Today's Hardware Pulse
Nvidia driver adds DLSS 5 profile options, hinting at next‑gen AI rendering
Nvidia's GeForce Game Ready driver 610.47 introduces three new profile settings—Enable DLSS NR override, Enable DLSS NR SL override, and Override DLSS NR presets—suggesting continued development of its upcoming DLSS 5 neural‑rendering technology. The earlier DLSS 5 reveal sparked debate over AI‑driven image alteration, after which Nvidia fell silent on the feature.
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By the numbers: Cyient Semiconductors raises $30M Series A
Tesla Plans to Resolve Its Angriest Bunch of Owners: Here’s How
Tesla acknowledged that its older Hardware 3 (HW3) self‑driving computers cannot support unsupervised Full Self‑Driving (FSD) and announced a remediation plan. HW3 owners who purchased FSD will be offered discounted trade‑ins or retrofits to the newer AI4 (Hardware 4) platform, which also requires camera upgrades. Elon Musk said the upgrades will be performed in new micro‑factories near major cities to speed the process. The move follows mounting customer backlash and potential class‑action risk over earlier FSD promises.
Intel Shares Surge on AI Boom to Surpass Dotcom Bubble High
Intel’s stock jumped more than 12% in after‑hours trading, pushing the share price above $58 and eclipsing the peak it hit during the 2000 dot‑com bubble. The rally was sparked by strong earnings guidance and a surge in demand for...
The Man Who Is Paying to See the Future
Serial entrepreneur Bill Nguyen, 55, has built a personal AI proxy that runs on a high‑end Nvidia RTX 5090 workstation. The system consumes massive token volumes across multiple models, handling his calendar, email, parenting advice, and even arranging meetings without his...
Verne and Nscale Complete First Phase of AI Deployment in Iceland
Verne and Nscale have finished the first phase of an AI GPU deployment at Verne’s Iceland campus, installing 7.5 MW of compute power in just three months. The rollout includes 128 racks—half of them liquid‑cooled—housing Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs as part...
Huawei, DeepSeek Strengthen China’s AI Self-Reliance with Collaboration on V4 Model
Huawei announced that its new Ascend 950PR and 950DT chips were ready for day‑zero inference on DeepSeek’s V4 model, with the entire Ascend SuperNode line fully adapted. The partnership was highlighted in a livestream where engineers detailed integration with Huawei’s...
Geely Eva Cab, Il Robotaxi Senza Volante Che Paga Lautostrada Da Solo
Geely unveiled the Eva Cab robotaxi at the Beijing Auto Show, marking China’s first fully autonomous, steering‑wheel‑free prototype. The vehicle relies on a 196‑billion‑parameter language model and a 43‑sensor suite to make decisions three times faster than a human driver and...
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally Is Defying the Trend of Rising Prices and Is Now Cheaper than when It Launched
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally has slipped to $539.99 on Amazon, undercutting its original $599 launch price and the £499.99 (~$635) it debuted at in the UK. This price reduction runs counter to a broader surge in handheld console costs...
Keppel and Shell to Launch Immersion Cooling Pilot at Singapore Data Center
Keppel and Shell are teaming up to pilot an immersion‑cooling pod at a Singapore data centre, slated to go live by May 2026 for a 12‑month trial. The system will use Shell’s proprietary gas‑to‑liquids (GTL) cooling fluid, which Shell claims can...
The Amazon Ember Artline Gives Frame TV Shoppers Lots of Options
Amazon has entered the growing frame‑TV market with the Ember Artline, a Fire TV‑powered QLED set available in 55‑inch and 65‑inch models priced at $900 and $1,100 respectively. The TV supports all major HDR formats, including Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and...
IPhone Ultra Fold Leaks: Every Design Feature Coming to Apple’s First Foldable
Apple is poised to launch its first foldable, the iPhone Ultra, positioning it as a design‑focused alternative to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8. The device features a rounded, ergonomic chassis, a 4:3 aspect‑ratio display and a dedicated camera button, while eliminating the...
Space Data-Center News: Roundup of Extraterrestrial AI Endeavors
In April 2026 a wave of space‑compute announcements pushed orbital data centers closer to commercial reality. Sophia Space teamed with Kepler Communications to run its software on a ten‑satellite cluster of Nvidia Orin processors, while Deloitte activated two additional cyber‑defense...
Frequency Matters, Apr 24: Amps/Oscillators Issue, Infineon Hi-Rel Interview, Industry News/Events
Microwave Journal’s Frequency Matters episode on April 24 spotlighted the new Amplifiers and Oscillators issue and featured an interview with Infineon Hi‑Rel’s senior aerospace director. The discussion centered on GaN power‑conversion technology qualified for space, highlighting its performance advantages for satellite...
Aeluma Receives NASA Award for Integrated QD Lasers
Aeluma Inc., a Goleta‑based compound semiconductor firm, secured a NASA award to accelerate its integrated quantum‑dot (QD) laser platform for data‑communication and sensing. The company’s large‑diameter wafer heterogeneous integration leverages high‑throughput MOCVD to embed QD lasers directly on silicon, tackling...
This Breakthrough ‘Spiking’ Battery Can Pump Out Lightning-Fast Bursts of Energy
Engineers are reviving 1950s‑era supercapacitors to complement lithium‑ion batteries, creating hybrid storage that can deliver millisecond‑level power bursts. The technology is already powering emergency doors on Airbus A380s, Swiss electric buses that recharge in 15‑second stops, and China’s first grid‑scale...
Tesla Launches Three-Phase Powerwall 3P
Tesla has introduced the Powerwall 3P, a three‑phase residential energy storage system that combines a 13.4 kWh battery, hybrid inverter, and on‑board energy management in a single wall‑mounted unit. The device delivers up to 15.4 kW continuous AC power, peaks at 21 kW,...
OnePlus 16 Could Bring 240Hz Refresh Rate Display
OnePlus is rumored to equip its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 16, with a 240 Hz refresh‑rate display, potentially maintaining its 1.5K resolution. The device is expected to feature a 6.78‑inch BOE LTPO panel using LIPO packaging for ultra‑thin 1 mm bezels. If...
Leidos Wins $617m US Army IFPC Increment 2 Launcher Contract
Leidos has been awarded a $617 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce additional launchers for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) system. The award brings the company’s total IFPC Inc 2 production contracts to nearly $1.2 billion, covering more than 100...
Atomera Extends Collaboration with Synopsys to GaN Workflows
Atomera Inc. has broadened its long‑standing partnership with Synopsys Inc. to include gallium nitride (GaN) device modeling using Synopsys’ Sentaurus TCAD platform. The expanded effort will develop a GaN calibration methodology, produce marketing and calibrated simulation decks, and feed product...
Adani Green to Invest ₹15,000 Cr in BESS as FY27 Capex Rises to ₹45,000 Cr; Rajasthan to Emerge as Key...
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) announced a $1.8 billion investment in battery‑energy‑storage‑systems (BESS) as part of a $5.4 billion FY27 capital plan. The company has already added 1.4 GW of battery capacity at its Khavda hub in Gujarat and aims to commission more...
Fitness Tracker for Fido? Experts Split on Benefits of Pet Tech
Pet fitness and health trackers are entering the consumer market as the sector is projected to reach $450 million by 2035. Proponents cite real‑world cases, such as a rescue dog whose anxiety medication dosage was fine‑tuned using activity data. Veterinary leaders...
AMD EXPO 1.2 Expands DDR5 Tuning Before Zen 6 Rollout
AMD unveiled EXPO 1.2, the latest iteration of its DDR5 overclocking profile standard. The update expands profile data, adds support for MRDIMM, CUDIMM and CSODIMM modules, and introduces new timing and voltage fields such as tREFI and VDDP. While early BIOS...
Intel Says Software Optimization Limits E-Core Gaming Performance Gains
Intel’s Vice President Robert Hallock says the gaming performance gap between Intel’s hybrid CPUs and AMD’s Ryzen X3D chips is largely a software issue, not a hardware flaw. Intel reports that toggling efficiency (E) cores changes game FPS by roughly one...
Intel Z970 Chipset Will Become Mainstream Segment for Nova Lake-S
Intel is set to launch the Z970 chipset alongside its Nova Lake‑S processors, positioning it as the core of the new 900‑series upper‑mainstream platform. The Z970 will inherit many Z‑series features—most notably CPU overclocking and richer I/O—traditionally reserved for enthusiast...
DirecTV Launches Live TV App on Meta Quest VR Headset
DirecTV announced Thursday that its streaming app is now available on Meta Quest 2, 3, 3S and Pro headsets via the Meta Horizon Store. The service offers free ad‑supported channels to all users and requires a paid DirecTV package for...
Middle-East Conflict Disrupts Helium Supply, Tightening AI Chip Production
The Iran war has crippled Qatar's helium production, a critical coolant for semiconductor manufacturing. With helium spot prices roughly doubling, memory‑chip giants Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron and foundry TSMC face longer lead times and margin pressure, raising alarms across the...
Google Launches TorchTPU, Letting PyTorch Run Natively on Massive TPU Clusters
Google announced TorchTPU, a software stack that enables PyTorch workloads to execute natively on its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) hardware. The integration promises seamless migration with a single line change and supports the newly split TPU 8t and 8i families,...
SiTime Pushes Precision Timing Chips to Slash AI Data‑centre Power Use
SiTime unveiled precision timing silicon designed to tighten synchronization in AI clusters, promising measurable energy savings across thousands of servers. The move targets growing regulatory scrutiny of data‑centre power use and the climate‑impact of AI workloads.
Samsung Launches $27,700 Micro RGB R95H TV, Aiming to Outshine OLED and QLED
Samsung unveiled its Micro RGB R95H TV, featuring individually lit red, green and blue LEDs, a 165 Hz refresh rate and Vision AI Companion, priced at AU$42,000 (about $27,700). The launch pits Samsung’s new display tech against OLED and QLED flagships...
VanEck SMH ETF Jumps 27% in 2026, Leaving S&P 500 Far Behind
VanEck's Semiconductor ETF (SMH) rose 27.73% year‑to‑date, climbing from $373.30 to $476.83, while the S&P 500 posted a modest 4.07% gain. The rally is driven by outsized gains in top holdings like TSMC, ASML and Intel, underscoring a broader thematic...
Tesla Admits Pre‑2023 HW3 Cars Can’t Deliver Unsupervised Full Self‑Driving, Offers Trade‑in Upgrade
Tesla announced that vehicles equipped with Hardware 3 (model years 2019‑2023) lack the memory bandwidth needed for unsupervised Full Self‑Driving. The company will offer a discounted trade‑in for HW4 (AI4) hardware and plans micro‑factories to retrofit cameras and computers, a...
Intel Shares Surge on AI‑Driven Sales Outlook, Reach 2000‑Era Peaks
Intel reported a 22% year‑over‑year jump in datacenter AI revenue and projected Q2 sales of $13.8‑$14.8 billion, sending the stock sharply higher and reviving confidence in its AI‑focused turnaround plan.
TreQ Launches Open‑Architecture Multi‑Vendor Quantum Testbed with Eight Configurations
TreQ has brought online an Open‑Architecture Quantum (OAQ) testbed that supports eight distinct QPU‑control‑software configurations within a three‑rack footprint. Built in just three months under Innovate UK’s Quantum Mission Pilot, the system demonstrates that capital‑efficient, interchangeable quantum infrastructure can be...
Honor's Lightning Humanoid Shatters Half‑Marathon Record in Beijing
Honor's Lightning humanoid robot finished the Beijing E‑Town Half Marathon in 50 minutes 26 seconds, faster than the human world record. The feat, captured in a viral video, highlights advances in robot endurance while prompting skeptics to question its real‑world...
Raytheon’s RAIVEN Sensing System Undergoes First Flight Test on a Black Hawk
Raytheon completed the first flight test of its RAIVEN sensing system on a UH‑60 Black Hawk on April 15. The AI‑enhanced EO/IR suite, combining hyperspectral imaging and LIDAR, delivered 270° coverage and mapped urban streets, wetlands and coastline in total...
AccuformNMC RFID Label Production Boosted by GTUS Machine
AccuformNMC, a Justrite Safety Group division, has adopted Graph-Tech USA’s RFID-Runner encode‑and‑print system, boosting UHF RFID label output. The eZ‑Inkjet engine delivers 600 dpi variable‑data printing at speeds up to 20 times faster than conventional thermal printers. Consumable costs have fallen by...
D-Mode GaN Bidirectional Switches Reshape Power Conversion Topologies
Renesas introduced the TP65B110HRU, a 650 V, 110 mΩ D‑mode GaN bidirectional switch that integrates two low‑voltage MOSFETs in a single TOLT package. The device conducts and blocks current in both directions, eliminating the need for back‑to‑back MOSFET or IGBT pairs. This...
What Is ‘Temple’, the Wearable Tech on Sindhu’s Side Forehead at the Uber Cup?
PV Sindhu debuted a new wearable called the Temple during her Uber Cup opener, a stick‑on device that monitors real‑time brain blood flow and cognitive load. Built by a team led by Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal, the beta‑stage tracker also...
Wheel-E Podcast: Cargo E-Bikes, Pedal-by-Wire, Yozma IN10, Laws, More
Electrek’s Wheel‑E podcast highlighted a wave of electric‑bike innovations, starting with Segway’s launch of a compact cargo e‑bike designed for urban logistics and an even cheaper cargo model that could broaden market access. The show also examined a groundbreaking pedal‑by‑wire...
Apple's Next CEO Has a Different Battle Ahead
John Ternus, Apple’s current head of hardware engineering, will assume the CEO role in September 2026, succeeding Tim Cook. Analysts anticipate a rapid rollout of a folding iPhone, alongside potential smart‑glasses and a smart‑home hub. Ternus must also steer Apple...
Graviton Win Fuels $5B AWS CPU Revenue Growth
Solid win for Graviton, the most mature custom Arm CPU program of any hyperscaler. This business is around ~5B annualized revenue for AWS, and this will help escalate that number. AWS needs more CPUs. I know a foundry...
Lito X1 Crowned Top Beginner Drone, Mini 4K Still Tempting
The newly released DJI Lito X1 comes with a host of features and specs that make it our favorite beginner drone – but the DJI Mini 4K retains some appeal. https://t.co/Fyy0bSk2jA
Motion‑Sync Smart Saddle Revolutionizes Bike Comfort
This Smart Bicycle Saddle Syncs With Your Motion to Redefine Riding Comfort by @QuantumTech_X #EmergingTech #Innovation #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/ITANpiSOix
Chip Rally Lifts Qualcomm Stock Higher
The chip rally is so intense that even Qualcomm gets to go up $QCOM https://t.co/JHUQyG5MUs https://t.co/yQSvYsEvZ4
QCOM Poised for Lift with New DC CPU Launch
$QCOM should get a boost from launching a DC CPU. A much needed one. 💪🏻
SpaceX Falcon GPUs Not Ready for Gaming PCs
Don't think you'll be putting a SpaceX Falcon GPU in your gaming PC rather than an Nvidia, AMD or Intel graphics card. https://t.co/UhmLuz5zjv
Micron Set to Soar as Samsung Strike Spikes DRAM Demand
Few large specialists chiming in on $MU (memory) more bullish than ever. more server (or even client CPUs) means a lot more DRAM . MORE importantly SAMSUNG indicated a STRIKE, which cause $MU to surge https://t.co/7KhGWVDVdH
CPU Resurgence Fuels Gains for Intel, AMD, ARM, Qualcomm
$INTC, $AMD, $ARM, $QCOM all about to open higher on the great CPU resurgence. Expectations are $QCOM fleshes out their data center CPU/accelerator strategy soon.
Intel Emerges as the Go‑to CPU Foundry
$INTC because they are the only foundry who has line of sight to manufacturing expansion short-term. That, plus what I have been sharing for some time on my thesis Intel becomes the CPU foundry of choice for many. https://t.co/dKqm16myKH
Meta Bets on Heterogeneous Compute Across GPUs, XPUs, CPUs
$META understands that having the most heterogenous compute is key to its long term ambitions. From GPUs to XPUs to CPUs it continues to invest big. 💪🏻
Automated 3D Print Farm Mass‑Produces Precise Drone Frames
Inside an #Automated #3D Print Farm Mass-Producing High-Precision #Drone Frames by @amazingthings_ #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/k3QAtZy7DQ