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
Blackbox Replaces Two Racks of HPE Storage with 8U of Everpure
Blackbox Hosting has replaced its two full racks of HPE 3PAR arrays with eight rack units of Everpure FlashArray hardware, consolidating 998 TB of provisioned storage into two 4U boxes. The new Pure Storage solution delivers a 10:1 data‑reduction ratio and cuts power consumption by 85%, while shrinking the recovery‑point objective from 15 minutes to one second. The migration supports the provider’s 1,500 virtual machines across its Canary Wharf and Slough sites and enables a fully managed, sovereign cloud offering for customers such as Iris Software Group. Operationally, the Evergreen platform provides zero‑touch upgrades and a simplified web interface.
Tech Component Shortages Boost Our Portfolio Holdings
There’s a shortage in • Memory + storage $DRAM $MU • Optical Transceivers $LITE $AAOI • Power infrastructure $VRT $ETN • CPU shortage $AMD $INTC And we own stocks in each of those sectors
Counterpoint: ODM & IDH Smartphone Shipments Down 10% YoY in 2H 2025
Counterpoint Research reports that global smartphone shipments from ODMs and IDHs fell 10% year‑on‑year in the second half of 2025, ending two years of growth. The decline was driven by soaring memory prices that pushed low‑end phones under $150 down...
U.S. DOT Deploys $12.5 B to Revamp National Air‑Traffic Control System
The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $12.5 billion to overhaul the nation’s air‑traffic control infrastructure, replacing copper wiring, radios and paper strips. Officials say the money covers only the first phase, and additional congressional support will be required to fund...
IBM and UIUC Ink Deal to Boost Transmon Qubit Coherence and Quantum‑Centric Supercomputing
IBM has signed a new agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign to expand the Discovery Accelerator Institute, aiming to improve transmon qubit coherence and fuse quantum processors with high‑performance computing. The pact gives UIUC students and researchers cloud access...
US Military Solves the Biggest Problem in Drone Warfare With a Laser Beam
PowerLight Technologies achieved the first wireless power‑beaming to a fielded military drone in flight, delivering kilowatt‑class energy to a K1000ULE UAV at altitudes up to 5,000 feet and a range of nearly one mile. The ground‑based laser transmitter autonomously tracked and...
From Embedded Systems to Edge AI: How STMicroelectronics Is Enabling Vietnam’s Electronics Industry
STMicroelectronics is deepening its foothold in Vietnam as the country moves from a manufacturing hub to a design‑centric semiconductor ecosystem. The company has nurtured local talent for nearly two decades, supplying free microcontroller kits to universities and hosting hands‑on Tech...
Taiwan's Smart Tolling Technology Goes Global as Thailand Launches AI-Powered M81 Motorway System
Taiwan’s Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection (FETC) has deployed its AI‑enabled electronic tolling system on Thailand’s new M‑Flow M81 motorway, creating a multi‑lane free‑flow corridor between Bangkok and Kanchanaburi. The platform combines AI‑driven automatic license‑plate recognition, IoT sensors and multiple...
AHR Expo 2026: Introduction to Building Automation Systems – Recap
The AHR Expo 2026 education session "Introduction to Building Automation Systems" featured Scott Cochrane and Stephanie Poole, who detailed BAS fundamentals from pneumatic controls to cloud‑native platforms. They highlighted that BAS governs roughly 80 percent of a building’s energy use and...
New Handbook Maps Emerging Materials Shaping Future Semiconductors
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Materials The Semiconductor Handbook Emerging Materials: 1/ - Recently, Researchers From Distinct Universities Wrote A Book Titled Handbook Of Emerging Materials For The Semiconductor Industry - This Comprehensive Handbook Is Essential For Understanding How These New Materials...
Companies Are Racing to Buy GPUs. Many Sit Idle
Enterprises are hoarding GPU capacity at a staggering scale, with average utilization hovering around just 5%, according to Cast AI’s 2026 State of Kubernetes Optimization Report. The data, drawn from tens of thousands of clusters, suggests firms provision roughly 20...
You Can’t Build Proximity to Cows From SoMa
The post argues that while San Francisco remains the hub for foundational AI, the most valuable startups now blend software with physical assets and are locating near those assets. Companies like Halter in Auckland, Starcloud in Redmond, and Mariana Minerals across...
China Tests 11,400‑ft Deep‑Sea Cable‑Cutting ROV, Raising Stakes for Global Telecom Infrastructure
China announced that its Haiyang Dizhi 2 research vessel has successfully trialed a remotely operated vehicle capable of slicing undersea fiber‑optic cables at 11,483 feet (3,500 m). The device, which also repairs cables, uses aerospace‑grade electro‑hydrostatic actuators and a diamond‑coated cutter, giving Beijing...
TOPNC Clears Filing Step for Hong Kong IPO as Its Lead in Five-Axis CNC Tools Grows
Top Numerical Control Technology (TOPNC) cleared a China Securities Regulatory Commission filing, advancing its Hong Kong IPO to the hearing stage. The company dominates the five‑axis CNC tool market in 2024, supplying China’s aerospace programs such as the C919 jet and...
SOLAI Unveils $399 Solode Neo Edge AI Device Pre‑Loaded with OpenClaw
SOLAI Limited announced the Solode Neo, a $399 edge AI appliance pre‑configured with OpenClaw that lets users run autonomous agents at home or in the office. The device targets AI enthusiasts seeking privacy‑first, plug‑and‑play AI without cloud subscriptions.
OnePlus Unveils Watch 4 with up to Five Days of Battery Life
OnePlus announced the Watch 4, a premium titanium smartwatch that can run up to five days on a single charge. The device pairs a Snapdragon W5 processor with a low‑power BES2800 chip and a 646 mAh battery, positioning it as a...
Micron Defends Patent Challenge, Federal Circuit Upholds Invalidity of Key Semiconductor Patents
Micron Technology persuaded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to affirm the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision that two of its semiconductor patents are invalid. The ruling curtails Katana Silicon Technologies' infringement lawsuit and reinforces the...
Galaxy Book6 Delivers Premium Build Under $1K
I am impressed by the Galaxy Book6 Finally got the chance to see it and I expected a traditional cheaper feel from this. I was very wrong Surprisingly solid and you can feel the new all aluminum build. This base model is...
Metrics Miss Full Installed Base and Real Compute Deployment
This does not reflect full historical installed base or how existing compute is actually being deployed...
Nanox Posts $33.4M Q4 Loss, Announces 360‑System Distribution Deal
Nanox (NASDAQ:NNOX) disclosed a $33.4 million net loss for Q4 2025 and $3.7 million in revenue, while CEO Erez Meltzer highlighted a new distribution agreement covering roughly 360 Nanox.ARC systems over the next two to three years. The update also noted a CFO...
Robot Vacuum Conquers Stairs, Redefining Home Cleaning
The #Robot Vacuum That Defies Stairs via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #Robotics #Innovation #TechForGood #EmergingTech #Technology https://t.co/RgGwdzu8AY
How to Verify and Update Your Kobo eReader Firmware
Have a @Rakuten @Kobo eReader? Smart choice, it's quite as capable as an Amazon Kindle, with strengths all its own. But is it up-to-date with system software? Here's how to check (and update it, as needed): https://t.co/L67emcu2fa #rakuten #kobo #software...
Nebius Secures $46 B in AI Cloud Contracts, Accelerating SaaS Expansion
Nebius Group announced a $46 billion backlog of AI cloud contracts, including a $19.4 billion deal with Microsoft and a $27 billion expanded agreement with Meta. The contracts, backed by a $2 billion Nvidia equity investment, could drive the company’s revenue to $3‑$3.4 billion in...
Audiophile-Grade Sound, Budget Price, Bland Design
Audiophile level headphones for much less than you expect? I check out the Dekoni x HiFiMAN Cobalt Closed-Back Headphones and find lots to like. Well, other than the humdrum styling, that is: https://t.co/J7kBkKGZ0Q #audio #audiophile #headphones @dekoniaudio @hifimanofficial https://t.co/ArBCVp0lFE
First Underwater Jetpack Demonstrates Future Mobility
Dive Into the Future: The First Underwater Jetpack in Action by @IntEngineering #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/UTkzxK1lZK
LS ELECTRIC Q1 Net Income Jumps 73% on Automation Sales Surge
LS ELECTRIC reported a 73% increase in first‑quarter net income to 121.1 billion won (about $93 million), driven by a jump in sales of industrial automation solutions to 1.4 trillion won ($1.08 billion). The earnings lift highlights accelerating demand for smart‑factory and IoT equipment...
Swapped Earbuds Deliver Unexpectedly Better Sound
It's inexplicable but true: The Unique Melody UXUE Hybrid Dynamic Hi-Fi Earbuds sound better when I switch ears so that the L goes in my right ear, and the R goes in my left. Here's how that works out in...
I'm Putting Motorola Above Samsung when It Comes to Flip Phones - and Won't Think Twice
Motorola now commands roughly half of the U.S. foldable smartphone market, a share bolstered by its aggressive pricing, flexible software, and fashion‑forward designs. The 2024 Moto Razr flip starts at about $399, dramatically cheaper than Samsung’s $899 entry‑level Z Flip FE, while still...
SpaceX Has Option to Buy Cursor for $60 Billion – XAI and Cursor Try to Catch Athropic Claude Code
SpaceX’s artificial‑intelligence arm, XAI, has secured a one‑year option to acquire the AI‑coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, paying $10 billion upfront for the right. Cursor’s Composer 2 model recently beat Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 on the Terminal‑Bench while costing a fraction of the...
Red Hat Performance and Scale Engineering
Red Hat’s Performance and Scale Engineering team highlighted several breakthroughs in enterprise AI inference. The company posted industry‑leading MLPerf Inference v6.0 results, topping throughput benchmarks for GPT‑OSS‑120B, Whisper‑Large‑v3, Qwen3‑VL‑235B‑A22B and Llama‑2‑70B on NVIDIA H200, B200 and AMD MI350X GPUs. New...
GCI Buying Quintillion
GCI announced it will acquire Alaskan fiber infrastructure firm Quintillion in a deal valued at $310 million. The transaction merges Quintillion’s 1,800+ miles of subsea and terrestrial fiber, plus roughly 1,500 miles of planned expansion, with GCI’s statewide network. GCI will...
‘Smart Fabric’ Turns Sweat Into Real-Time Health Data
Researchers at South Korea’s DGIST have created a wearable smart fabric that analyzes sweat chemistry in real time without any electronic components. The textile incorporates a flexible semiconductor fiber within a biodegradable, porous matrix that wicks sweat into the material...
This High-Tech Drone Could Autonomously Scope Out Undersea Mines
Ulysses Maritime Technologies unveiled the Mako autonomous underwater drone, designed to locate and neutralize undersea mines. The modular platform can be reconfigured for agility—maintaining position in strong currents—or endurance, extending speed and range. Equipped with 2D/3D radar, cameras and payload...
ZenTimings Provides a Detailed View of RAM Timings on Ryzen Systems
ZenTimings is a new Windows utility that provides a read‑only, detailed view of DRAM timings, voltages, Infinity Fabric (FCLK) and memory controller (MCLK) clocks for AMD Ryzen, Threadripper and EPYC platforms. It works across motherboard vendors and Windows versions, from...
ANU Spinout Raises $36 Million Series A to Make AI Chips
Australian National University spin‑out Syenta announced a AU$36 million (≈US$26 million) Series A round, led by Playground Global and the National Reconstruction Fund. The capital will accelerate commercialisation of its lithography‑free Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing (LEM) process, which promises 40% fewer steps and higher...
Pentagon Wants $54B for Drones, More than Most Nations’ Military Budgets
The Pentagon’s FY 2027 budget request includes a historic $53.6 billion for drone production, operator training, logistics and counter‑drone systems, plus an additional $20.6 billion for one‑way attack drones and the MQ‑25 refueler. This investment would outpace the defense spending of most nations,...
Framework Wants Its Wireless TouchPad Keyboard to Be a Better Keyboard for Your Living Room
Framework is launching a standalone Wireless TouchPad Keyboard that merges a compact Bluetooth keyboard with a right‑hand trackpad, targeting couch‑oriented desktop setups. The device features 1.5 mm key travel, a 68.8 × 85.6 mm Windows‑Precision trackpad, and can connect via Bluetooth or a USB‑A...
Your Source for Podcast Solutions.
Videoguys positions itself as a one‑stop shop for professional podcast production, offering everything from PTZOptics multi‑camera rigs and Sony wireless microphones to all‑in‑one encoders like the YoloLiv YoloBox. The catalog also includes workflow tools such as the Elgato Stream Deck...
Meta Launches $1 Billion Tulsa Data Center
Meta Platforms $META has broken ground on a new $1 Billion data center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Plaud NotePin: Smart Wearable AI Boosts Meeting Notes
I review the Plaud NotePin Wearable AI Note Taker device and find that there's a lot to like with this smart little gizmo. It's particularly helpful for meetings and lectures, as I demonstrate in this detailed video: https://t.co/Q45YtD9jZc #ai #aiWearable...
Photonic Chip Generates Milliwatt-Level UV Light, 100 Times Brighter than Before
Researchers at the University of Twente and Harvard have demonstrated a photonic chip that generates several milliwatts of ultraviolet (UV) light, a power level roughly 100 times higher than prior on‑chip attempts. The breakthrough relies on converting two red photons...
SoftBank's New Memory Chip Venture Gains Government, Industry
SoftBank's next-generation semiconductor memory company government to support RIKEN, Fujitsu, etc. also solidify investment https://t.co/s7WUUwhf0M
Apple’s Next Growth Hinges on Foldables, AI, Affordable Glasses
“Innovation going forward around foldable phones, an AI enabled smartphone, new sleeker/affordable Apple Glasses, and future hardware developments will be the hearts and lungs of Apple’s success,” Wedbush’s Dan Ives said in a note. https://t.co/serD28N2eL @nypost 🍎📱👇
'No Pumps, No Batteries Needed': Wearable Semiconductor Fabric Monitors Health Through Sweat
A research team at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has created a wearable sweat sensor built from a molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) and polylactic acid (PLA) composite fiber. The porous fiber draws sweat through capillary action, eliminating the need...
LG G6 Finally Resolves Long‑standing G‑series OLED Issue
The LG G6 fixes a long-running issue most prominent on LG's G-series OLEDs… for the most part. https://t.co/PLdtxKMq2w
PREGO Teams with STORYCORPS on New Surveillance Device
[spins wheel] PREGO has partnered with [shuffles deck] STORYCORPS to create a [throws dart[] SURVEILLANCE DEVICE https://t.co/WqCPJgGyeD
Framework Laptop 13 Pro Is a Major Overhaul For the Modular, Upgradeable Laptop
Framework unveiled the Laptop 13 Pro, a ground‑up redesign of its modular 13‑inch notebook. The new model ships with Intel’s 13th‑gen Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) CPUs, a first‑generation touchscreen, larger battery, and a sleek black aluminum finish. While it drops some...
Sodium Batteries Breakthrough Amid Lithium Price Volatility
Volatile lithium prices and advances in technology mean sodium batteries are finally making a decisive breakthrough https://t.co/IRqZeUwuGz
Razer's Latest Mouse Mat Is An Ultra-Thin Glass Gaming Mat, And It's Actually Incredible
Razer has relaunched its Atlas line with the Atlas Pro, a 1.9 mm ultra‑thin tempered‑glass mouse mat that sits on a rubber anti‑slip base. The glass surface is micro‑etched to balance smooth glide with sensor accuracy, and it rates a 9 on...
AI Compute Shortage Challenges ‘Bubble’ Narrative
AI compute capacity is tightening as demand surges, undermining claims of an AI bubble. Senior director Vlad Galabov of Omdia highlighted the shortage at Data Center World. OpenAI had to scale back its video‑generation tool Sora to reallocate compute to...