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SoundPeats Air6 HS Refine AirPods 4’s Tip‑less Design
SocialApr 15, 2026

SoundPeats Air6 HS Refine AirPods 4’s Tip‑less Design

The new SoundPeats Air6 HS take the tip-less build of the AirPods 4 and make some improvements. https://t.co/3BnPRHVW6x

By TechRadar
Score a Ultra‑cheap MacBook Air M5 at Best Buy
SocialApr 15, 2026

Score a Ultra‑cheap MacBook Air M5 at Best Buy

Here's how to get your hands on a very, very cheap new MacBook Air M5 model at Best Buy. https://t.co/uRNsPrLIEi

By TechRadar
Amazon Revamps Fire TV UI, Launches Slimmer HD Stick
SocialApr 15, 2026

Amazon Revamps Fire TV UI, Launches Slimmer HD Stick

Amazon is refreshing its Fire TV interface for 2026 with new organisation and new streaming channels. Plus, it's bringing out a new, slimmer Fire TV HD Stick. https://t.co/HyZVm7w9gh

By TechRadar
Google Play Services May Drain Samsung Galaxy Watch Batteries
SocialApr 15, 2026

Google Play Services May Drain Samsung Galaxy Watch Batteries

There's a problem with certain Samsung Galaxy Watch models and battery life, and Google Play Services could be to blame. https://t.co/99QR2F2Blq

By TechRadar
AI5 Begins Mass Production as Top AI Chip
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI5 Begins Mass Production as Top AI Chip

AI5 will be one of the most produced AI chips ever. e v e r Now entering production.

By Jaan
Rural Texas Hosts Data Centers Despite Infrastructure Gaps
SocialApr 15, 2026

Rural Texas Hosts Data Centers Despite Infrastructure Gaps

“Data centers are being built in rural areas without much infrastructure, like Texas in the United States.” Ouch, German dude.

By Matt Charney
Smart Glasses Expose AI's Limits and Social Challenges
SocialApr 15, 2026

Smart Glasses Expose AI's Limits and Social Challenges

AI is even finding its way into how we see the world. Smart glasses promise constant assistance and context, but they also raise questions about usefulness, social acceptance and how much technology we really want in our daily lives. Not every AI...

By Spiros Margaris
Preparing Trust for Hospital Telemedicine Robots Amid Physician Shortages
SocialApr 15, 2026

Preparing Trust for Hospital Telemedicine Robots Amid Physician Shortages

Imagine being a physician sitting in front of a laptop webcam while roaming around in a hospital as a telemedicine robot. What a cultural shock it would be! But now North Carolina hospitals are deploying the OhmniCare Telehealth Robot to facilitate...

By Bertalan Meskó, PhD
Actuators, Not Aesthetics, Will Drive Humanoid Robot Value
SocialApr 15, 2026

Actuators, Not Aesthetics, Will Drive Humanoid Robot Value

Everyone is watching the robots. I think the smarter bet may be hiding inside them. The more I look at humanoid robotics, the more I feel many people are focusing on the shiny part of the story and missing the layer...

By Pascal Bornet
Tesla AI Team Tapes Out AI5, Eyes AI6 and Dojo3
SocialApr 15, 2026

Tesla AI Team Tapes Out AI5, Eyes AI6 and Dojo3

Congrats to the @Tesla_AI chip design team on taping out AI5! AI6, Dojo3 & other exciting chips in work. https://t.co/hm54TdIzBx

By Elon Musk
Engineer Automates 80% of Work Using $2 USB‑C Chip
SocialApr 15, 2026

Engineer Automates 80% of Work Using $2 USB‑C Chip

🚨 A Google engineer just automated 80% of his job, and he monitors his new AI workforce with a $2 USB-C chip. He copied a Chinese student who wired the thumb-sized chip to Claude Code in 15 minutes. A blue LED simply...

By Data Chaz
Apple Beats Delivery Promise, Arrives in One Week
SocialApr 15, 2026

Apple Beats Delivery Promise, Arrives in One Week

Very positive experience with Apple. Ordered a new MacBook. Said it would take 4 weeks. Arrived within 7 days.

By Kevin Indig
Exxon Holds Near‑Monopoly on Ultra‑Pure Helium for Chipmakers
SocialApr 15, 2026

Exxon Holds Near‑Monopoly on Ultra‑Pure Helium for Chipmakers

Chip Makers Need Ultra-Pure Helium and Exxon Is Nearly the Sole Source of Six Nines Purity https://t.co/zcuJfHv9fX

By Anas Alhajji
2026 Marks Quantum’s Shift From Hype to Reality
SocialApr 15, 2026

2026 Marks Quantum’s Shift From Hype to Reality

Every year we celebrate World Quantum Day. Most orgs treat it as a science story. It isn't. Not anymore. My take on why 2026 is the year quantum stops being a "watch this space" conversation 👇 https://t.co/KvatQOAzmh #WorldQuantumDay #QuantumComputing

By Harold Sinnott
Netgear M7 eSIM Routes Traffic Through Israeli Provider
SocialApr 15, 2026

Netgear M7 eSIM Routes Traffic Through Israeli Provider

I finally had a chance to look at why I keep getting directed to a UK address on Netgear M7. I wanted to use my physical Verizon sim but even though Netgear is advertising it would be ready by the...

By Teri Radichel
Meta's AI Infrastructure Boom Outshines AVGO Win
SocialApr 15, 2026

Meta's AI Infrastructure Boom Outshines AVGO Win

$AVGO wins big in this $META deal but the infrastructure buildout is the real winner. Meta is building with $AMD $ARM $NVDA $GOOGL and more. This cycle is bigger, it’s different and it’s not zero sum. https://t.co/ltr6dY9Ftp

By Daniel Newman
Rethinking Data Centers: The Whole Facility as One Computer
SocialApr 15, 2026

Rethinking Data Centers: The Whole Facility as One Computer

#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Data The Semiconductor Data Center As A Computer: 1/ - The Semiconductor Industry Has Long Treated Servers, Accelerators, And Storage As Discrete Building Blocks. - But A New Way Of Thinking Is Emerging. What If The Entire Data...

By Chetan Arvind Patil
Vertiv's $15B Backlog Highlights Underpriced AI Cooling Play
SocialApr 15, 2026

Vertiv's $15B Backlog Highlights Underpriced AI Cooling Play

Vertiv's $15B backlog proves AI's hunger for power & cooling. They're the liquid cooling leader—a critical "picks & shovels" play for data centers that Wall Street might still be underpricing. AI

By periodtrader
Intel Core Ultra 4: 52‑core PC Beast Unleashed
SocialApr 15, 2026

Intel Core Ultra 4: 52‑core PC Beast Unleashed

Intel Core Ultra Series 4 will be a PC monster • 52 Cores • 288MB cache • DDR5-8000 MT/s • ECC, CUDIMM and CSODIMM memory • 74 TOPS NPU • Xe3p Graphics • Thunderbolt 5 • 3 Gen5 x4 lanes • WiFi 7 • 175W TDP The new socket...

By The Galox
Microsoft Ends Surface Hub Line with Final Hub 3
SocialApr 15, 2026

Microsoft Ends Surface Hub Line with Final Hub 3

Microsoft is killing off its massive Surface Hub touchscreen displays. The Surface Hub 3 that debuted in 2023 will be the last of Microsoft’s 50- and 85-inch collaborative displays https://t.co/nnFvalaFQV

By Tom Warren
Cleer ARC 5: Open‑Ear Headphones Impress Even Jaded Reviewers
SocialApr 15, 2026

Cleer ARC 5: Open‑Ear Headphones Impress Even Jaded Reviewers

Even a jaded tech reviewer knows when he's got a great piece of tech, and that's just what I enjoyed with my evaluation and review of the Cleer Audio ARC 5 Open Ear Headphones. Here's the full scoop: https://t.co/nXaspECDBA #audio...

By Dave Taylor
Program MyQ Garage Door to Auto‑close Nightly for Security
SocialApr 14, 2026

Program MyQ Garage Door to Auto‑close Nightly for Security

Have a smart home garage door controlled by the MyQ app? You can program it to close automatically late every night for improved security. Here's how to set this automation up, step by step... https://t.co/QPxiWALfmJ #smarthome #security @Chamberlain https://t.co/iSXCqyyne1

By Dave Taylor
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SocialApr 14, 2026

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“Also shutting down the rumor I knew this was wrong that MTIA was dead.” $META $AVGO

By Patrick Moorhead
Meta's MTIA Silicon Program Still Alive, Volume Expected to Grow
SocialApr 14, 2026

Meta's MTIA Silicon Program Still Alive, Volume Expected to Grow

March 9: “The other thing that Hok poured water on was this whole analyst reports about Meta’s MTIA silicon program. I called this before. I said, you know, basically last week, it’s not canceled. It’s alive and well. And as...

By Patrick Moorhead
DLSS 4.5 Pushes RTX 5070 to 270
SocialApr 14, 2026

DLSS 4.5 Pushes RTX 5070 to 270

DLSS 4.5 made my RTX 5070 hit 270fps in Cyberpunk at 4K – but is this free update too good to be true? https://t.co/wZ4mTHLfna

By TechRadar
Broadcom Surges as Meta Partnership Drives 2nm AI Chips
SocialApr 14, 2026

Broadcom Surges as Meta Partnership Drives 2nm AI Chips

.@Broadcom jumps 3.5% after hours as Meta and Broadcom sign new Strategic Partnership for Next-Generation 2nm AI Compute Accelerator Expansion. Hock Tan gets off of @Meta’s Board to clear any conflict of interest for building Meta the chips they need...

By Sarbjeet Johal
Vietnam's GG Power Launches 5 GWh BESS Plant, Backed by Government
SocialApr 14, 2026

Vietnam's GG Power Launches 5 GWh BESS Plant, Backed by Government

Vietnam’s GG Power opens 5GWh BESS factory, government emphasises support for local supply chain #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/jJekahGYpp

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Meta Doubles Down on AI Chips with Broadcom Partnership
SocialApr 14, 2026

Meta Doubles Down on AI Chips with Broadcom Partnership

Remembering all the way back to last month when people said $META is giving up on building its own AI chips. Today Meta and $AVGO announce an extended partnership to build MTIA (Meta’s AI chips) It’s almost always AND with these...

By Daniel Newman
OPPO Find X9 Ultra Unveils Hasselblad 200MP True‑
SocialApr 14, 2026

OPPO Find X9 Ultra Unveils Hasselblad 200MP True‑

OPPO Find X9 Ultra 😍 Hasselblad 200MP Ultra-Sensing Main Camera Hasselblad 200MP 3x Super Portrait Telephoto Hasselblad 50MP 10× Optical Telephoto 50MP Ultra Wide Camera The New Generation True Color Camera

By SuperSaf (Safwan Ahmedmia)
Datacenters Are Fully Fungible—Overlooked Key Fact
SocialApr 14, 2026

Datacenters Are Fully Fungible—Overlooked Key Fact

The most important point of this that no one is mentioning is that these datacenters are completely fungible.

By Daniel Newman
First Look: Unreleased Rollable Smartphone in Action
SocialApr 14, 2026

First Look: Unreleased Rollable Smartphone in Action

I got my hands on an unreleased ROLLABLE smartphone and made a video about it: https://youtu.be/5aS-8QCRdGE

By Marques Brownlee (MKBHD)
Bionic Eye Mimics Animal Pupils for Sharper Focus
SocialApr 14, 2026

Bionic Eye Mimics Animal Pupils for Sharper Focus

A recent Science #Robotics study describes a #bionic eye that can simulate irregular pupils such as a cat’s vertical pupil for precise focus while hunting and a toad's heart-shaped pupil for improved depth perception. https://t.co/p1uZy6rbky https://t.co/D13AFi1g5T

By Science Robotics
Seven Must‑Grab Laptop Deals in Best Buy’s Upgrade Sale
SocialApr 14, 2026

Seven Must‑Grab Laptop Deals in Best Buy’s Upgrade Sale

The Best Buy Ultimate Upgrade sale features some excellent laptop deals this week, so I've picked out seven of the top offers that I'd recommend buying. https://t.co/uylmBgRqpQ

By TechRadar
Dyson PencilWash: Easy Cleaning, but Pricey
SocialApr 14, 2026

Dyson PencilWash: Easy Cleaning, but Pricey

The Dyson PencilWash couldn't be easier to use, and makes light work of wet and dry dirt, but only if your wallet can stand it. https://t.co/MaZStYcSVW

By TechRadar
Lightweight Cordless Vacuums Defy the Weight Trend
SocialApr 14, 2026

Lightweight Cordless Vacuums Defy the Weight Trend

Modern cordless vacuums are getting ever heavier, but these models buck the trend by keeping things light without sacrificing cleaning power. https://t.co/MhT9BQXXg0

By TechRadar
Roborock Upgrades Beloved Model with Smart New Features
SocialApr 14, 2026

Roborock Upgrades Beloved Model with Smart New Features

Roborock has taken all the things that were great about this model's predecessor and sprinkled some nifty extra features on top. https://t.co/ogsXnmd7qA

By TechRadar
Artemis II’s 400GB Card Now Available to Earth Photographers
SocialApr 14, 2026

Artemis II’s 400GB Card Now Available to Earth Photographers

The same 400GB memory card used to store Artemis II Moon photos is now available to photographers on Earth. https://t.co/V9Jl07YEvb

By TechRadar
Samsung Doubles Exynos 2700 Output, Hikes Memory Die Prices
SocialApr 14, 2026

Samsung Doubles Exynos 2700 Output, Hikes Memory Die Prices

Samsung plans to more than double production of the Exynos 2700 next year compared to the 2600 The company also increased basic memory die prices by up to 50%

By The Galox
Tech Giants Spend $100M on Chip Backup Plans
SocialApr 14, 2026

Tech Giants Spend $100M on Chip Backup Plans

Pat’s Law of Always strikes again. But let’s treat it as 🚨news. Every large technology company is ALWAYS considering alternatives when it comes to differentiated, high dollar everything. Every model maker is considering: -doing their own chips if they aren’t already -if...

By Patrick Moorhead
ML-Driven Chip Design Tackles Chiplets and Multiphysics
SocialApr 14, 2026

ML-Driven Chip Design Tackles Chiplets and Multiphysics

https://t.co/hSBxqyOfWZ I spent time with @Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi to ask what the future of chip design is. Actually they're one of the earliest adopters, and ML chips want even more ML to optimize them. Add in chiplets and multiphysics, and...

By Ian Cutress
Samsung Halves Snapdragon, Revives Exynos for S27
SocialApr 14, 2026

Samsung Halves Snapdragon, Revives Exynos for S27

Last year Samsung lost $3 Billion by going Snapdragon exclusive on the Galaxy S series For 2027, they're not making that mistake again Allegedly, 50% of Galaxy S27 models will be powered by the Exynos 2700

By The Galox
Google Invites Proposals for Early Willow Quantum Access
SocialApr 14, 2026

Google Invites Proposals for Early Willow Quantum Access

@GoogleQuantumAI is currently accepting proposals for early access to the Willow quantum processor. This hardware is not yet publicly available, so this a notable opportunity for research groups looking to run experiments on state-of-the-art superconducting quantum hardware.

By Zlatko Minev
4K Headsets Now Capture Biometric Data and Cognitive Load
SocialApr 14, 2026

4K Headsets Now Capture Biometric Data and Cognitive Load

Cool demo with Finnish AR/VR company @varjodotcom at #ITEC which has partnered with Irish company VRAI to bring their biometric data capture/analysis to 4K headsets. Cognitive load, eye tracking can now be measured. #avgeek https://t.co/hdHCLnbgvH

By Tim Robinson
Report Shows CPUs Can Achieve 2:1 Scaling
SocialApr 14, 2026

Report Shows CPUs Can Achieve 2:1 Scaling

None of this would surprise anyone who read my full report. I even made the case that in what scenarios CPUs could go to 2:1. https://t.co/jjdrB3k1Bt

By Ben Bajarin
Parliament Energy Secures 1.2 GW Tracker Deal with Ideematec
SocialApr 14, 2026

Parliament Energy Secures 1.2 GW Tracker Deal with Ideematec

Parliament Energy signs 1.2-GW tracker supply agreement with Ideematec #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/DGSPjEKS8U

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
Trump Mobile T1 Gets Uglier, Adds More Dealbreakers
SocialApr 14, 2026

Trump Mobile T1 Gets Uglier, Adds More Dealbreakers

I cannot believe the Trump Mobile T1 has gotten even uglier — and now you have more reasons not to buy it https://www.techradar.com/phones/i-cannot-believe-the-trump-mobile-t1-has-gotten-even-uglier-and-now-you-have-more-reasons-not-to-buy-it

By Lance Ulanoff
Deploy GPU Kernels as Easily as Models
SocialApr 14, 2026

Deploy GPU Kernels as Easily as Models

Introducing Kernels on the Hugging Face Hub ✨ What if shipping a GPU kernel was as easy as pushing a model? - Pre-compiled for your exact GPU, PyTorch & OS - Multiple kernel versions coexist in one process - torch.compile compatible - 1.7x–2.5x speedups over...

By Clément Delangue
Ideematec to Provide 1.2 GW Trackers for Texas Solar
SocialApr 14, 2026

Ideematec to Provide 1.2 GW Trackers for Texas Solar

Ideematec to supply 1.2 GW of trackers for Texas solar portfolio #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/ZZpXXpp5SX

By Tor “SolarFred” Valenza
2026 Hypers
SocialApr 14, 2026

2026 Hypers

“Crude capex math: $600-700B in 2026 hyperscaler capex at roughly $40-50B per GW of fully-built capacity also implies mid-teens GW.”

By Jigar Shah