GaN Breaks the 250 W Barrier in Flyback Power Supplies
Power Integrations has launched the TOPSwitchGaN family, extending the single‑ended flyback converter’s practical power ceiling from the traditional 200‑250 W limit to 440 W. By replacing silicon MOSFETs with gallium‑nitride HEMTs, the new devices achieve lower on‑resistance, reduced gate charge and output capacitance, which together cut both conduction and switching losses. The platform maintains a flat ~92% efficiency across the full load range, eliminating the need for complex resonant topologies such as LLC converters. This enables designers to keep the flyback’s inherent simplicity—single switch, low component count—while serving higher‑power applications like e‑bike chargers and industrial supplies.
Honda Considers an Analog Spin for Software-Defined Vehicles
Honda Motor Co. is teaming with Texas‑based semiconductor maker Mythic to co‑develop an analog compute‑in‑memory system‑on‑chip for its upcoming software‑defined vehicles. The partnership leverages Mythic’s memory‑centric architecture, which the company claims can deliver up to 100 times the energy efficiency of...
Saildrone Unveils New Spectre USV at Sea Air Space 2026
Saildrone unveiled the Spectre, a 52‑meter unmanned surface vessel capable of carrying up to 25,000 kg of payload, including two 40‑ft containers. Its hybrid diesel‑electric drive delivers ultra‑quiet cruising at 12 knots and a top speed of 27 knots with over 5,000 hp. The...
RS and Festo Make Smart Electric Motion Accessible
RS, a global industrial‑service provider, is now offering Festo’s Simplified Motion Series electromechanical actuators to small and mid‑sized manufacturers. The series bundles motor, drive and servo functions into a plug‑and‑work unit that can replace traditional pneumatic cylinders. While upfront costs...
Quantum Computing and Storage
OVHcloud has added Quantum Computing‑as‑a‑Service (QaaS) by offering Quandela’s 12‑qubit Belanos photonic quantum computer on a pay‑as‑you‑go basis. The quantum processor works alongside OVH’s traditional object storage, with data encoded into photonic states before each run and results post‑processed on...
$60 Billion Project Matador Stalls After CEO Exits the Trump-Branded AI Data Center Megaproject
Project Matador, a Trump‑branded AI data‑center campus in the Texas Panhandle, has stalled after CEO Toby Neugebauer resigned on April 17, 2026. The $60‑90 billion megaproject, envisioned to deliver up to 17 GW of AI compute and on‑site power generation, lacks a...
Leonardo DRS Integrates Counter-Drone M-MEP Kit on Naval Drone
Leonardo DRS has fitted its Maritime Mission Equipment Package (M‑MEP) onto Sea Machines’ STORMRUNNER autonomous unmanned surface vessel, delivering a ready‑to‑use counter‑drone system for naval fleets. The kit bundles maritime radar, electro‑optical/infrared sensors and AI‑driven SAGEcore software to detect, track...
72 Sticks of Server RAM Were Headed for the Trash. They're Now Worth $20,000
A server upgrade in 2024 left 72 registered DDR4 ECC memory sticks slated for disposal, but an employee rescued them and they now command over $20,000 on the secondary market. When pulled from service the modules were worth about $35...
US Army Tests TEWS-I System on GM-Built Squad Vehicle
The U.S. Army field‑tested the Tactical Electronic Warfare System‑Infantry (TEWS‑I) mounted on a GM‑built Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) during the 101st Airborne Division’s Joint Readiness Training Center rotation from April 7‑17, 2026. The integration creates a mobile “middleweight” electronic‑warfare capability that sits...
TDK Expands EMI Filter Portfolio with 1250 V DC Chokes
TDK Corporation has launched the B82722V6*B040 series of high‑voltage common‑mode chokes, rated for up to 1250 V DC (630 V AC). The compact 23 × 15.5 × 24 mm devices offer inductance values from 3.3 mH to 22 mH and currents up to 3 A, targeting power converters, motor drives...
The Great Data Center Delay: Why Your AI Chips Are Stuck in 2026
The semiconductor sector’s $1 trillion growth path is being throttled by severe physical and geopolitical constraints rather than a lack of innovation. AI‑focused data centers now demand 100–500 MW each, outpacing grid capacity, while LNG disruptions have cut 20% of global supply,...
How Prime And A Smarter Alexa Are Giving Amazon An AI Shopping Edge
Amazon launched Alexa+, an AI‑powered upgrade to its voice assistant, to all users in March 2025. The new assistant can handle complex conversations, place orders, manage smart‑home devices, and suggest recipes, all while leveraging Amazon’s 30‑year e‑commerce expertise. Early data show...
Identiv Broadens ID-Safe NFC Tags with Tamper Evidence and Encrypted Authentication for Connected Packaging
Identiv has expanded its ID‑Safe line of high‑frequency NFC tags to include tamper‑evident labels and tamper‑proof tags with destructible antennas. Select configurations also feature encrypted authentication, enabling secure product verification and lifecycle traceability via standard smartphones or readers. The new...
The Best Robot Vacuums for Pet Hair for 2026: Expert and Lab Tested
ZDNET’s latest roundup identifies the Mova P50 Pro Ultra as the top robot vacuum for pet hair, thanks to its 19,000 Pa suction, anti‑tangle brush and hands‑free self‑emptying system. The guide also highlights the budget‑friendly 3i G10+, the bag‑less Eureka E20...
ASUS Introduces ProArt PA32USD 4K 240Hz QD-OLED Professional Monitor
ASUS unveiled the ProArt PA32USD, a 31.5‑inch QD‑OLED monitor that blends 4K resolution with a 240 Hz refresh rate for professional creators. The panel delivers VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification, up to 1,000 nits peak brightness, 10‑bit color depth, full sRGB coverage...
How RFID and AI Are Improving Delivery Reliability Across Logistics
Zebra Technologies highlights how logistics firms are layering RFID onto barcode systems and deploying on‑device AI to improve package visibility and proof of delivery. RFID tags broadcast location data, creating billions of real‑time points that cut manual scanning and boost...
Dronamics Enters Japan and Welcomes Asia Air Survey as Strategic Investor
Dronamics announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s Asia Air Survey, which is investing through its corporate venture arm and becoming the first Japanese shareholder. The deal includes the creation of Dronamics Japan Holdings to commercialize the Black Swan drone in Japan and...
Enphase Scales Commercial Solar with GaN Microinverters
Enphase Energy announced expanded shipments of its commercial microinverter line, highlighted by the IQ9N-3P—the company’s first gallium‑nitride (GaN) device. The inverter delivers a CEC‑weighted efficiency of 97.5%, supports up to 600 W modules, and connects directly to three‑phase 480Y/277 V grids without...
Everything a Great All-Terrain E-Bike Should Have
The Aventon Aventure 3 is a fat‑tire e‑bike built for true off‑road adventures, featuring 80 mm front fork and seatpost suspension, 4‑inch wide tires, and a 750 W hub‑drive motor that can travel up to 65 miles on a single charge. Its geometry...
Google Plans Nearly Two Million New AI Chips as It Turns to Marvell for Custom Designs
Google is negotiating with Marvell Technology to design two custom chips for its data centers: a memory processing unit (MPU) that will work alongside its in‑house TPUs and a new inference‑optimized TPU. The company plans to produce nearly two million MPUs,...
Terafab’s Tricky Targets
TSMC chief C.C. Wei cautioned investors that the Elon‑Intel‑Terafab venture faces realistic construction and ramp‑up timelines, pushing volume production to the end of the decade at a 2 nm node. Even then, the fab would lag TSMC’s own roadmap, which targets...
Enabling High Speed Swept-Source OCT with Advanced Data Acquisition
Swept‑source optical coherence tomography (SS‑OCT) is reshaping medical imaging with faster scan rates, deeper tissue penetration, and superior phase stability. The performance of SS‑OCT hinges on the digitizer, which must capture GHz‑level interferometric fringes with multi‑GS/s sampling, wide bandwidth, and...
This Pasta Sauce Wants to Record Your Family
Prego is releasing the Connection Keeper, an offline voice‑recorder shaped like a pasta‑jar lid, aimed at capturing family conversations at the dinner table. The device records up to eight hours of CD‑quality audio onto a 16 GB microSD card and transfers...
Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce?
Prego has teamed with nonprofit StoryCorps to launch the Connection Keeper, a round puck that records family dinner conversations onto a 16 GB microSD card. The device, which has no Wi‑Fi or AI features, is limited to fewer than 100 units...
TechCreate Group Ltd. And pQCee Intend to Collaborate on One of the First Quantum-Safe QR Hybrid POS Terminal
TechCreate Group Ltd. announced a partnership with quantum‑security firm pQCee to embed NIST‑approved post‑quantum cryptography into its QR‑Hybrid point‑of‑sale terminals. The collaboration will replace vulnerable RSA and ECC algorithms with quantum‑safe encryption, aiming to thwart harvest‑now‑decrypt‑later attacks. Both companies plan...
Hardware Wallet Tangem Announces Global Rollout of Its Retail Payments Service
Switzerland‑based hardware wallet maker Tangem has launched Tangem Pay, a retail payments service that lets users spend USDC via virtual Visa cards on Apple Pay and Google Pay. The product, now available in the United States (excluding some states), Latin America and...
Why AI Is Redefining the Future of Commercial Power Infrastructure
AI-driven workloads are reshaping commercial power infrastructure, creating rapid, high‑density load fluctuations. Traditional designs built for steady loads now face transformer overloads, switchgear wear, and heat‑related failures. Companies are adopting modular, real‑time monitored, and battery‑integrated systems to add capacity flexibly...
Accelerating Industrial Robotics with NVIDIA Jetson, EverFocus, and EyePick
Industrial robotics face a deployment gap, not an AI shortage, as most pilot projects stall before production. NVIDIA’s Jetson hardware, combined with EverFocus’s rugged EAC‑30N edge computer and EyePick’s Maestro OS, delivers a low‑latency, plug‑and‑play architecture that bridges vision models...
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 Raises the Bar on Specs While Lowering the Cost
DJI launched the Osmo Pocket 4 on April 16, upgrading to a one‑inch CMOS sensor, 14‑stop dynamic range and ten‑bit D‑Log color while adding 4K 240 fps slow‑motion. The pocket‑sized gimbal now ships with 107 GB of internal storage and 800 MB/s export speeds, and...
Why XPO Resonated at OFC 2026
At OFC 2026, eXtra‑dense pluggable optics (XPO) emerged as a leading solution for AI‑driven data centers, promising up to 200 Tbps per rack unit with integrated liquid cooling. Unlike co‑packaged or on‑board optics, XPO retains pluggable serviceability while delivering four‑fold front‑panel density...
Researchers Are Using Ultrasound to Trigger Smell Directly in the Brain for VR
A team of researchers has built a prototype that uses focused low‑frequency ultrasound to stimulate the brain's olfactory bulb, creating the perception of smell without any airborne chemicals. By positioning a transducer on the forehead and targeting the bulb with...
The VMware Deadline that Could Reshape Your IT Strategy
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware culminates in a mandatory upgrade: all VMware customers must transition to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 by October 2027. The compressed timeline forces organizations to evaluate hardware, licensing and operational changes while juggling hybrid‑cloud, container and...
Guest Article: Physical AI Isn’t Replacing Farmers. It’s Critical for Keeping Them in Business
Physical AI is emerging as a lifeline for U.S. family farms, offering autonomous capabilities that augment—not replace—human workers. By retrofitting proven tractors like the Kubota M5 with Agtonomy’s AI stack, growers can oversee multiple machines, cut labor costs, and attract...
Raytheon Repackage Next Gen Jammer for Land and Sea
Raytheon’s RTX division will repurpose its Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) pods, currently deployed on EA‑18G Growler aircraft, into a ground‑ and sea‑based Raytheon Surface Electronic Attack System (RSEAS). The portable 6 × 6‑ft unit, mounted on a cart and controlled from a...
Bambu Lab Launches X2D Dual-Extrusion 3D Printer
Bambu Lab unveiled the X2D, a dual‑extrusion desktop 3D printer starting at $649. The machine features an enclosed, temperature‑controlled chamber, 31 sensors, and a three‑stage HEPA filtration system to ensure consistent print quality. Automatic calibration runs before each job, while...
The First CD Recorder Was Shockingly Expensive – Guess How Much
In 1991 Denon unveiled the DN‑770R, the first commercial audio CD recorder, priced at $20,000 and targeting radio stations and production houses. Fully operational systems required an additional $100,000 of digital processors and mastering gear, while blank CD‑Rs cost $35‑$40...
Connected Lone Worker Safety Users Reach 2.5M Across Europe, North America and ANZ in 2025
Analyst Berg Insight reports that 2.5 million workers in Europe, North America and Australia‑New Zealand were using connected lone‑worker safety solutions by the end of 2025. The market was valued at roughly $186 million in Europe, $104 million in North America and $46 million in...
Intel's New Gaming CPU Specs Have Leaked Again, and It's Set to Be the King of Cache
A new leak reveals Intel's upcoming Nova Lake‑S architecture, slated for a late‑year launch and positioned as the Core Ultra 400 series. The flagship model is rumored to pack 16 performance cores, 32 efficiency cores, four low‑power E‑Cores, and a massive...
Jinko Launches Lightweight TOPCon Solar Module
JinkoSolar has introduced the Light Diamond module, a lightweight TOPCon solar panel that weighs just 7 kg per square metre—about 40% less than conventional double‑glass modules. The 560 W panel delivers a record 24.94% conversion efficiency, allowing a 1 MW system to be...
VSUN Solar Modules Detained Under UFLPA, Could Knock US$30 Million Off Company Earnings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained solar modules from Vietnam‑based VSUN under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, prompting its Japanese parent Abalance to forecast a hit of roughly $18‑31 million to annual earnings. The company is contesting the detention, asserting...
Agibot Introduces Five Robotic Platforms and Eight AI Models
AGIBOT unveiled five new robotic platforms and eight AI models at its 2026 Partner Conference, built on its “One Robotic Body, Three Intelligences” architecture. The lineup includes the A3 humanoid, G2 Air mobile manipulator, OmniHand 3 Ultra‑T dexterous hand, D2...
SEMI Forum Targets Europe’s Semiconductor Strategy
The SEMI Europe Policy Forum will convene in Brussels on June 3, 2026 to discuss Europe’s semiconductor strategy, with a focus on a proposed “Chips Act 2.0” that would close gaps in the current EU Chips Act. Policymakers, industry executives and technology...
Hitachi Energy to Supply Automation Solutions for RWE Wind Project
Hitachi Energy has secured a contract to supply its MicroSCADA automation system for RWE’s 900 MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind project in Germany. The solution will connect 60 turbines directly to the offshore converter station, enabling power transmission to shore when the...
Chip Makers and Defence Contractors Power Profit Upgrade for London Tech Stock Renishaw
Renishaw, the UK‑based precision‑technology group, upgraded its profit guidance, sending its FTSE 250 shares above 7% to a multi‑month high. The company now expects revenue of £775‑£805 million (about $985‑$1.02 bn) and profit of £145‑£165 million ($184‑$210 million), up from its February outlook. Growth is...
There's a Hefty Amazon Resale Discount Going on AMD's Excellent Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD’s Ryzen 5 9600X, the most affordable entry in the 9000 series, has plunged to roughly $164 on Amazon’s Resale platform, down from its typical $200‑$225 range. The chip delivers an 11% FPS boost in Flight Simulator 2020 and a near‑seven‑percent edge in...
Smartphone Memory Shortage to Cut 2026 Shipments: IDC
IDC projects a 12.9% plunge in global smartphone shipments for 2026, trimming volumes to 1.12 billion units – roughly 160 million fewer than the prior year and the lowest level in over a decade. The decline is driven by a structural memory...
AI Optical Transceiver Market to Grow 57% to US$26bn in 2026
TrendForce projects the global AI‑focused optical transceiver market to surge from $16.5 bn in 2025 to $26 bn in 2026, a 57% year‑on‑year increase. The growth is fueled by rising demand for 800 G‑plus transceivers that link AI‑intensive server clusters in hyperscale data...
Growing AI Power Slurpage Prompts MPs to Examine Low-Energy Computing
British MPs have launched a short‑term inquiry into low‑energy computing to curb the soaring electricity demand of AI‑driven datacentres. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee is examining emerging chip designs such as neuromorphic computing and silicon photonics, which promise far...
OnePlus Nord CE 6, Nord CE 6 Lite India Launch Date Confirmed, Battery, Chipset and Display Details Revealed
OnePlus confirmed that the Nord CE 6 and Nord CE 6 Lite will launch in India on May 7 at noon, available through Amazon. The Nord CE 6 is powered by a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset, features a 1.5K AMOLED panel with 144 Hz refresh, an 8,000 mAh battery...
A Talent CEO Says Data Centers Are a 'Massive Opportunity' For Office Workers to Pivot Mid-Career
Broadstaff CEO Carrie Charles says the surge in AI‑driven data center construction is creating a hiring boom for technicians and electricians. Listings for data‑center roles jumped 64% between 2023 and 2025, and the firm’s phone has never rung louder in...