Xbox “Project Green Leaf”: Leak Suggests a New Power-Saving Mode for Windows Handhelds
Microsoft is reportedly developing "Project Green Leaf," a set of power‑optimized profiles for Windows gaming handhelds delivered through the Xbox Game Development Kit. The leak, sourced from Moore’s Law Is Dead and reported by Wccftech and GamingBolt, describes two new labels—Power Optimized (PO) and Power Optimized Plus (PO+)—that let developers lower resolution, frame rate, or render load during low‑intensity gameplay, promising up to 30% battery savings. The initiative builds on existing Xbox Default Game Profiles for ASUS ROG Xbox Ally devices and recent developer guidance on battery‑friendly performance. Microsoft has not confirmed the project, and rollout timing remains speculative.
Underwater Data Center in Shanghai: AI Infrastructure Goes Underwater, This Time by Design
Shanghai’s Ling‑gang Special Area has launched an operational underwater data center housed in a 32‑meter steel cylinder. The facility draws more than 95% of its electricity from a nearby offshore wind farm and uses 15 °C seawater for cooling, targeting a...
BOE Shifts OLED Marketing From Columns of Figures to Visual Comfort
BOE used SID Display Week 2026 to unveil a new OLED clarity index and its Beneficial Natural Light (BNL) technology, shifting focus from raw specs to perceived visual comfort. The clarity index ties color, depth, sharpness and dynamic range to...
PLC Startup Vs. Normal Scan Time – Real Plant Impact
The article explains that a PLC’s first scan after power‑on—known as the startup scan—behaves differently from the normal scan used during steady‑state operation. During this brief window the controller may act on stale memory, incomplete sensor data, or unavailable network...
Another Day, Another Gaming Price Hike
Nintendo announced a price increase for its newly launched Switch 2 handheld, adding roughly $20 to the base model. The move follows widespread criticism that the console’s original price was already high, despite strong sell‑through rates. Nintendo’s decision signals confidence...
SpaceXAI Launches HUGELY Profitable New AI Business
SpaceXAI has announced a multi‑billion‑dollar AI data‑center venture called Colossus 1, targeting $100 billion in revenue by 2027 and trillions by 2030. The operation will lease between 300 MW and 445 MW of power, a scale comparable to the world’s largest cloud facilities. Industry...
Why 2026 Is the Year Handheld Gaming PCs Got Real
Handheld gaming PCs have finally broken out of the enthusiast niche in 2026, joining consoles as a mainstream purchase option. Advances in x86 silicon, cooler thermals and OLED displays now deliver desktop‑level performance in a 7‑inch form factor. Battery life...
Meet oMLX : Apple Silicon’s Fastest Local AI Model Runner
OMLX is an open‑source inference engine built on Apple’s MLX framework that maximizes Apple Silicon’s unified memory and GPU capabilities. By leveraging zero‑copy arrays, lazy computation, and a dual‑layer cache (RAM + SSD), it cuts latency and boosts throughput to 47 tokens...
Linux Enables Auto Counter Reload "ACR" For Intel Xeon Diamond Rapids
The Linux kernel’s perf subsystem received a one‑liner patch that enables Auto Counter Reload (ACR) on the upcoming Intel Xeon Diamond Rapids processors. The change lands in the Linux 7.1‑rc3 release and is slated for back‑porting to current stable kernels. ACR...
What DJI Actually Changed in the New Neo 2 Drone
DJI has launched the Neo 2, a pocket‑sized drone that emphasizes instant deployment and intuitive control. The device eliminates traditional controllers, offering gesture‑based, hands‑free operation and a front‑screen for real‑time flight data. Performance upgrades include a dual‑axis gimbal, refined subject tracking,...
HFR, ETRI Partner to Drive Development of GPU-Based AI-RAN
HFR, Inc. has entered the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) led AI‑RAN Global Leading Project to develop full‑scale GPU‑based AI‑RAN software. The platform will combine AI‑RAN software, a virtual network, and a real‑world testbed, enabling simultaneous processing of radio...
Oops: Samsung Just Accidentally Confirmed the Galaxy Watch 9 & Ultra 2
Samsung’s internal firmware leak confirms the Galaxy Watch 9 and a possible Ultra variant have moved into hardware testing, signaling they are nearing production. The leak aligns with Samsung’s traditional July release window for wearables, suggesting a mid‑year launch. Rumors point...
Latest Steam Client Update Fixes Steam Controller Trackpad Issues, Compatibility Problems, and More
Valve rolled out a Steam Client update on May 9, 2026 that targets the newly launched Steam Controller. The patch resolves configuration‑save failures, docking compatibility glitches, and a wireless left‑trackpad touch‑registration bug. It also introduces customizable Grip Sensor settings and several...
Valve Steam Machine: Shipping Traces, Controller Sell-Off and Open Pricing Question Intensify Launch Suspicion
Valve has officially unveiled the specifications of its upcoming Steam Machine, a compact PC‑console hybrid powered by a Zen‑4 CPU and RDNA‑3 GPU, slated for a 2026 release. Import records show roughly 50 tons of goods labeled “Game Consoles” arriving in...
Biostar at Computex 2026: New 800-Series Motherboards, Edge AI Systems, and a Small Zen 6 Misunderstanding
Biostar marked its 40th anniversary at Computex 2026 by unveiling a full slate of AMD and Intel 800‑series motherboards, Radeon RX graphics cards, DDR4/DDR5 memory and PCIe M.2/SATA SSDs. More strategically, the company introduced industrial W880 boards, EdgeComp systems built on NVIDIA Jetson Thor...
ASUS Is Reportedly Scaling Back Its RTX 5070 Ti Focus in Favor of the RTX 5080: Blackwell Supply Is Apparently...
ASUS is reportedly scaling back production of several GeForce RTX 5070 Ti models in Q2 2026, shifting capacity toward the higher‑priced RTX 5080. Both cards share 16 GB GDDR7 memory, but memory shortages and margin considerations are prompting ASUS to prioritize the more profitable 5080....
Review of Rikomagic DS08 Android 13 Digital Signage Player
Rikomagic’s DS08 digital‑signage player ships with a Rockchip RK3588 SoC, 8 GB RAM and 128 GB eMMC, running Android 13. It offers dual HDMI 2.1 outputs, Wi‑Fi 6, Gigabit Ethernet, and signage‑specific features like screen‑orientation control, scheduled power cycles, and a hardware watchdog. In testing,...
Thermal Master P4 Review – Mobile Infrared Camera with Fixed Focus in Use
The Thermal Master P4 is a compact USB‑C thermal imaging dongle aimed at electricians, HVAC technicians, and general service professionals. It features a 256 × 192 px VOx sensor, fixed focus from 15 cm to infinity, a 56°×42° field of view, and 15× digital...
Scale Across, Confirmed
Scale across is the emerging coherent‑optics interconnect that links AI data centers separated by tens to hundreds of kilometers, enabling workloads to spill beyond a single building. Ciena estimates more than 300 new AI‑focused data centers were commissioned in 2025...
Foundryecosystem Report: Terafab; Capacity, EUV, GaN
Semiecosystem’s latest Foundryecosystem Report highlights a series of pivotal developments across the semiconductor sector. Elon Musk’s Texas “Terafab” is projected to require $55 billion for its first phase and up to $119 billion overall, while 3nm capacity remains scarce and TSMC dominates...
Untangled
The data‑center interconnect (CPO) value chain is currently split into three headline layers: switch silicon from Nvidia and Broadcom, XPU‑side photonics from Marvell and MediaTek, and laser components from Lumentum, Coherent, Furukawa and Applied Optoelectronics. The article points out that...
AMD Delivers Plug-In AI Power with PCI-Based GPU
AMD unveiled the Instinct MI350P, a PCIe Gen5 GPU that slots into existing servers and delivers up to 4,600 teraflops of MXFP4 AI performance. The accelerator packs 185 billion transistors, 144 GB of HBM3e memory, and 4 TB/s of bandwidth while staying within a...
DOE and NVIDIA Detail Genesis Mission Plans at SCSP AI+ Expo
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and NVIDIA’s Ian Buck announced the Genesis Mission at the SCSP AI+ Expo, a joint DOE‑NVIDIA effort to embed artificial intelligence into energy research. The partnership will deploy two AI supercomputers at Argonne National Laboratory—Equinox...
NVIDIA and IREN Partner on 5GW AI Infrastructure Deployment Initiative
NVIDIA and IREN Limited announced a strategic partnership to roll out up to 5 GW of NVIDIA DSX‑aligned AI infrastructure across IREN’s global data‑center pipeline. The deal includes a five‑year option for IREN to purchase up to 30 million NVIDIA shares at...
Funding Friday: Robots Want Fast-Charging Batteries
Cambridge‑based Nyobolt announced a $60 million Series C round that lifts its valuation to $1 billion, driven by ultra‑fast‑charging batteries that can reach 80 percent charge in under five minutes. The company is targeting data‑center and robotics customers, leveraging its niobium‑tungsten‑oxide anode for higher...
University of Nebraska Deploys NSF-Funded ‘PLUMAGE’ GPU Infrastructure for AI Research
The University of Nebraska’s Holland Computing Center has launched PLUMAGE, a new GPU‑focused cyberinfrastructure funded by a $700,000 NSF grant. The system integrates six NVIDIA H200 and 52 L40S accelerators, accessible via the existing Swan cluster or the NSF‑backed National...
100 Free EV Chargers Installed In Saudi Arabia
Lucid Motors has installed 100 free public electric‑vehicle chargers across Saudi Arabia, joining a growing network of complimentary charging points at malls, workplaces, and supermarkets. The rollout leverages billions of dollars of Saudi Public Investment Fund backing and aligns with...
HII Wins Pentagon Deal for Sub Torpedo Tube UUV System
HII secured a Defense Innovation Unit contract to build a torpedo‑tube launch and recovery system that autonomously deploys and retrieves REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles from U.S. Navy submarines. The solution requires no diver support or modifications to existing submarine interfaces,...
Rich On Tech Episode 173 - May 9, 2026
Episode 173 of Rich on Tech features Paul Struhsaker, CEO of the Wireless Power Consortium, who outlines how the upcoming Qi2 standard could become the USB‑C moment for wireless charging—making it simpler, universal, and more reliable. The show also hosts...
Vertical, Hollow-Shaft Motors Meet Needs of Mexico’s Water Industry
ABB has secured NOM and ANCE certifications for its Vertical Hollow Shaft (VHS) motors, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for deployment across Mexico’s water‑related sectors. The VHS line, engineered for vertical pumping in agriculture, mining, municipal water and wastewater treatment,...
Telefonica Germany Starts Operating 5G Site in Pouch Ahead of Sputnik Spring Break Festival
Telefonica Germany has activated a new 50‑metre mast on the Pouch peninsula, boosting 5G and 4G coverage around the Mulde Reservoir recreation area. The site is timed to support the Sputnik Spring Break festival, which runs from 22 to 25 May...
IPhone Ultra Fold First Look: Apple Finally Went WIDE to Create the Ultimate Hybrid Device
Apple is set to launch its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Ultra Fold, featuring a short‑wide form factor that unfolds to a 7.8‑inch LTPO OLED display. The device swaps the Lightning port for USB‑C, adds stereo speakers, and packs a...
The Square G-Shock That Outlives Every Smartwatch You Own
The Casio G‑Shock DW‑5600 series is experiencing a surge in U.S. interest, driven by its $99.95 price point and rugged reputation. Variants range from the classic DW‑5600E‑1V to solar‑powered GW‑M5610 and Bluetooth‑enabled GW‑B5600, each catering to different user needs. Aftermarket...
Tech Industry Leaders Form the Ambient IoT Alliance
The Ambient IoT Alliance (AIoTA) was launched by seven leading tech and consumer companies to build an open, multi‑standard ecosystem for battery‑free, low‑cost IoT devices. The coalition includes Intel, Qualcomm, Infineon, PepsiCo, Atmosic, VusionGroup and Wiliot, and focuses on harmonizing...
LLM System Design Interview #45 - The FP32 Hidden Tax
In a Meta senior AI engineer interview, candidates are asked to load a 7‑billion‑parameter model in BF16 on an 80 GB A100. The model’s weights occupy only 14 GB, yet the script crashes with an out‑of‑memory error as soon as the AdamW...
Ai+ Smartphone Unveils India’s First Flip Smartphone Under ₹30,000
Ai+ Smartphone launched the NovaFlip 5G, India’s first flip phone priced under ₹30,000 (≈$360). The device combines a 50 MP rear camera, 32 MP selfie shooter, MediaTek Dimensity 7300X chipset, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage and dual AMOLED displays (6.9‑inch inner, 3‑inch cover). Weighing 193 g with...
Who Needs Moore’s Law?
Moore’s Law, which predicted a doubling of transistor density every two years, has effectively stalled since 2016‑2018 as physical limits loom. Chip manufacturers are now turning to alternative architectures—ASICs, GPUs, 3D‑stacked chiplets, on‑chip memory, optical interconnects, and quantum bits—to keep...
How Android Gamers Are Now Getting Desktop-Level Frame Rates
Lossless frame generation, once limited to high‑end PCs, is now available on Android, letting devices generate extra frames for smoother, PC‑quality gameplay. The technology works best on flagship processors such as Snapdragon Elite Gen 5, but mid‑range phones can still see...
Linux Erroneously Thinks Intel Bartlett Lake CPUs Run At 7GHz
Linux’s Intel P‑State driver is erroneously reporting Bartlett Lake P‑core‑only CPUs at over 7 GHz, despite the Core 9 273PE’s documented turbo ceiling of 5.7 GHz. The discrepancy stems from an incorrect scaling factor in the driver, which a QNAP engineer, Henry Tseng, has addressed with...
6.67-inch Flexible AMOLED Display Works with Raspberry Pi, LattePanda, and Other SBCs with HDMI Output
DFRobot has launched a 6.67‑inch flexible AMOLED display that ships with a dedicated MIPI‑to‑HDMI driver board, allowing plug‑and‑play operation on popular single‑board computers such as Raspberry Pi, LattePanda, Banana Pi and Orange Pi. The panel delivers a 2400 × 1080 resolution, 450 cd/m² brightness, 16.7 million colors,...
Leica Swaps Japan for China: A Bold New Sensor Era
Leica announced a strategic pivot from Japanese sensor suppliers, chiefly Sony, to a deep‑tech partnership with Chinese semiconductor specialist Gpixel. The collaboration goes beyond simple procurement, encompassing joint chip design, image‑quality tuning, and shared production preparation for upcoming M‑series models....
Rich Sound for a Small Price - Nothing Headphone (a) Review
Nothing’s Headphones (a) enters the affordable over‑ear market with a design‑forward look, solid build quality and physical button controls that outshine many touch‑based rivals. The sound is lively and balanced, though it falls short of the premium Headphones (1) in depth and...
5 Small EDC Tech Gadgets Earning Their Slot This Week
A roundup of five ultra‑compact EDC tech gadgets highlights how each device trims everyday bulk. The Xteink X4 e‑reader packs a passport‑size screen for $69, while the Planck 2 TB iPhone SSD moves massive video files at 1050 MB/s for $349. The...
The 100-Second Bottleneck Behind NVIDIA CPO: 7 Companies That Own the 4-Stage Test Stack
The testing stage of coherent photonic‑on‑chip (CPO) production has become the primary bottleneck, with a full optical inspection of each photonic integrated circuit taking over 100 seconds. TrendForce data and recent earnings show that seven specialist equipment firms—FormFactor, Teradyne, Keysight,...
Huawei Expands Consumer Device Portfolio with New Tablets, Wearables and Smartphones
Huawei announced a new suite of consumer electronics at a Bangkok event, adding a MatePad Pro Max tablet, several smartwatch models, a children’s wearable, and the nova 15 Max smartphone. The lineup expands the company’s connected‑device ecosystem and signals a...
Intel Arc Celestial at Idle: Leak No Longer Sees Dedicated Xe3P Gaming GPUs
Recent leaks indicate Intel has scrapped plans for a dedicated Xe3P “Celestial” Arc gaming GPU line. While the Xe3P architecture remains alive in integrated graphics, mobile platforms, workstations and the Crescent Island datacenter accelerator, no discrete desktop gaming cards are...
AMDGPU Gets a Power Module: AMD Continues to Bring Radeon Under Linux Closer to Windows
AMD is adding a new DC Power Module to the AMDGPU driver for Linux 7.2, targeting display‑related power‑saving functions such as back‑light control and Panel Self Refresh. The module mirrors mechanisms already used in Windows, aiming to bring Linux’s Radeon power...
SEMIFIVE and ICY Tech Announce 8 Nm eMRAM SoC Tape-Out at Samsung Foundry
SEMIFIVE and ICY Tech announced the successful tape‑out of an 8‑nm eMRAM‑based edge AI system‑on‑chip (SoC) using Samsung Foundry’s 8LPU‑eMRAM process. The design integrates non‑volatile magnetoresistive RAM directly on the chip, targeting low‑power, latency‑critical applications such as industrial controllers, automotive...
Things I Learned Only After Commissioning 20+ PLC Projects
After commissioning more than 20 PLC projects, the author reveals that on‑site realities—incorrect drawings, wiring errors, poor earthing, and unpredictable operator actions—far outweigh textbook logic. Simulated programs often fail once hardware noise and analog signal drift appear, while network glitches...
The Everything Technology and Longevity Thread
Samsung unveiled a smartphone display that can measure blood pressure with a single touch, expanding consumer health monitoring. Atlas emerged from stealth with $14 million funding to launch a behind‑the‑ear brain‑sensing wearable that provides real‑time mental acuity feedback. Google announced the...