GE HealthCare, Medtronic Integrate Intraoperative Ultrasound System and Surgical Navigation System
GE HealthCare announced that its bkActiv intraoperative ultrasound system is now digitally integrated with Medtronic’s Stealth AXiS surgical navigation platform. The plug‑and‑play solution provides real‑time ultrasound imaging alongside pre‑operative MRI or CT, helping surgeons address brain shift during cranial procedures. Stealth AXiS, recently cleared by the FDA for cranial use, combines navigation, planning and robotics in a single workflow. The integration adds features such as color Doppler, a smart‑button interface and a sterile remote control, preserving existing operating‑room processes.
Siemens Accelerates AI Chip Verification to Trillion‑cycle Scale with NVIDIA Technology
Siemens and NVIDIA announced that Siemens’ Veloce proFPGA CS hardware‑assisted verification platform can capture tens of trillions of pre‑silicon design cycles in just a few days. The breakthrough combines Siemens’ scalable FPGA‑based architecture with NVIDIA’s performance‑optimized chip designs, dramatically accelerating AI/ML system‑on‑chip...
Intel: In-House Fabrication and Market Challenges
Intel continues to manufacture its chips in‑house, a rare model among major semiconductor firms, while facing mounting competition from fabless rivals like TSMC, AMD, and Samsung. The loss of Apple as a customer in 2020 and a delayed Ohio megafab,...
Even Nvidia’s Own Research Teams Can’t Get Enough GPUs Amid the Race for AI Computing Power
Nvidia’s own research groups are scrambling for GPUs, highlighting a sector‑wide shortage of the $30,000‑plus chips that power AI model training. At the HumanX conference, applied‑deep‑learning lead Bryan Catanzaro confirmed that even internal teams must fight for compute allocations. The scarcity...
If You've Been Waiting for a Lenovo Legion Go 2 Price Drop, Bad News: The Exact Opposite Has Happened
Lenovo’s handheld gaming PC, the Legion Go 2, saw its price jump to $1,999.99 at Best Buy, up from the $1,099.99 launch price of the Ryzen Z2 variant. The premium model now costs nearly $2,000, while the more affordable version rose to $1,499.99, making...
FDA’s 2026 General Wellness Policy and What It Means for Manufacturers of Wearable Devices
The FDA finalized its General Wellness Policy for low‑risk devices on Jan. 6, 2026, setting clear criteria that wearable products can avoid medical‑device regulation if they are limited to general‑wellness purposes and pose low safety risk. The guidance follows a July 2025 warning...
Meta Expands CoreWeave Deal to $21 Billion as AI Cloud Demand Grows
Meta has expanded its agreement with AI‑focused cloud provider CoreWeave to a $21 billion, ten‑year contract running through 2032, securing large‑scale GPU clusters for training and inference. The deal comes as Meta ramps up its AI infrastructure spending, targeting more than...
Samsung’s Base Galaxy S26 Is Popular, with a Boost in Production Amid Budget Phone Cuts
Samsung announced a production boost for its Galaxy S26 lineup, raising April output to 3 million units from the previously planned 2.4 million. The base S26 model saw the largest increase, adding 500,000 units, while the Ultra gained 200,000 and the S26+ was...
TP-Link Launches Extremely Low-Cost TL-7DR3600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router
TP‑Link has launched the TL‑7DR3600, a dual‑band Wi‑Fi 7 router priced at $23, positioning it as the cheapest entry‑level model on the market. The device uses five AI‑driven “pixel” antennas and a Starlight chipset to deliver core Wi‑Fi 7 features such as...
EIZO Introduces ColorEdge CS3200X 31.5-inch 4K Creator Monitor
Japanese display maker EIZO launched the ColorEdge CS3200X, a 31.5‑inch 4K UHD monitor targeting professional photographers, video editors, and digital creators. The panel offers 99% Adobe RGB and 96% DCI‑P3 coverage, HDR support through HLG and PQ, and a 10‑bit/16‑bit...
These AI Glasses Switch Between ChatGPT and Gemini. They're Better Than Meta, but Not Great Yet
Rokid’s AI glasses, now on sale for $279, let users toggle between ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini through a companion app, a flexibility Meta’s $379 Ray‑Ban Gen 2 lacks. Unlike Meta’s glasses, which lock users into a proprietary AI ecosystem and raise...
Origami-Inspired Robot Built From Printable Polymers Uses Electric Current to Move
Engineers at Princeton have built a soft‑rigid hybrid robot using 3D‑printed liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) hinges and embedded flexible printed circuit boards. The robot moves by localized heating of the polymer, eliminating the need for motors or external pneumatic systems....
Nvidia N1 Engineering Sample Motherboard Leak Shows 128GB LPDDR5X Configuration
Nvidia’s upcoming N1 ARM‑based processor was spotted on a Chinese marketplace as an engineering‑sample motherboard, indicating early validation of the chip for thin‑and‑light devices. The board packs eight LPDDR5X modules for a total of 128 GB memory running at 8533 MT/s, and...
PS5 Price Hike Hits Japan Hard as PS5 Pro Sales Sink to Xbox Levels
Sony’s April 2 price increase in Japan raised the disc‑based PS5 to about $612 and the PS5 Pro to $862, widening the gap with the language‑locked digital edition at $562. In the week ending April 5, Famitsu recorded only 840 PS5 Pro units sold—similar...
Samsung’s New Galaxy A37 and A57 Are Now on Sale in the US From $449 with Free Case
Samsung has launched its budget‑focused Galaxy A37 and A57 smartphones in the United States, priced at $449 and $549 respectively. Both models share a 50 MP triple‑camera system, Exynos processors (1480 for the A37, 1680 for the A57) and six years of...
Envision Unveils 12.5 MWh BESS, Begins 790 Ah Cell Output
Envision announced the launch of a 12.5 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and the start of production for a 790 Ah lithium‑iron‑phosphate (LFP) cell at the ESIE 2026 expo in Beijing. The AI‑energy‑systems platform bundles battery cells, power conversion, energy‑management software, SCADA...
Riverlane Demonstrates Real-Time QEC Latency Performance Advancements
Riverlane unveiled its second‑generation Deltaflow 2 quantum error‑correction system, reporting a mean real‑time decoding latency of 16.32 µs—about four times lower than Google’s 2024 Willow benchmark. The platform also achieved a maximum sub‑shot latency tenfold better than prior records, edging toward the...
TIA Advances AI‑Ready Data Centers With ANSI/TIA‑942 Addendum
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is rolling out an AI‑focused addendum to the ANSI/TIA‑942 data‑center standard, slated for release in mid‑2027, to address the unique power, cooling, and cabling demands of high‑density GPU clusters. TIA also continues its global ANSI/TIA‑942...
USC Installs Daktronics LED Displays Across Four Athletics Venues
USC has partnered with Daktronics to install 22 high‑definition LED displays across its LA Memorial Coliseum, Galen Center, Dedeaux Field and Rawlinson Stadium, completing the rollout in 2025. The Coliseum’s new 40‑by‑150‑foot screen boasts over 5 million LEDs, a 238% size...
Medline Recalls Millions of Devices Due to Safety Risk—FDA Threatens ‘Regulatory Action’ in Warning Letter
Medline, an Illinois‑based medical supplier that went public in December 2025, is recalling more than 4 million NAMIC angiographic control syringes and over 1 million procedure kits because of a loose‑connection defect that can cause air embolism or clinician exposure. The FDA...
Intel's EMIB-T Packaging Technology Set for Fab Rollout This Year — as TSMC CoWoS Capacity Remains Limited,EMIB-T Is Preparing for...
Intel announced that its next‑generation EMIB‑T advanced‑packaging technology will enter fab production this year, positioning the company to capture AI‑accelerator demand as TSMC’s CoWoS‑L capacity stays oversubscribed. EMIB‑T adds through‑silicon vias to the existing embedded bridge, enabling HBM4‑class power delivery...
H55 Delivers Certifiable Battery Modules to BRM Aero for Electric Aircraft Trainer Program
H55 has delivered certifiable battery modules to BRM Aero for its electric trainer, the Bristell B23 Energic. The modules meet aviation certification standards, allowing the program to move into mechanical integration and aircraft‑level validation. First aircraft deliveries are planned for...
Taming Skyrmions: Atom-Thin Magnets Point to Ultra-Dense, Low-Power Memory
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory used cryogenic Lorentz transmission electron microscopy to directly image magnetic domains and skyrmion evolution in atom‑thin Fe₃GeTe₂ (FGT). The study shows that sample thickness and applied magnetic field precisely control skyrmion size, density, and reversal...
Nvidia Invests In CPU Chip Startup SiFive
Nvidia disclosed a strategic stake in SiFive, the RISC‑V processor startup, as part of a $400 million oversubscribed financing round that values SiFive at $3.65 billion. The new capital will accelerate SiFive’s development of custom RISC‑V CPUs and AI IP aimed at...
Revolutionary Silicon Anode Battery Technology for Drones & Robotics
Silicon‑nanotech firm Sila Nanotechnologies has joined Unmanned Systems Technology’s supplier ecosystem as a Platinum Partner, offering its Titan Silicon anode for lithium‑ion batteries. The anode delivers up to five times the gravimetric energy and twice the volumetric capacity of conventional...
Energy Vault Acquires 850 MW BESS Project Portfolio to Enter Japan’s Energy Storage Market
Energy Vault announced the acquisition of an 850 MW battery energy storage systems (BESS) portfolio in Japan, marking its formal market entry. The deal comprises 350 MW of advanced‑stage projects slated for construction in the second half of 2027 and commercial operation...
Anker Solix Launches 7 kWh Plug-In Battery Targeting Rooftop Solar Retrofits
Anker Solix introduced the Solarbank Max AC, a 7 kWh plug‑in home battery with a 3.5 kW bidirectional inverter that can be expanded to 42 kWh. Priced from €2,229 ($2,657) in Germany, it targets retrofitting existing rooftop PV systems without replacing the whole...
How to Use an External Hard Drive to Store PS5 Games
PlayStation 5 owners can expand limited internal storage by using an external SSD for “cold storage” of PS5 titles, though games must be moved back to the console to play. The process involves formatting the drive, connecting it to a SuperSpeed...
Apple Worst, Asus Best for Laptop Repairability
The US PIRG Education Fund’s fifth Failing to Fix survey ranks Asus as the most repairable laptop brand, though its score slipped from the previous year, while Apple earned the lowest C‑minus rating. Dell, HP and Lenovo sit in the middle...
Hyperscalers Will Own Two-Thirds of Data Center Capacity by 2031
Enterprise AI demand is reshaping the data‑center landscape, with hyperscalers like Google, Microsoft and AWS projected to control 67% of global capacity by 2031. In contrast, on‑premise enterprise data centers will shrink from 56% in 2018 to just 19% of...
Oscilloscope, R&S®MXO 3 Series
Rohde & Schwarz unveiled the MX 3 series oscilloscopes, delivering 100 MHz‑1 GHz bandwidth in a compact 5U chassis. The instruments achieve up to 4.5 million waveforms per second and 99% real‑time capture, supported by a 12‑bit ADC and an optional 18‑bit high‑definition mode....
CDRH Targets Hospital Readmissions with Home Device Innovation Challenge
The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) launched the Reducing Readmissions through Device Innovation for the Home Innovation Challenge to spur home‑based medical devices that can lower hospital readmissions. Nine devices will be chosen by Dec 4, 2026, and the...
World Briefs | Intel and Google Focus on AI CPUs in Expanded Partnership
Intel and Google have broadened their alliance, with Google committing to deploy Intel’s latest Xeon 6 processors for AI inference and general‑purpose workloads. In Brazil, the government plans to appeal a court decision that halted a newly imposed 12% oil export...
Eclipse hawkBit 1.0 Released for Open-Source IoT Software Updates
Eclipse Foundation announced the 1.0 release of hawkBit, its open‑source over‑the‑air (OTA) update platform for IoT devices. The milestone marks the project’s promotion to Mature status after years of development, 84 contributors, nearly 4,000 commits and 20 prior releases. hawkBit...
Suprema Introduces XPass Q2 QR and RFID Reader for High-Volume Access Environments
Suprema launched the XPass Q2, an intelligent access reader that combines QR, barcode, RFID card and BLE/NFC mobile credential scanning in a single device. Designed for high‑volume environments such as visitor centers, membership clubs and ticketed venues, the reader features...
Intel Moves to Build Pro Graphics Trust
Intel announced that its new Core Ultra 3 mobile CPUs, featuring integrated Arc Pro B390 graphics, have earned expanded ISV certifications for major CAD, BIM and engineering applications. The certifications now include Autodesk, Ansys, Bentley, Dassault, Nemetschek, PTC and Siemens tools, and Intel...
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: What Is the Outlook for BESS Capex This Year?
At the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London, a panel of industry leaders examined the outlook for battery‑energy‑storage‑system (BESS) capital expenditures this year. The discussion focused on how regulatory changes, supply‑chain constraints and market dynamics are driving cost pressures on...
Peace President's Iran War Piles More Pain on Already Battered PC Market
The United States’ escalating conflict with Iran is adding a new layer of cost pressure to an already strained PC market. IDC warns that freight premiums and soaring memory prices are driving PC prices higher and will push shipments lower...
Mount Sinai Unveils Real-Time Intraocular Pressure Monitoring in Glaucoma Surgery
Mount Sinai researchers unveiled miDOC, a micro‑interventional device that continuously measures intraocular pressure, flow, outflow facility and ocular compliance during glaucoma surgery. In the first 20 first‑in‑human cases, surgeons accessed real‑time biometric feedback and could adjust their technique on the...
Data Center Energy Spend Rivals Global Solar Investment
Rystad Energy reports that global data‑center capital expenditure reached $770 billion in 2025, equalling worldwide photovoltaic investment and overtaking upstream oil and gas spending. Roughly 40% of that spend now goes to energy‑related systems such as cooling, power distribution and thermal...
HRL’s T3L 40nm GaN-on-SiC Technology Achieves Manufacturing Readiness Level 6
HRL Laboratories announced that its 40 nm T3L gallium‑nitride on silicon‑carbide (GaN‑on‑SiC) technology has attained Manufacturing Readiness Level 6, confirming production‑grade manufacturability under U.S. Department of War standards. The milestone paves the way for high‑volume manufacturing through a partnership with MACOM Technology...
Zebra Technologies Showcases Solutions at MODEX 2026 to Accelerate the Supply Chain
Zebra Technologies will showcase its Connected Factory ecosystem at MODEX 2026 in Atlanta, featuring the new WS501‑R hands‑free RFID wearable and AI‑enhanced TC501 and TC701 mobile computers. The solutions aim to boost frontline productivity and real‑time supply‑chain visibility through on‑device AI...
BigRep Launches ONE.5X 1-Metre-Cubed 3D Printing System Ahead of RAPID + TCT
BigRep unveiled the ONE.5X, an upgraded 1‑metre‑cubed industrial 3D printer, introducing full automation for setup, job queueing, and bed leveling ahead of the RAPID + TCT trade show. The system adds XYZ auto‑calibration, auto‑sequential printing, adaptive mesh leveling and a relay mode...
Chip Can Project Video the Size of a Grain of Sand
Researchers from MIT, the University of Colorado, Sandia National Laboratories and MITRE have unveiled a sub‑0.1 mm² photonic chip that can steer light with unprecedented speed. The device uses voltage‑actuated metallic cantilevers to project up to 68.6 million light spots per second...
This High-End Asus Gaming Monitor Is $400 Off Right Now
ASUS has slashed the price of its premium ROG Swift PG32UCDP gaming monitor to $899, down from $1,299. The 32‑inch 4K OLED panel delivers a 240 Hz refresh rate, 0.03 ms response time, and an optional 480 Hz mode at 1080p for competitive...
76 Chargers, 9 MW: An EV Truck Hub Opens Where US Freight Runs
EV Realty opened its flagship electric‑truck charging hub in San Bernardino, California, featuring 76 high‑power ports delivering 9 MW, enough for over 200 medium‑ and heavy‑duty trucks daily. The site supports both CCS and the emerging megawatt charging system (MCS), offering up...
Advanced iBGA Image Sensor Encapsulation
DELO introduced a PFAS‑free encapsulation material designed for automotive image sensors used in advanced driver‑assistance and autonomous systems. The formulation delivers low warpage, fine‑pitch flow control, and automotive‑grade reliability, addressing the harsh temperature, vibration, and moisture conditions of vehicle environments....
Green Cubes Supports Emerging Innovator USAMR with Advanced Lithium Battery Systems for AMRs
Green Cubes Technology is providing its industrial lithium‑ion battery systems to USAMR for use in automated mobile robots (AMRs) that transport goods in warehouses and factories. The swappable battery packs feature lithium‑iron‑phosphate chemistry, high energy density, and integrated battery‑management to...
Intellian Unveils Dual-Band Military Flyaway Antenna
Intellian Technologies unveiled a 2.4‑meter dual‑band tactical flyaway antenna at Satellite 2026 in Washington, D.C. The system can simultaneously operate on X‑band and Mil Ka‑band, making it the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) flyaway capable of dual‑band connectivity. Designed for military and...
Fortify Leverages Nullspace EM to Simulate and 3D Print a Cylindrical GRIN Lens for a Conical Horn Antenna
Fortify used Nullspace EM’s simulation platform to design a cylindrical gradient‑index (GRIN) lens that adds roughly 5 dB of gain to a conical horn antenna while shrinking the antenna’s footprint. The engineers created equation‑based permittivity profiles, iterated quickly in the virtual...