Optimize Pulse Mode RF Performance with New MEAN WELL Power Solutions
MEAN WELL introduced the NCP-3200-CDI, a 3.2 kW, 48 V AC/DC power supply engineered for pulse‑mode RF and radar systems. The unit features active droop compensation and high‑speed bulk‑capacitor support, delivering up to 110 A peak current with controlled recharge. Designed to eliminate rail droop, slow recovery, and nuisance trips, it promises cleaner, repeatable pulse performance. The product is highlighted in a downloadable white paper for engineers seeking optimized power delivery.
Spectrum Analyzer Fundamentals – Theory and Operation of Modern Spectrum Analyzers Primer
Rohde & Schwarz USA released a technical primer on April 15, 2026 that explains the theory and operation of modern spectrum analyzers. The white paper details the architecture of state‑of‑the‑art analyzers, including superheterodyne and FFT‑based designs, and outlines key performance...
European Civil Servants Are Being Forced Off WhatsApp
European governments—including France, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium—are replacing WhatsApp and Signal with home‑grown, sovereign messaging platforms for officials. The European Commission intends to complete its own messenger migration by the end of 2026. The move reflects growing...
Using Multiple 1-Port VNAs for Ultra-Fast Parallel Reflection Measurements
Copper Mountain Technologies proposes a parallel measurement scheme that links multiple 1‑port vector network analyzers (VNAs) to capture reflection data simultaneously. Traditional multi‑port VNAs acquire full S‑parameters sequentially, which is unnecessary for many test scenarios that only need S11. By...
Precision Additive Manufacturing for RF and Millimeter-Wave Applications
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has released a white paper showing how micro‑precision additive manufacturing is reshaping RF and millimeter‑wave component production. The process enables monolithic structures that operate up to 270 GHz, delivering lighter weight, higher design complexity and superior performance...
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Which Is the Best Value: Zapier Vs. Make? [2026]
Zapier and Make are the leading no‑code automation platforms, but their pricing structures differ sharply. Zapier bills only for completed tasks, while Make uses a credit system that charges for every step, including polls, filters, and errors. Although Make’s entry‑level...
USB Powered, Two-Port VNA: A Powerful and Portable Test Tool
A new USB‑powered, two‑port vector network analyzer (VNA) brings laboratory‑grade performance to a truly portable device. Leveraging the latest integrated circuits and circuit designs, the instrument delivers full S‑parameter measurements across a broad GHz frequency range without requiring an external...
Huawei MateBook 14 Boasts Surprisingly Fun Keyboard Design
The new Huawei MateBook 14 has the most fun keyboard design I've seen on a laptop Looks amazing
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...
Governor Spanberger Delivers on Energy Affordability, Blazing a Path for State Leaders Nationwide
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a suite of energy bills aimed at lowering electricity rates, improving grid reliability, and accelerating solar and storage deployment. The legislation includes streamlined residential solar permitting, higher energy‑storage targets, and expanded shared‑solar programs that add...
Adani Energy Commissions 1,000 MW Power Link in Mumbai
Adani Energy Solutions Limited commissioned a 1,000 MW high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link between Kudus and Aarey in Mumbai. The line comprises a 30 km overhead segment and a 50 km underground corridor and includes the world’s first compact HVDC substation built...
Webinar: Government 3.0 – Smarter Systems, Sharper Minds
Governments are accelerating AI adoption to clear backlogs, digitise services and boost productivity, but speed may undermine decision quality. In a Mandarin Talks webinar titled “Government 3.0 – Smarter systems, sharper minds,” former NSW minister Victor Dominello and ex‑White House AI adviser...
LimeSDR Micro M.2 2280 SDR Card Pairs NXP LA9310 Baseband Processor with LMS7002M RF Transceiver (Crowdfunding)
Lime Microsystems unveiled the LimeSDR Micro M.2 2280, a compact software‑defined radio that pairs NXP’s ultra‑low‑power LA9310 baseband processor with the LMS7002M RF transceiver. The module fits a PCIe Gen3 x1 M.2 socket, offers a 30 MHz‑3.8 GHz frequency span, up to 100 MHz bandwidth, and...
CPU Microarchitecture Thread
The forum thread dives into several nuanced CPU micro‑architecture topics. It confirms that AVX‑512 is an x86‑only SIMD extension, while ARM relies on NEON, SVE and SVE2 for similar workloads. Participants explain why Apple’s performance‑core (P‑core) designs omit simultaneous multithreading,...
Curity Looks to Reinvent IAM with Runtime Authorization for AI Agents
Curity, a Swedish IAM vendor, launched Access Intelligence, a runtime authorization layer for AI agents. The solution extends its Identity Server with Token Intelligence, issuing purpose‑bound OAuth tokens for each agent action. Unlike static IAM, it grants permissions on‑the‑fly and...
Aatmanirbhar 2.0: India Building Inner Strength to Get over Supply Chain Pain
India has unveiled Aatmanirbhar 2.0, a refreshed self‑reliance drive aimed at insulating critical supply chains and bolstering energy security amid the West Asia conflict. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered ministries to draft short‑ and long‑term sector plans that cut import dependence...
MikroTik CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM Review The All-in-One PoE Switch Router with WiFi 6
MikroTik’s CRS418‑8P‑8G‑2S+5axQ2axQ‑RM combines a 16‑port Gigabit switch, PoE+ on eight ports, and two native 10 GbE SFP+ uplinks with an integrated Qualcomm ARM CPU and dual‑band Wi‑Fi 6 (4×4 MIMO). The device retains the Marvell Prestera ASIC of the standard CRS418 while adding...
Adactin Targets Digital Skills Gap with Spark Graduate Program
Adactin announced the Spark Graduate Program, a structured initiative to bridge the digital‑skills gap for recent IT graduates. The twelve‑month scheme offers hands‑on projects, dedicated mentoring, and client exposure, with a selection process that evaluates curiosity, problem‑solving and communication. Candidates...
Australian Developer Moves Ahead with Modular Green Hydrogen Production Plant
InterContinental Energy (ICE) announced it has secured up to AUD 1.6 million ($1.14 million) in Australian federal funding to develop a digital twin for its patented P2(H2)Node modular system. The company also signed the first licence for the node, marking the transition from...
ASRock AiUAC Copilot Accelerates IEC 61499 Automation From Concept to Deployment
ASRock Industrial unveiled AiUAC Copilot, an AI‑assisted tool that transforms high‑level control specifications into IEC 61499‑compliant function block code. The solution automates the translation from natural language to deployable logic, cutting manual effort and shortening development cycles. It has been validated...
Distilling Experience Into Memory Primitives Amid Data Explosion
Harness, Memory, Context Fragments, & the Bitter Lesson by Viv ...or how do we efficiently distill experiences into higher level memory primitives that capture the important parts? when there are hyper-exponential in the amount of data produced by those agents.
Potentially Impactful Research: Unjournal AI-Assisted Prioritization Dashboard (~Prototype)
Unjournal released a public prototype dashboard that uses GPT‑5.4‑class models to scan recent economics and policy papers from sources like NBER, arXiv, CEPR, SSRN, Semantic Scholar, EA Forum, OpenAlex, and Anthropic Research. The AI assigns scores based on decision relevance,...
Hazer and KBR Complete Commercial-Scale Hydrogen Design Package for Global Rollout
Hazer Group and engineering firm KBR have finished a commercial‑scale Process Design Package (PDP) for the Hazer methane‑pyrolysis hydrogen technology. The PDP outlines a standardised 30,000‑tonne‑per‑year hydrogen plant design, intended to streamline feasibility studies, basic engineering and front‑end engineering work....
Five Ways Conversational AI Can Turn Your Content Library Into a Customer Experience Engine
Australian firms are rapidly embedding chatbots, co‑pilots and data assistants, yet many content teams see limited ROI. The article argues that the real value lies in repurposing existing content libraries—blogs, FAQs, whitepapers—through conversational AI to create an always‑on knowledge engine....
AI Pricing Shifts: Claude Downgraded, Subsidies Ending Fast
We are now in the first wave of AI’s enshitification cycle. Claude has gone from having a Ph. D in your pocket to a bumbling intern while flat fee billing for enterprise users will now become usage based. Everyone knew the...
Sky Launches Sky Smart Home
Sky has entered the smart‑home market with Sky Smart Home, a bundled service that combines its Smart Doorbell, Chime and an optional indoor camera under a single app. Pricing starts at £5 (~$6.40) per month, with a £15 (~$19.20) upfront fee for...
Enterprise AI Is Entering Its Governance Era
Enterprise AI is moving from isolated copilots to a network of interacting agents, prompting a shift toward robust governance. Harpreet Singh Dhariwal of Salesforce outlines three governance layers—data, API, and agent—to ensure reliability, safety, and transparency. Poor data quality can...
Young Microbiota Restores Cognition and Sperm Health via Bifidobacterium
Young Human-Derived Microbiota Ameliorates Cognitive Decline and Reproductive Senescence in Aged Mice This approach "increased intestinal Bifidobacterium levels and effectively restored hippocampal metabolomic profiles and cognitive behavior." Additionally, yFMT-based treatments "mitigated structural damage to the seminiferous tubules [and] improved sperm quality. 👉These findings...
Network Operators Could Unlock Australia’s Kerbside EV Charging
Can networks solve Australia’s “chicken-and-egg” EV problem? The battle for control of kerbside charging #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/xpzheDun47 https://t.co/eaZ3zueOeo
YouTube to Hold Back Ads During Peak Livestream Moments
YouTube introduced a suite of livestream enhancements aimed at preserving viewer engagement and boosting creator revenue. The platform will automatically hold back ads when live chat spikes, expand gifting to horizontal streams across several new markets, and grant ad‑free windows...
China Dominates Global Green Tech Landscape
The Financial Times reports that China has a ROYAL FLUSH. Chinese now leads in EVs, solar panels, batteries, wind turbines, and more. CHINA HAS CARDS AND KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THEM. https://t.co/XCaFDiD4ka
Suniva Announces 4.5 GW Solar Cell Plant in South Carolina
Suniva to build 4.5 GW solar cell factory in South Carolina #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/YMH2nW27oz
Havas Red Launches EchoWeave as Brands Race to Win AI Visibility
Havas Red has launched EchoWeave, an AI‑driven search capability that helps brands track and influence their visibility across large language models such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek and Perplexity. Developed in Australia and the UK, the platform measures citations, source reliance...
Starlink Failure Creates Uncatalogued Debris, Orbit Now Decaying
Starlink 34343 failed on Mar 29 in a fatal energetic event which raised its apogee by 30 km and generated observed (but so far uncataloged) debris. Since then the orbit has undergone natural decay. Current orbit is...
Fully Autonomous Enterprise AI Remains a Myth
Fully #Autonomous Enterprise #AI Is A Myth by Sunil Padiyar @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/C4qb5SVOI4 #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/H85igYe92s
AI-Powered Mainframe Exits Are a Bubble Set to Pop: Gartner
Gartner warns that more than 70% of AI‑driven mainframe exit projects launched in 2026 will fall short of promised benefits, citing the limited ability of generative AI to automate legacy code conversion and preserve performance. The firm predicts that by...
Live on Mars with Elon: Tech Fanatics' Paradise
Go live on Mars with Elon @andrewsun_83 That's the land of milk and honey for insane tech fanatics
AI Works Flawlessly Even with Music On
How do you learn to trust AI? When it works even in a noisy environment. This is @typelessdotcom. Faster than typing. And you don’t need to turn down the music to use it. https://t.co/f2Oh0awxNb
Korean AI Chip Startup DEEPX, Hyundai Work on Robots Powered by Generative AI
Korean AI‑chip startup DEEPX is deepening its partnership with Hyundai Motor Group to supply its second‑generation DX‑M2 neural processing units for generative‑AI‑powered robots. The chips, built on Samsung’s cutting‑edge 2‑nanometer process, promise dramatically lower power draw—up to 20 times more efficient...
Glydways Raises US$170m Series C for AV Network Rollout
Glydways announced an oversubscribed $170 million Series C, bringing its total capital to over $250 million. The funding, co‑led by Suzuki Motor Corporation, ACS Group and Khosla Ventures, will finance pilot autonomous‑vehicle networks slated for 2026 in the UAE, the greater New York area...
Anthropic’s Mythos Is a Wake-Up Call For Everyone, Not Just Banks
Anthropic PBC has quietly developed Mythos, an advanced AI model it labels too dangerous for public release. Within days, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on major banks to tighten defenses against potential threats from the model. The Treasury is...
Tool Enables AI Alignment and Deeper Model Introspection
Very cool. A useful tool for alignment. Could also be a tool to give LLMs deeper introspection capabilities if we chose to.
Stegra Secures Funding to Build First Major Green‑Steel Mill
Stegra lands funding to complete world’s first major green-steel mill #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/6HfQXWLlcP
Re: Effect of a Clinical Decision Support System on Stroke Care Quality and Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischaemic Stroke...
A cluster‑randomised trial (GOLDEN BRIDGE II) evaluated an AI‑driven clinical decision support system (CDSS) for acute ischemic stroke. The intervention lowered three‑month vascular events from 3.9% to 2.9% (adjusted HR 0.74) and improved several composite performance measures. However, the study found no significant...
The Next AI Race Is in the Physical World
The article argues that the next AI frontier is moving from pure software to connected devices and physical environments, where speed alone no longer wins. Trust—encompassing safety, reliability, privacy, and resilience—becomes the decisive factor for adoption. Companies must shift from...
US Must Adjust to Iran’s Use of Commercial Satellite Photos, Space Command Says
Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of U.S. Space Command, warned that Iran’s use of commercial satellite imagery to strike U.S. and allied targets forces the Pentagon to adapt its operations. While the U.S. has declared space superiority over Iran, the conflict...
Running on Empty: Sydney’s Answer to the Global Fuel Crisis Lies in Renewable Energy Zones
Sydney’s surge in rooftop solar, battery storage, and electric vehicles is reshaping the city’s energy profile, turning households into micro‑grids that reduce reliance on oil and gas. The Committee for Sydney estimates that up to 75% of the metropolis’s annual...
Proptech Startup Helium Raises Angel Funding From Albinder Dhindsa, Kunal Shah, Others
Helium, a proptech startup that rents out apartments in gated societies, announced an angel round of ₹5 crore (about $600,000). The round was led by Indian startup veterans Albinder Dhindsa, Kunal Shah and other founders. The capital will be used to...
The Dropshipping Method That Turns First-Time Sellers Into Million-Dollar Founders
AC Hampton grew a dropshipping store from $1,000 to $1.8 million in six months after a crane collapse forced him to sleep on a church floor. He later founded Supreme Ecom, a 43‑person education and software company that has helped students generate...
Publicly Traded Fintech and Payments Firms Shed 18% of Sector’s Market Cap in Q1 : Analysis
PitchBook’s Q1 2026 fintech and payments comp sheet shows the public sector lost about 18 percent of its weighted market cap in the first quarter. Median returns for major cohorts fell between –13 percent and –35.3 percent, far underperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Valuation...