IMSAR Completes First Flight of NanoSAR D REA
IMSAR LLC announced the first successful flight of its NanoSAR D Radar Electronics Assembly (REA), a software‑defined, miniaturized radar core. The flight demonstrated full RF and signal‑processing functions—pulse generation, filtering and detection—handled in software. By shifting processing to software, the NanoSAR D reduces size, weight and power while increasing speed. The milestone reinforces IMSAR’s low‑SWaP radar leadership and paves the way for next‑generation systems like the NSP‑4 and Quad Horizon radars.
Scale Computing Spotlights Edge Wins in Retail, K-12
Scale Computing used its Platform//2026 conference to showcase how its edge‑computing platform simplifies operations for wildly different customers. Taco Bell leverages the solution to standardize omnichannel ordering across dozens of international markets, freeing its internal teams for innovation. In northern...
Kioxia Issues Firmware Update for EXCERIA G3 SSDs, Recommends Upgrade
Kioxia has issued firmware version EVFATR.1 for its EXCERIA G3 (VC10) SSD line, urging owners of the earlier EVFATR.0 build to upgrade. The update targets critical bugs and aims to boost reliability and performance, though Kioxia has not released a detailed...
Akasa Rolls Out Realtek-Based 10GbE PCIe Card for Multi-Gig Upgrades
Akasa has launched the AK-PCCE10-01, a PCIe 3.0 ×2 network card using Realtek RTL8127AT to deliver 10 GbE over a standard RJ45. The card auto‑negotiates speeds from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps, supports IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet, Wake‑on‑LAN and jumbo frames up to 16 KB....
RAM Price Relief? SK Hynix Plans $13-Billion Korean Fab
SK Hynix announced a $12.85 billion investment to build a new advanced‑packaging fab in South Korea, with construction starting this month. The plant will focus on high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) chips that power AI accelerators, addressing a surge in demand driven by...
ACME Solar Hits 2 GWh Battery Storage Milestone in Rajasthan; Stock up 1.65%
ACME Solar Holdings announced it has now operationalised over 2 GWh of battery energy storage systems in Rajasthan, bringing its total BESS capacity to 591 MW (2,031 MWh). The company aims to reach 10 GWh of storage by 2027, expanding its role in grid‑balancing...
AirTrunk’s Lumina Deal Raises Stakes For APAC Cloud ERP
AirTrunk has acquired Lumina CloudInfra, securing a 600 MW pipeline valued at up to $5 billion and instantly gaining footholds in Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad. The deal lifts AirTrunk’s total capacity to more than 3 GW across roughly 20‑23 campuses in six APAC...
From Brain Implant to Lifelong Companion: Michel Maharbiz Unveils Epia Neuro
Epia Neuro, a stealth‑mode neurotechnology startup co‑founded by Michel Maharbiz, announced its public debut at the Bioelectronic Medicine Forum. The company, now 45‑strong and backed by venture and pharma investors, is developing a skull‑mounted, dura‑sparing neural interface designed for outpatient...
Blackbox Replaces Two Racks of HPE Storage with 8U of Everpure
Blackbox Hosting has replaced its two full racks of HPE 3PAR arrays with eight rack units of Everpure FlashArray hardware, consolidating 998 TB of provisioned storage into two 4U boxes. The new Pure Storage solution delivers a 10:1 data‑reduction ratio and...
Single Pair Ethernet Provides a Single Digital Communication Technology for Industry
Single‑pair Ethernet (SPE) is emerging as a unified communication layer for industrial automation, replacing the traditional mix of fieldbus and multi‑pair Ethernet. By using just one copper pair, SPE reduces cable bulk, extends reach up to one kilometre without repeaters,...
Counterpoint: ODM & IDH Smartphone Shipments Down 10% YoY in 2H 2025
Counterpoint Research reports that global smartphone shipments from ODMs and IDHs fell 10% year‑on‑year in the second half of 2025, ending two years of growth. The decline was driven by soaring memory prices that pushed low‑end phones under $150 down...
US Military Solves the Biggest Problem in Drone Warfare With a Laser Beam
PowerLight Technologies achieved the first wireless power‑beaming to a fielded military drone in flight, delivering kilowatt‑class energy to a K1000ULE UAV at altitudes up to 5,000 feet and a range of nearly one mile. The ground‑based laser transmitter autonomously tracked and...
From Embedded Systems to Edge AI: How STMicroelectronics Is Enabling Vietnam’s Electronics Industry
STMicroelectronics is deepening its foothold in Vietnam as the country moves from a manufacturing hub to a design‑centric semiconductor ecosystem. The company has nurtured local talent for nearly two decades, supplying free microcontroller kits to universities and hosting hands‑on Tech...
Taiwan's Smart Tolling Technology Goes Global as Thailand Launches AI-Powered M81 Motorway System
Taiwan’s Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection (FETC) has deployed its AI‑enabled electronic tolling system on Thailand’s new M‑Flow M81 motorway, creating a multi‑lane free‑flow corridor between Bangkok and Kanchanaburi. The platform combines AI‑driven automatic license‑plate recognition, IoT sensors and multiple...
Companies Are Racing to Buy GPUs. Many Sit Idle
Enterprises are hoarding GPU capacity at a staggering scale, with average utilization hovering around just 5%, according to Cast AI’s 2026 State of Kubernetes Optimization Report. The data, drawn from tens of thousands of clusters, suggests firms provision roughly 20...
TOPNC Clears Filing Step for Hong Kong IPO as Its Lead in Five-Axis CNC Tools Grows
Top Numerical Control Technology (TOPNC) cleared a China Securities Regulatory Commission filing, advancing its Hong Kong IPO to the hearing stage. The company dominates the five‑axis CNC tool market in 2024, supplying China’s aerospace programs such as the C919 jet and...
I'm Putting Motorola Above Samsung when It Comes to Flip Phones - and Won't Think Twice
Motorola now commands roughly half of the U.S. foldable smartphone market, a share bolstered by its aggressive pricing, flexible software, and fashion‑forward designs. The 2024 Moto Razr flip starts at about $399, dramatically cheaper than Samsung’s $899 entry‑level Z Flip FE, while still...
Red Hat Performance and Scale Engineering
Red Hat’s Performance and Scale Engineering team highlighted several breakthroughs in enterprise AI inference. The company posted industry‑leading MLPerf Inference v6.0 results, topping throughput benchmarks for GPT‑OSS‑120B, Whisper‑Large‑v3, Qwen3‑VL‑235B‑A22B and Llama‑2‑70B on NVIDIA H200, B200 and AMD MI350X GPUs. New...
GCI Buying Quintillion
GCI announced it will acquire Alaskan fiber infrastructure firm Quintillion in a deal valued at $310 million. The transaction merges Quintillion’s 1,800+ miles of subsea and terrestrial fiber, plus roughly 1,500 miles of planned expansion, with GCI’s statewide network. GCI will...
‘Smart Fabric’ Turns Sweat Into Real-Time Health Data
Researchers at South Korea’s DGIST have created a wearable smart fabric that analyzes sweat chemistry in real time without any electronic components. The textile incorporates a flexible semiconductor fiber within a biodegradable, porous matrix that wicks sweat into the material...
This High-Tech Drone Could Autonomously Scope Out Undersea Mines
Ulysses Maritime Technologies unveiled the Mako autonomous underwater drone, designed to locate and neutralize undersea mines. The modular platform can be reconfigured for agility—maintaining position in strong currents—or endurance, extending speed and range. Equipped with 2D/3D radar, cameras and payload...
ZenTimings Provides a Detailed View of RAM Timings on Ryzen Systems
ZenTimings is a new Windows utility that provides a read‑only, detailed view of DRAM timings, voltages, Infinity Fabric (FCLK) and memory controller (MCLK) clocks for AMD Ryzen, Threadripper and EPYC platforms. It works across motherboard vendors and Windows versions, from...
ANU Spinout Raises $36 Million Series A to Make AI Chips
Australian National University spin‑out Syenta announced a AU$36 million (≈US$26 million) Series A round, led by Playground Global and the National Reconstruction Fund. The capital will accelerate commercialisation of its lithography‑free Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing (LEM) process, which promises 40% fewer steps and higher...
Pentagon Wants $54B for Drones, More than Most Nations’ Military Budgets
The Pentagon’s FY 2027 budget request includes a historic $53.6 billion for drone production, operator training, logistics and counter‑drone systems, plus an additional $20.6 billion for one‑way attack drones and the MQ‑25 refueler. This investment would outpace the defense spending of most nations,...
Photonic Chip Generates Milliwatt-Level UV Light, 100 Times Brighter than Before
Researchers at the University of Twente and Harvard have demonstrated a photonic chip that generates several milliwatts of ultraviolet (UV) light, a power level roughly 100 times higher than prior on‑chip attempts. The breakthrough relies on converting two red photons...
'No Pumps, No Batteries Needed': Wearable Semiconductor Fabric Monitors Health Through Sweat
A research team at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has created a wearable sweat sensor built from a molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) and polylactic acid (PLA) composite fiber. The porous fiber draws sweat through capillary action, eliminating the need...
Framework Laptop 13 Pro Is a Major Overhaul For the Modular, Upgradeable Laptop
Framework unveiled the Laptop 13 Pro, a ground‑up redesign of its modular 13‑inch notebook. The new model ships with Intel’s 13th‑gen Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) CPUs, a first‑generation touchscreen, larger battery, and a sleek black aluminum finish. While it drops some...
Razer's Latest Mouse Mat Is An Ultra-Thin Glass Gaming Mat, And It's Actually Incredible
Razer has relaunched its Atlas line with the Atlas Pro, a 1.9 mm ultra‑thin tempered‑glass mouse mat that sits on a rubber anti‑slip base. The glass surface is micro‑etched to balance smooth glide with sensor accuracy, and it rates a 9 on...
AI Compute Shortage Challenges ‘Bubble’ Narrative
AI compute capacity is tightening as demand surges, undermining claims of an AI bubble. Senior director Vlad Galabov of Omdia highlighted the shortage at Data Center World. OpenAI had to scale back its video‑generation tool Sora to reallocate compute to...
Arm Exec: New AGI CPU Has Big On-Prem Potential—But Limited Channel Play For Now
Arm unveiled its first silicon product, the AGI CPU, aimed at on‑prem AI data centers handling agentic workloads. The 136‑core, 300‑watt processor promises more than double the rack performance of traditional x86 CPUs and could save up to $10 billion per...
ORNL’s Frontier Supercomputer Trains AI to Model Cosmic Storms
Researchers leveraged ORNL’s Frontier supercomputer—capable of 2 exaflops—to train a two‑stage AI system that captures magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in plasma with unprecedented fidelity. The hybrid model pairs a physics‑informed neural operator with a score‑based diffusion generator, halving prediction errors and delivering results...
Haptics Adds Touch to Augmented Reality
Wearable haptics are emerging as the missing sensory layer for augmented‑reality (AR) experiences. At CES 2026, Weart unveiled the TouchDiver glove, co‑developed with TDK, that delivers pressure, texture and temperature feedback through piezo‑electric PowerHap actuators. The glove can generate forces up...
Framework's CEO on the RAM Crisis and Creating a "MacBook Pro for Linux Users"
Framework unveiled an updated Laptop 13 Pro featuring Intel’s Core Ultra 3 processor and a new motherboard that slots into the existing 13 chassis. The model is the first pre‑built Framework laptop to ship with Linux, earning official Ubuntu certification and positioning...
Trends in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Wafer-Level and Panel-Level Packaging
The semiconductor packaging landscape is shifting from pure wafer‑level packaging (WLP) to a process‑centric model that emphasizes wet processing, electrochemical plating (ECP) and plasma‑enhanced CVD (PECVD). Heterogeneous integration and chiplet designs are pushing both WLP and emerging panel‑level packaging (PLP)...
Quinas Advances ULTRARAM Development with Atomic-Scale Processing at KAUST Core Labs
Quinas Technology announced that it has successfully employed atomic‑layer etching (ALE) at KAUST Core Labs to fabricate its ULTRARAM quantum‑engineered memory structures. The process, supplied by Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, delivers sub‑nanometre precision with ultra‑low damage, essential for the III‑V...
Power Electronics Market to Exceed US$65 Billion by 2036
The IDTechEx report projects the global power‑electronics market to climb from $25.5 billion in 2026 to $65.2 billion by 2036, a 10% compound annual growth rate. Wide‑bandgap semiconductors—silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)—are gaining traction, with SiC set to dominate electric‑vehicle...
Race Communications Breaks Ground on Bakersfield Fiber Network
Race Communications announced the start of construction on a new fiber‑optic network in Bakersfield, aiming to bring high‑speed, future‑proof internet to more than 50,000 homes and businesses. The rollout will offer symmetrical speeds up to 10 gigabits per second, with the...
India, Taiwan Get Time Till October to Settle ICT Tariff Dispute
India and Taiwan asked the WTO dispute settlement body to postpone the adoption of a ruling on India’s ICT import duties until October 27. The dispute, launched in 2019, concerns India’s tariff that rose from 7.5% to 20% to spur domestic...
Framework Has a Better, More Take-Apartable Laptop
Framework unveiled the Laptop 13 Pro, a 13.5‑inch, Intel Core Ultra 3‑powered machine that adds a 3K touchscreen, haptic touchpad, Dolby Atmos audio and a battery capable of more than 20 hours of 4K streaming. The device retains the company’s modular architecture, allowing users...
Intel Handheld Gaming Chip Core G3: Can It Challenge AMD in 2026?
Intel unveiled its Core G3 handheld gaming chip, built on Panther Lake silicon, aiming to break AMD's long‑standing dominance in low‑power, high‑performance portable PCs. The chip targets a 15‑20 W power envelope, a sweet spot for extended gaming sessions, and leverages recent...
Syenta Gets $26M Series A for Advanced Chip Packaging
Australian semiconductor startup Syenta announced a $26 million Series A round led by Playground Global and the National Reconstruction Fund, bringing its total capital to over $36 million. The funding will accelerate commercialization of its Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing (LEM) process, which promises 40%...
Netris Knows There’s More to AI Networking than Hardware
Netris introduces its NAAM platform to treat AI‑center networking as a cloud‑like resource, automating switch lifecycle and multi‑tenant fabric management. By leveraging digital twins, operators can simulate entire GPU‑cluster topologies before any cable is plugged in, catching mis‑wirings early. Zero‑touch...
How Edge Controllers Balance Closed Core for Deterministic Control with an Open Environment for Containerized Applications
Yokogawa’s edge controllers combine a hardened, closed‑core for deterministic control with an open Linux environment for modern applications. The devices employ TPM 2.0, TLS/SSL, secure boot and role‑based access to protect communications and certificate keys. Thermal limits, industrial certifications and long‑term...
Galaxy S27 Could Debut Samsung’s Biggest Battery Upgrade in Years
Samsung’s engineering team is testing silicon‑carbon batteries that could deliver between 12,000 mAh and 20,000 mAh, potentially debuting in the 2027 Galaxy S27. The technology promises higher capacity without enlarging the phone, but current prototypes survive only about 960 charge cycles, below Samsung’s...
From Software to Hardware: Where AI Goes Next
Tony Fadell, founder of Build Collective and co‑creator of the iPod, iPhone and Nest, warned that most AI failures go untracked and that true ROI is being generated in back‑office automation rather than consumer‑facing chatbots. At ScaleUp:AI ’25 he argued...
Framework’s First eGPUs Turn Its Laptop Into a Desktop PC
Framework unveiled an OCuLink eGPU Dev Kit that lets Laptop 16 users externalize its GPU modules or attach full‑size desktop graphics cards via an eight‑lane PCIe link. The kit includes an add‑in card and two adapters, but users must provide their...
Framework Is Building a Better Couch Keyboard because Everyone Hates the Logitech One
Framework CEO Nirav Patel announced a new couch‑style wireless keyboard that aims to replace the long‑standing Logitech K400, which many users find uncomfortable. The device borrows the mechanical switches from the Framework Laptop 12 and incorporates a power‑efficient Nordic nRF54 radio...
Camera-Equipped AI Earbuds Tell You What You're Looking At
University of Washington researchers unveiled VueBuds, earbuds with built‑in tiny cameras and an on‑device vision‑language model that can answer spoken queries about what the wearer is looking at. In trials with 90 participants across 17 visual Q&A tasks, the prototype...
Self-Propelled Worx Mower $360, Greenworks Pro Pressure Washer $350, $500 Off Jackery 1,536Wh Power Station, More
Today's 9to5Toys Green Deals highlight three major discounts on battery‑powered outdoor gear: the Worx Nitro 21‑inch cordless self‑propelled mower is now $360 (down $70), Greenworks’ Pro 2,700 PSI electric pressure washer falls to $350 (down $50), and Jackery’s Explorer 1500 v2 portable...
Apple May Drop iOS 27 Support for Four iPhones, Leaving Millions Behind
Apple is rumored to drop iOS 27 support for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max and the 2020 iPhone SE, leaving those devices on iOS 26. The leak comes from Momentary Digital ahead of WWDC 2026, where Apple will unveil the new operating system. Users of...