EnerSys Launches AlphaCell™ 4.0HP+ Battery to Improve Replacement Interval Stability in Outdoor Communications Networks
EnerSys announced the launch of its AlphaCell™ 4.0HP+ battery, a Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) solution built for outdoor and edge communications networks. The battery is engineered to boost electrochemical stability and extend replacement intervals, addressing the growing demand for reliable power in remote broadband and telecom sites. AlphaCell 4.0HP+ targets deployments across North America, where temperature swings and limited access increase maintenance challenges. The product adds to EnerSys’s portfolio of industrial‑grade stored‑energy offerings.
Dell PowerRack Launches at Dell Technologies World 2026 as a ‘Turnkey’ Networking, Storage, and Compute System for AI
Dell Technologies introduced PowerRack at Dell Technologies World 2026, a fully integrated rack‑scale system that combines networking, storage and compute for AI and HPC workloads. The solution promises to go from delivery to live operation in as little as six...
Mouser Electronics and Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Enter Global Distribution Agreement to Deliver High-Performance Power Solutions
Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) to sell EPC's eGaN‑based power devices worldwide. The partnership will make GaN transistors and integrated power stages—spanning 15 V to 350 V—available to engineers designing DC‑DC converters, lidar, motor...
Fermilab Leads Multi-Lab AI Initiative to Accelerate Design of Chips Used in Extreme Environments
Fermilab is spearheading the AXESS initiative, a DOE‑wide AI effort to accelerate custom micro‑electronics for extreme environments. By integrating large‑language models and surrogate AI, the team aims to shrink chip‑design cycles from months to weeks. Early results show a 500‑fold...
Dell to Support Samsung with Infrastructure for AI-Driven Chipmaking
Dell Technologies announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics to deliver standardized compute, storage, and data‑movement infrastructure for the chipmaker’s AI‑driven semiconductor manufacturing. The solution will underpin Samsung’s digital twin, real‑time analytics, and agentic AI tools across research, design, and production...
Banned Nvidia AI Chips Keep Reaching China Despite US Crackdown
U.S. authorities say banned Nvidia AI chips continue to reach China and Russia through encrypted broker networks, shell companies, and third‑country routes, prompting the Bureau of Industry and Security to levy $420 million in penalties, including a $252 million fine against Applied...
Nvidia’s Rubin AI Platform Will Reportedly Demand More DRAM than Apple and Samsung Combined
Nvidia’s upcoming Rubin AI platform is projected to consume over 6 billion GB of low‑power DDR memory (LPDDR) by 2027, a volume that could outstrip the combined LPDDR usage of Apple and Samsung. The platform, named after astronomer Vera Rubin, promises twice...
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Deal Drops to $629 as GPU Prices Slowly Cool Off
AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT, launched in March 2025 at $599, is now being offered at $629 as GPU pricing eases. Built on the RDNA 4 architecture, the card features 16 GB GDDR6, 48.66 TFLOPs of FP32 compute and a 304 W TDP, delivering performance on par...
Intel Apple Chip Pact Tests Valuation As U.S. Foundry Ambitions Grow
Intel and Apple have reached a preliminary agreement to produce Apple‑design chips in the United States, backed by strong government incentives. The deal is intended to lessen reliance on Taiwan’s foundries and could expand Intel’s role as a contract manufacturer...
Deals: Best Buy Memorial Day Sale, Nothing Headphone (a) All-Time Low, Phone (3), $1,000 Off Windows Copilot+ PCs, More
Best Buy and Amazon kicked off Memorial Day with deep discounts across consumer electronics, including up to 50% off TVs, Apple gear, and Android phones. Nothing’s flagship Headphone (a) fell to $169, a 15% cut, while the unlocked Nothing Phone (3)...
Why Retailers Are Rushing to Adopt Ambient IoT for Batteryless Electronic Shelf Labels
Retailers are rapidly shifting from battery‑powered electronic shelf labels (ESLs) to ambient IoT‑enabled, battery‑free versions. First‑generation ESLs incurred high labor costs for battery swaps and generated significant e‑waste, undermining profitability and sustainability goals. Energy‑harvesting technology now powers labels from light...
Forget Raspberry Pi: This Computer Is the Literally the Size of a Credit Card
A Reddit hobbyist built a fully functional computer that literally fits inside a credit‑card envelope. The prototype uses an ESP32‑C3FH4 system‑on‑chip with Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth LE, NFC, a 1.54‑inch 200×200 e‑paper display, an accelerometer and a thin LiPo battery with power‑path management....
Our AI Wearables Are “Changing the Game” For Disabled People
Meta unveiled a suite of new AI‑powered features for its Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses, aimed at expanding independence for people with disabilities. The rollout adds hands‑free group calling with Be My Eyes, voice‑only call controls, one‑touch shortcuts, and real‑time...
Trump's 25% Cut on Nvidia Chips Sold to China Backfired — Beijing Won't Approve a Single H200 Purchase, Costs Huang...
President Trump confirmed that Beijing has rejected all purchases of Nvidia's H200 AI chips, despite a Commerce Department clearance that could have unlocked $15‑$20 billion in sales. The 25% routing fee tied to the export framework sparked security concerns, prompting Chinese...
Guerrilla RF Launches GRF2118 with Best-in-Class Noise Figure Across the SatCom X-Band Spectrum
Guerrilla RF unveiled the GRU2118, an ultra‑low‑noise X‑Band LNA covering 6.0‑8.5 GHz, aimed at satellite communications, defense, and space platforms. In low‑bias mode the device delivers a 0.57 dB noise figure with 25.5 dB gain, while high‑bias mode offers 0.67 dB NF, 26.1 dB gain,...
Juliang Guangqi Raises $28M+ USD Angel Round to Industrialize Superconducting Quantum in China
Shanghai‑based Juliang Guangqi announced the close of a $28 million‑plus angel round, one of the biggest early‑stage quantum hardware financings in China. Backers include Heli Capital, Junshan Capital and SMIC’s private‑equity arm, underscoring strong investor confidence. The startup is developing silicon‑substrate...
NoMIS Joins ARPA-E Project on High-Voltage SiC HVDC
NoMIS Power Corporation has become an industry partner in a three‑year, $2.5 million ARPA‑E DC‑GRIDS project led by Michigan State University. The consortium will develop high‑voltage 6.6 kV/2.5 kA Neutral Point Clamped Power Electronics Building Blocks (NPC‑PEBB) using NoMIS’s 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET portfolio,...
Zayo Europe Opens Genoa Fibre Network Landing, Interconnection Hub
Zayo Europe has opened a new point of presence in Genoa, Italy, at Quadrivium Digital’s QGEN01 facility, extending its Southern European fiber network. The Genoa hub connects emerging Mediterranean subsea traffic to Zayo’s 400G‑enabled terrestrial backbone, offering routes to Frankfurt,...
Murata to Expand Thermistor Production Capacity with New Japan Facility
Murata Manufacturing announced the construction of a new five‑story production building at its Yokaichi Plant in Shiga, Japan, slated to begin in May 2026 and finish by August 2028. The $113 million investment will add roughly 2,951 m² of ground space and 18,010 m² of...
SalesCloser Deepens Conversational AI Moat with Dedicated GPU Inference Cluster, Enabling Custom Model Fine-Tuning, Agentic Workflows, and Regulated-Industry Readiness
SalesCloser Technologies has launched a dedicated AI inference cluster built on NVIDIA Blackwell-class GPUs, hosted in Canada on a largely hydroelectric grid. The in‑house infrastructure lets the company fine‑tune foundation models with its own sales‑conversation data and run complex, multi‑step...
The Geekom Air12 2026 Edition Is a Solid Entry-Level Mini PC – if You Can Bag a Good Bargain on...
Geekom’s Air12 2026 Edition is an ultra‑compact mini PC targeting budget‑conscious users, featuring a 117 × 112 × 34.2 mm chassis and a five‑year‑old Intel Pentium Gold 7505 processor paired with 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB PCIe SSD. At roughly $380 (£299) it competes with...
Implementing OTA Firmware Updates on MCUs
Design engineers can add over‑the‑air (OTA) firmware updates to NXP’s RW612 MCU using a simple “staging + copy” flow. The method downloads a new image into a secondary flash partition, verifies it, then copies it to the active region on reboot via...
Is Your iPhone Battery Draining After iOS 26.5 Update? Here’s Why You Don't Need to Panic Just Yet
Apple’s iOS 26.5 update has sparked a wave of complaints about rapid battery drain and noticeable heating on iPhones, with users reporting up to a 50% drop in charge by midday. The issue surfaced on Reddit and other tech forums, where...
The Shifting Cost Structure of Advanced Manufacturing
The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a cascade of supply‑chain shocks for the semiconductor industry, most notably a sharp rise in helium prices and a collapse in Gulf air‑cargo capacity. These disruptions expose the sector’s heavy...
MARSOC Selects Upgraded Shark Marine Dive Navigation System
MARSOC has awarded a sole‑source contract for Shark Marine’s Dive Tablet 2, the second‑generation underwater navigation system, to equip its Raider units during combat diving training and missions. The purchase closes a four‑year capability gap by delivering sub‑surface positioning, sonar integration,...
Samsung 990 Pro Gets Discount of over $200 From Recent Highs — Grab the 2TB Model for $429.99
Samsung’s flagship 990 Pro SSD has seen a sharp price correction, with the 2 TB model now listed at $429.99 on Amazon—a $210 discount from its recent $639.99 peak. The 1 TB variant also fell to $249.99, down $90. Despite the price...
Researchers Built a Switch 1,000 Times Faster than Today's AI Chips, and It Barely Generates Any Heat
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a magnetic spintronic switch that flips binary states in 40 picoseconds—about 1,000 times faster than today’s fastest AI accelerators. The device, built from a manganese‑tin antiferromagnet, consumes only a fraction of the energy and...
I Turned a $80 RK3562 Android Tablet Into a Debian Linux Workstation
A community‑driven project called rkdebian now lets the $80 Doogee U10 Android tablet run a full Debian 12 Bookworm system from an SD card, without unlocking the bootloader or altering the internal eMMC. The pre‑release image, built on May 14 2026, supports most hardware features—including...
Fujifilm’s X Half Is Even More Whimsical with a $300 Price Cut
Fujifilm has slashed the price of its X Half digital camera by roughly $300, lowering the MSRP to $649.99 and offering an additional $100 discount through June 28, bringing the effective price to about $549. The X Half is a whimsical,...
Jay Forrester Filed the First Practical Computer RAM Patent 75 Years Ago This Week — His Magnetic Core Memory Patent...
On May 11, 1951 MIT engineer Jay Forrester filed a patent for coincident‑current magnetic core memory, the first practical RAM technology. The invention, demonstrated in the Whirlwind computer in 1953, became the dominant form of random‑access storage for about twenty...
Xiaomi 17 Max Launching Soon: 200MP LEICA Camera, 8,000mAh Battery and LTPO AMOLED Display Confirmed
Xiaomi is set to unveil its flagship Xiaomi 17 Max in China this month, featuring an unprecedented 8,000 mAh battery, 100 W wired and 50 W wireless fast charging, and a 6.9‑inch 2K LTPO OLED display. The device packs a Leica‑tuned triple‑camera system...
Tata Electronics and ASML Partner on India’s First Semiconductor Fab
Tata Electronics and Dutch equipment maker ASML signed an agreement to build India’s first front‑end semiconductor fab in Gujarat. The $11 billion project will feature a 300‑millimetre wafer line and target chips for automotive, mobile and AI applications. The signing ceremony...
This Tiny ESP32 Board Became My Cheapest Home Network Upgrade
A DIY project called ESP32_AdBlocker turns a low‑cost ESP32 board into a network‑wide DNS sinkhole, mirroring Pi‑hole functionality. By flashing an Arduino sketch, users can point their router at the device and block ads and trackers for the entire home...
Low-Power Enhanced I2C Controller: RTL to GDSII
Researchers K G., S A., and V A. introduced a low‑power enhanced I2C bus controller that employs a novel open‑lane architecture. Starting from RTL, they applied clock gating, operand isolation and other power‑saving techniques, then used the open‑source OpenLane flow to synthesize, place,...
AI Rings on Fingers Can Interpret Sign Language
Researchers at Yonsei University have created a set of seven Bluetooth‑Low‑Energy rings that wirelessly capture finger motion and feed it to a deep‑learning model for sign‑language translation. The rings use accelerometers and serpentine interconnects to stay reliable during repeated flexing,...
Lenovo Unveils a Fantastic Portable Charger to Revive Your Smartphone and More — but Bad Luck, You'll Probably Never Be...
Lenovo introduced the Legion P5 10000, a 10,000 mAh power bank capable of delivering up to 100 W via smart dynamic power distribution. The compact device features a built‑in Type‑C cable, USB‑C and USB‑A ports, and a small circular display, supporting fast‑charging...
The Dyson HushJet Compact Air Purifier Is Powerful, Quiet, and Proof that Good Things Do Come in Small(ish) Packages
Dyson’s HushJet Compact Air Purifier is the company’s first small‑format, app‑controlled purifier, priced at $349.99 (≈ $445 UK, ≈ $362 AU). It uses a 99.97% efficient electrostatic filter plus an activated carbon filter, delivering 24‑55 dB noise and covering rooms up to 100 m². In independent...
Always Connected in Motion: VTC 1040 and nROK 1040 Power Mobile Gateways From Road to Rail
Nexcom unveiled the VTC 1040/VTC 1040‑C2 and nROK 1040‑A/nROK 1040‑AC2 mobile gateways, engineered to deliver high‑bandwidth LTE/5G, Wi‑Fi and GNSS connectivity for both road‑based fleets and railway rolling stock. The platforms feature Intel Atom x7213RE CPUs, 8 GB DDR5, multi‑SIM slots and PoE‑enabled ports that can...
Intel Begins iPhone and Mac Chip Production as Apple Explores TSMC Alternative: Report
Apple has started low‑end and legacy processor production for iPhones, iPads and Macs at Intel’s 18A‑P foundry, according to analyst Ming‑Chi Kuo. Roughly 80% of the initial order mix targets iPhone chips, with small‑scale testing slated for 2026 and a...
TetraMem Announces 22nm Multi-Level RRAM Analog In-Memory Computing SoC Milestone
TetraMem announced the tape‑out and initial silicon validation of its MLX200 platform, a 22 nm multi‑level RRAM analog in‑memory computing system‑on‑chip. Fabricated on TSMC’s 22 nm process, the SoC integrates mixed‑signal compute engines that perform vector‑matrix operations directly in memory, aiming at...
Here's What Those Tiny Holes On Your Earbuds Are For
Earbud manufacturers embed tiny "tuning holes" on the side of drivers to act as pressure‑relief vents. By allowing air to flow in and out, these openings let the speaker membranes move freely, preserving bass punch and overall fidelity. Many models...
Tech Now
Tech Now’s "High Tech Heart Surgery" episode spotlights emerging 3D‑imaging technology that is now being deployed in cardiac operating rooms. The 24‑minute feature, first aired on 16 May 2026, walks viewers through real‑world trials that aim to improve surgeon precision and patient...
JBL Quantum 650X Review: Massive Immersive Audio Experience
JBL’s Quantum 650X wireless headset launches at $199.99, positioning itself in the mid‑range gaming market between the brand’s entry‑level models and the premium Quantum 950X at $399.99. The headset features 50 mm carbon‑dynamic drivers, JBL Quantum Engine software with Spatial Audio, and a...
What You Need to Know About Nvidia Competitor Cerebras After Wild IPO
Cerebras Systems went public with a market value just under $100 billion, making it one of the largest tech IPOs ever. The company’s flagship WSE‑3 ASIC, a dinner‑plate‑sized chip built on TSMC’s 5‑nanometer process, is marketed for high‑speed AI inference. Cerebras...
The Analogue 3D Is Finally Getting Save States
Analogue released firmware 1.3.0 for its 4K N64‑compatible Analogue 3D, adding the Memories save‑state feature that lets players capture progress at any moment. The update also follows earlier firmware improvements for multi‑title flash carts and HDR emulation. Meanwhile, Tether unveiled its...
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Drops Below MSRP for the First Time — Grab the 24-Core Arrow Lake Refresh...
Intel has slashed the price of its Arrow Lake Refresh Core Ultra 7 270K Plus to $279, $20 under the $299 MSRP, making it the cheapest 24‑core processor on the market. The chip packs eight performance cores and sixteen efficiency cores, 76 MB of...
Air Cooler for Intel 270K on a MSI Z890?
The user is seeking a quiet, high‑performance air cooler for an Intel Ultra 7 270K processor installed on an MSI Z890 Gaming Plus motherboard. They are not planning to overclock and will house the system in a Lian Li 217 case, which imposes...
ScioSense Launches UFC23 Ultrasonic Flow Converter for High-Precision, Ultra-Low-Power Smart Metering
ScioSense has introduced the UFC23, its fourth‑generation ultrasonic flow converter aimed at smart water, heat and gas meters. The device features a pure analog front‑end without an on‑chip CPU, delivering R1000‑class precision with a single‑shot standard deviation of 35 ps and...
Samsung Vs. Motorola in 2026: I've Tested Enough Phones From Both to Know My Winner
Samsung and Motorola remain the two most contested Android brands in 2026, each playing to distinct strengths. Samsung leans on a deep hardware ecosystem, aggressive carrier promotions, and a seven‑year software‑update promise for its flagship Galaxy and Z‑Fold lines. Motorola...
Nintendo Switch 2 Price Hiked Since Current Market Conditions Don’t Seem Temporary
Nintendo announced a $500 U.S. launch price for the Switch 2, up from $449.99, after a Q&A revealed that sustained rises in memory chip costs, foreign‑exchange swings and oil price volatility forced a permanent price adjustment. The company said the hike...