Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses Are the Only Wearable Tech I Actually Want to Wear
Meta’s Ray‑Ban Stories smart glasses blend seamlessly into everyday wear, looking like ordinary sunglasses while offering hands‑free photo capture, open‑ear audio, and a built‑in voice assistant. Reviewers note the devices reduce the urge to pull out a phone by eliminating friction for quick snaps and voice queries. The glasses are not a phone replacement but a low‑effort layer that keeps users connected. Their modest performance hints at a broader shift toward unobtrusive wearable tech.
BDI to Show SNMP Remote Control and Channel Expander
Broadcast Devices Inc. (BDI) will unveil the IOX-24S SNMP Remote Control and Channel Expander at the NAB Show. The rack‑mount unit combines 24 relays, 24 status inputs and eight analog inputs, functioning either as a standalone SNMPv2 remote controller or...
Anthropic Secures Multi-Gigawatt TPU Deal With Google, Broadcom
Anthropic has signed a multi‑gigawatt agreement with Google and Broadcom to secure next‑generation TPU capacity, with roughly 3.5 GW slated for deployment beginning in 2027. The deal expands Anthropic’s previously announced $50 billion domestic compute investment and reflects a shift toward utility‑style...
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Price Hiked Across All Variants
Nothing has raised the price of its Phone 3a Lite in India by ₹3,000 (about $36) for every configuration, effective April 6, 2026. The 8 GB + 128 GB variant now costs ₹24,999 (~$300), while the 8 GB + 256 GB version is priced at ₹23,999 (~$289). The device retains its MediaTek...
Apple's MacBook Neo Is Reportedly Close to Selling Out Which Has Got Me Thinking About Why We Can't Have More...
Apple’s newly launched MacBook Neo is selling far beyond its five‑to‑six million unit target, prompting concerns that the company could run out of A18 Pro chips before the planned A19‑based refresh arrives. The Neo’s chips are binned down to five GPU cores,...
The reMarkable 2 Remains One of the Best Paper-Style Tablets Around, and It Just Scored a Rare Discount at Best...
Best Buy is offering a $70 discount on the reMarkable 2, lowering the price to $499. The tablet includes the Marker Plus digital pen and a Polymer Weave Book Folio at no extra charge. It features a 10.2‑inch e‑ink display, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB storage,...
A Jumping Digital Time Display Is Quite the Watch Flex
Swiss luxury watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne released the second‑generation Zeitwerk, a mechanical wristwatch that mimics a digital display by jumping hour and minute discs each second. The piece draws its aesthetic from Johann Christian Friedrich Gutkaes’s 19th‑century Dresden opera‑house clock, a design that...
Is a $30,000 GPU Good at Password Cracking?
The article tests whether a $30,000 AI‑grade GPU can outpace a high‑end consumer card in password cracking. Using Hashcat, Specops benchmarked Nvidia's H200, AMD's MI300X, and the RTX 5090 across MD5, NTLM, bcrypt, SHA‑256 and SHA‑512 hashes. The RTX 5090 consistently delivered...
USPS to Shift some Volume as It Installs New Sortation Equipment
The U.S. Postal Service is installing new package sortation equipment at several processing facilities this month, temporarily rerouting volume to alternate sites during the transition. The upgrades raise daily processing capacity to about 88 million packages, up from 60 million, and add...
VDURA Says 30 TB QLC SSD Capacity Now Costs 22.6x More than HDD
VDURA’s Flash Volatility Index shows that by Q1 2026 a 30 TB QLC SSD costs 22.6 times more than a comparable 30 TB HDD, up from 4.9× a year earlier. Prices for 30 TB QLC SSDs surged from $2,450 to $15,121, a 517% increase, while...
Alibaba Launches Data Center with 10,000 of Its Own Chips as China Ramps up AI Push
Alibaba and China Telecom have launched a new AI‑focused data center in Guangdong, powered by 10,000 of Alibaba’s in‑house Zhenwu semiconductors. The facility, owned and operated by China Telecom, is designed for training and inference of massive AI models and...
Nexperia China Shifts to Local Wafer Supply, Targets Full Localization by 2026
Nexperia’s China unit is transitioning to fully domestic wafer sourcing, ending reliance on its Dutch operations. The move follows European wafer export restrictions introduced in October and aims for complete localization by the second half of 2026. Production currently runs...
The Case for Infrastructure Sovereignty
Enterprises are increasingly pulling workloads from public clouds back to on‑premise bare‑metal servers to slash operating costs and regain performance control. High‑profile adopters such as GEICO and 37signals report multi‑million‑dollar savings, while market analysts forecast the bare‑metal segment will grow...
SiMa.ai Secures Strategic Investment From Micron to Scale High-Performance, Power-Efficient Physical AI
SiMa.ai announced a strategic investment from Micron Technology to accelerate its high‑performance, power‑efficient Physical AI solutions. The deal deepens collaboration on tightly integrated compute‑memory architectures, embedding Micron’s LPDDR5X memory into SiMa.ai’s Modalix MLSoC platform. Customers can now purchase SiMa.ai system‑on‑modules...
Samsung Raises DRAM Prices by About 30% for Q2 Across All Segments
Samsung Electronics announced a roughly 30% price increase for all DRAM products in the second quarter, following a dramatic price surge in Q1 that doubled average rates. The cumulative effect pushes DRAM prices to about 2.6 times the levels seen...
TO-247 Package: Complete Guide for Power Semiconductor Devices
The TO-247 is a JEDEC‑standard through‑hole package engineered for high‑power semiconductor devices such as MOSFETs, IGBTs, and diodes. Its large metal tab and low thermal resistance enable current handling above 100 A and voltage ratings up to 1700 V, making it ideal...
Delta Showcases Integrated Automation and Smart Charging Solutions for Intralogistics Applications at MODEX 2026
Delta showcased its integrated automation and smart charging solutions at MODEX 2026, unveiling the Delta Automation Technology Platforms that combine machine vision, motion control, drive, networking, and power infrastructure into a single architecture. Live demonstrations featured the D‑BOT DC08 collaborative robot working...
Samsung Fabs Memory Gold
Samsung Electronics reported a preliminary first‑quarter 2026 operating profit that surged 755% year‑on‑year, driven by soaring high‑bandwidth memory (HBM) prices. Revenue jumped 68% to ₩133 trillion (about $88.5 billion), while operating profit reached ₩51 trillion (roughly $37.9 billion). The profit outstrips Micron’s total quarterly...
AI-Powered Binoculars Promise Smart Night-Time Discovery
Hong Kong startup ScoPix has launched a Kickstarter for its Starlight‑AI Night Vision Binoculars, which combine low‑light imaging with on‑device artificial intelligence that can recognize wildlife, objects and landmarks in real time. The device uses a Starlight‑grade CMOS sensor, 850‑nm...
Volumez Veers Towards Agentic AI Data Infrastructure
Volumez, once known for ultra‑fast block storage, is pivoting to an agentic AI data‑infrastructure platform. The startup now touts more than 13 TB/sec bandwidth, dwarfing rivals that cap out below 2 TB/sec. The strategic shift has coincided with the departure of several...
Pedal to Bare-Metal Kubernetes, Nutanix Forges NKP Metal
Nutanix announced NKP Metal, extending its Nutanix Kubernetes Platform to run Kubernetes directly on bare‑metal servers. The dual‑native architecture lets containers and virtual machines coexist under a single management console, preserving Nutanix’s automation, lifecycle, and data‑service capabilities. NKP Metal targets...
Fender Elie Review: Handsome Speaker/Amp Hybrids with Excellent Clarity
Fender Audio, a Fender-owned brand operated by Riffsound, launched the Elie 6 and Elie 12 portable Bluetooth speakers priced at $300 and $400. Both models feature retro designs, physical controls, and a rare ¼‑inch/XLR combo input with 48 V phantom power,...
Czech Radiation Chips on Artemis II Bring ISS Experience
Czech sensor firm ADVACAM is flying six Hybrid Electronic Radiation Assessor (HERA) chips on Artemis II to measure cosmic‑ray exposure for both astronauts and Orion’s electronics. The detectors build on ISS‑tested Timepix technology and will validate the spacecraft’s shielding during the...
Russians Hijacking Routers for Cyber Spying
Russian GRU’s 85th Main Special Service Center has been hijacking vulnerable home routers, notably TP‑Link devices, since at least 2024 by exploiting CVE‑2023‑50224. The actors reconfigure DHCP/DNS settings to route traffic through their own resolvers, enabling man‑in‑the‑middle attacks that capture...
SCA Secures First 50Hertz Contract for Cable Carousel Systems
Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) won its first framework contract with German transmission operator 50Hertz to supply four cable carousel systems for power‑grid projects. The deal covers engineering, manufacturing, delivery, installation and commissioning, targeting both offshore and onshore high‑voltage infrastructure in...
Air Suspension Wheel Passes Tough Test
Global Air Cylinder Wheels (GACW) completed extreme‑condition validation trials of its air‑suspension wheel in Minnesota. The tests proved the wheel can operate reliably in subzero temperatures and harsh mining terrain. GACW says the design can cut tyre waste by up...
Synamedia Launches Senza Ignite for Legacy TV Devices
Synamedia has launched Senza Ignite, a cloud‑based platform that modernises legacy smart TVs and set‑top boxes with a single firmware update. The solution lets operators shift the user interface to the cloud while preserving native device functions, enabling continuous UI...
Can I Take My iPhone Swimming? What Those IP68, IPX8 Waterproof Ratings Really Mean
Ingress Protection (IP) ratings classify how well devices resist dust and water, with the first digit covering solids and the second covering liquids. An IP68 rating, the most common for premium smartphones, guarantees at least 1 meter of water immersion for...
Intel, SambaNova Bet on Split Inference as Agentic AI Strains GPUs
Intel and SambaNova announced a heterogeneous inference architecture designed for agentic AI workloads, dividing tasks among GPUs for prompt prefill, SambaNova’s reconfigurable dataflow units (RDUs) for token decode, and Intel Xeon 6 CPUs for orchestration. The three‑tier model aims to alleviate...
Insta360 Just Turned Your Phone Into a Better Selfie Camera with Its Oddly Brilliant Gadget
Insta360 has introduced the Snap Selfie Screen, a magnetic rear‑mounted display that mirrors a phone’s screen so users can frame selfies with the higher‑quality rear cameras. The accessory attaches via USB‑C, offers real‑time preview, touch controls, and works with both...
Insta360’s Snap Is a Tiny Magnetic Phone Screen for Taking Rear-Camera Selfies
Insta360 introduced the Snap, a magnetic 3.5‑inch touchscreen that attaches to the back of smartphones, letting users frame selfies with the higher‑quality rear cameras. The accessory connects via USB‑C, draws power from the phone (causing a 15‑20% battery drain), and...
Google Makes It Easier for PyTorch Users to Switch to Its Own AI Chips
Google officially unveiled TorchTPU, a native PyTorch backend for its Tensor Processing Units, aiming to simplify migration from NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem. Engineering lead Lee Howes highlighted the mature compiler stack and production‑grade reliability of TPUs as key advantages. The initiative...
Taiwanese Chip Makers Call on Government to Stockpile Helium, Liquid Natural Gas — TSIA Pleads for Strategic Supplies as US...
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, led by the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), is urging the government to create strategic stockpiles of helium and liquefied natural gas (LNG) after a U.S.-Iran cease‑fire highlighted supply chain fragility. The island currently has only about...
Mobilint, Lotte Innovate to Pilot NPU Deployment in Industrial Sites
Mobilint and Lotte Innovate have signed a memorandum of understanding to pilot neural processing unit (NPU) deployments across Lotte Group’s manufacturing and distribution sites. The collaboration will focus on on‑device and edge AI applications, including humanoid robots that leverage vision‑language‑action...
AMD Embedded+ Platform Used to Develop AI Security System
AMD announced that its Embedded+ platform, which fuses a Ryzen embedded processor with a Versal adaptive SoC, was used by Fujisoft to build an AI‑powered industrial security system. The solution runs on a single board, leveraging the CPU for high‑performance...
The Long Goodnight: What Happens when a Supercomputer Becomes Obsolete?
Supercomputers are facing dramatically shorter refresh cycles, with modern systems averaging a five‑year lifespan before being superseded by newer AI‑optimized hardware. The rapid evolution of CPUs, GPUs, and cooling technologies is compressing upgrade timelines, prompting facilities to repurpose or recycle...
Passenger Expectations Are Changing – Rail Lighting Hasn’t Kept Up
Rail lighting systems remain static while passengers increasingly encounter responsive, smart lighting at home and in commercial spaces. In Europe roughly 30% of households—about 73 million homes—have connected lighting, and U.S. adoption is approaching 50%, raising the baseline expectation for adaptable...
US-Japan SPY-7 Radar Tracking Test for Aegis System
In March 2026, the new AN/SPY‑7 S‑band AESA radar aboard Japan’s future Aegis‑equipped destroyers successfully tracked live missile targets during the JFTX‑01 joint test with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The radar, built by Mitsubishi under a Foreign Military Sale,...
Intel's New Orbit: From Chip Lag to Leading Edge
Intel announced a $25 billion Terafab alliance that places the company at the core of chip production for Tesla, SpaceX and xAI, marking a decisive validation of its foundry strategy. The news sent Intel shares up about 4% on heavy volume,...
Decom Engineering Secures U.S. Patent for Subsea Cutting Technology
Decom Engineering has been granted a U.S. patent covering its proprietary Chopsaw subsea cutting system, which features a linear‑drive cutting head, modular drive configuration, and adaptable clamping. The patented design promises higher precision, safer operation, and faster on‑site maintenance for...
Why You Shouldn't Buy Cheap DisplayPort Cables - the 'Death Pin' Can Put Your GPU at Serious Risk
ZDNET warns that cheap DisplayPort cables can suffer a Pin 20 defect, known as the “Death Pin,” which directly connects power between a monitor and graphics card. This mis‑wiring can cause short circuits, back‑driving power, and permanent damage to GPUs that...
Azure Customers up in Arms over ‘Full’ UK South Region
Microsoft Azure is experiencing severe capacity shortages in its UK South region, particularly for AMD‑based VMs, HPC workloads, and GPU‑equipped instances. Customers report denied quota requests and migration delays, blaming Microsoft’s aggressive rollout of Copilot AI and GPU‑heavy servers. The...
£56M Infrastructure Programme Launched Across Cumbria’s Electricity Network
SP Electricity North West has launched a £56 million (≈$71 million) infrastructure programme to replace a 47 km stretch of overhead lines on Cumbria’s West Coast. Phase one will replace 152 pylons on the 132 kV Cumbria Ring, boosting capacity and supporting rising electricity...
India Set to Play Leading Role in Domestic, Global Electronics Sector: Jitin Prasada
India is positioning itself as a major player in both domestic and global electronics markets, driven by a suite of government incentives. Minister of State Jitin Prasada highlighted the approval of ten semiconductor projects worth roughly $19 billion and the Electronics...
8 Best Cheap Laptops (2026): Chromebooks, the MacBook Neo, and More
The 2026 roundup of cheap laptops highlights the Framework Laptop 12 as the most upgradable option at a $549 DIY starting price, promising longevity through component swaps. In the sub‑$500 segment, the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 stands out for its responsive touchpad...
Fender ELIE 6 Bluetooth Speaker Review: Big Sound, App on the Way
Fender launched the ELIE 6, a $299 Bluetooth speaker that also functions as a portable guitar amp. The compact unit packs a 60‑watt three‑way driver system, IP54 dust‑and‑splash resistance, and up to 18 hours of battery life. While its analog controls and...
Obsolete Xilinx IC Chips: Sourcing & Replacement Solutions
Companies needing discontinued Xilinx FPGA chips can now source them via a dedicated platform that matches requests with verified global suppliers within 24‑48 hours. The service also offers replacement options, including newer AMD‑Xilinx families, alternative vendors, or ASIC redesigns. Obsolete...
Hard-to-Find IC Chips: Global Sourcing & Supply Solutions
A specialized sourcing platform connects manufacturers with a global network of verified distributors to locate rare, discontinued, or hard‑to‑source IC chips. By submitting part numbers, quantity and contact details, users receive supplier matches within 24–48 hours, reducing the time spent...
MultiTech Ships a Niagara Driver to Bring LoRaWAN Sensor Onboarding Into Building Automation Workflows
MultiTech unveiled a Tridium Niagara driver that lets building teams add and manage LoRaWAN sensors from within the Niagara Framework. The driver bypasses traditional middleware, custom APIs, and MQTT pipelines by delivering sensor data as normalized points ready for control...
Renault Group Bundles Charging Activities Under New ‘Plug Inn’ Brand
Renault Group has folded its Mobilize Beyond Automotive charging business into its core operations and rebranded the portfolio as Plug Inn. The new brand covers the bidirectional Powerbox, the Charge Pass subscription and the fast‑charging network, now called Plug Inn Fast Charge....