TSMC Ramping Up Spending Plans to Meet AI Chip Demand Surge as Rivals Narrow Technology Gap
TSMC announced a near $56 billion capex plan for 2026 to expand capacity for AI‑driven chips, including three new 3‑nm fabs in Taiwan, the United States and Japan that will start production between 2027 and 2028. For the first time the company will broaden 3‑nm output, a node where it currently faces no direct competition, while warning that demand could still outstrip supply through 2027. Rivals Samsung and Intel are accelerating their own advanced‑node roadmaps, yet analysts expect TSMC to retain its technology lead until at least 2028. TSMC is also piloting panel‑level CoPoS packaging to meet future AI chiplet density requirements.
Steve Wozniak Surprisingly Appears at DREAME NEXT: Dreame Unveils Two Smartphones with 10+ Industry Breakthroughs
Dreame Technology unveiled two new smartphones, the Aurora NEX flagship and Aurora LUX luxury model, at its DREAME NEXT event in San Francisco. Both devices incorporate more than ten innovations, including a modular hardware architecture, a proprietary Aurora AIOS 1.0 operating system, and advanced imaging...
Amazon the Chip Company? Tech Giant Says It May Sell AI Chips as a Product, Not Just a Cloud Service
Amazon announced it could begin selling its Trainium AI chips as physical racks to external customers within the next two years, marking a shift from a cloud‑only offering to a product business. The company disclosed $225 billion in revenue commitments for...
Memory Chip Shortage
Samsung reported a first‑quarter 2026 profit surge powered by its memory‑chip division, but warned that supply lags far behind soaring demand and could deteriorate in 2027. Vistance Networks estimates the shortage will shave roughly $30 million off its earnings versus last...
Cohu Inc (COHU) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Cohu Inc. reported a 57% year‑over‑year surge in orders, propelled by AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) demand, and highlighted a $750 million pipeline targeting test handlers and HBM inspection. Non‑GAAP revenue reached $125.1 million with a 46.5% gross margin, while recurring revenue...
Optimum’s New Business WiFi Solution
Optimum Business introduced “Whole Office Wi‑Fi,” a smart Wi‑Fi solution that eliminates dead zones and ensures continuous coverage as employees move around the workplace. The service bundles advanced extenders with adaptive technology, offering seamless roaming for users. It is priced...
Mad Catz M.M.O. 7+ Wireless Review
Mad Catz unveiled the M.M.O. 7+ wireless MMO mouse at CES 2024, finally releasing it after a two‑year delay at $149.99. The device packs a PixArt 3395 sensor, 26,000 DPI, 1,000 Hz polling and 22 buttons—21 programmable plus a shift layer that doubles inputs. Its...
Eero Signal Keeps Your Business Online During Internet Outages
Internet outages in the United States surged 178% in late 2025, putting small‑to‑medium businesses at risk of costly downtime. Eero’s new Signal 4G LTE device plugs into an existing Eero mesh network and automatically switches to cellular backup when the...
Space Force Selects Firms to Build Counter-Surveillance Payloads for Satellites
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office of the U.S. Space Force awarded three Small Business Innovation Research contracts, each worth $3 million, to Assurance Technology Corp., Raptor Dynamix, and Innovative Signal Analysis. The firms will develop low‑cost radar‑warning payloads for geosynchronous satellites...
Razer's PS5 Controller Also Makes for an Amazing PC Gamepad with TMR Analog Sticks and 2000Hz Polling Rates — and...
Razer’s Raiju V3 Pro controller, built for PlayStation 5 and PC, features magnetic TMR analog sticks, a 2000 Hz wired polling rate, and up to 36 hours of wireless battery life. The premium peripheral originally priced at £219.99 (≈ $280) is now 23% off...
Dyson Just Launched a Travel Version of Its Supersonic Hair Dryer
Dyson has introduced a travel‑size version of its Supersonic hair dryer, priced at $300—$80 cheaper than the flagship model. Weighing just 0.7 lb., it is 32% smaller and 25% lighter than the original, making it airline‑friendly. The unit retains the brand’s...
Why a Generation Raised on iPhones Is Building Its Own Machines
A new wave of DIY portable computers called cyberdecks is gaining traction among Gen Z, who grew up with iPhones. Creators like TikTok influencer Annike Tan build custom devices using Raspberry Pi and repurposed parts, turning everyday objects into functional laptops. The...
Hydrogen Sensors Help Detect Explosive Conditions in Batteries
Lithium‑ion batteries can suffer thermal runaway, a chain reaction that leads to fire or explosion. Posifa Technologies introduced the MEMS‑based PGS5100 hydrogen sensor, which detects hydrogen concentrations from 0% to 25% with a 100 ms response time and 200 ms warm‑up. Because...
Trackers Will Be Added to Emergency Vehicles at LaGuardia Following Deadly March Collision
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will install transponders on fire trucks and other emergency vehicles at LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports after a March 22 runway collision killed two pilots. The devices transmit real‑time location data to...
4 Stocks Primed to Benefit From the $7 Trillion Data Center Build-Out
AI-driven data‑center construction is projected to require roughly $7 trillion in capex by 2030, according to McKinsey. The surge fuels demand for logic, GPU, and memory chips, positioning Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Nvidia (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO) and Micron (MU) as primary...
Battery-Free Smart Home Sensors Are Smaller than a Penny
Georgia Tech researchers have unveiled ultra‑small, battery‑free smart‑home tags that fit on a penny and cost only a few cents each. The metal disks generate a unique ultrasonic pulse when struck, allowing a wearable or nearby device to log door,...
I Tracked the Resale Value of Every Part in My PC Build and This One Really Surprised Me
The article tracks the resale value of SSDs and reveals that prices have surged dramatically, with a 2 TB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus jumping from $310 in 2020 to $997 today. The spike is attributed to soaring AI-driven demand for NAND flash...
Why I Never Wear a Smart Ring During My Workouts
The author argues that smart rings, while comfortable for daily wear and excellent for sleep and recovery monitoring, are ill‑suited for gym workouts. Thick designs interfere with proper grip on pulling exercises, and the rings’ heart‑rate sensors are less accurate...
Apple Gives Up On the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop
Apple has effectively halted further development of its Vision Pro headset after the M5 refresh failed to boost sales. The updated model kept the $3,499 price tag while adding a 120 Hz display, 10% more rendered pixels and roughly 30 extra...
Smallest-of-Its Kind Probe Tracks Several Key Health Signals
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have unveiled a 1.1 mm diameter fiber probe that can simultaneously monitor glucose, lactate, and ethanol in tissue. The mid‑infrared device uses two silver‑halide fibers and a quantum cascade laser to deliver real‑time,...
NORD Decentralized Drives with ASi Interface Offer Seamless System Integration
NORD has launched its NORDAC LINK and NORDAC FLEX decentralized drive products equipped with AS‑Interface (ASi) technology, promising plug‑and‑play integration for new and retrofitted systems. The ASi fieldbus consolidates power and data into a two‑core cable, cutting wiring complexity, commissioning...
Optimum Eyes Virtualization to Bridge the FTTP-HFC Reliability Gap
Optimum Communications is testing network virtualization to narrow the reliability gap between its fiber‑to‑the‑premises (FTTP) and hybrid fiber‑coax (HFC) infrastructures. In West Virginia the company is rolling out a distributed access architecture (DAA) paired with Harmonic’s virtual CMTS (vCMTS), which...
Tested: Best Home EV Chargers for 2026
The 2026 roundup of home EV chargers identifies Emporia Pro as the overall winner, with its load‑balancing feature and sleek design, while Lectron Portable Level 2 earns the best‑budget title. Grizzl‑E Duo stands out as the most affordable dual‑plug solution for...
Former Google and Meta Engineers Build Memory-First AI Server to Challenge Nvidia's GPU Dominance
Former Google and Meta engineers have launched Majestic Labs AI, a startup that raised $100 million to develop a memory‑first server called Prometheus. The system pairs a proprietary AIU processor with up to 128 terabytes of high‑speed DRAM, claiming up to 1,000 times...
Modder Spends 2 Years Turning the Game Boy Color Into a Watch, and Yes, It Still Plays Cartridges
A hobbyist known as Leggo My Froggo spent two years converting a Game Boy Color into a wrist‑worn device called the Time Frog Color. The watch‑sized console retains the original GBC CPU, uses a custom strap‑integrated battery, and even supports re‑engineered cartridges...
Costco Makes PC Gamer An Unbelievable RAM Deal They Can’t Refuse
Costco surprised shoppers by offering an iBuyPower gaming PC featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 5070 GPU, 32 GB DDR5 RAM and a 2 TB NVMe SSD for just $1,100. The RAM component alone would normally exceed $500, making the bundle a striking value...
Motorola Razr Ultra (2026) Vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7: I Tried Both, and There's a Clear Winner
Motorola unveiled the 2026 Razr Ultra, positioning it as the flagship of its new Razr line and a direct challenger to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7. The Ultra boasts a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 16 GB RAM, a 5,000 mAh battery with 68 W TurboPower charging,...
Enphase Announces Distributed Solid-State Transformer for AI Data Centers, Targets 2028 for Volume Deliveries
Enphase announced its IQ Solid‑State Transformer (SST), a modular 1.25 MW power unit that delivers 800 V DC directly to AI‑focused NVIDIA compute racks. The reveal came on a Q1 2026 earnings call that showed a 20.6% YoY revenue decline and the company’s...
RB Industrial Manufacturing Invests in Advanced Keyence Vision System
RB Industrial Manufacturing of Racine, Wisconsin has purchased a Keyence XM‑1540 image dimension measurement system to boost its quality control capabilities. The high‑speed, non‑contact vision system will support the company’s push for AS9100D certification this summer while reinforcing its existing...
We Toured an AI Data Center to See How Our Stock Names Make These Facilities Work
CoreSite’s NY3 AI‑optimized data center in Secaucus illustrates how power, chips, fiber, networking and cooling infrastructure enable the AI boom. Big Tech is slated to spend $608 billion this year on AI data centers, while newcomers like OpenAI and Anthropic are...
Open Compute Project: Delivering an Open Data Center Ecosystem for AI
The Open Compute Project Foundation announced a suite of new open specifications and workstreams aimed at building an end‑to‑end data‑center ecosystem for AI. The releases include a facilities roadmap, low‑voltage DC power distribution, telemetry APIs, Ethernet scale‑up networking, the Open...
Transceivers Boost In-Vehicle Audio Bandwidth
Analog Devices introduced the ADAA245x series of A2B 2.0 automotive audio bus transceivers, delivering 98.3 Mbps full‑duplex bandwidth—four times that of A2B 1.0. The devices support up to 119 audio channels and can tunnel Ethernet data via an Open Alliance SPI interface. They...
Timing Module Enables vRAN Synchronization
Microchip introduced the MD-990-0011-B, an M.2 plug‑in timing module built with Intel for Xeon 6‑SoC server platforms. The module delivers sub‑microsecond synchronization across GNSS, SyncE and PTP networks, targeting 5G virtualized RAN (vRAN) and low‑latency AI workloads. Integrated components include dual...
Don’t Bother with Moto’s New Razr Ultra — Last Year’s Model Is Nearly Half Off and Virtually Identical
Motorola unveiled its 2026 Razr lineup, but the new Razr Ultra delivers only modest upgrades over last year’s model. The 2025 Razr Ultra, particularly the 1 TB version, is now priced around $800—about half its original $1,300 MSRP—through Motorola’s store and...
Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead
Colorado's SB26-090, a bill that would have created a "critical infrastructure" exemption to the state's 2024 Right to Repair law, was defeated in a 7‑to‑4 vote by the House committee, halting its progress after passing the Senate. The proposal, backed...
Epson Robots Expands SCARA Lineup with High-Payload LS50C
Epson Robots introduced the LS50C, its largest‑payload SCARA robot, delivering up to 50 kg payload and a 1 m reach in a compact chassis. The model incorporates SafeSense technology, which can reduce reliance on traditional safety guarding after proper risk assessment. Integrated...
How To Control Brushless Motors (Part 4): Current Control
Current‑control loops are essential for brushless DC (BLDC) motors, ensuring precise torque and protecting windings from damaging spikes. The industry standard for high‑performance applications is a PI current‑loop, often auto‑tuned, while field‑oriented control (FOC) adds a rotation‑independent frame for higher...
Waaree Energies to Foray Into Semiconductors; Approves ₹10,000 Crore Fundraise
Waaree Energies announced a strategic entry into power semiconductors by transferring its Waaree Semicon unit to the operational subsidiary Waaree Power, a move aimed at building PV‑diode, IGBT and MOSFET capabilities for renewable‑energy and EV applications. The board also approved...
Decision on QTS' Planned Expansion of Data Center in East Windsor, New Jersey, Postponed
The East Windsor Township Planning Board delayed a vote on QTS Data Centers’ request to build a second data‑center on its 52‑acre, 70 MW site, pushing the decision to the May 4 meeting. Residents raised concerns about utility costs, noise and vibration,...
Designing in Situ Power Stations for Future Mars Missions
A Chinese research team published a conceptual design for an in‑situ power station that would turn the thin, CO₂‑rich Martian atmosphere into heat and electricity for future crewed missions. The proposal combines atmospheric capture, a micro‑nuclear reactor, lithium‑Mars‑gas batteries, and...
Chargebyte’s CCL MCS Brings ISO 15118-20 over Ethernet to Megawatt Charging for Heavy-Duty EVs
Chargebyte unveiled its Charge Control L MCS (CCL MCS) at ACT Expo, a stand‑alone controller that implements the full ISO 15118‑20 communication and safety stack for Megawatt Charging System (MCS) trucks, buses and heavy machinery. The unit uses dual NXP S32K146 processors and communicates over...
BlockchAIn Outlines $9.9bn Plan for 715MW Data Center Portfolio
BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure announced a $9.9 billion, five‑year plan to build a 715 MW U.S. data‑center portfolio focused on blockchain mining, AI GPU hosting, and high‑performance computing. The pipeline covers nine sites across South Carolina, Minnesota and Texas, with the first phases...
Kensington Launches FIDO2 Level 2 NFC Security Keys for Tap-Based Mobile Authentication
Kensington, a division of ACCO Brands, has introduced two NFC‑enabled security keys that achieve FIDO2 Level 2 certification, the highest tier in the FIDO Alliance’s authenticator program. The VeriMark NFC+ USB‑C and USB‑A models support both USB and tap‑based authentication, allowing...
Bell Canada to Turn Winnipeg Food Processing Plant Into AI Data Center
Bell Canada is converting a former protein‑processing plant in Winnipeg into an AI data center. The $23 million CAD investment (about US$17 million) will create a 5.5 MW facility covering roughly 94,000 sq ft. The conversion is part of Bell’s “AI Fabric” network, which also...
Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM for Just $249 — Act Fast and Don't Miss Woot's Blowout Sale
Woot is offering a 32 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5‑6000 kit for $249, a steep cut from its $360 list price. The discount combines a 25% sale with a $20 promo code (TWENTYOFFPC) and is limited to one unit per customer. The...
China Tech Giants Race to Secure Huawei AI Chips
Chinese tech powerhouses ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba are scrambling to secure Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips after the debut of DeepSeek's V4 model, which is tuned specifically for Huawei silicon. Cloud providers and GPU‑rental services have also placed fresh orders,...
Motorola Razr Fold Officially Costs $1,899 in the US, Available in May
Motorola confirmed the Razr Fold will debut in the United States on May 21, priced at $1,899, with pre‑orders opening May 14. The device features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB of storage, a 6,000 mAh battery, 80 W wired and...
OpenAI Has Effectively Abandoned First-Party Stargate Data Centers in Favor of More Flexible Deals — Company Now Prefers to...
OpenAI has effectively shelved its first‑party Stargate data‑center venture, opting instead to lease compute from third‑party providers. The $500 billion joint venture with Oracle and SoftBank, which aimed to build 20 U.S. facilities, fell apart after partner disputes, leaving SoftBank as...
Vishay Specialty Thin Film Introduces Thin Film Metallized Submount Platform
Vishay Intertechnology unveiled a thin‑film metallized submount platform aimed at next‑generation optical transceivers, RF modules and advanced packaging that demand high thermal conductivity, precise alignment and low‑loss signal paths. The solution leverages aluminum‑nitride (AlN) ceramic substrates and pre‑deposited AuSn or...
Steam Controller Vs. Xbox Controller: What The Critics Are Saying So Far
Valve’s new Steam Controller launches on May 4 at $99, positioning itself as a premium PC‑only gamepad. Reviewers highlight its ergonomic shape and touch‑pad features, calling it the most comfortable controller they’ve held. However, critics note a steep acclimation period and...