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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.
A February 2026 forum thread suggests AMD could become the first company to deploy a custom HBM solution, likely HBM4e, using a bespoke base die (b‑die) for a next‑gen GPU dubbed MI455X. Contributors highlight development costs exceeding $100 million and significant compatibility hurdles with memory dies from Samsung, Hynix, and TSMC. Samsung and Hynix have already assembled dedicated custom HBM teams, while TSMC proposes a larger I/O alternative. The debate weighs custom B‑die, dual‑die architectures, and unit‑price trade‑offs.
Rohde & Schwarz and Broadcom are unveiling the first public Wi‑Fi 8 RF signaling tests at MWC Barcelona 2026 using the CMX500 multi‑technology tester. The demo validates a Broadcom prototype and showcases Wi‑Fi 8’s new PHY/MAC features such as distributed resource units, unequal modulation and...
Week 8 highlighted several strategic moves in the data‑storage and AI hardware market. IBM launched an autonomous storage portfolio—FlashSystem 5600, 7600, 9600—powered by agentic AI, while AMD and TCS announced a 200 MW Helios rack‑scale AI deployment in India. Financially, AMD posted a 34 % YoY...
Crusoe unveiled Command Center, a unified operations platform that consolidates GPU telemetry, logging, and orchestration for high‑performance AI workloads. The solution offers out‑of‑the‑box metrics, custom metric ingestion, and topology‑aware views, while integrating tightly with Crusoe Managed Kubernetes, Slurm, and AutoClusters....
Micrologic, a Canadian sovereign‑cloud provider, has teamed with AI‑driven data‑security firm Cohesity to launch a fully Canadian‑jurisdictional data‑protection platform. The joint solution combines Micrologic’s Canada‑only cloud infrastructure with Cohesity’s backup, disaster‑recovery and isolated recovery environment technology. It promises recovery speeds...
Ax3.ai appointed Marius Tudor as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global go‑to‑market strategy. Tudor brings more than 25 years of technical sales experience in infrastructure and hardware. He will expand direct sales channels, strengthen the partner ecosystem, and target...
Lam Research inaugurated a new 9,200‑sq‑ft office in Boise, Idaho, staffed initially by about 150 employees focused on research, development and high‑volume manufacturing for Micron’s memory technology. The facility underscores Lam’s multi‑year strategy to expand U.S. operations and accelerate chip...
Reticulum is an open‑source, decentralized networking protocol that operates without traditional internet infrastructure. It uses cryptographic identity‑based addressing and built‑in encryption to secure traffic across any medium, from LoRa radios to Wi‑Fi and Ethernet. Its hardware‑agnostic design lets users build...
Korean researchers at KAIST and Hanyang University have created a metamaterial‑based nanophotonic color router that retains about 78 % optical efficiency across a ±12‑degree angle of incidence. The device separates red, green, and blue light directly on the sensor, addressing the...
Decathlon has introduced a new Peach Orange colourway for its Rockrider E‑ACTV 500 hybrid e‑bike, now available in France, the Netherlands and Spain. The bike retains its €1,999.99 price point, while older colour options in Spain have been discounted to €1,799.99....
Red Hat has released Tuned 2.27, the latest version of its open‑source tuning framework for Linux. The update adds CPU partitioning autodetection, a systemd workaround, and enables CPU boost in performance profiles. It also introduces OpenShift‑specific TCP optimizations, forces SAP HANA latency...
NXP and Silex Technology have released the SX‑SDMAX6E module, embedding the IW623 tri‑band Wi‑Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.x radios for industrial IoT. The module ships in a 44‑pin LGA package and an M.2 2230 Key‑E card, supporting SDIO for Wi‑Fi and UART for Bluetooth....
Epson announced that its m‑Series thermal receipt printers are now embedded in LaunderPay's all‑in‑one laundry POS platform, targeting wash‑and‑fold, delivery and dry‑cleaning operators. The integration delivers compact, high‑performance printing for receipts and bag tags while offering customizable receipt length to...
In 2012 the UberCloud team launched a public call for engineers to test real‑world simulations on remote HPC resources, sparking a decade‑long series of cloud‑based experiments. Early case studies showed modest success rates, but the 2015 introduction of purpose‑built HPC...
Rohde & Schwarz has introduced the QPS Walk2000, a millimeter‑wave walk‑through scanner that uses AI and machine learning to detect both metallic and non‑metallic threats in real time. The system allows passengers and staff to walk through at a normal pace...
Qualcomm Technologies and Tata Electronics have signed a partnership to produce Qualcomm Automotive Modules at Tata's new semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility in Assam, India. The $3 bn greenfield plant will integrate Snapdragon Digital Chassis system‑on‑chips into ready‑to‑deploy automotive modules...
Mesa 25.3.6 has been released as the final bug‑fix update for the 25 driver series, signaling the end of active maintenance for that branch. The patch addresses regressions in radeonsi, Venus, and ANV drivers, including a GL_FEEDBACK coordinate bug and...
Marvell Technology is localising its global semiconductor portfolio for the Indian market, establishing R&D centres in Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad. The company is collaborating with Indian academia—IITs, NITs and IIITs—to build a talent pipeline and shape semiconductor curricula. Marvell’s data‑centre...
Vodafone’s Network‑as‑a‑Sensor (NWaaS) program is now operating pan‑European, using thousands of microwave backhaul links to turn the carrier’s infrastructure into a distributed weather‑monitoring platform. The service can infer rain, fog, humidity and, with added mast‑mounted sensors, air‑quality data, delivering near‑real‑time...
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G design was leaked ahead of the company’s Unpacked event scheduled for February 25, 2026. The leak, posted by YouTuber Sahi Karoul, shows a high‑end device priced at AED 12,000 (approximately Rs 296,000) before official release. The...
In this episode, Ivan Poupyrev, CEO of Archetype AI, explains that "physical AI" goes far beyond robotics, embedding foundation‑model intelligence into everyday devices—from washing machines to HVAC systems—and enabling them to communicate and optimize as a unified system. He outlines...
Q3D Sensing announced the AuraGO, a compact add‑on LiDAR scanner that attaches to smartphones and tablets. The device promises centimetre‑level accuracy and a working range of 0.5 m to 30 m, delivering roughly 100 times the coverage of built‑in phone LiDAR. AuraGO...
A Reddit user from the UK discovered that 28 TB Seagate IronWolf Pro hard drives were priced nearly double in Britain compared to the United States. The US price was $609.99 versus about £980 (≈$1,200) in the UK, creating a $370...
Creative has refreshed its popular Sound BlasterX G6 external gaming DAC/amp by introducing a USB‑C version (model SBX‑G6UC) while retaining the original’s design and feature set. The update swaps the legacy micro‑USB connector for a modern USB‑C port, simplifying daily...
Dell's Tower Plus EBT2250 pre‑built incorporates a mechanically locked 12V‑2x6 power connector for the GPU, securing the plug with metal hardware to eliminate movement. The design uses Amphenol‑sourced components and an adapter cable that terminates in standard PCIe 8‑pin leads...
Intel has teased a new architecture called Xe Next, positioned after the Xe3P “Crescent Island” accelerator. The video from Intel’s AI VP indicates Xe Next will serve both the GPU line and the Jaguar Shores training family, suggesting a shared foundation across product...
AMD unveiled the VEK385 evaluation kit built around the Versal AI Edge Gen 2 XC2VE3858 SoC FPGA. The board combines eight Cortex‑A78AE cores, ten Cortex‑R52 cores, a Mali‑G78AE GPU, 144 AI Engine‑ML v2 tiles delivering up to 184 INT8 TOPS, and 20 GB...
My prediction is that the @OpenAI device (rumored to have camera, microphone, and speaker, which means it has a full computer inside with a few other sensors and radios) will be very small. Easy to throw in your pocket. Or...
WINSYSTEMS introduced the SBC‑ZETA‑3950, a rugged mini single‑board computer built around Intel’s Atom Apollo Lake E3950 quad‑core processor. Housed in an 84 × 55 mm carrier, it delivers 1.6 GHz base speed (up to 2.0 GHz burst) within a 12 W power envelope and includes 8 GB...
ASRock Industrial unveiled the NUC Ultra 300 Box series, a new line of compact mini PCs built on Intel’s Core Ultra 300 platform. The lineup offers two processor options – the Core Ultra 5 325 and the higher‑end Core Ultra X7 358H – delivering up to 16 cores and...
Europe’s smartphone market posted modest 2% Q4 growth in 2025, driven by strong premium demand. Apple’s iPhone 17 launch lifted its share to 33%, overtaking Samsung, which held 29%. Honor posted an 18% rise in the mid‑range segment, while Xiaomi slipped...
NVIDIA unveiled the Blackwell Ultra GB300 NVL72 rack, targeting long‑context inference for agentic AI models. Benchmarks show a 1.4‑1.5× performance uplift over the GB200, with a peak throughput of 226.2 tokens per second and latency gains of roughly 1.58×. The gains...
AAEON announced that its UP Squared series now enjoys full mainline Linux support for the 40‑pin Raspberry Pi‑compatible GPIO header in kernel 6.18, ending reliance on an out‑of‑tree DKMS driver. The upstream effort, led with Bootlin, rewrote the driver stack to use...
Roku has launched the Pro Remote 2, a $29.88 upgrade for existing Roku TVs and players. The new controller swaps the old micro‑USB port for USB‑C, adds motion‑activated backlit buttons, and introduces a dedicated Guide button for instant access to OTA...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) disclosed Patent US10692720B2, which merges advanced EUV lithography with a controlled angled‑etch step to achieve sub‑35 nm end‑to‑end spacing. The method replaces the traditional three‑step lithography/etch flow with a single exposure, dramatically simplifying the process for...
Enphase Energy reported Q4 2025 revenue of $343.3 million, with U.S. sales representing 89% of the total and a 13% sequential decline in U.S. revenue and a 29% drop in Europe. Gross margins fell to 46.1% non‑GAAP and 44.3% GAAP, largely...
Canaan Inc. posted Q4 2025 revenue of $196 million, up 30.4% quarter‑over‑quarter and 121.1% year‑over‑year, marking its strongest quarter in three years. Product revenue surged 39.1% to $165 million, driven by large North American orders, while computing power sold hit an all‑time high...
Ultra Clean Holdings reported Q4 2025 revenue of $506.6 million, essentially flat year‑over‑year, while gross margin slipped to 16.1% from 17%. The company’s global cleanroom capacity is 65% utilized, enough to support up to $3 billion in revenue, and it plans to...
Photonect, a Rochester‑based photonics startup founded by CEO Juniyali Nauriyal, is commercializing a laser‑fusion, epoxy‑free fiber‑to‑chip attachment process. The technology, built around an oxide mode converter, lifts coupling efficiency from roughly 50 % to 80 % and cuts optical loss to under...
Costco’s Kirkland alkaline AA batteries have been shown to match or exceed Energizer’s standard and Max alkaline models in independent tests while costing significantly less. Consumer Reports and YouTube reviewers such as Project Farm and Lumencraft recorded longer runtimes for...
After years of frustration with sluggish smart‑TV platforms, the author replaced the native interface on a Hisense set with an Apple TV 4K (3rd gen). The $170 streaming box delivered markedly faster app launches, cleaner navigation, and seamless integration with existing Apple devices....
Researchers at Harbin Institute of Technology have created a shark‑inspired electronic skin that combines electrostatic non‑contact scanning with tactile triboelectric sensing. By embedding a pre‑charged ePTFE electret within a stretchable Ecoflex matrix, the e‑skin amplifies the electric field, achieving detectable...
Modern PC builders often splurge on high‑end motherboard features that they never actually use. The article highlights common over‑investments such as extra PCIe lanes, 18‑phase VRMs, dual BIOS, multi‑gigabit Ethernet, and quad M.2 slots, explaining why mid‑range boards usually suffice....
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Researchers have developed a flexible triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) using a sodium bismuth titanate (NBT) and chitosan composite film paired with PDMS. The lead‑free ferroelectric NBT particles enhance dielectric properties, delivering a peak voltage of 162.5 V, current of 4.1 µA and power...
Researchers demonstrated that stochastic resonance can trigger synchronous polarization switching in a thin‑film lead zirconate titanate (PZT) capacitor using sub‑coercive voltage pulses. By tuning the noise level to satisfy the Kramers‑time condition, the device switches reliably at half the signal...
Ultra‑Wideband (UWB) smart door locks can detect a user’s approach within 10 cm and unlock automatically, eliminating the need to pull out a phone. The first UWB‑enabled models – Aqara U400 and Ultraloq Bolt Mission – launched in January 2026, priced at $270 and $300...
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra arrives on February 25, 2026 with modest camera upgrades and new AI‑driven features. Leaks reveal that Chinese rivals—Xiaomi 17 Ultra, Oppo Find X9 Ultra, and Vivo X300 Ultra—offer larger sensors, higher‑resolution modules, and specialist optics. Each...
After spending about 10 hours and $200 debugging how to connect my openclaw to Google Chat, so it could communicate with my team, we finally found the fix Sharing the solution below in a format you can give to your openclaw...
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop (7th Edition) with a Snapdragon X Elite processor is now available for $916.99 on Amazon, a 29% discount from its $1,299.99 MSRP. The 15‑inch, 120 Hz touchscreen model ships with 16 GB RAM, a 256 GB SSD, and up to 20 hours of battery...
