At Hot Chips 2026, Richard Ho, says OpenAI isn't just repurposing a GPU to suit AI: Jalapeño is a purpose built AI accelerator built from scratch for AI workloads.

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Modular aims to separate AI software from silicon choice, giving Qualcomm and other challengers a shot at Nvidia-dominated workloads.

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NASHUA, New Hampshire – NewPower Worldwide, one of the electronics industry’s fastest-growing distributors, today announced it has expanded its committed credit facility to $750 million, further enhancing its ability to invest in inventory, support customer growth, and capitalize on opportunities across the global supply chain. The increase follows a period of exceptional growth for NewPower Worldwide. […]

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Edge AI isn’t smart if its wireless link chokes; design compute, security, and Wi‑Fi 7 handoffs together from day one.

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NVMe 2.4 enhances security, power, virtualization, and management across cloud, AI, and enterprise workloads.

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In a move that’s no doubt going to trigger a lot of confusion and nostalgia, Mklinux is back, in a sense. As the announcement makes clear, this is multikernel Linux, …read more

The Honda Goldwing is one of the more famous motorcycles ever produced. It’s known for its reliability and comfort, but also for being one of the first motorcycles Honda rolls …read more

Recently [Tucker Osman] brought to life what once was just a meme created by the BBC as it poked fun at Apple’s push for ever smaller devices that also dropped …read more

Over the centuries there have been an incredible number of purported medical devices released onto the market, with some having more outrageous claims than others. Released in the 1910s and …read more

Anyone whose first computing experience came in the form of an 8-bit home computer will tell you about booting straight into a BASIC interpreter. The machine invited you to program …read more

From the GitHub release page: This is CircuitPython 10.3.0-rc.0, a release candidate for CircuitPython 10.3.0 final. CircuitPython 10.3.0 will be the latest minor revision of CircuitPython, and will be a new stable release. Notable additions, changes, and fixes in 10.3.0 from 10.2.1 Gaming and Display picogame game engine module, a performant game-oriented alternative to displayio. […]

PbStuffCo shares: A third-hand helper with a magnifier adapter (crude unit — take a magnifying glass, cut the arm down, and glue to merge the two). Other end of the adapter fits standard 3rd-hand fittings. Alternative helping-hand variant with built-in magnification for detailed SMD work. By PbStuffCo download the files on: Every Thursday is […]

Shared by dymek34 on MakerWorld: There are 2 sizes of base, a small one that fits on the A1 mini and a large one. There are holders for holding PCBs to print. The tips are interchangeable, you can put on standard crocodile clips. Download the files and learn more Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at […]

Remixed by CoatOver shares: A remix of the classic Wolfchild soldering third-hand design with three quality-of-life improvements: shorter clothespin inlet (2mm back), stabilizing arc at the back preventing beak from shifting, and extended base so it doesn’t flip over when opened one-handed. Small front tray added. PETG recommended for heat resistance. Compatible with the original […]

One of the stories of the last few weeks has been that AI companies have been scanning books in very large numbers in order to train their models with content guaranteed to have been written before 2002, and thus AI free. Jenny List for Hackaday writes: In this case they’re destroying the books for two […]

Despite the tech industry’s conviction that the rise of AI is an inflection point that will change the course of humanity, many humans remain sceptical whether the new direction we’re […]

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Advantech has integrated Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors into its latest motherboards, including the MIO-5381 (pictured) and AIMB-234 motherboards, its SOM-5886 module and ARK-2252 edge computer. The Core Ultra […]

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Nearly 30 years ago a company was 90 days away from bankruptcy. In came a CEO who found a line-up of 15+ overlapping products which he reduced to a 2×2 […]

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed the first of its European Launcher Challenge contracts with three European launch service providers. The European Launcher Challenge is an initiative to expand […]

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Radio frequency interference, power efficiency and real-time performance all affect wireless SoCs, writes Samudrapom Dam. Integrated wireless system on chip architecture, image generated by Gemini AI Wireless system-on-chips (SoCs) are […]

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