LOOP 3D Teases Production-Focused Upgrade
LOOP 3D unveiled the LOOP PRO X+ TURBO Gen2, a production‑focused upgrade to its large‑format FFF printer. The Gen2 promises high‑speed, batch manufacturing of fibre‑reinforced parts, citing a drone body printed in just 30 minutes. It retains the 500 × 350 × 500 mm build volume, dual extruders and automated filament switchover of the Gen1 model. While detailed specifications remain undisclosed, the company positions the machine as a shift from prototyping to scalable production.
INCITE Program Awards Supercomputing Time to 77 High-Impact Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science has allocated 60% of its leadership‑class supercomputing capacity to 77 high‑impact research projects for 2026 through the INCITE program. The awards cover the exascale Frontier system at Oak Ridge, the Aurora AI‑focused...
Nouveau Vs. NVIDIA R595 Linux Driver For Workstation Graphics Performance
Phoronix benchmarked the open‑source Nouveau driver stack against NVIDIA’s proprietary R595 driver on an HP Z6 G5 A workstation equipped with an RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max‑Q GPU. Using Linux 7.0, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Mesa 26.2‑devel and the NVIDIA 595.58.03 driver, the tests focused on workstation compute and...
546 Two-Qubit Gates Enable Reliable Molecular Energy Calculation
Quantinuum researchers chained 546 two‑qubit gates in a single trapped‑ion computation, integrating Steane quantum error‑correction gadgets directly into quantum phase‑estimation circuits. The approach yielded a ground‑state energy estimate for molecular hydrogen within 13 hartree of the exact value, demonstrating a...
Twisting Atom Thin Materials Reveals New Way to Save Computing Energy
A KTH-led study published in Nano Letters shows that twisting two atom‑thin van der Waals antiferromagnet layers creates strong altermagnetic magnons, enabling magnetic‑based information transfer without electric currents or external magnetic fields. The approach leverages twist engineering to alter crystal...
Top Quantum Hardware Companies 2026 By Modality
The 2026 quantum‑hardware landscape is organized around six modalities, each dominated by a handful of commercial vendors. Superconducting platforms, led by IBM’s 1,121‑qubit system, hold the highest qubit counts, while trapped‑ion firms such as Quantinuum deliver the best gate fidelities...
New Wi-Fi 7 Network Installed at University of Florida Stadium
Extreme Networks has installed the United States' first collegiate stadium Wi‑Fi 7 network at the University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The system delivers ultra‑fast gigabit speeds, sub‑10‑millisecond latency, and the capacity to handle tens of thousands of simultaneous connections. Coverage spans...
Dell & Lenovo Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service
Dell and Lenovo have become the first premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS), each contributing $100,000 annually. The LVFS, which powers firmware updates on Linux via the fwupd client, recently celebrated more than 145 million updates shipped. Their...
The Material Problem Hiding in Plain Sight: Why RFID Credential Substrates Matter More Than Ever
The hospitality industry is moving away from PVC RFID key cards as EU plastics rules and ESG reporting make the 520,000‑ton annual waste stream a reportable liability. Hotels are adopting wood‑based and hybrid substrates that meet ISO/IEC 7810 dimensions, maintain RF...
OCP EMEA Summit 2026: Castrol ON Advances Liquid Cooling Strategy with OCP Inspired Portfolio
Castrol ON announced that its PG 25 direct liquid‑cooling fluid has earned OCP Inspired certification and will be listed in the Open Compute Project Marketplace, with DC 15 and DC 20 immersion fluids slated to follow. The inclusion makes Castrol ON’s liquid‑cooling suite among the...
JEDEC Previews LPDDR6 Roadmap Expanding LPDDR Into Data Centers and Processing-in-Memory
JEDEC unveiled its next‑generation LPDDR6 roadmap, aiming to push memory density to 512 GB per die and extend the technology beyond smartphones into data‑center and accelerated‑computing workloads. The upcoming standard will introduce a narrower x6 sub‑channel interface, flexible metadata carve‑outs, and...
LLM System Design Interview #43 - The Kernel Masking Trick
During an OpenAI senior AI systems engineer interview, candidates are asked why adding a simple if/else inside a CUDA kernel can double execution time. The real cause is warp divergence: GPUs execute threads in 32‑thread warps that must follow the...
Drones Over the Pitch: How Counter-UAS Technology and 3D Printing Are Securing the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Sentrycs, a subsidiary of Ondas Holdings, secured multiple multi‑million‑dollar contracts with federal, state and local agencies to deploy counter‑UAS systems at most of the 2026 FIFA World Cup venues across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament, the largest...
Rowhammer Attack Against NVIDIA Chips
Two independent research teams have demonstrated rowhammer attacks that exploit GDDR6 memory on NVIDIA Ampere GPUs, such as the RTX 3060, RTX 6000, and RTX A6000. By inducing bit flips in GPU memory, the attacks can corrupt page‑table structures and...
Shepherd Model Gateway Cuts GPU Idle Time With Rust
The LightSeek Foundation unveiled Shepherd Model Gateway (SMG), a Rust‑based service layer that offloads all CPU‑bound tasks—tokenization, detokenization, and multimodal preprocessing—from Python‑driven LLM serving pipelines. By replacing the Python Global Interpreter Lock bottleneck with a native gRPC data plane, SMG...
VIAVI Unveils CyberFlood CF1000 Appliance for Validation of Multi-Terabit Security
VIAVI Solutions introduced the CyberFlood CF1000, a 2‑RU appliance that delivers native 400 G security and application performance testing up to 1.2 Tbps. The platform combines massive encrypted traffic generation, TLS throughput of 500 Gbps, and AI inference workload emulation without external switches....
Toradex Zinnia Linux IoT Gateway Offers Dual GbE, WiFi 5, 4G LTE, I/Os, and Simplified Software Deployment
Toradex unveiled the Zinnia industrial IoT gateway, built on its Verdin SOM platform and powered by NXP or TI processors. The flagship model uses an NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC with 4 GB LPDDR5, 32 GB eMMC preloaded with the Torizon Linux OS, and...
Teen Builds Low-Cost Device to Detect and Correct Eye Drift
A 14‑year‑old Southern California student, Aaryan Balani, has engineered a wearable that monitors eye alignment and alerts the wearer in real time when the eyes drift. The prototype offers a low‑cost alternative to traditional strabismus treatments, which can run into...
Queanbeyan BESS Undergoing Return to Service Journey After Long Unplanned Outage
The Queanbeyan battery energy storage system (BESS) near Canberra has begun its return‑to‑service process after a prolonged unplanned outage. A snapshot from the Bids & Offers platform at 15:00 NEM time on 6 May 2026 shows the unit back online, albeit with some operational...
AMD Zen 6 “Venice” In Leak: EPYC Samples with up to 192 Cores Indicate Significantly Denser Server Chiplets
AMD’s upcoming 6th‑Gen EPYC processor, codenamed “Venice,” has surfaced in engineering‑sample benchmarks showing configurations of 64, 128 and up to 192 cores. The leaks suggest a new chiplet architecture with up to 32 cores per Core Complex Die, potentially reducing...
Samsung Galaxy Glasses Leaked: Displayless AI Glasses with Snapdragon AR1 to Prepare Samsung’s Next XR Step
Samsung is reportedly preparing a 2026 launch of Galaxy Glasses, a 50‑gram pair of display‑less AI glasses built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1. The leak lists a 12‑megapixel Sony IMX681 camera, 155 mAh battery, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth 5.3, directional speakers and photochromic lenses, all running...
Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens
Apple has stripped several high‑memory configurations from its Mac mini and Mac Studio lines as a global DRAM shortage deepens. The 32 GB and 64 GB Mac mini options are gone, and the M3 Ultra Mac Studio is now sold only with 96 GB of RAM....
Everything Old Is New Again? The Victrola Journey Glow Suitcase Record Player
The Victrola Journey Glow Suitcase Record Player, priced just under $100, revives the classic portable turntable with modern upgrades like Bluetooth, 3.5 mm and RCA inputs, and 18 dynamic RGB illumination modes. It ships with a basic ITNP‑S1 stylus, which falls...
4 Minimalist Phones That Aren’t Toys, and One You Should Skip
The article reviews four minimalist phones—Light Phone III, Minimal Phone, Mudida Kompakt, and Wisephone II—highlighting price points, hardware specs, and the unique trade‑offs each model makes to curb screen time. Light Phone III offers a premium 5G handset with a 50 MP camera for $699‑$799...
Lilbits: OpenAI Phone, Steam Machine, and the Death of Copilot for Xbox
Memory and storage price volatility is forcing PC makers to rethink pricing and launch schedules. Valve has delayed its Steam Machine and Steam Frame releases while the popular Steam Deck remains out of stock for months. Shipping containers arriving in...
Lenovo Legion Tab (5th-Gen) Gaming Tablet Is Now Available… if You Can Afford It
Lenovo has launched the 5th‑generation Legion Tab, an Android gaming tablet priced at $849 in the United States. The device packs an 8.8‑inch 165 Hz IPS LCD, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, 12 GB LPDDR5T memory, and 256 GB UFS 4.1 storage, plus Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and...
Humane Ai Pin Hacks Turn the Discontinued Gadget Into a Standalone Android-Powered Gadget
The Humane Ai Pin, launched in 2024 as a voice‑first wearable with a camera and projector, was discontinued less than a year later when Humane shut down its cloud services. Independent developers have since revived the device using open‑source firmware, turning...
Synopsys and TSMC Deepen AI Design Alliance: What It Means
Synopsys and TSMC announced an expanded AI design alliance that couples silicon‑proven IP, AI‑driven EDA flows, and advanced packaging for 3 nm and emerging 2 nm nodes. The partnership adds 64 G UCIe and 224 G high‑speed interconnect IP, agentic run assistance in the...
Prusa Patents Automated Resin Print Workflow
Prusa Research has filed Czech patent CZ2024445‑A3 describing an automated resin‑printing workflow that links a printer, washer and curing unit through NFC‑enabled build platforms. The system records material type, part geometry and processing parameters on rewritable tags, allowing each downstream...
Nomad Made an Ultra-Rugged Starlink Mini Power Cable, Available Starting Today
Nomad has launched a rugged, 50‑foot power cable designed specifically for the Starlink Mini satellite internet system. The cable features a Kevlar‑29 aramid fiber and nylon weave, an aluminum adapter compatible with 12V or 25V vehicle sockets, and built‑in temperature...
HemoSonics’ Quantra Hemostasis System for Obstetric Procedures Wins Silver 2026 Edison Award
HemoSonics' Quantra® Hemostasis System for obstetric procedures earned the Silver Edison Award in the Women’s Health and Reproductive Innovations category for 2026. The device is the first FDA‑cleared viscoelastic testing platform specifically approved for obstetric bleeding, delivering whole‑blood coagulation results...
WhatCable Tells You What that USB-C Cable Is Good For
WhatCable is a free macOS utility that reads the electronic marker (e‑mark) inside a USB‑C cable and instantly reports its power delivery, data transfer, and video capabilities. The app displays details such as charging wattage, supported video standards, and whether...
Steam Controller Sells Out in 30 Minutes as Scalpers Snap up Valve’s New Hardware
Valve released its new Steam Controller on May 4 for $99.99, and the product sold out in just 30 minutes, overwhelming the Steam storefront. The surge triggered a spike in error reports on Downdetector as thousands of shoppers tried to purchase...
A $50 Casio Watch Just Stole G-Shock’s Best Feature
Casio unveiled the W‑738H, a sub‑$50 digital watch that adds a vibration alarm and a decade‑long CR2032 battery to its slim, 13.5 mm case. Priced at ¥7,700 (≈ $50) in Japan, the model will appear in the UK for £45 (≈ $58), Singapore...
UltiMaker Enhances S6 and S8 Performance
UltiMaker has retrofitted its year‑old S6 and S8 3D printers with a new “Cheetah” motion planner, raising the top print speed to 500 mm/s and acceleration to 50,000 mm/s². The upgrade is software‑driven, so the hardware looks unchanged, but performance metrics improve...
Siemens U2U 3D IC Design and Verification Panel
Siemens convened a panel of industry experts to discuss the shift from 2D chips to 3D ICs and chiplet architectures. The discussion highlighted how stacking multiple dies improves performance, power efficiency, and bandwidth for AI, HPC, and data‑center workloads. Panelists...
Intel Drivers With Mesa 26.2 Ready With Xe In Linux 7.1 To Better Handle vRAM Pressure
Intel’s Xe kernel driver now supports purgeable buffer objects in Linux 7.1, aiming to ease video‑RAM pressure on GPUs with dedicated memory. A new user‑space API lets applications hint which buffers can be discarded when memory is scarce. Mesa 26.2’s Iris Gallium3D...
D-Wave Announces Qubits Europe 2026 Quantum Computing User Conference
D‑Wave announced Qubits Europe 2026, a full‑day quantum computing user conference in London on June 18, 2026. The event will unveil the company’s dual‑platform roadmap covering annealing, gate‑model systems, hybrid software, quantum AI and blockchain. It arrives as Europe ramps...
Smart Tire Technology Emerges as Key Driver of Fleet Efficiency in North America
Smart tire technology is gaining traction among North American fleets as fuel prices and operating costs rise. Real-time monitoring platforms such as Continental’s ContiConnect use embedded sensors to track pressure and temperature, enabling early issue detection and predictive maintenance. Early...
Availability of Arasan UFS 5.0 Host Controller IP
Arasan Chip Systems announced the immediate availability of its UFS 5.0 host controller IP for ASIC and FPGA designs. The IP supports up to 46.694 Gb/s throughput using M‑PHY HS‑Gear 6, targeting high‑end smartphones and edge‑AI devices. Arasan, a long‑time member of the...
Your GPUs Aren’t Slow, They Just Have a Short Memory
Graid Technology is tackling the growing KV‑cache bottleneck that plagues long‑context, agentic AI models. When the cache exceeds GPU HBM, it overflows to slower storage, causing latency spikes of up to 18× and throughput drops of tenfold. Graid’s KV Cache Server,...
Cerebras Systems (CBRS) IPO Deck
Cerebras Systems, the maker of wafer‑scale AI processors and cloud‑based AI compute services, released its initial public offering deck in early May 2026. The presentation highlights the company’s flagship Wafer‑Scale Engine, which can deliver up to 2.5 exaFLOPs of AI...
AMD Preps Linux For CPPC HighestFreq Feature Coming With Future ACPI Spec
AMD’s Linux P‑State driver is being updated to support a new “HighestFreq” ACPI register that is expected to land in the upcoming ACPI 6.7 specification. The register addresses cases where boost ratios cannot be derived through linear interpolation because core performance‑to‑frequency...
LLM System Design Interview #42 - The Global Memory Trap
In a mock DeepMind interview, candidates are asked why a 5× increase in raw teraFLOPs yields only a 1.2× boost in end‑to‑end throughput. The correct answer points to the memory wall: GPU compute has outpaced global memory bandwidth, leaving the...
Honor 600 Launches in Portugal for EUR 599
Honor introduced its mid‑range Honor 600 in Portugal, pricing it at €599 (about $653) through carrier MEO. The phone highlights a 200 MP camera paired with AI Picture in Video 2.0, which creates 8‑second cinematic clips from up to three photos via simple...
Anritsu Deploys Wireless Test Infrastructure at CERT Tunisia to Support Device Certification
Anritsu has installed a comprehensive wireless test infrastructure at Tunisia’s national testing authority, CERT. The solution spans 2G through 5G NR, including IoT and WLAN, enabling full‑spectrum device validation. With this platform, CERT can certify all wireless equipment entering the...
SPEC CPU 2026 in Detail – Why the Most Important CPU Benchmark Did Not Simply Get Bigger
SPEC has released CPU 2026, a major revision of its vendor‑neutral benchmark suite, expanding from 43 to 52 tests and nearly doubling the source code footprint to 16.7 million lines. The new suite emphasizes real‑world workloads, adds extensive parallelism—22 of 26 SPECspeed...
Congatec Conga-TC300 COM Express Module Features up to Intel Core 7 350 Wildcat Lake Processor
congatec unveiled the conga‑TC300, a Type‑6 COM Express module powered by Intel’s 15 W Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” SoCs, including up to a six‑core Core 7 350. The board supports up to 64 GB DDR5‑6400 memory, optional UFS 3.1 storage, and a rich I/O set featuring...
MSI Releases New B550 Motherboards: AM4 Continues to Refuse to Retire Quietly
MSI announced two new micro‑ATX B550 motherboards, the PRO B550M‑P and PRO B550M‑B, extending its support for the aging AM4 socket. Both boards target budget‑oriented builds, offering DDR4 memory up to 4600 MT/s, PCIe 4.0, and compatibility with Ryzen 3000‑5000 CPUs. By reinforcing the...
IBM and RIKEN Hail Breakthrough in Quantum-Assisted Supercomputing
IBM and Japan’s RIKEN announced a quantum‑assisted simulation of a 12,635‑atom protein, the largest ever performed on a quantum system. The hybrid workflow combined IBM’s 156‑qubit Heron processor with classical supercomputers Fugaku and Miyabi‑G, running about 6,000 quantum sub‑simulations using...