HP Pulls Multiple Levers to Battle Soaring Memory Chip Costs
HP Inc. is confronting a sharp rise in memory‑chip prices, which have doubled sequentially, pushing memory and storage to represent about 35% of its PC bill of materials—twice the share from the prior quarter. To mitigate the cost pressure, HP is leveraging long‑term agreements with existing suppliers, adding new vendors, and halving the qualification time for new materials. The company also employs AI‑enabled planning to cut logistics expenses and implements targeted pricing actions with channel partners. Executives say these initiatives are on track to offset the escalating component costs.
Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton Deploy Sennheiser Spectera at Las Vegas Residencies
Zac Brown Band and Blake Shelton used Sennheiser’s Spectra wideband bidirectional wireless system during their Las Vegas residencies at Sphere and Caesar’s Palace. The system consolidated all in‑ear monitor mixes into just two RF channels, freeing spectrum and enabling a multi‑antenna network with Cat 5 cabling....
Best Laptop for College Students: Top Laptops for School in 2026
The 2026 college‑laptop roundup highlights Apple’s MacBook Neo as the most affordable premium option, retailing at $499 with the education discount. ARM‑based devices like the Neo, HP OmniBook 5 and Asus ZenBook A14 dominate battery‑life rankings, while Windows models such as the Dell...
Duagon Computing Hardware Set for Deployment to the International Space Station
On March 31, 2026 duagon announced its high‑availability Conduction Cooled Assembly will launch to the International Space Station in April, integrating into the Columbus module. Developed with Space Applications Services, the system uses CompactPCI Serial modular cards—including a G028 CPU,...
VTel Wireless Partners with Ericsson to Launch First Nationwide 5G Standalone VoNR Roaming for Rural America
VTel Wireless has partnered with Ericsson to deploy a cloud‑native 5G Core and Radio Access Network, enabling the first rural carrier to offer nationwide 5G Standalone (SA) VoNR roaming. The solution replaces legacy LTE‑based voice underlays with end‑to‑end 5G voice,...
I Broke up with My Kindle. My New E-Reader Treats Me Better.
After Amazon’s Kindle began restricting users from downloading and backing up their own e‑books, columnist Michael J. Coren switched to a different e‑reader. He criticizes Kindle’s licensing model, which treats the device as a rental rather than ownership, giving Amazon...
Daktronics to Install New Video Display and Show Control System at Wake Forest’s Allegacy Stadium
Daktronics is installing a new video display suite at Wake Forest’s Allegacy Stadium, featuring a 43‑by‑90‑foot main board, two 43‑by‑15.5‑foot side LED screens, and an upgraded Show Control system with Camino technology. The main display adds roughly 1,300 sq ft of screen area...
Bluetti Unveils New EnergyPro 13K Energy Storage System
Bluetti introduced the EnergyPro 13K residential battery system, delivering 13.2 kW continuous power and a 150 A surge capability. The modular design lets homeowners stack up to four EnergyPack 500 units for a total of 19.2 kWh, while an integrated automatic transfer switch and 155‑A...
Azerbaijan Commissions 500 MWh Battery Storage Project
Azerbaijan’s state utility AzerEnergy inaugurated a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system, part of a two‑site rollout at the 500 kV Absheron and 220 kV Agdash substations. The Absheron installation houses 50 battery containers and 13 inverter units, all monitored by a SCADA‑enabled...
Toshiba Goes Glassy-Eyed with 11-Platter 34TB SMR Drive
Toshiba is sampling 30‑34 TB SMR drives that use eleven glass platters inside a helium‑filled enclosure, boosting capacity to 34 TB. The MG12 series achieves an areal density of 3.09 TB per platter, roughly 15% higher than conventional CMR, and offers 12 Gb/s SAS...
GMEX Robotics Advances Development of Intelligent Robot Chassis
GMEX Robotics announced progress on its Intelligent Robot Chassis, a rugged platform that shields autonomous robots from shocks, vibrations and harsh environments. The chassis integrates structural health monitoring, active vibration isolation and thermal management to extend sensor and hardware life....
Light Bends Perovskite Crystal Lattice, Opening Way to New Devices
Researchers at UC Davis have demonstrated that halide perovskite crystals undergo rapid, reversible lattice distortions when illuminated, a phenomenon termed photostriction. Using laser excitation and X‑ray probing, they showed the effect can be tuned by adjusting the crystal composition, light wavelength,...
Leading Global Online Retailer Expands Vuzix Smart Glasses Deployment Across North America with Follow-On Orders and Initial Ultralite Pro OEM...
Vuzix announced that a leading global online retailer is expanding its smart‑glass deployment across the United States and Canada, adding follow‑on orders for the M400 platform and its first OEM order for Ultralite Pro devices. The rollout builds on earlier pilots...
Gcore Launches GPU Virtual Machines on NVIDIA Hopper
Gcore has introduced GPU virtual machines powered by NVIDIA's Hopper architecture, initially available in its sovereign AI region in Sines‑3, Portugal. The service lets customers provision single to eight Hopper GPUs with high‑bandwidth InfiniBand networking, mirroring the performance of Gcore’s...
This Popular and Capacious Anker Zolo Power Bank Is Just £25/$33 From Amazon
Anker’s Zolo power bank packs a 20,000 mAh battery into a compact chassis and delivers up to 30 W of fast charging. It retails for roughly $32 in the UK and $34 in the US on Amazon, marking a low point in...
Samsung Galaxy Watch Gets Blood Pressure Monitoring in the US, With One Major Caveat
Samsung has begun rolling out blood‑pressure monitoring to Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 8 series in the United States. The feature requires users to own a traditional upper‑arm cuff, download the Samsung Health Monitor app, and recalibrate the watch every...
This Desert-Proof Laptop Is a Self-Contained AI Powerhouse
Durabook introduced the Z14I‑HG, a fully rugged 14‑inch mobile workstation that delivers 682 TOPS of AI compute. The device combines an Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU, an integrated NPU, and an NVIDIA RTX Ada GPU (RTX 3500 or RTX 5000) to run demanding AI...
Capital Dynamics, Solo Renewables Partner on $132m LDES System
Capital Dynamics and Solo Renewables have formed a joint venture to build a £100 million ($132 million) long‑duration energy storage (LDES) system in Islandmagee, Northern Ireland. The 150 MW facility will store up to 1,200 MWh—enough to power roughly 36,000 homes with an eight‑hour...
The US Navy Brought a ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Laser Weapon Back From the Dead
The U.S. Navy spent roughly six months and about $50 million to revive its one‑of‑a‑kind 150 kW solid‑state laser demonstrator, originally mounted on USS Portland in 2019. The restored system was fielded in the Pentagon’s Crimson Dragon exercise, where it successfully engaged four...
Apple M5 Max MacBooks Are Getting Surprisingly Close to Real Gaming PCs
Apple’s latest M5 Pro and M5 Max chips are closing the performance gap with dedicated gaming PCs. Benchmarks by YouTuber Andrew Tsai show the M5 Pro delivering roughly 60 fps in upscaled 1440p on titles like Cyberpunk 2077, while the 40‑core M5 Max sustains similar frame rates...
EnSilica Joins UK CHERI Adoption Collective to Accelerate Secure-by-Design Silicon
EnSilica has been selected to join the newly formed CHERI Adoption Collective, a UK‑government‑backed initiative aimed at embedding hardware‑level memory safety into critical systems. The collective brings together infrastructure operators such as BT, National Grid and SSE, along with semiconductor...
Tesla Says Semi Battery Is ‘Designed To Last A Million Miles’
Tesla announced a new battery for its Semi truck that is engineered to last one million miles, directly tackling the durability concerns of long‑haul fleets. The company says the Semi can charge at up to 1.2 MW, restoring about 60% of...
Up To 50 GB/S: TaskForce Imagers Receive Fiber Network Extension
Atola Technology has launched a 25 G Fiber extension module for its TaskForce and TaskForce 2 forensic hardware imagers, delivering dual 25 GB/s ports and up to 50 GB/s aggregate transfer speed. The module plugs into the PCIe extension port, supports SFP28 transceivers, link...
AOI Receives New Order for 800G Data-Center Transceivers From Major Hyperscale Customer
Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AOI) secured a volume order exceeding $53 million from a major hyperscale customer for 800‑gigabit single‑mode data‑center transceivers. The order supports AI‑driven GPU clusters and will be shipped between Q2 and mid‑Q3 2026 after product qualification. AOI’s CEO highlighted...
Nvidia-Meta Pact Signals New AI Era Of Scale—And Power Constraints
Nvidia and Meta have entered a multibillion‑dollar partnership to supply Nvidia CPUs and GPUs for Meta’s expanding AI infrastructure across cloud and on‑premise data centers. Analysts estimate the deal could be worth $50 billion, complementing Meta’s $135 billion AI spend and $600 billion...
Why This Marshall Is the First Soundbar I've Tested that Truly Challenges My Sonos Arc Ultra
The Marshall Heston 120 and Sonos Arc Ultra are now direct rivals, each priced at $999. While the Arc Ultra continues to lead with 9.1.4 channels and Dolby Atmos processing, the Heston 120 counters with a bold Marshall aesthetic, 5.1.2 channel layout, and a richer...
Norway Delivers XR Training Systems to Ukraine
Norway’s Nansen Programme has delivered 39 secure extended‑reality training systems to Ukraine, valued at roughly $8.3 million. The Varjo XR‑4 headsets combined with Fynd Reality’s CORE XR software provide immersive, multi‑user instruction for Leopard 2A4 tanks and other combat vehicles. By enabling...
Tekmar Bags €2+ Million in Contracts for Japanese Offshore Wind Project
Tekmar Group has secured two contracts worth roughly $2.5 million for a Japanese offshore wind project, supplying its 10th‑generation cable protection systems. The work will begin immediately, with revenue recognized through the rest of fiscal 2026 and into the first half...
Nanya Raises $2.5 Bln, Signs DRAM Supply Deals with Kioxia and SanDisk
Nanya Technology raised roughly $2.5 billion via share sales and private placements to expand its DRAM production capacity. Kioxia invested T$15.6 billion for a 2 % equity stake and a long‑term DRAM supply agreement, while SanDisk committed T$31 billion and signed a multi‑year supply...
Arkona Unveils BLADE//Planner and Major Usability Enhancements at NAB 2026
Arkona Technologies announced a suite of usability upgrades for its FPGA‑accelerated BLADE//runner platform at NAB 2026, highlighted by the new BLADE//planner graphical configuration tool. The planner lets engineers design, test, and deploy processing workflows offline with a visual overview while...
Gold Fields to Trial Sandvik 66 Tonne Diesel-Electric Underground Truck at St Ives
Gold Fields announced a pilot of Sandvik’s 66‑tonne diesel‑electric underground haul truck at its St Ives mine in Western Australia, with contractor Byrnecut providing operational support. The test follows earlier battery‑electric loader trials and diesel‑electric pilots with Caterpillar and Epiroc,...
4G-Connected Earbuds Use AI to Generate Meeting Notes
Mobvoi has introduced the TicNote Pods, the first 4G‑connected AI earbuds that automatically record, transcribe, and index spoken content. The earbuds capture both in‑ear audio and ambient sound, while the charging case records in‑person meetings from several meters away. Transcripts...
Trafo Delivers Custom Mini Substations to Power Zambian Underground Copper Mine
Trafo Power Solutions secured an order for seventeen custom mini substations to power an underground copper mine in Zambia. The units, comprising 800 kVA and 1,000 kVA dry‑type transformer packages, were engineered to fit the mine’s tight shaft‑cage dimensions and to be...
Indra Develops New Satellite Communications Terminal for Submarines
Indra has finished development and certification testing of the TSUB‑40Ka, a Ka‑band satellite communications terminal designed for submarines. The Ka band permits smaller antennas and markedly higher data‑rate links than traditional X‑band or Ku‑band systems. The terminal complies with MIL‑STD/STANAG...
We Still Highly Recommend These 3 Older Laptop Models - Especially While They're on Sale
Amazon’s Spring Sale ends tonight, featuring deep discounts on older laptop models that still deliver strong performance. The M1 MacBook Pro is available for $707, a 53% reduction, while Samsung’s Galaxy Book5 360 and Dell 16 Plus are discounted 12% and 35% respectively....
The Infrastructure Paradox of AI Development in LMICs
A new cross‑sectional study of 91 AI practitioners across 27 low‑ and middle‑income countries uncovers an “Infrastructure Paradox” where the regions most poised to benefit from AI lack the foundational resources to develop it. The research identifies three non‑linear dynamics:...
Epiroc Launches Underground Charging Suite
Swedish equipment maker Epiroc has introduced a new underground charging suite designed for battery‑electric mining fleets. The solution is OEM‑agnostic and can be installed up to 300 m from a central charging cabinet, offering a single charging platform for mixed‑fleet operations....
Chip Maker Fractile in Talks to Raise $200m at Unicorn Valuation, Reports Say
London‑based AI chip maker Fractile is courting $200 million in new capital at a $1 billion unicorn valuation. The round is being led by Accel and early backer Oxford Science Enterprises, with interest from other investors. Fractile, founded in 2022, develops AI...
Why Seattle’s AI Ambitions Started with a Hypervisor Migration
Seattle faced a $250 million budget gap and launched a hypervisor migration with Nutanix to consolidate 2,500 legacy virtual machines. The project delivered $1.6‑2 million in annual savings, improved uptime, and created a hybrid, cloud‑smart foundation. City leaders stress workload‑specific placement and...
UK Royal Navy Awards Teledyne Contract for Underwater Gliders
Teledyne Marine has secured a UK Ministry of Defence contract to provide autonomous ocean observing systems—including Sentinel and Slocum gliders and APEX floats—for the Royal Navy’s Future Maritime Data Gathering (FMDG) program. The equipment will expand the Navy’s unmanned fleet,...
AMT to Support Users of Raise3D RMS220 SLS 3D Printer with Vapour Smoothing Technology
Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) and Raise3D have announced a partnership that integrates AMT’s vapor smoothing post‑processing systems with Raise3D’s RMS220 SLS 3D printer. The collaboration will offer European customers pre‑configured, powder‑optimized solutions and introduces AMT’s existing SFX system plus the...
Microsoft Commits $1 Billion to Thailand for Cloud and AI Infrastructure
Microsoft announced a commitment of more than $1 billion to build cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand from 2026 to 2028, its largest Southeast Asian investment to date. The plan covers green‑energy data centers, sovereign‑cloud services, and large‑scale AI skills training...
Farsoon Unveils Its Two New Large-Format Metal 3D Printers: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Farsoon Technologies introduced two large‑format metal powder‑bed‑fusion printers at TCT Asia 2026: the FS812M‑U and the FS1311M‑U. The FS812M‑U retains an 810 × 810 mm footprint while extending build height to 1.7 m and reducing its overall footprint by 41 %. The FS1311M‑U scales up...
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro PCIe Sound Card Review
Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro re‑enters the internal sound‑card market as an affordable PCIe upgrade for PCs with sub‑par onboard audio. Priced under $100, it offers 24‑bit/192 kHz playback, 7.1‑channel support and a modest headphone amp. The card relies on...
Walrus Pitches MemWal as Decentralized Storage for AI Agent Memory
Walrus Foundation, backed by Mysten Labs, launched MemWal, a developer SDK that offers decentralized, blockchain‑based storage for AI agents' long‑term memory. The service leverages the Walrus protocol on the Sui blockchain and is paid for with the $WAL token, which...
OnePlus Nord 6 Key Specifications Revealed Ahead of Launch: 50MP Sony Camera, 9,000mAh Battery Confirmed
OnePlus will debut the Nord 6 in India on 7 April at 7 PM, with sales routed through Amazon. The mid‑range flagship packs a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, a 1.5K 165 Hz AMOLED screen, IP66‑IP69K water‑dust protection, a 50 MP Sony camera, and a massive 9,000 mAh...
Nebius to Construct 310 MW AI Factory in Finland
Nebius announced the construction of a new AI factory in Lappeenranta, Finland, with up to 310 MW of power, expected to serve customers starting in 2027. The project follows a recent 75 MW expansion in Mäntsälä and contributes to Nebius’s goal of...
MiniV-Bat 234g, 74 Minutes Hover Bicopter
Researchers unveiled the MiniV‑Bat, a 233.7 g micro bicopter that can hover for 74 minutes, setting a new benchmark for endurance in its class. By redefining control to focus on the rotor disc rather than the vehicle’s attitude, the team eliminated non‑minimum...
Dell Polishes PowerProtect, PowerScale and PowerStore
Dell announced a suite of upgrades to its PowerProtect backup appliances, adding a unified dashboard, AI Assistant, and TLS v1.3‑enabled secure transport. The enhancements also include a 75:1 data‑reduction ratio, new analytics for Oracle RAC, and simplified Cyber Recovery deployment. Security...
Modder Boots Bartlett Lake Core 9 CPU on Z790 Using AI-Guided BIOS Mod
Enthusiast successfully booted Intel’s Bartlett Lake‑based Core 9 273PQE on an ASUS Z790‑AYW OC WIFI motherboard by flashing a custom BIOS and injecting the missing microcode. The 12‑core, performance‑only processor, normally limited to embedded platforms, was guided through the process with Claude...