Europe’s Photonics Push Runs Through Spain
Europe has launched the €400 million (≈$432 million) PIXEurope initiative, a distributed pilot line for photonic integrated circuits coordinated by Spain’s ICFO. The program links 20 partners across 11 countries to provide design, fabrication, packaging and testing services, shortening prototype cycles that can take up to a year. It targets the surging demand for photonics in AI‑driven data centers, where energy limits are outpacing copper interconnects. Spain’s government is backing the effort with additional equity investments, including €17.2 million (≈$20.1 million) in the SPARC Foundry, cementing its role in Europe’s semiconductor strategy.
Hong Kong Reviews Safety Risks Linked to External Chargers
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department reported a sharp rise in fires caused by portable external chargers, climbing from 27 cases in 2023 to 59 in 2025. The government cited battery malfunctions such as short circuits and overheating as primary drivers....
ASUS Teases Retro-Inspired 20th Anniversary ROG Crosshair Motherboard
ASUS has unveiled a teaser for a 20th‑anniversary ROG Crosshair motherboard that mimics the copper‑heat‑pipe aesthetic of the original 2006 model. The visual homage includes a “2006” badge on the cooler while the underlying hardware is expected to target AMD’s...
GEEKOM Refreshes A9 Max Mini PC With AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
GEEKOM unveiled the 2026 A9 Max mini PC, upgrading the previous model with AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 processor from the Gorgon Point family. The compact system retains its all‑metal chassis and IceBlast 3.0 copper‑fin cooling while adding DDR5 memory support, dual PCIe Gen4 storage...
Iiyama Launches 800g OLED Copilot+ Notebooks With Intel Core Ultra CPUs
iiyama PC unveiled two 14‑inch OLED ultraportable notebooks built around Intel Core Ultra 5 and Ultra 7 processors, weighing roughly 800 g. Both models feature a 100 % DCI‑P3 OLED panel, Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and a 500 GB NVMe SSD, with the higher‑end version offering 32 GB...
Making the Case for MRAM in Software-Defined Vehicles
Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) demand frequent over‑the‑air (OTA) updates, yet embedded non‑volatile memory (eNVM) has not kept pace with rapid MCU advances. Conventional flash eNVM provides roughly 1,000 write cycles and page‑level writes, causing wear, memory waste, and longer update times....
Smart Glasses Are 'an Invasion of Privacy' - Meta's Are Selling Better than Ever
Meta’s Ray‑Ban‑styled smart glasses dominate the emerging market, accounting for over 80% of sales and reaching seven million units sold worldwide. While the devices offer hands‑free video, audio and AR features, they have sparked privacy backlash as users record unsuspecting...
AI-Powered Handheld Microscope May Improve Early Cancer Detection
Researchers at Rice University and MD Anderson have created PrecisionView, a pen‑sized handheld endomicroscope that combines AI‑designed optics with deep‑learning reconstruction. The device delivers cellular‑level resolution across a field of view five times larger and a depth of field eight...
Sony’s New Xperia Phone Gets an Overdue Redesign
Sony has unveiled the Xperia 1 VIII, the first major redesign of its flagship line since 2020. The new model features a chunky square camera island housing a revamped telephoto lens and an AI‑driven camera assistant, while retaining hallmark traits like...
Memory Crunch Deepens Chasm Between Stock Winners and Losers
The AI boom has intensified a global memory‑chip shortage, pushing DRAM and NAND prices to multi‑year highs. Memory manufacturers Micron Technology and Samsung Electronics posted record earnings, sending their shares to all‑time highs. In contrast, consumer‑electronics firms such as HP...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc (VSH) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Vishay Intertechnology reported Q1 2026 revenue of $801 million, a 12% year‑over‑year increase and a modest 1.3% sequential gain, driven primarily by volume growth in Asia. Gross margin expanded to 19.6%, slightly above the midpoint of guidance, while backlog grew...
Lenovo ThinkStation P4 Launches with Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen Pro
Lenovo unveiled the ThinkStation P4, a compact workstation powered by AMD Ryzen Pro 9000 series processors, including up to the 16‑core Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D with 3D V‑Cache. The system supports up to 256 GB of DDR5 memory and offers factory‑installed liquid cooling for the...
China’s AI Suppliers Can’t Keep Up as Component Shortages Bite
Chinese AI hardware vendors are confronting a severe component shortage that threatens to curb the rapid growth they enjoyed earlier this year. Demand for GPUs, ASICs and edge‑AI processors remains robust, but supply chain bottlenecks in semiconductors and advanced packaging...
Krohne Expands Focus on Liquid Cooling for Data Centers with New Center of Excellence
Krohne announced the launch of a Center of Excellence in Beverly, Massachusetts to specialize in magnetic flow meters for data‑center liquid cooling. The move aligns with a market projected to grow over 20% annually and reach roughly $8 billion by 2031,...
Western Digital Says It Can Increase Your HDD Capacity and Cut Power Usage Thanks to a 'Clever Way' Of Spinning...
Western Digital unveiled a power‑optimized HDD technology that quickly spins drives down when idle, cutting energy use while keeping latency low. The approach creates a middle storage tier between SSDs and archival HDDs, letting data centers pack more drives within...
Neo Space Group Selects ThinKom ThinAir Antenna for Multiple Airlines
Neo Space Group (NSG) has selected ThinKom’s ThinAir Ka2517 phased‑array antenna for installation on Saudia’s A320s and Riyadh Air’s upcoming A321neo fleet. Integrated by RAVE Aerospace, the kit will deliver multi‑orbit inflight connectivity through SES’s Open Orbits platform, offering up...
The Panasonic LUMIX L10 Is the Latest Model in the Compact Camera Renaissance
Panasonic unveiled the LUMIX L10 in June, pricing it at $1,499 for black and silver models and $1,599 for a limited Titanium Gold edition. The camera pairs a Leica DC Vario‑Summilux 24‑75mm f/1.7‑2.8 zoom with a 20.4‑megapixel Four‑Thirds BSI sensor, delivering...
Oxford Instruments and NYU Nanofab Partner to Advance Atomic-Scale Quantum Fabrication
Oxford Instruments and NYU’s Nanofabrication Cleanroom have partnered to install the United States' first PlasmaPro ASP atomic layer deposition system, dedicated to superconducting quantum applications. Funded by the U.S. Microelectronics Commons through the NORDTECH hub, the tool supports the CHIPS...
Nebius Breaks Ground on Gigawatt-Scale AI Factory in Independence, Missouri
Nebius, the AI‑cloud firm listed on Nasdaq, broke ground on a gigawatt‑scale AI factory on roughly 400 acres in Independence, Missouri. The first phase will create about 1,200 construction jobs and later support 130 permanent high‑tech positions. Over the next...
Every File You Copy Is Costing Your SSD More than You Think
Write amplification is an inherent inefficiency in NAND‑based SSDs where more data is written than the user actually requests. It occurs because SSDs write data at the page level but must erase entire blocks, causing extra writes during garbage collection...
Nvidia’s Huang Wants to Sell Chips to China. Trump Has Other Priorities.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will not join President Donald Trump on the administration’s upcoming trip to China, according to media reports. The omission suggests the White House is scaling back efforts to open the Chinese market for U.S. semiconductor firms....
Hello Universe: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has begun rigorous testing of its Next‑Gen Space Processor (NGSP), a radiation‑hardened computer designed for deep‑space missions. The prototype demonstrated a 30% reduction in power consumption and twice the processing speed of the agency’s legacy hardware....
Cerebras Targets $33B IPO as It Challenges Nvidia in AI Chips
Cerebras Systems announced an upsized IPO targeting $4.8 billion in proceeds at a roughly $33 billion valuation, with shares priced between $150 and $160. The chip maker, known for its wafer‑scale processor the size of a dinner plate, has secured a multi‑year...
I Overlooked This Sony Headphone Feature for Years - Apple and Bose Have Nothing Like It
Sony’s Adaptive Sound Control, featured in the WF‑1000XM6 earbuds and WH‑1000XM6 headphones, automatically switches between noise‑cancellation, transparency, EQ and Speak‑to‑Chat modes based on the user’s activity and location. The feature learns from repeated use, syncing preferences across devices through the...
AI Stocks Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom Nab Price-Target Hikes
Wall Street analysts lifted price targets on several AI‑chip leaders, underscoring soaring data‑center demand. Susquehanna raised Nvidia’s target to $275, while Citi kept it at $300, citing stronger-than‑expected quarterly outlook. Broadcom’s target climbed to $500 as analysts project AI‑related revenue...
Marshall Unveil Cosmic Jimi Hendrix 60th Anniversary Collection: New Velvet-Covered Bluetooth Speaker and Amp Bundle Now Available
Marshall Amplification has launched a limited‑edition collection to mark the 60th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s first plug‑in to a Marshall amp. The range includes a velvet‑covered Acton III Bluetooth speaker priced at $299.99 and a JMH Half Stack amp paired with...
HYFIX Announces Availability of H1P Positioning, Navigation, and Open-Compute Module for Small Unmanned Systems
HYFIX Spatial Intelligence announced the H1P Positioning, Navigation, and Open‑Compute Module, now available as samples and evaluation kits at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2026. The 17 × 22 mm module integrates the U.S.-designed H1 autonomous systems chip, dual‑antenna GNSS, LEO signal support, IMU sensor fusion, and dual‑CPU...
$1bn+ Pekin Data Center Proposal in Illinois Rescinded by Developer West Hospitality Partners
West Hospitality Partners withdrew its more‑than‑$1 billion hyperscale data‑center proposal for Pekin, Illinois, and asked the city to return its $85,000 earnest‑money deposit. The decision follows sustained opposition from local residents and a petition group that now exceeds 5,000 members. City...
NATO to Cultivate Vetted Counter-Drone Vendor Pool for Nations to Pick and Choose
NATO is launching a pilot marketplace that will offer 18 vetted counter‑drone (C‑UAS) systems for member nations to procure quickly. The alliance will invite vendors to pitch by mid‑May, select the solutions within two months, and aim to have contracts...
Ouster: Ride Robotics Wave
Ouster, Inc. reported a 49% year‑over‑year revenue surge in Q1 2026, powered by record LiDAR sensor shipments and the integration of Stereolabs technology. The company also unveiled the Rev8 native color LiDAR sensor, yet its stock remained flat, valuing the firm...
Ivanhoe Buys $64.7M Robbins TBM for Arizona Mine
Ivanhoe Electric announced the purchase of a Robbins Crossover XRE tunnel boring machine for $64.7 million to develop a 4‑kilometre decline at its Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona. The 9.3‑meter‑diameter TBM will create a large‑diameter underground access tunnel, accelerating the...
5 Reasons Why Storage Modernization Is a Smart Business Priority
Dell Technologies warns that staying on legacy storage drives up hidden costs as data volumes and AI workloads surge. Operational complexity, regulatory exposure, energy waste, and engineering bottlenecks intensify when modernization is delayed. The article outlines five specific risk areas...
This Mac App Will Demystify Your Tangle of Cables
WhatCable is a free macOS utility that scans any USB‑C, Thunderbolt or HDMI cable attached to a Mac and translates raw specifications into plain‑language insights. The app displays charging wattage, data‑transfer rates and protocol support, flagging mismatches between a charger,...
Nintendo Announces Limited Switch 2 Console & Game Bundle, Ahead of Planned Price Rise
Nintendo announced a limited-time "Choose Your Game" bundle for the Switch 2, pairing the new console with a digital copy of Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia for $500. The bundles will be sold at select retailers starting...
This SSD's Massive 4TB of Storage Could Jumpstart My Gaming PC, as SanDisk's Absurd Price Is Finally Chipped Away
SanDisk’s WD_Black 4TB SN850X PCIe 4.0 SSD has slashed its price from $1,701.99 to $653 on Amazon, a 62% discount. The drive offers 7,300 MB/s sequential reads and 6,600 MB/s writes, making it one of the fastest consumer SSDs available. Its large capacity...
HPE Expands Hybrid Cloud Stack with Unified Private Cloud and AI-Ready Storage Updates
Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled a fourth‑generation Private Cloud that merges virtual machines and Kubernetes under a single Morpheus interface, while expanding its Alletra MP X10000 storage platform to support both file and object workloads up to 23 petabytes. The company also upgraded...
AI Delivers Faster, Actionable DRC Closure for Complex SoC Designs
As semiconductor designs push below 2 nm, full‑chip design rule checking (DRC) can generate billions of violations, threatening tape‑out schedules. Siemens EDA’s Calibre Vision AI applies machine‑learning to group these violations into a few hundred actionable clusters and supports incremental OASIS loading,...
BlockchAIn Appoints Christopher Iannacone to Lead Execution of AI Data Center Conversion
BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure announced the appointment of Christopher Iannacone as Director of Construction Execution to oversee the conversion of its utility‑backed mining sites into purpose‑built AI and high‑performance computing data centers. Iannacone brings more than 25 years of mission‑critical engineering...
Forget AirPods, JBL's Latest Earbuds Have a Unique Feature Like No Other
JBL introduced the Live 4 TWS true‑wireless earbuds, highlighted by a Smart Charging Case that sports a larger touchscreen display for on‑the‑go control. The earbuds also bring upgraded active noise‑cancelling, Hi‑Res audio support, and a six‑mic AI‑enhanced voice system. Available in multiple...
How to Turn Your Old Tablet Into a Portable Monitor for Your Windows PC
Spacedesk, a free Windows driver and viewer app, lets users convert an old Android tablet or iPad into a wireless, touch‑enabled second monitor. The setup takes under two minutes and works over a shared Wi‑Fi network, offering full‑screen extended mode...
Is An Apple Watch Series 8 Still Worth Buying In 2026?
Apple’s 2026 smartwatch lineup centers on the newly released Series 11 and the cost‑effective SE 3, but the prior‑generation Series 8 remains a compelling option for budget‑conscious buyers. Refurbished Series 8 units can be found for about $165, offering core health sensors, an always‑on...
NASA Partners with Microchip to Build Next-Generation Spaceflight Chips with 100x the Power of Current Offerings — Chip Designed to...
NASA has teamed up with Microchip Technology to create a next‑generation system‑on‑a‑chip (SoC) for spacecraft that promises 100 times the computing capacity of today’s spaceflight processors. The partnership will produce two variants: a radiation‑hardened chip for deep‑space, Moon and Mars missions,...
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Vs. Razr Plus 2025: Differences You Can't See
The 2026 Motorola Razr Plus keeps the iconic foldable silhouette while adding a titanium hinge, a true 10‑bit display, an ultrawide camera, and a 12.5% larger 4,500 mAh battery. Internally it shares the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage...
SoftBank Has Injected $450 Million Into This British AI Chip Company
SoftBank has poured $457 million into Graphcore, the UK AI‑chip maker it acquired in 2024. The capital injection is intended to accelerate Graphcore’s development of intelligence processing units for artificial general intelligence projects. The funding also dovetails with SoftBank’s wider AI...
DJI’s Mini 4K Successor Beginner Drone Already Has Its First Discount at a Major UK Retailer
DJI has introduced the Lito 1 and premium Lito X1 drones as successors to the Mini 4K, and the Lito X1 is now 5% cheaper on Amazon UK, dropping from £369 to £349 (about $444). The X1 weighs under 249 g, placing it in the...
Schaeffler and ThunderSoft Partner on Vehicle Computing Platforms
German automotive supplier Schaeffler and Chinese software firm ThunderSoft have formed a partnership to develop modular, scalable central vehicle computing platforms. The joint effort aims to replace traditional distributed ECU architectures with a single high‑performance processor that can handle safety‑critical...
China's Next-Gen CPUs and GPUs Prepare to Challenge Last-Gen Intel and AMD in 2027 — Loongson 3B6600 and 9A1000 Aim...
Loongson Technology announced its next‑generation 3B6600 CPU and 9A1000 GPU, slated for retail release in 2027. The 3B6600, built on a 12 nm process, aims to match the performance of Intel’s 12th‑Gen Alder Lake i5/i7 chips, while the 9A1000 targets parity with...
Garmin's Coveted Beginner Running Watch Unexpectedly Falls to Its Lowest Ever Price
Garmin’s entry‑level Forerunner 55 is now selling for about $138 on Amazon, a 39% discount that brings the price down to its lowest point ever recorded. The price cut trims the original $229 tag by roughly $90, making the GPS‑enabled watch...
VIS Says AI Demand Drives Growth as Singapore Fab Fully Booked
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) says AI demand is fueling semiconductor growth, with its Singapore 12‑inch wafer fab's first phase already fully booked. The fab will begin sample shipments in July 2025 and target mass production in the first quarter of...
A Networking Revolution at AWS
Amazon Web Services unveiled a unified, custom networking stack that replaces heterogeneous vendor hardware with a single ASIC‑based switch architecture and its own Linux‑derived NetOS. The current platform delivers 51.2 Tbps across 64 × 800 Gbps ports, and a next‑generation version will double capacity...