Nintendo Slashed GBA Price Within Months to Boost Adoption
Fun Fact: Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance in the US in June 2001 for $99. In January 2002, seven months later, Nintendo announced it would lower the price of the Game Boy Advance to $79 as a result of production efficiencies and to spur mass market adoption.
Sivga M260: IPod‑style Earbuds with Bigger Driver
The Sivga M260 look like Apple's iPod earbuds, but with a big driver, premium build and multiple connection options. https://t.co/Bx8lVWoFfm
Compute‑in‑Memory Can Slash Data‑Center Energy Use by 90%
The Key to Evangelism: Passion Over Methodology 💥 See full video here: https://t.co/dxoKnfkKxI Compute-in-memory could cut data center energy 90%. #ComputeInMemory #EnergyEfficiency #DataCenter https://t.co/4flUFbcYQM
AI Resurgence Revives Demand for Legacy IT Infrastructure
The AI boom may be reviving parts of the tech industry many thought were obsolete. As AI moves deeper into enterprise adoption, older infrastructure like servers, storage, software stacks and general-purpose chips are becoming relevant again. The pendulum is swinging. AI may...
Microsoft’s High‑speed CPU Profile Sparks Durability Backlash
Microsoft is planning a new Low Latency Profile that would max out CPU Frequencies to accelerate app launches by up to 40% The yet to be released profile is already being heavily criticized due to CPU durability concerns No such concerns were...
Sony Teases New ‘R’ Camera Amid Canon Mystery
Sony has shared a teaser on it YouTube channel of a new 'R' camera – releasing the same week as a mysterious new Canon camera. https://t.co/ImYrufdrxg
Middle East Data Center Boom Stalls After Iran War
The Middle East was a major hub for data centre development... and then the Iran war happened. So where does it sit now? My latest for @tomshardware https://t.co/3PmkQTwhMq
2D NAND Shortage Deepens as Samsung, Micron Exit Market
2D NAND shortage spirals after Samsung, Micron, and rivals exit market $SNDK only up a cool $53 https://t.co/MmmFu9b70X
Japanese Drone Rolls on Ground, Takes Flight
HAGAMOSphere: The Japanese #Drone That Rolls on Ground and Soars in Air by @tweetciiiim #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/SjV256dDw0
Memory Fundamentals: Why Modern Systems Depend on Hierarchy
Digital Design & Comp. Arch: L21: Memory Overview, Technology, Organization, Hierarchy We will describe the fundamentals of memory systems, starting with the critical importance of memory in modern systems and workloads. @SAFARI_ETH_CMU https://t.co/QKquA0GIC7 via @YouTube
NVDA Secures Cash, AMD Risks Free Chip Deals
The dichotomy between $NVDA and $AMD is fascinating $NVDA does a deal with $IREN where in order for IREN to pay full price for chips IREN has to also give away $750MN worth of warrants to NVDA Where $AMD has to...
Apple Testing Camera‑enabled AirPods for Visual Siri Queries
Sorry, another Jarvis reference. :) Jarvis will need eyes -> Sources: AirPods with cameras reached an advanced testing stage; the cameras will feed data to Siri to help answer questions, rather than take photos or video "Apple wants users to be...
Project Helix Confirmed for Later This Year
More new on the next Xbox, Project Helix, has been confirmed for later this year. https://t.co/fzSHlIVF6i
Nintendo Confirms Long‑Rumored Switch 2 Price Hike
Rumors have long suggested that Nintendo would ultimately increase the Switch 2 price, and unfortunately, that day has indeed arrived. https://t.co/ZTeRKdiMni
Synergi Showcases 2.5 MW of Smart EV Charging
"Yesterday, Finnish EV smart charging service Synergi organised a mass 'smart charging' event in Finland, demonstrating 2.5 MW of controllable capacity." 🇫🇮 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging https://t.co/22nV60TMzF
Our ±20 Μm Spec Is Worst Case, Not Reality
Pulled 5 years of @prusament QC data because "±20μm tolerance" is the spec everyone claims without blinking these days 😏 Turns out ±20μm is our worst case scenario, not our spec. 98.7% within ±10μm. 30.7% within ±1μm 😎 More stats...
Nintendo Hikes Switch 2 Price by $50 Globally
It's happening: Nintendo to raise Switch 2 prices worldwide. From September 1, the device will i.e. cost US$50 more (new price then US$499.99) in the US. https://t.co/g2gwiF7yTA
Sony's PS5 Sales Drop to 1.5 M This Quarter
Random, but Sony sold 1.5m PS5s this quarter. Way down YoY. Per their earnings call: https://t.co/Qc944AJAxD https://t.co/Rhhk1n6ECz
Sony's FY26 PS5 Sales Hinge on Memory Pricing
1) Sony just released its 2025 earnings report - link in next tweet. In it, they say: "We plan to base our PS5 hardware sales in FY26 on the volume of memory we can procure at reasonable prices and we expect...
Yield Redefined: From Wafer Dies to Full Lifecycle Reliability
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #EPDT The Semiconductor EPDT Article On Yield And Modern Semiconductor: 1/ - Published In Electronic Product Design And Test (EPDT), My Latest Article Explains How Semiconductor Yield Has Expanded Beyond Traditional Wafer Metrics Into A Multi Stage Productization...
Early Nvidia AI Bet Proved 80x Success
1/ On Feb 21 I told my boss aka my wife @LTwolfe that I had my third conviction call not yet appreciated + to buy a basket *In 2016 it was NVDA, pitched publicly at Invest For Kids in Chicago (80x+)...
AAOI: Key Play in Copper‑to‑Fiber Transition
What I said to watch on $AAOI in my two part series on from copper to fiber. https://t.co/pCat48lvKI https://t.co/VkgvLSCH4T
Shocker SiP Currently Volatile, Will Stabilize Within a Year
Shocker SiP is lumpy... In a year or so, much less, but for now, ebbs and flows.
Chiclet Keyboards Win for Work, Mech for Gaming
Chiclet keyboards >>> mech keyboards impossible to do anything for long periods on a mechanical keyboard unless you’re just WASDing away. Chiclet for actual work
GKE Pod Snapshots Eliminate Cold Starts for Massive Models
Facing a cold start when your XX billion parameter model is loading up for inference on Kubernetes? You might love the new @googlecloud GKE pod snapshots. All your app state, along with most file system and networking state, get saved and...
AI Supply Chain Bottlenecked, Regulation Likely Biggest Constraint
$AMD and $ARM further validated this week that the entire AI supply chain is constrained. Compute, memory, storage, networking, energy, and talent. All the while regulatory may be the biggest bottleneck of all. https://t.co/mezQjhNsfi
Shanghai Team Unveils Spider‑Inspired 3D Printer
Spinning #Innovation: Shanghai Team Builds Spider-Inspired #3D Printer by @lukas_m_ziegler #3Dprinted #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/ShuJGUYOm5
Memory, Not Math, Drives AI's 1000× Energy Gains
To improve AI energy efficiency by 1000x, it's all about memory and data movement, not the efficiency of the arithmetic. Biomimicry of the brain, with analog in-memory compute, affords a 100x. Getting to 1000x might be unconventional: a continuous-time physical dynamical...
Apple's Camera‑Equipped AirPods Near Final Design
NEW: Apple’s AirPods with cameras reach an advanced testing stage where the design and features have been nearly finalized ahead of production. They’re on track to be Apple’s first AI wearable. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/apple-s-camera-equipped-airpods-reach-advanced-testing-stage-in-ai-device-push?
Inkjet-Printed OLEDs Promise 35% Cost Cut, Yet Hurdles Persist
Inkjet-printed OLED panels could reduce manufacturing costs by as much as 35%, according to a new report. But there are still challenges to overcome https://t.co/9gXdYrqZ5r
Google's Annual TPU Cycle Accelerates Enterprise AI Efficiency
Speed of innovation matters. Google’s move to an annual silicon cycle with the TPU 8t (training) and TPU 8i (inference) is a game-changer for enterprise AI performance and cost-efficiency. https://t.co/LRR1wOtC6I #CIO #AI #Cloud #Semiconductors #Innovation
UK Quantum Startup Secures $160M Boost for Silicon Chips
UK quantum outfit @Quantum_Motion run on silicon chips raises $160M https://t.co/u7pwod4ub3 >> Congratss. Good to see the investment - and more competition. Good for all. #NextGenApps #QuantumComputing https://t.co/vUuC4NlycE
Canon Teases Versatile New Camera, Launching May 13
Canon shared a teaser on its socials of its next camera with the tagline 'One camera, many stories', plus a May 13 launch date. Here's what it could be https://t.co/ObVQ5JnKpL
Anthropic Rents 300MW of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 Compute
MyPOV: @AnthropicAI buys all of @SpaceX's Colossus 1 data center capacity https://t.co/lqOJ6BKFBc Anthropic needed compute and SpaceX was happy to rent more than 300 megawatts of capacity to the LLM company. @ldignan @constellationr
Semiconductor Industry Faces Fragmented Standards and Runtime Assurance Gap
The semiconductor ecosystem is wrestling with fragmented standards, IP exposure, and the urgent need for runtime assurance. https://t.co/JHJJe29gFO #semiconductor #AI #AIgovernance #AIsecurity
Arm Predicts $2B AGI‑CPU Demand, Fueling AI‑driven CPU Renaissance
MyPOV: @Arm and the CPU renaissance https://t.co/Xwzt9rwrq3 Arm said the company sees $2 billion in customer demand for its AGI-CPU through 2027, double what it saw just a few weeks ago. Arm is becoming one of the headliners for what's...
TSM's Hiring Outpaces Taiwan Births, Drives US Expansion
There are 100,000 births per year in Taiwan and TSM needs to hire 10,000 people per year in Taiwan, a number which will only grow. Continued expansion in the United States is likely inevitable. Especially given immense willingness to pay a...
Arm Shares Fall Despite Strong AI CPU Demand
MyPOV: @Arm’s stock sinks even as it reveals strong interest in its CPUs for #AI servers https://t.co/UPSBFc3WSA @SiliconANGLE @Mike_Wheatley “More than four out of five of Arm’s employees are engineers, and so investors may rightly have questions about...” - @holgermu @constellationr #AIWars
Qualcomm Poised to Become the Next AMD
Qualcomm $QCOM warrants a serious look given its growth potential and valuation. It could be the next AMD. The next chapter of the company has started, transitioning from a mobile chip vendor to a diversified chip provider, especially the potential...
Inference Margins Outpace Training, Driving ROIC Above 80%
As we have continually pointed out, inference margins are vastly higher than training margins. And as compute infra optimizes even more for inference workloads north of 80% will be the standard (often higher). This is the inflection for ROIC our...
Browser-Based Real-Time Indoor 3D Scanning Achieved
Big indoor scan - fully explorable in real-time on a browser. Distribution of 3DGS is pretty much solved. Blocker is still large scale capture - you need an expensive LiDAR + RGB scanner to get results like this. 360 video is still hard...
Speculative GPU Hoarding Leads to Wasted Costs
just imagine what might happen if everybody was stockpiling GPUs at high prices for a demand that didn’t quite materialize….
From ENIAC to Nvidia: Powering the Idle Transistor Era
A world full of dark compute as the journey from ENIAC to Nvidia built a world of idle transistors; or, your MacStudio vs. the planet’s datacenters: a thought experiment in silicon and power: **Well, I Can Hammer the CPUs & the...
Invasive Nanowire BCIs Needed, Non‑Invasive for Biomarkers
I love brain-to-computer interfaces and one of my first papers and granted patents was in AI/ML for BCI. And I was very much impressed with BrainCo's non-invasive BCIs and artificial limbs and sensing fingers (that they sell to Tesla btw)....
Meta's NVL72 Achieves True 1:1 CPU‑GPU Ratio
Base GB200 NVL72 is 2 GPUs per CPU. Meta's custom Catalina NVL72, ➡️shown almost than a year ago at a public event, is 1:1. Some of y'all just missed the reason why, I guess.
COHR’s InP Ramp Threatens AXTI’s Margin Outlook
This terrible for $AXTI $COHR ramping InP capacity fast reads pretty bad for $AXTI. Here are some cliff notes: 1. COHR accelerated internal 6-inch ramp, now one qtr ahead of schedule, effectively "air-gaps" the merchant market. The biggest buyers are becoming their own...
Anthropic Secures Full Access to xAI's Colossus Super‑Compute
Anthropic Says It’s Buying 100% of Compute From xAI’s Colossus Data Center The data center, known as Colossus 1, has 300 megawatts of capacity and more than 220,000 Nvidia chips. https://t.co/iDeMXbeqF2
Understanding Modern GPU Architecture: Fundamentals and Advances
Digital Design & Comp. Arch: L20: GPU Architectures (Spring 2026) We will describe the operational principles, design, and programming models of modern GPUs. We will cover both fundamentals and recent advances in GPUs. @SAFARI_ETH_CMU https://t.co/BVGdQn714C via @YouTube
Screenless Fitbit + Century AI Beats Whoop Price
Google Fitbit Air - Screenless Activity Tracker Listed on Amazon US for $99.99 Paired with Century AI and you basically have whoop style experience for less than half of what Whoop costs every year
Photonic‑Crystal Laser Beams Data Across River in First Demo
The laser inside your 4K Blu-Ray player is dim and unfocused. A newer kind, built from photonic crystals, is so bright and directional it can beam data across a river with minimal hardware. A Glasgow company just showed it working...