Apple Taps TSMC Washington Plant As Valuation Debate Persists
Apple announced a partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to produce sensing‑hardware chips at TSMC’s Washington‑state facility, expanding its American Manufacturing Program. The deal adds a domestic source for Apple’s specialized chips, diversifying its supply chain beyond Asian fabs. TSMC’s shares trade around $347.75, roughly 20% below the $435.28 analyst target, highlighting a valuation gap. Investors will watch how the collaboration influences TSMC’s U.S. capital spending and utilization rates.
UK Warns 2G Shutdown Could Leave Older Devices Offline by 2033
UK regulators have announced a phased shutdown of 2G mobile networks slated for 2029‑2033, following the earlier retirement of 3G services. Any device that only supports 2G will lose voice, SMS, and data connectivity unless upgraded to 4G or 5G....
We Need Servers – Lots Of Servers. . . .
IDC reports Q4 2025 server revenues surged to $125.3 billion, a 52.4% year‑over‑year jump, with GPU‑accelerated systems accounting for $70.65 billion (56.4%). Non‑x86, primarily Arm‑based servers grew 2.5× YoY, signaling a structural shift away from traditional x86 architectures. Dell remains the top OEM...
Authorized Distributor Mouser Electronics Offers Engineers the Latest in Secure Component Solutions From NXP Semiconductors
Mouser Electronics, the leading New Product Introduction distributor, has become an authorized global source for NXP Semiconductors' latest secure component solutions. The partnership gives engineers access to more than 14,000 NXP parts, including MCX N microcontrollers, i.MX 93 application processors, S32K3 automotive...
Apple's Expanding Enterprise Footprint to Boost Sales: What's Ahead?
Apple’s fiscal Q1 2026 results show a surge in enterprise adoption, with companies such as Snowflake, AstraZeneca and Coppel deploying thousands of Macs, iPads and iPhone devices. The rollout of Apple Business as a free service across more than 200...
World IoT Day: Wireless Logic on Data Sovereignty, Reaching 1bn Connections and the Next Phase of IoT
World IoT Day highlights that global NB‑IoT and LTE‑M connections have topped one billion, marking a decade of collaborative network expansion. Cyril Deschanel of Wireless Logic warns that the focus is shifting from merely linking devices to managing them over...
NAB Show: Alfalite To Showcase LED Solutions
Alfalite is returning to the NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 18‑22) to exhibit its latest LED screen technologies alongside U.S. partner FOR‑A America. The company will showcase three product lines—Litepix, Neopix and UHD Finepix MATIX AlfaCOB—targeted at broadcast, control‑room...
New Flashing Warning Systems Roll Out at High-Risk Intersections Across Denver Metro Area
Colorado Department of Transportation launched a $1.45 million conflict‑warning project to install radar‑based flashing signs at four high‑risk rural intersections along CO 83, CO 86 and CO 74. Sturgeon Electric began work on March 9, with a second phase adding lane closures on March 23, and...
VectorWave Emerges From Stealth with Breakthrough Neuromorphic Analog Platform
VectorWave Corp launched a neuromorphic analog compute platform that processes raw RF signals directly in silicon, bypassing traditional digital conversion. The chip cuts inference latency from milliseconds to nanoseconds, enabling ultra‑fast, resilient communications in crowded wireless environments. The company secured...
Rugged 600-V Gate Drivers Come in Multiple Configurations
Microchip Technology has launched a new family of 600‑V gate drivers, offering twelve devices across half‑bridge, high‑side/low‑side, and three‑phase configurations. The drivers deliver fast switching with current‑drive capabilities ranging from 600 mA to 4.5 A and operate on 3.3‑V logic, simplifying integration...
Open Quantum Design Launches Open-Source Hardware Repository for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing
Open Quantum Design (OQD) has published an open‑source hardware repository on GitHub that contains detailed designs for its Blade Trap Assembly and Optical Circuit Boards, the core components of its trapped‑ion quantum computers. The release extends OQD’s open‑source strategy from...
Prism Quattro Is a New Distribution Option
Adventure 33 introduced Prism, a purpose‑built global audio broadcasting ecosystem designed to replace traditional satellite distribution. The flagship Quattro receiver is a four‑channel, stereo‑capable 1RU appliance co‑engineered with Angry Audio. Prism’s architecture routes audio across five independent network layers, eliminating single...
Tech Issues Continue to Haunt 911 Systems
A Idaho Legislative Oversight report warns that the state’s 911 call‑centers and radio networks will reach end‑of‑life within two years, prompting a call for a unified statewide program. The analysis notes that 88% of U.S. emergency centers suffered a technology...
Govee’s Color-Changing Smart Lamps Are on Sale for up to 30 Percent Off
Govee’s Table Lamp 2 Pro and Table Lamp 2 are part of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, with the Pro model falling to $134.99 (a $45, roughly 30% discount) and the basic lamp to $55.99 (a $24, about 24% off). Both...
Data Center Infrastructure Name Sets Up In A Base
Hubbell (HUBB) surged about 55% year‑to‑date, outpacing roughly 86% of stocks, as its modular electrical solutions helped data‑center infrastructures operate up to 30% faster. The company beat fourth‑quarter earnings and sales estimates, posting 9% organic sales growth and a 15%...
Quail Digital and Audivi Join Forces to Bring Cost-Free Voice AI to Drive-Thru Restaurant Ordering
Quail Digital and Audivi have announced a global partnership delivering a free Voice AI hardware box for quick‑service restaurants. The solution merges Quail’s high‑clarity audio equipment with Audivi’s real‑time AI ordering software, aiming to cut drive‑thru errors and speed service....
BonV Aero Partners with Israel’s ParaZero to Offer Drone Catchers
Indian unmanned systems firm BonV Aero has teamed with NASDAQ‑listed ParaZero Technologies to launch DefendAir, a hard‑kill counter‑drone system that captures hostile UAVs with kinetic nets. The system can fire five nets within a 50‑metre radius, neutralising drones from 30 cm...
Power Management Company Claros Raises $30m Seed Round
Claros, a power‑management startup, raised a $30 million seed round led by General Catalyst and Red Cell Partners. The funding will accelerate development of its integrated voltage regulator (IVR) and Power Gateway direct‑current distribution platform. The IVR claims up to 30%...
IBM Quantum Processor Successfully Simulates Magnetic Material Dynamics
Researchers from the DOE Quantum Science Center and IBM used IBM's 50‑qubit Heron quantum processor to simulate the magnetic crystal KCuF₃. The quantum‑derived dynamical structure factors matched neutron‑scattering measurements from Oak Ridge and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, proving quantitative accuracy....
Apple's Next iPad Might Look the Same, but a New Listing Suggests It Could Get a 30% Gaming Performance Boost
Apple’s upcoming 12th‑generation iPad is rumored to retain its current 11‑inch design but will be powered by a new A18 chip, delivering roughly a 30% single‑core performance uplift. The tablet is also expected to increase memory to 8 GB of RAM,...
I Can't Stop Talking About the Ninja Creami Swirl - and It's on Sale at Amazon Right Now
ZDNET reviewer tested the Ninja Creami Swirl, a countertop soft‑serve ice‑cream maker. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale offers a 14 % discount, pricing the unit at $299, near its historic low of $279. The appliance includes 13 programs—including a low‑sugar CreamiFit line—and...
Army Taps KKR And Carlyle For $4B Of Data Centers On U.S. Bases
The U.S. Army announced a partnership with Carlyle Group and KKR’s CyrusOne to build two massive data‑center campuses on domestic bases, committing roughly $4 billion in private capital. Carlyle will develop a 2.5‑to‑3 GW facility on 1,384 acres at Fort Bliss, Texas,...
Magnet Defense Begins Production of First M48 USV
Magnet Defense, which acquired Metal Shark Boats, announced the start of production on its first M48 Unmanned Surface Vessel, moving the platform from prototype to a production model. The 157‑foot, $30 million USV boasts a 17,000‑nautical‑mile range and can self‑deploy from...
Level up Your Spring Race Prep with the Peloton Tread+
Peloton’s Tread+ treadmill is positioned as a comprehensive training platform for spring race preparation, offering structured programs from 5K to marathon distances. The device integrates auto‑incline technology and Peloton IQ to deliver personalized pace targets that adapt to each runner’s...
Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra Has a Screen that Blacks Out when Someone Looks over Your Shoulder
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26 Ultra with a new "Flex Magic Pixel" privacy display that physically narrows OLED pixels, turning the screen black to anyone viewing from the side. The feature can be toggled manually or set to activate automatically...
Google's New Memory Breakthrough Is Moving Chip Markets - and Could Transform AI
Google introduced TurboQuant, an algorithm that dramatically reduces the working memory needed for vector quantisation while preserving model accuracy. The technique cuts inference memory requirements, leading to lower latency and energy use. Early tests show up to 40 % cost savings...
Zuidberg Develops Electrically Driven Power Take-Off
Zuidberg has unveiled an electrically driven power take‑off (PTO) designed for compact electric tractors, capable of connecting directly to a tractor’s battery or to a generator. The unit employs a double‑gear stage to drop the motor’s 6,000 rpm to a usable...
Apple Bolsters US Manufacturing with New Partners
Apple has expanded its American Manufacturing Programme (AMP) by adding four new partners—Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics—bringing fresh capacity to U.S. production of critical components. The move is backed by a $400 million investment through 2030, part of Apple’s...
Inside Iron Mountain’s Data Center Battery Project
Data center operator Iron Mountain is installing a 23 megawatt‑hour lithium‑ion battery system from Tesla at its New Jersey facility, slated for commissioning before the end of 2026. The storage will work alongside a 7.2‑MW rooftop solar array to reduce grid...
Electric Trucks Are Getting A Lift From You-Know-Who
Republican cuts to federal EV tax credits have slowed vehicle sales, but the charging sector is forging ahead. California startup EV Realty, backed by logistics giant Prologis, is building a network of high‑power truck chargers across key freight corridors, already...
International Data Center Day: Future Frontiers 2030-2070
International Data Center Day 2030 featured a global student competition where middle‑school teams built self‑sustaining tabletop data centers, integrating micro‑solar, wind, robotic operators and AI agents to manage power, cooling and workloads. The event highlighted emerging edge‑first architectures and real‑time...
OLED Monitor Sales Surged 92% in 2025 — Asus Led with 2.7 Million Units Shipped as Gamer-Friendly Panel Tech Goes...
OLED monitor shipments surged 92% in 2025, reaching 2.735 million units as the technology becomes both reliable and affordable for gamers. Asus led the market with a 21.6% share, shipping roughly 2.7 million units and overtaking Samsung. The boom is driven by...
Comcast's DOCSIS 4.0 Deployment Now Covers 'Millions' Of Homes
Comcast announced that its DOCSIS 4.0 rollout now serves "millions" of homes, expanding far beyond the ten markets and roughly one‑million premises covered in 2024. The carrier has installed about 225,000 digital nodes and 300,000 full‑duplex amplifiers, many of which are...
Meta Ray-Ban Rival Even Realities Brings Real-Time Conversation Coaching to Smart Glasses
Even Realities unveiled a major software upgrade for its Even G2 smart glasses, adding a real‑time conversation coaching feature called Conversate with Prep Notes. The new Prep Notes lets users upload briefing documents and receive contextual prompts, suggested answers and...
Wi-Fi 7 Phase 2 Trials by WBA Validate Wi-Fi 7 MLO for Enterprise Wi-Fi Reliability, Bandwidth and Performance
The Wireless Broadband Alliance released Phase 2 field‑trial results showing that Wi‑Fi 7’s multi‑link operation (MLO) with enhanced multi‑link single‑radio (eMLSR) dramatically improves enterprise Wi‑Fi performance. Tests with AT&T, RUCKUS Networks and Intel recorded up to 116% uplink throughput gains and 66%...
Komprise’s Flash Stretch Tiers NAS to Cloud for Flash Capacity Savings
Komprise introduced its Flash Stretch Assessment service, which analyzes on‑prem NAS environments and recommends moving rarely accessed files to public‑cloud disk to free up expensive SSD capacity. The offering arrives as NAND shortages drive SSD prices up roughly 130% by...
GomSpace Joins Danish LUNA Consortium to Advance Nanosatellite Antenna Performance
Denmark’s LUNA consortium—Aalborg University, Pri‑Dana Elektronik and GomSpace—has launched a three‑year effort to create low‑loss, multiband nanosatellite antennas with mechanical beam steering. Backed by Innovation Fund Denmark, the project receives roughly $3 million in funding, with GomSpace contributing about $1.1 million. The...
FDA Food Traceability Rule Extended: How Companies Can Approach Compliance Ahead of 2028
The FDA has pushed the Food Traceability Rule compliance deadline to July 2028, giving the food sector an extra 30 months to meet stringent record‑keeping requirements. Recent data show recall announcements climbing to 320 in 2025, while a 2025 survey...
Raltron Introduces Ultra‑Low Phase Noise 100 MHz OCXO
Raltron Electronics has launched the OX6580MK D3 20 100.000 12, a 100 MHz oven‑controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) that delivers ultra‑low phase noise and ppb‑class long‑term stability. Measured at –178 dBc/Hz at a 100 kHz offset, the device provides an ultra‑clean reference for communications, radar, navigation and...
Digital Tools Extend Care Outside Hospital Walls
Wearables, IoT devices and home‑based care are being deployed to reduce hospital stays and boost quality of life for South Korea’s aging population, according to Samsung Medical Center CMIO Dr. Meong Hi Son. The interview emphasizes remote monitoring as a...
OrbitsIQ Global and Wrocław Tech Validate E-SSA Waveform for Space-Based IoT
OrbitsIQ Global announced the validation of its Enhanced Spread Spectrum Aloha (E‑SSA) waveform, co‑developed with Wrocław Tech and backed by ESA. The new protocol lets up to 500 devices share a single 4 MHz channel, processing roughly 30,000 frames per second...
Class Action Alleges Nvidia Hid More than $1B Crypto-GPU Income Within Its Gaming Revenues — Investor Lawsuit Concerns Business Spanning...
A U.S. federal judge has certified a class‑action lawsuit alleging Nvidia concealed more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency‑mining GPU sales within its gaming revenue for 2017‑2018. The suit covers investors who bought Nvidia stock between August 10 2017 and November 15 2018, after the company...
MaxLinear Expands MxL8323x RS-485/RS-422 Transceiver Family with Up to 50Mbps Performance for Harsh Industrial Environments
MaxLinear announced an expanded MxL8323x family of RS‑485/RS‑422 half‑duplex transceivers that deliver scalable data rates from 500 kbps up to 50 Mbps and rugged protection against ±8 kV ESD and ±4 kV EFT. The five new parts (MxL83232‑36) operate from 3.0 V to 5.5 V supply,...
Save Big on Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh with Almost $300 Off on This 3-Item Bundle — New Core Ultra 270K...
Newegg is selling a three‑item bundle that pairs Intel’s new Core Ultra 270K Plus processor with 32 GB of G‑Skill DDR5‑6400 RAM and an MSI MPG Z890 Carbon Wi‑Fi motherboard for $899.99, delivering roughly $300 in savings. The 270K Plus CPU, priced at $319.99, offers 24...
Cincoze Launches DX-1300 High-Performance Compact Industrial Computer: The Essential Edge Computing Core for Space-Constrained Environments
Cincoze unveiled the DX-1300, a compact industrial computer designed for edge AI workloads. It is powered by Intel’s Core Ultra 200S processor, delivering up to 36 TOPS of AI performance—about 3.5 times faster than its predecessor. The chassis measures just 242 × 173 × 75 mm, fitting into...
FXP30x and PC30x Series From Taoglas Combine Cellular, GNSS and Wi-Fi in Compact PCB Antennas
Taoglas introduced the FXP30x and PC30x series, a new family of embedded antennas that combine cellular, GNSS and Wi‑Fi connectivity in a single compact package. The FXP30x line uses a flexible polymer PCB with peel‑and‑stick mounting, while the PC30x line...
Corsair's Discounted 32GB Vengeance Is the Cheapest DDR5 on the Market by a Big Margin — $300 Sale Price Is...
Corsair has reduced the price of its Vengeance DDR5‑6200 32 GB (2×16 GB) kit to $300.99, a $130 discount that makes it $60 cheaper than the next best 32 GB option. The deal arrives amid an AI‑driven memory pricing crisis that has driven...
Nordic Data Centres to Support Power Demand Growth
Nordic data centre power use is set to surge to 28 TWh per year by 2030, about 5 % of regional demand, up from 8 TWh in 2024. Norway has increased its reserved capacity to 3.5 GW and its queue to 5.4 GW, while Finland,...
Mission to Smuggle $170 Million Worth of AI Tech to China Collapsed for Three Men
In October 2023, Tommy Shad English posed as a Thailand‑based buyer and ordered 750 servers—valued at roughly $170 million and containing 600 export‑controlled AI chips—intended for China. After paying over $20 million, the scheme unraveled when the chip maker could not verify...