Semiconductor Market Revenue Surpasses $830 Bn in 2025 as AI Demand Fuels Industry Growth
The global semiconductor industry broke the $830 billion revenue barrier in 2025, marking roughly a 20% increase over 2024. Artificial‑intelligence workloads, especially in data‑center processors, GPUs and high‑bandwidth memory, were the primary growth engine. Memory and data‑center segments posted the strongest gains, while the broader market, excluding AI‑centric products, still expanded about 9%. Leading firms such as NVIDIA, SK Hynix and Micron posted double‑digit revenue jumps, underscoring a shift toward AI‑focused chipmakers.
Coherent Demos InP Technology Innovation at OFC
Coherent Corp used its OFC 2026 booth to unveil a broad suite of indium phosphide (InP) components, including high‑power continuous‑wave lasers, electro‑absorption‑modulated lasers, and high‑speed photodiodes. The portfolio targets co‑packaged optics, silicon‑photonic pluggables and 1.6‑terabit transceivers, delivering up to 400 G...
Vislink Debuts DragonFly V 5G Dual-Modem Video Transmitter
Vislink Technologies has introduced the DragonFly V 5G Dual‑Modem, a miniature bonded video transmitter that combines two cellular links with Wi‑Fi. The device supports live streaming up to 1080p 50/59 from compact cameras, helmet‑mounted rigs, and UAVs. It integrates with Vislink’s LinkMatrix...
Southeast Asia’s AI Data Centre Gold Rush Tests Power Grids in the Tropical Heat
Southeast Asia’s data‑centre boom, driven by AI workloads, is testing the region’s power grids and cooling limits. Singapore alone houses over 70 facilities with 1.4 GW capacity, where cooling can account for up to 40% of total energy use. Operators are...
A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award
Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard, pioneers of quantum information theory, have been awarded the ACM A.M. Turing Award. Their 1979 collaboration produced the BB84 protocol, the first quantum key distribution scheme, and laid the groundwork for quantum teleportation and the...
Lumentum Showcases Optical Scale-Up Demo at OFC Using VCSELs
Lumentum demonstrated a 1060 nm VCSEL‑based optical interconnect platform at OFC 2026, targeting rack‑level AI accelerators. The demo featured a high‑density multi‑mode VCSEL array co‑packaged with a host ASIC in a fan‑out wafer‑level package. The solution promises superior bandwidth, thermal resilience above...
Hesai Joins Nvidia Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab
Hesai Technology has joined Nvidia’s Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab, the first ANSI‑accredited facility for testing AI‑driven physical systems. The partnership obliges Hesai to evaluate its LiDAR platforms against a unified framework covering functional safety, cybersecurity and AI compliance. Hesai,...
Qnap TS-H1077AFU Review: A Great All-Flash Performance for Small Spaces
QNAP’s new TS‑h1077AFU is a 1U all‑Flash NAS targeting budget‑conscious enterprises. It pairs an 8‑core AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processor with 32 GB DDR5 (expandable to 192 GB) and ten hot‑swap SATA SFF SSD bays, while dropping U.2 NVMe support for a lower price...
BenQ MA270S 5K Monitor Targets Mac Users with Thunderbolt 4 and HDR400
BenQ unveiled the MA270S, a 27‑inch 5K monitor aimed at macOS users and professional creators. The display offers a 5120 × 2880 IPS panel with 99 % DCI‑P3 coverage, HDR400, and a 70 Hz refresh rate, while integrating a Thunderbolt 4 port that supplies up...
OPPO A6s 5G Launched in India: Price and Specifications
OPPO has launched the A6s 5G smartphone in India, offering two memory variants priced between ₹18,999 and ₹20,999. The device features a 50 MP primary rear camera, a 6500 mAh battery with 45 W SUPERVOOC fast charging, and runs on MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC with...
NovAtel Releases GAJT-AE3 GNSS Anti-Jam Antenna for Airborne Applications
Hexagon’s NovAtel has launched the GAJT‑AE3, a compact GNSS anti‑jam antenna aimed at airborne platforms. The unit is the first in the GAJT line to offer full multi‑constellation, multi‑frequency protection, creating up to seven nulls per band and providing multi‑jammer...
Scalvy and Valeo Validate Modular EV Power Architecture
Scalvy and Valeo have completed a concept evaluation of Scalvy’s distributed Power Neuron architecture for electric‑vehicle powertrains under WLTC laboratory conditions. The modular platform achieved a peak inverter efficiency of 98.3 % at 10,000 RPM, kept motor temperatures below 62 °C and power‑device...
Toshiba Releases AEC-Q101 Photocoupler for EV Power Systems
Toshiba introduced the TLX9920 photocoupler, a photovoltaic‑output device designed for automotive solid‑state relays (SSRs). It delivers 5,000 Vrms isolation, an 8 mm creepage distance, and operates from –40 °C to 125 °C. Qualified to AEC‑Q101, the component targets high‑voltage applications such as battery‑management systems,...
Parliamentary Panel Suggests MeitY Seek Expert Views on GPU Plans
India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT warned the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) that high GPU hardware costs, global supply‑chain delays, and the massive power‑water footprint of data centres threaten the country’s push for large GPU clusters....
3 DeWalt Tool Finds Worth Looking Out For In March 2026
DeWalt is launching three new products in March 2026: a 20V Max XR brushless ratchet with interchangeable 3/8‑inch, 1/4‑inch square and low‑profile hex heads; an Atomic 20V Max brushless 1/4‑inch ratchet aimed at tight‑space work; and a ToughSeries Construction Jack Extension that adds 27 inches...
How Nvidia’s Newer, Pricier Chips Will Shape India’s Data Centre Ambition
Nvidia unveiled its Vera Rubin and Groq 3 chips, promising ten‑times higher energy efficiency for AI workloads. Indian data‑centre operators now face a trade‑off: invest in costly, power‑saving GPUs or scale capacity with older, cheaper models. Analysts expect the sector’s power...
How Rafay & NVIDIA Help NeoClouds Monetize AI with Token Factories
The AI surge has spurred a new class of GPU‑first cloud providers, called neoclouds, that initially sold raw GPU capacity. Rafay’s Token Factory now lets these providers expose models as token‑metered APIs, turning infrastructure into a consumable AI service. Deep...
NAB Show: Cobalt Digital to Unveil Additions Its IPMX and ST 2110 Ecosystem
Cobalt Digital unveiled a robust 2026 NAB Show portfolio expanding its IPMX and ST 2110 ecosystem. The lineup introduces the 1RU blueCORE standalone processors, the PACIFIC compression line with dual SDI and ST 2110/IPMX outputs, and a hybrid satellite‑Internet mode meeting FCC...
Caterpillar Engines to Support 2 GW of Onsite Power at West Virginia Data Center Campus Tied to Microsoft, NVIDIA
Caterpillar will supply its G3500 natural‑gas generator platform to provide up to 2 GW of onsite power for the Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia. The campus, owned by Nscale and linked to Microsoft’s AI workloads and NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin systems,...
Carbon Nanotube 'Black Paint' Absorbs Terahertz Radiation to Cut 6G Interference
Researchers at Skoltech and KTH have developed an ultrathin carbon‑nanotube black paint that absorbs terahertz radiation, addressing interference in emerging 6G photonic circuits. The coating, applied via aerosol chemical vapor deposition, can be tuned from 2 to 53 nm, with the...
New Igus Modular Autonomous Mobile Robot Platform Is Easy to Configure and Deploy
igus unveiled the ReBelMove Pro, a modular autonomous mobile robot designed for rapid, code‑free deployment across industrial settings. The compact AMR reaches 6.5 mph, lifts 550 lb, and can tow nearly 2,000 lb while mapping 2,150 sq ft in under three minutes using LIDAR, 3D...
Nvidia Updates Data Center Roadmap with Rosa CPU and Stacked Feynman GPUs — Optical NVLink, Groq LPUs with NVFP4, and...
Nvidia unveiled an updated data‑center roadmap at GTC, introducing the Rosa CPU and the die‑stacked Feynman GPU architecture slated for 2028. The plan layers new Groq LPUs—LP30, LP35, and LP40—with NVFP4 support, while NVLink switches will debut co‑packaged optics for...
The Beats Studio Pro Are Nearly $200 Off Ahead of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
Apple’s Beats Studio Pro headphones have been slashed to $169.95, roughly $180 off the regular $349.99 price, as Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy promote the deal ahead of the retailer’s Big Spring Sale. The over‑ear model retains its long‑standing design but...
A New Kind of Fire Detection Technology Comes to a California County
San Bernardino County Fire District is rolling out a Florida‑based Fire Neural Network (FNN) lightning‑detection system across its stations, delivering real‑time wildfire risk alerts within 40 seconds. The platform fuses lightning strike data with NOAA weather feeds to calculate a...
The System76 Thelio Mira Is the New Linux Desktop Workstation to Beat
System76 unveiled the Thelio Mira, a high‑performance Linux‑focused desktop featuring AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPUs and a redesigned, service‑oriented chassis. The workstation ships with Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and offers GPU options ranging from an RTX 3050 to an RTX 5090, plus an AMD...
Ikea Tried to Build a Smart Home for Everyone — Here’s Why It’s Not Working Yet
Ikea launched a low‑cost Matter‑over‑Thread smart‑home line promising universal compatibility, but users encountered frequent onboarding and connectivity failures across major platforms. Reports highlighted Apple Home struggling more than Google Home, while Ikea’s Dirigera hub required multiple firmware updates to improve...
New Portable Electrocardiogram Lets EMTs Diagnose Heart Attack
Kern County Public Health has deployed a new AI‑enabled, five‑lead portable electrocardiogram that delivers 12‑lead diagnostics to EMTs. Within weeks of the Feb. 1 rollout, Hall Ambulance EMTs used the device to identify a myocardial infarction in a home patient, enabling...
I 3D Printed My Own Smart Display because Google's Wasn't Good Enough
A maker dissatisfied with Google Nest Hub's limited media support built a custom smart display using a 3D‑printed enclosure. The enclosure houses a Google Home Mini and a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, linked via Bluetooth and an $8 USB‑C splitter. By...
My Samsung Galaxy's Camera Instantly Got Better After I Tweaked These Settings
Samsung Galaxy phones ship with powerful cameras, but default settings often limit their potential. By enabling the composition guide, selecting the sensor’s maximum resolution, reassigning volume keys to zoom, and manually adjusting exposure, users can extract noticeably better images without...
Identifying Read Disturbance Threshold of DRAM Chips (ETH Zurich, Rutgers)
A paper titled “DiscoRD” from ETH Zurich and Rutgers introduces a rapid experimental method to determine the read‑disturbance threshold (RDT) of DDR4 DRAM chips. The authors measured hundreds of thousands of rows across 212 chips, building an empirical model of...
This New Cassette Player Has USB-C and Bluetooth, in Case You Want to Ditch Spotify
Maxwell introduced a modernized cassette player that combines USB‑C charging and Bluetooth audio with classic tape playback. The sleek white unit offers 11 hours of battery life and tactile controls, but it cannot record or play non‑cassette media. Priced at $99.99,...
Understanding AI Inferencing at the Edge in Healthcare
Lenovo announced three new servers at CES 2026 designed for AI inferencing at the edge, specifically targeting healthcare environments. The devices enable large language models to run locally on low‑power hardware, cutting latency and avoiding cloud round‑trips. By processing sensor and...
Analysis of the Evolving Landscape of Ultra-Low-Power Edge AI Processors (U. Of Austria, ETH Zurich)
A new arXiv paper from the University of Austria and ETH Zurich benchmarks ultra‑low‑power edge AI processors across three architectures: the RISC‑V‑based GAP9, the ARM Cortex‑M55 STM32N6, and Sony's in‑sensor IMX500. The study evaluates latency, inference efficiency, energy use, and...
VCluster Labs Adds Control Plane for Provisioning GPU Servers
vCluster Labs unveiled vMetal, a bare‑metal management layer announced at NVIDIA GTC 2026, that lets IT teams automatically discover, provision, assign, upgrade and repurpose GPU‑equipped servers through a centralized control plane. The platform can attach physical machines to Kubernetes clusters...
Nvidia’s CloudXR 6.0 Supports Foveated Streaming on Apple Vision Pro
Nvidia announced CloudXR 6.0 now supports foveated streaming on the Apple Vision Pro, extending GeForce RTX‑powered graphics to the mixed‑reality headset. The cloud‑based solution streams high‑resolution visuals while dynamically allocating rendering resources to the user’s gaze, reducing bandwidth and latency....
Advantech and FORT Robotics Collaborate to Advance Safe Physical AI on MIC-735
Advantech and FORT Robotics announced the MIC‑735, an industrial‑grade edge AI system built on NVIDIA’s IGX Thor platform and powered by the IGX T5000 module. The solution embeds functional safety through NVIDIA Halos and FORT’s Nano Safety Controller Pro, delivering up to 2,070 FP TFLOPS...
Ecorobotix Reaches Milestone: 1,000 ARA Ultra-High Precision Sprayers Sold Worldwide
Swiss ag‑tech firm Ecorobotix announced that it has sold 1,000 ARA ultra‑high precision sprayers worldwide over the past five years. The AI‑driven machines deliver a 6 × 6 cm treatment footprint, cutting herbicide use by up to 95% compared with conventional broadcast spraying....
Dyson’s New PencilWash Is Here
Dyson has launched three new wet‑floor cleaning devices: the Spot+Scrub Ai robot vacuum‑mop at $1,200, the Clean+Wash Hygiene handheld cleaner at $500, and the compact PencilWash at $350. The Clean+Wash Hygiene consolidates its water tank and debris tray in the head and adds...
US Startup to Build South Korea’s Biggest AI Data Center
Reflection AI, a New York‑based startup founded by former DeepMind researchers, has signed an MOU with South Korea’s Shinsegae Group to construct the country’s largest AI‑dedicated data center. The facility will consume up to 250 MW of power, with investment likely...
Amazon Just Slashed the Price on 4K Fire TV Sticks up to 50% Off
Amazon slashed prices on its Fire TV streaming sticks ahead of the Big Spring Sale, offering the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus for $25 (50% off) and the Fire TV Stick 4K Max for $35 (over 40% off). The Max...
Nvidia’s Super Bowl Plays to the Crowd
Nvidia’s GTC keynote in San Jose spotlighted the Vera Rubin AI computing platform, positioning it as the next evolution of the company’s data‑center chips. CEO Jensen Huang framed the launch as a response to growing demand for faster, more efficient...
One Less Option
Microwave Power Products (MPP) will close the former Econco facility in Woodland, California on Sept. 1, ending its rebuilt power‑tube program and the Econco “bank” service. Customers must purchase repaired tubes by May 12 or risk disposal of their stored units. While...
Comcast Partners with NVIDIA to Test AI Applications at the Network Edge
Comcast is partnering with NVIDIA to run field trials that place NVIDIA GPUs inside its distributed edge network, enabling AI inference close to 65 million U.S. homes and businesses. The tests will evaluate use cases such as household‑level personalized video ads,...
Now that We Have the MacBook Neo, Could Apple Make a Mac Neo Desktop?
The MacBook Neo’s launch has sparked speculation that Apple could introduce a low‑cost desktop dubbed the “Mac Neo,” potentially priced around $399—well below the current $599 Mac mini. The imagined device would be a compact silver box with a few...
KRYTAR Announces Two New Directional Coupler Operating From 7.125 to 15.35 GHz
KRYTAR, Inc. announced two new directional couplers covering the 7.125‑15.35 GHz C‑through‑Ku band range, targeting mmWave and emerging 6G applications. The 10 dB model offers 13 dB directivity, while the 20 dB version provides 14 dB directivity. Both units handle 20 W average and 3 kW peak...
Nvidia Exec: These Top Partners Are Aiding Enterprises ‘Still Struggling’ With AI
Nvidia’s Americas channel chief Craig Weinstein announced the 2026 Nvidia Partner Network Awards at GTC, highlighting partners that help enterprises still grappling with AI adoption. Winners such as World Wide Technology, TD Synnex, Deloitte US and newcomers like SHI and LTI Mindtree were...
Microsoft Expects to Commercialize MicroLED Datacenter Cables by Late 2027 — Expands Hollow Core Fiber Deployment, Promising 47% Faster Data...
Microsoft announced that its MicroLED‑based optical cable system, called MOSAIC, will be commercialized with partners by late 2027. MOSAIC replaces traditional lasers with inexpensive MicroLEDs and transmits data over hundreds of parallel low‑speed channels, cutting energy use by roughly 50 %...
4 KVM Vendors, 9 Vulns – Including an Unfixed CVSS 9.8
Researchers at Eclypsium uncovered nine security flaws across consumer‑grade IP KVM devices from four vendors, including two critical vulnerabilities rated CVSS 9.8 and 8.8 that remain unpatched. The affected products range from single‑port, $30 units popular with homelab enthusiasts to...
Corsair Introduces VANGUARD AIR 99 WIRELESS Low-Profile Gaming Keyboard
Corsair unveiled the VANGUARD AIR 99 WIRELESS, a low‑profile 99% keyboard built on an 18 mm aluminium chassis. It features Corsair’s OPX optical‑mechanical switches with 1.5 mm actuation and 8,000 Hz hyper‑polling in both wired and 2.4 GHz wireless modes. The device supports tri‑mode connectivity—Slipstream v2, Bluetooth, and...
Teledyne SP Devices Introduces High Speed Disk Streaming with ADQ35 and Libads for Extreme Data Capture
Teledyne SP Devices unveiled a high‑speed disk‑streaming solution that pairs its ADQ35 digitizer with the proprietary libads NVMe streaming library. The ADQ35 can sample up to 10 GSPS, producing 20 GB/s of raw data, while libads bypasses the operating system to write...