EE Times News
When Interoperability Becomes Infrastructure
Published: August 19, 2026, 7:43 am
As Matter matures, manufacturers face a new challenge: maintaining visibility into connected products after deployment.
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Marvell Targets AI Bottlenecks with Memory-Disaggregation Portfolio
Published: August 18, 2026, 2:39 pm
Marvell attacks AI’s memory choke point with SSD, CXL, and photonic fabrics to push data nearer compute.
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Why Standardized Interfaces Are Critical to Accelerating Humanoid Development
Published: August 18, 2026, 8:15 am
Humanoids won’t scale on AI hype alone; standardized MIPI interfaces can cut power, wiring, and cost.
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Nvidia Bets on the Classical Side of Quantum Computing
Published: August 17, 2026, 6:31 pm
Nvidia positions classical computing infrastructure as a critical layer in the race to build useful quantum computers.
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Tiny eSIM, Global Reach: Simplifying Cellular Connectivity for Consumer Electronics
Published: August 17, 2026, 2:29 pm
Join this webinar and discover the OPTIGA™ Connect Consumer OC1230, the world's smallest, ultra-low-power eSIM solution built on Infineon's TEGRION™ 28 nm tech.
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Hackaday News
Building Custom Backyard Solar Lights
Published: August 19, 2026, 8:00 am
In this modern age, if you want a truly swish garden that makes your friends sad when they visit, you need good lighting. [technocraftStudio] has been working on just such a …read more
Joy-Cons Plus WiiMotes Make for Switch 2 Wii-Cons
Published: August 19, 2026, 5:00 am
As popular as the Nintendo Switch and its sequel are, it’s hard to argue that its click-on Joy-Con controllers are ergonomic, barring you having very uniquely shaped hands. This thought …read more
Compress Links For Optimal QR Codes
Published: August 19, 2026, 2:00 am
Link shorteners have been a staple of the online world for over two decades now, but they’ve got some issues– for one thing, it’s totally non-transparent where the link actually …read more
A Hot End And Material Database For 3D Printing
Published: August 18, 2026, 11:00 pm
When it comes to 3D printing in the FDM world, you can go a long way just relying on standard settings that ship with your 3D printer and/or slicer. If …read more
Reverse Engineered Grill Controller Gets Open Firmware
Published: August 18, 2026, 8:00 pm
If you are a regular reader, then the odds are you have taken apart an electronic gadget, either for a fix, or simply because your curiosity got the better of …read more
Adafruit Blog News
The Benchmark-pocalypse
Published: August 18, 2026, 9:19 pm
There’s been a lot of talk about the vuln-pocalypse, to which Dan Luu doesn’t have much to add because Dan isn’t not a security person. But there hasn’t been much discussion on the closely related (and to be fair, less serious, issue), the benchmark-pocalypse. While it’s become easier than ever to make serious performance gains, […]
Wide format scanning using photography on a train or ferry
Published: August 18, 2026, 9:02 pm
Philomena posts on Philo’s Website about using an industrial linear scanning camera to take very wide photos out of trains and ferries. Getting it working has been quite the challenge, but I think the results speak for themselves. The camera is pointed out of a moving vehicle and is constantly capturing a single vertical line […]
Meta files a patent for facial recognition and automatic recording of people
Published: August 18, 2026, 8:47 pm
Meta has filed for a patent that includes a “memory recall” system that appears to: detect people via facial recognition, record them automatically, and show you a highlights reel later. Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have garnered a reputation as “covert/spy” glasses, with many reports of them being used to record people surreptitiously using the onboard […]
Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix
Published: August 18, 2026, 8:29 pm
A new paper in the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities entitled Data Center Waste Heat as an Emerging Urban Thermal Hazard: First Field Measurements of Neighborhood-Scale Air Temperature Impacts by David J. Sailor, Soroush Samareh Abolhassani, Eli P. Martin: Data centers are among the fastest-growing sources of concentrated anthropogenic heat in urban […]
Dean Millien’s Aluminum-Foil Animals #ArtTuesday
Published: August 18, 2026, 8:00 pm
Dean Millien working at his studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn (image courtesy James Fisher-Smith) via Hyperallergic Hyperallergic highlights Brooklyn artist and self-taught sculptor Dean Millien. Millien recently made his debut in MoMA’s Greater New York. While Millien’s background as a self-taught artist might differ from that of figures like Duchamp, his recent inclusion in MoMA PS1’s […]
Electronics Weekly News
New CEO for SIA
Published: August 19, 2026, 8:13 am
The SIA has appointed Michael Robbins (pictured)to be its president and CEO as from Oct. 1. Robbins succeeds John Neuffer, who announced his departure in January following nearly 12 years […]
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Cerebras launches CS-4 rack
Published: August 19, 2026, 5:57 am
Yesterday Cerebras, the loss-making waferscale chip developer, launched a new rack-based system called CS-4 which increases the performance of its existing silicon by running more power through it. Cerebras has […]
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Xiaomi’s Q2 profit halved
Published: August 19, 2026, 5:16 am
Xiaomi’s Q2 profit of $923 million was nearly half that of Q2 2025, as the smartphone vendor and EV manufacturer was hit by the double whammy of rising component costs and […]
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Velaura AI hits $1bn valuation
Published: August 19, 2026, 5:12 am
Velaura AI, focussed on energy-efficient computing infrastructure and physical AI, has raised $110 million in Series A financing, bringing its total valuation to more than $1 billion. Investors were Seligman […]
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Q2 revenues of Top 5 NAND producers rose 77% QoQ
Published: August 19, 2026, 5:09 am
The Q2 revenues of the top five NAND producers rose 76% QoQ to $68.7 billion, reported TrendForce. Suppliers are generally prioritising capex on DRAM and HBM, limiting new NAND Flash […]
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