Some Brands Are Safe From The US' Foreign Router Ban, But No One Seems To Know Why
On March 23 2026 the FCC added foreign‑made consumer routers to its Covered List, effectively banning any new router not manufactured in the United States. Approximately 60 % of U.S. routers are sourced from China, so the rule sent shockwaves through the market. Two weeks later the FCC and DHS announced conditional exemptions for only two brands—Adtran and Netgear—allowing them to sell specific models until October 1 2027. The criteria for these approvals remain undisclosed, leaving other manufacturers in limbo.
Pixelated 097: Lights and Laptops
The Pixelated podcast’s 97th episode reveals two emerging Google hardware concepts: a potential Pixel Laptop hinted at in Android 17 Beta 4, and a new notification‑light system dubbed Pixel Glow slated for the upcoming Pixel 11. Hosts discuss the competitive laptop market and...
Data Center World 2026: Innovation Spotlight
Data Center World 2026 highlighted a wave of innovations aimed at powering AI‑driven workloads. XL Batteries unveiled a non‑flammable organic flow battery that can store energy for up to 250 hours, positioning storage as a core data‑center component. STL shifted...
The Hidden Cost of Waiting: 5 Stats On What Gets Lost By Delaying Mobile Refresh
Home health agencies spend an average of $288 per caregiver on mobile devices, yet many postpone refresh cycles to save costs. Delaying upgrades drives higher replacement frequency, unplanned purchases, excess data usage, and forfeits residual device value. The practice also...
The Best EcoFlow Portable Power Stations, From Camping to Whole-Home Backup
Popular Mechanics tested EcoFlow’s latest portable power stations and identified the Delta 3 Plus as the best overall, the River 2 Max as the best budget option, and the Delta Pro 3 as the top whole‑home backup unit. The review highlights EcoFlow’s shift to lithium‑iron‑phosphate (LiFePO₄)...
Smiths Interconnect to Display Ceramic RF Filters, Temperature Variable Attenuators and Spring-Loaded SMP Connectors at IMS2026
Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, will showcase its latest microwave and RF solutions at IMS2026 booth #17070. Attendees can see ceramic RF filters that operate up to 6 GHz, K2TVA Thermopad temperature‑variable attenuators, and the EZiCoax spring‑loaded SMP connector rated for...
Namibia, Angola Telcos Boost Connectivity Deal
Telecom Namibia and Angola Telecom signed an MOU and commercial terms agreement in Swakopmund, enabling Angola Telecom to tap international capacity through Namibia’s Equiano subsea cable. The partnership also sets the stage for future interconnection with Angola’s planned SARSSy cable...
Pressure and Ultrasonic Flow Sensing for Smarter Fluid Systems
Analog Devices and Arrow Electronics hosted a webinar on May 27, 2026 highlighting two core components for modern fluid‑sensing systems: the MAX40109 pressure sensor and the MAX35103 ultrasonic flow meter. The session explained how the MAX40109’s integrated calibration and signal‑conditioning streamline board...
Give Mom Warm Coffee All Year Long With This Ember Smart Mug Deal
Ember’s Smart Mug 2 is back at its lowest price, just under $100, marking a roughly 35% discount across Amazon, Best Buy, and Ember’s own site. The 10‑oz and 14‑oz models retain the brand’s signature temperature‑control app and a default heat setting...
Linux Enthusiasts Swear by These Old Business Laptops (and You Should Too)
ThinkPads remain a top choice for Linux enthusiasts and business users because of their unrivaled serviceability, rugged build quality, and long‑term value. Spare parts flood secondary markets, making repairs and upgrades inexpensive and quick. The laptops meet military‑grade durability standards,...
HANNOVER MESSE 2026: RealSense Demonstrates Comprehensive GMSL Depth Camera Portfolio
RealSense unveiled an expanded Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link (GMSL) portfolio at Hannover Messe 2026, adding GMSL support to its D401, D415 and D430 depth cameras. The new lineup offers sub‑millimeter precision, mid‑range accuracy and rugged integration for robotic arms, humanoids,...
FCC's Router Ban Expands to Portable Hotspots - 4 Things This Means for You
The FCC has broadened its ban on foreign‑made networking gear to cover portable or mobile MiFi hotspots intended for residential use. The move follows a recent prohibition on new routers from brands such as TP‑Link, Linksys and Asus, and it...
New Submarine Cable Planned Between Iceland and Scotland
Farice announced plans for a new submarine fiber‑optic cable, AUÐUR, linking southern Iceland to a landing point in either Glasgow or Edinburgh, with a target completion date of 2030. The cable will replace the aging FARICE‑1 system and provide direct...
ABB Unveils M-Series High-Performance EV Charging Infrastructure
ABB unveiled its M-Series EV charging platform, a modular split‑system that separates a central power cabinet from up to 24 ChargePost dispensers. The architecture delivers 200 kW to 1.2 MW with dynamic load sharing, allowing real‑time power allocation across multiple vehicles. With...
Galaxy Book 6 Edge with Snapdragon X2 Leaks, Demands You Use a Bigger Laptop
Samsung’s leaked Galaxy Book 6 Edge will be the first laptop to ship with Qualcomm’s high‑end Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E‑88‑100 processor, delivering 18 cores and up to 4.7 GHz. The device is limited to a 16‑inch AMOLED screen, dropping the 14‑inch option that existed...
The Raspberry Pi Can Now Run Local AI Models that Actually Work
Local AI inference has moved from data‑center GPUs to the $100 Raspberry Pi 5, thanks to quantized LLMs that fit within its limited memory. Tiny models ranging from 1 billion to 3 billion parameters run comfortably, and even 7 billion‑parameter versions are usable with careful...
DDN and Google Cloud Are Redefining AI Storage Infrastructure for the Agentic Era
Enterprises moving from AI pilots to production are hitting storage bottlenecks that limit GPU and TPU utilization. DataDirect Networks (DDN) and Google Cloud unveiled a co‑designed Managed Lustre service built on DDN’s EXAScaler, delivering up to 10 TB/s throughput. The offering...
Google’s Handsome Pixel Watch 4 Is on Sale for $40 Off in Both Size Configurations
Google is running a spring promotion through April 26, slashing $40 off the Pixel Watch 4. The 41 mm Wi‑Fi model now costs $309.99 and the 45 mm version $359.99 across Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store. The watch boasts a 3,000‑nit...
Samsung Electronics Produces First Working Die on Sub-10nm DRAM Node
Samsung Electronics announced the first working die on its sub‑10 nm DRAM process, dubbed the 10a node. The die uses a 4F² cell layout and a vertical channel transistor (VCT) structure, shrinking the cell footprint to roughly 9.5‑9.7 nm. Samsung aims to...
5 IT Funding Deals to Watch
The week’s biggest IT funding rounds underscore a shift toward AI‑centric infrastructure. VAST Data secured a $1 billion Series F, valuing it at $30 billion and highlighting the premium placed on data‑storage platforms that feed GPU pipelines. Smaller but strategic deals included Wasabi’s...
Caihong Secures Decisive Victory at ITC
Cooley secured a decisive win for Chinese LCD glass maker Caihong at the US International Trade Commission. An administrative law judge found Caihong’s 616 glass does not infringe Corning’s patents, allowing continued imports of televisions using the glass. Corning chose...
FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches
U.S. CISA disclosed that a federal agency’s Cisco Firepower appliance was compromised in September 2025 by a new backdoor malware dubbed FIRESTARTER. The implant leverages two recently patched CVEs (2025‑20333, 2025‑20362) to gain root access and persists through firmware updates...
DXN to Deliver Cable Landing Station Module to South America
Australian modular data center specialist DXN has won a AU$5.3 million (≈US$3.8 million) contract to supply a prefabricated cable landing station for a global internet company in South America. The CLS will be manufactured at DXN’s Perth facility, with construction starting immediately...
Report: Samsung Execs Worried Company Could Lose Money on Smartphones for the First Time
Samsung's mobile division warned it could post its first net loss on smartphones in 2026 despite strong Galaxy S26 sales. The loss is driven by soaring DRAM and NAND prices, which now account for a larger share of component costs,...
The Google TV Brand that Tried to Revive Chromecast Is on Ice
Google TV device maker Thomson revived a Chromecast‑style streamer last year, but its European operations have stalled after its sole licensed partner, StreamView GMBH, filed for bankruptcy. The German distributor owes roughly €36.6 million (about $40 million) and is ceasing activity, leaving Thomson...
Why the Party for Intel and Other Chip Stocks Could Last a Long Time
Intel’s stock has surged 81% year‑to‑date and jumped another 25% after a surprise first‑quarter earnings beat that lifted gross‑margin and server‑chip revenue. The results pushed Intel’s forward price‑to‑sales ratio down to 7.1, making it cheaper than peers like Nvidia, Broadcom...
Is Starlink Turning Elon Musk Into a Star Lord?
Elon Musk’s Starlink suffered a global outage that left two dozen U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels adrift, exposing a single point of failure in the military’s reliance on SpaceX’s MILNET satellite network. MILNET, a 480‑satellite subset of the 10,000‑satellite Starlink...
Pentagon Wants to Water Down Drone Program with Autonomous Subs
DARPA has launched the Deep Thoughts program to create compact, low‑cost autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) capable of full‑ocean‑depth operations. The initiative seeks novel materials, free‑form designs and rapid, weeks‑long development cycles, diverging from traditional, bulky AUVs. It aligns with the...
Cirrascale to Offer On-Prem Google Gemini Models
Cirrascale Cloud Services will deliver Google Gemini large‑language models on‑premise through Google Distributed Cloud, using Dell‑built appliances equipped with Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs. The offering supports fully air‑gapped or connected deployments, letting government, defense, finance, healthcare and education customers...
Navigating the Surge in Smart Building IoT Devices with Strategy, Security, and Scale in Mind
Smart‑building IoT deployments are exploding, with 500 million new devices added between 2022 and 2024 and an estimated 4.12 billion in use by 2030. Studies show the technology can trim energy consumption by roughly 10 % and slash chiller‑maintenance costs up to 67 %...
Lock In 3 Months of Apple TV for Free: Why Walmart’s Onn Google TV Devices Are Perfect for Your Spring...
Walmart is bundling up to three months of Apple TV+ at no charge with purchases of its onn Google TV streaming sticks. The devices range from a $19.88 Full HD model to a $44.73 4K Pro version, all featuring Google TV, voice control and, on...
AI Smart Glasses Will Help Visually Impaired Runners Take on the London Marathon
Visually impaired runners are using AI‑powered Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses to navigate the London Marathon, receiving live audio cues about landmarks, distance and pace while still hearing their human guides. The glasses combine a front‑facing camera, AI analysis and...
AIs Hunt for Signs of Intelligent Life
Physicists are harnessing Nvidia GPUs and transformer‑based AI to sift through the massive data stream from telescopes like James Webb, rapidly uncovering faint, early‑universe galaxies that human analysts cannot process in time. UC Santa Cruz researchers adapted large‑language‑model architectures to enhance image reconstruction,...
Aitech Launches Rugged SBCs for Military, Aerospace AI
Aitech unveiled two rugged single‑board computers, the U‑C8600 and U‑C8601, built on Intel’s 14th‑generation Core Ultra platform. The boards combine a multi‑core x86 CPU, integrated GPU and a neural processing unit, delivering roughly 2.5× CPU and 2× GPU performance over...
US Clarifies Mobile Hotspots Part of Foreign Router Ban Despite Rarity of American Made Consumer Kit
The FCC has clarified that its ban on foreign‑made consumer routers now also includes portable Wi‑Fi hotspots and LTE/5G customer premises equipment (CPE) used in homes. The restriction applies only to new models; existing devices already authorized can continue to...
Here's How to Reset Your AirPods
Apple’s AirPods, from the original 2nd‑generation model to the latest AirPods 4, can be revived with a simple factory reset. The process involves forgetting the device in Bluetooth settings, then holding the case’s button until the indicator flashes amber then white....
Overwatch System Requirements
Overwatch’s system requirements remain modest despite a decade of visual upgrades. The minimum spec calls for a Windows 10 64‑bit OS, an Intel i3 or AMD Phenom X3 CPU, 6 GB RAM, and a GTX 600/HD 7000‑class GPU, while the recommended tier upgrades to an i7/Ryzen 5, 8 GB...
QumulusAI Secures $45m in Convertible Notes for AI Cloud Expansion
AI cloud provider QumulusAI secured a $45 million convertible note facility from ATW Partners, adding to its earlier $500 million blockchain‑backed financing. The capital will fund the purchase of GPUs and expansion of data‑center infrastructure, supporting a plan to deploy over 21,000...
360-Degree Cameras Have a New Superpower
Insta360 has teamed with UK startup Splatica to turn consumer 360‑degree cameras into tools for Gaussian splatting, a technique that creates photorealistic 3D scenes from video. Users simply adjust two camera settings, record a walk‑through, upload the footage, and receive...
3 Stocks to Buy From the Prospering Semiconductor Industry
The semiconductor sector is riding a wave of AI, generative AI, IoT and industrial‑4.0 adoption, delivering a 17.7% year‑to‑date gain that outpaces the S&P 500. Zacks ranks the industry in the top 35 % of more than 250 groups, with a forward...
Schneider Electric Innovation Summit
Schneider Electric released an eBook summarizing insights from its 2025 Innovation Summit, highlighting how AI‑driven data centers are being reshaped. The publication emphasizes megawatt‑scale racks and 800 VDC power architectures as a response to soaring compute loads. It also details the...
The System Architect’s Sketchbook: The Buildout Frenzy
Deepak Shankar, founder of Mirabilis Design, released a cartoon titled “The system architect’s sketchbook: The buildout frenzy” on EDN. The illustration spotlights the accelerating pressure on electronics design engineers to integrate ever‑more functions, components, and software into a single system....
Coros and Wahoo Partner to Give Athletes More Control over Their Training
Coros and Wahoo announced a two‑way API integration that links Coros wearables with Wahoo’s training apps, hardware and the Kickr Run treadmill. The sync lets activity files upload automatically to both platforms, eliminating manual data transfers. Wahoo will now sell...
NEO Semiconductor's Revolutionary 3D X-DRAM for AI Processors Has Passed Proof-of-Concept Validation — Company Secures Funding to Develop Next-Gen Memory...
NEO Semiconductor announced that its 3D X‑DRAM technology cleared a proof‑of‑concept stage, delivering sub‑10 ns latency, over‑1 second data retention at 85 °C, and endurance beyond 10¹⁴ cycles using existing 3D NAND fab lines. The company also secured a strategic investment led by Acer...
Lebanon's Gov't Plans to Transform Warehouse Into National Data Center
Lebanon’s Ministry of Telecommunications is converting a warehouse in Dekwaneh into a National Data Center, merging the existing Karantina and Sawwar facilities. Telecoms firm Touch, led by CEO Karim Salim Salam, is overseeing equipment installation and site clearance. A benchmarking study by...
Huawei Targets Lower LCOE Through Full-Lifecycle Solar Optimisation
Huawei Digital Power has launched the FusionSolar 9.0 smart PV solution, pairing its SUN2000‑506K string inverter with a new 3/7/11 MW smart transformer station to create the industry’s first kV‑AC grid‑forming inverter. Targeted at utility‑scale and large C&I projects, the system promises...
Nextorage Unveils Fresh New Gaming SSDs, but They only Come with a One-Year Warranty
Nextorage has launched a new line of QLC gaming SSDs, offering capacities from 1 TB to 8 TB with write endurance ranging from 400 TBW to 4,000 TBW. The 1 TB model is priced at ¥44,550 (about $280), positioning it as a premium‑priced option in...
VDURA CEO Sees the End of the All-Flash Array Era
VDURA CEO Ken Claffey argues that soaring SSD prices and supply constraints have ended the myth that all‑flash arrays will replace hard‑disk drives. He notes the price premium for SSDs over HDDs has ballooned from 4‑5× to 22.6×, making flash...
J&J Lands CE Mark for Surgical Stapler that Works with Ottava Robot
Johnson & Johnson has secured a CE mark for its Ethicon 4000 surgical stapler, enabling European surgeons to use the device in open and laparoscopic procedures now. The stapler is engineered to work with J&J’s upcoming Ottava robotic platform, which has...
CPU Requirements for AI Workloads Are Multiplying, Driving Intensifying Shortages and Price Hikes — Intel Already Shifting Production From Consumer...
Intel disclosed that AI workloads are driving a rapid shift from training to inference, tightening CPU‑to‑GPU ratios in data centers from roughly 1:8 to 1:4 and potentially to parity at 1:1. The surge in CPU demand has pushed server CPU...