4U edge server, integrating Qualcomm’s Dragonwing Cloud AI 100 Ultra accelerator. The platform supports up to twelve single‑slot AI cards and ten PCIe 4.0 x16 slots, delivering 870 TOPS of INT8 inference per card. Designed for industrial reliability,...
Cooler Master’s MasterFrame 360 Panorama is a mid‑tower case built around wrap‑around tempered glass, turning the interior into a showcase. The chassis routes cooling to the top and bottom, supporting up to six 120 mm fans or large 360 mm radiators, while eliminating...
Cadillac has appointed Core Scientific as the official data‑center partner for its new Formula 1 operation. The multi‑year deal will shape a $200 million, 400,000‑sq‑ft facility in Fishers, Indiana, designed for high‑density simulation, engineering, manufacturing, and race‑day workloads. Core Scientific will provide...
STMicroelectronics has begun high‑volume production of its PIC100 photonics chip, a 300 mm silicon platform that merges silicon photonics with next‑generation BiCMOS technology. The chip delivers 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps optical interconnects, targeting AI‑heavy data‑center workloads. Simultaneously, the company unveiled the PIC100 TSV...
The MSI PRO B850-P WIFI motherboard, priced at $179, is the focus of a new open‑source firmware effort by 3mdeb. The firm is porting Coreboot together with AMD’s experimental openSIL code to create a fully open firmware stack for an...
A Reddit maker 3D‑printed a miniature replica of the iconic TV from The Simpsons, turning it into a functional media player that streams the first eleven seasons across four looping channels. The device runs on a Raspberry Pi 4 B and uses low‑cost...
Kidde and Ring have launched a smart smoke and carbon‑monoxide alarm that pushes real‑time alerts to the Ring app, even when users are away. The device offers both battery‑powered and hardwired models, and a single unit can extend notifications to...
Bubo is a 2‑in‑1 digital microscope that can function as a handheld device or dock onto a desktop base. It features a 12 MP CMOS sensor, 4.6‑inch HD screen, and offers 100×‑1800× magnification with up to 10 hours of battery life. Users...
The Bubo 2‑in‑1 digital microscope combines a handheld unit with a desktop base, offering flexibility for both field and lab work. It features a 12 MP CMOS sensor, 1080p/60 fps video, and a 4.6‑inch HD screen, delivering up to 1800× magnification. Powered...
The article reviews six top water‑leak detectors, ranging from basic battery‑powered units to advanced hub‑based systems with automatic shut‑off. D‑Link leads with a Wi‑Fi hub supporting up to 16 remote sensors, while Flo offers both a budget‑friendly detector and a...
This will take some getting used to 😄 The iKKO MindOne Pro is a tiny smartphone with some big promises, like an "AI OS" and "built-in global internet" via virtual SIM. As you might expect, I'm far more interested in the basics....
narrative violation: compute supply is structurally tight, probably more than it’s ever been securing long term compute offtake from a well capitalized data center operator or neocloud is going to be table stakes for compute consumers compute price go brrrr
Acer announced its first TravelMate P4 and P2 Copilot+ laptops powered by Intel’s latest Core Ultra Series 3 processors with vPro. The lineup—TravelMate P4 14 AI, P4 Spin 14 AI, P2 16 AI and P2 14 AI—offers AI‑on‑device features, long battery life, fast‑charging, MIL‑STD‑810H durability and optional LTE. Integrated Windows 11 Copilot+...
🌕@GRU_Space built the world's first Moon factory in just 6 weeks—patent-pending hardware turning lunar dirt into bricks and inflates habitats on the Moon. It's landing as early as next year to lay the foundation for lunar hotels and base infra. Congrats on...
Scientists have developed #dielectric elastomer actuators, or artificial “muscles”, that can operate at low voltages while still producing high output to drive untethered, soft robotic fish movements. Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/zAb0uHec2c https://t.co/cnlGAcOc1Q
Organized crime groups are increasingly targeting shipments of AI‑focused computer hardware, turning cargo theft into a high‑value enterprise. Verisk CargoNet reports U.S. losses of about $725 million in 2025, a 60 percent jump, even though the number of incidents stayed near 3,600....
I got tired of futzing with the huggingface printable arm so I ordered a metal one from china. Gonna make it dispense into well plates via a peristaltic and later a universal pipettor module holding my old Gilsons or cheapo...
Wireless EMG-Controlled Bionic Hand with Independent Finger Movement by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/7zrAgN3ahU
Wolfspeed announced that its 300 mm silicon carbide (SiC) technology platform can serve as a foundational material for advanced AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) heterogeneous packaging by decade’s end. The company recently produced a single‑crystal 300 mm SiC wafer and is collaborating...
I'd wager Macbook Neo has more than enough compute power for 70-80% of all notebook users.
Don't sleep on Groq + LLama 4 Maverick - wow, very very useful for low latency tasks
GAMR has launched a pressure‑sensitive gaming mat on Kickstarter, offering a nine‑zone floor controller that connects via Bluetooth or USB to phones, tablets, TVs and PCs. The Rhythm model mimics classic dance‑arcade pads, while Junior and Active versions target children...
MacBook Neo in Maui. I may be the first person in all of Maui rocking MacBook Neo lol. Also the speakers on this. Incredible at this price https://t.co/iXGKFqWCUe
A Waterproof #Autonomous Flying Camera for Any Environment via @ZappyZappy7 #Innovation #TechForGood #EmergingTech #Tech https://t.co/IRkTmCfcgz
Threat actors are exploiting FortiGate next‑generation firewalls to gain initial access and harvest service‑account credentials. Researchers identified abuse of recent CVEs (2025‑59718, 2025‑59719, 2026‑24858) and misconfigurations to extract configuration files containing LDAP and AD service accounts, targeting healthcare, government and...
The other distinction with Neo that will be interesting is it is capable of more than "light work." There is nothing I can't do on it I can't with my Macbook Air. The only audience this won't cater to...
Max wattage I could push A18 Pro to on Neo was CPU ~8W and GPU ~14W I may be the only one, but was very excited to see A series processor wattage under workloads for the first time. https://t.co/0cQbcNZFT0
The Strategist’s latest guide ranks the top robot vacuums for households with pets, highlighting three models: the Roborock Q7+ Max as overall winner, the Roborock Saros 10R for combined vacuum‑mop performance, and the budget‑friendly Matic. The review is based on hands‑on...
2021 Atlas humanoid robot was a bulky, hydraulic robot. Back then, it relied on algorithms written by engineers. 2026 Atlas has a sleek, all-electric body and an AI-powered brain, smart enough to pull off hard-to-believe feats autonomously. https://t.co/U0bW8alre4
A computer chip (or integrated circuit or IC) is the "brain" or the "nervous system" of electronic devices. It is a tiny slice of semiconductor material - usually silicon - packed with millions or even billions of microscopic electronic components...
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA‑H) has unveiled the Delphi program to create modular biosensors that can monitor multiple biomarkers such as inflammation markers, hormones, and drug levels. The initiative relies on electronic "chiplet" technology, allowing developers to...
NVIDIA’s GeForce platform is evolving from a pure graphics card into an AI‑centric ecosystem that blends ray tracing, neural‑network‑based image reconstruction, and cloud services. At GDC 2026 the company highlighted DLSS 4.5’s dynamic frame generation, RTX Mega Geometry for handling ultra‑dense scenes,...
NVIDIA announced that DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation will be released on March 31, 2026, targeting GeForce RTX 50 series owners. The new mode replaces the static frame‑generation multiplier with a real‑time adaptive system that reacts to scene complexity. Alongside the dynamic...
Yield loss is increasingly molecular in origin and invisible to conventional inspection. https://t.co/LSmNbYCLX3 #semiconductor #yield #chemicalvariability #waferdefects
VLC Photonics, a Spanish fabless photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design house, has entered a strategic collaboration with Hitachi High‑Tech America to expand its North American footprint. The partnership leverages VLC’s multi‑platform PIC expertise and Hitachi’s equipment sales and global commercial...
