Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments fell 6% in Q1 2026, down 34% from 2021 peak — mesh systems and gaming routers still prove popular
Global consumer Wi-Fi router shipments have declined 34 percent from their peak in 2021
SiPearl’s long-awaited Rhea CPU finally gets in the lab, opening the door for Europe’s first sovereign HPC CPU — ‘availability of Rhea1 is scheduled for end of 2026’ SiPearl VP says, following long development process
How a limited run CPU could open the right doors for Europe’s first HPC processors on markets its developers barely hoped to address any time soon.
Apple Secures Massive $30 Billion Broadcom Deal For US-Made iPhone Chips
Apple has announced its largest domestic manufacturing investment to date, a massive multiyear partnership with chipmaker Broadcom that is valued at more than $30 billion. The agreement will see the production of over 15 billion U.S.-made chips, locking in a critical American supply chain for Apple’s signature hardware through 2031.
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Power company hikes data center bills by 30%, cuts residential electricity costs by 1.3% — Oregon approves change through POWER Act, pushes developments using more than 20 Megawatts of power to pay their fair share
Oregon approves the 29.7% price hike that Portland General Electric (PGE), the state’s largest power provider, will impose on users that consume 20MW or more. This move is backed by Oregon’s POWER Act, which helps ensure that data centers in PGE’s coverage area pay their fair share.
Did Seasonic Just Expose NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 Super Plans?
Even a true psychic would have a tough time predicting when, if ever, we will see a GeForce RTX 50 Super series refresh. The on-again, off-again lineup has been rumored for what feels like ages (not actually that long), though a short-lived update to Seasonic’s online power supply calculator tool is sparking more speculation after three RTX
‘Slopfix’ software team charges $10,000 a week to delete AI-generated code bloat — ironically, the team uses AI agents to trim messy repositories by up to 65%
A software house known as ‘Slopfix’ has launched a fixed-price service that refactors AI-generated codebases, charging $10,000 for one week of work.
Fi Ultra becomes first dog tracker powered by Starlink satellites – the Fi Ultra Dog Tracker makes Fido trackable via satellite, onboard GPS, and LTE connectivity
Smart pet technology firm Fi has launched the Fi Ultra Dog Tracker today, the first such device with Starlink connectivity.
Cooler Master V4 and V8 3DHP Review: A masterful engineering achievement
Cooler Master’s 3DHP heatpipes, in its Master V4 and V8 coolers, are the biggest advancement in air cooling technology in years. But early adoption comes at a price.
Samsung Unleashes PCIe 6 SSD Speeds For NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI Servers
Samsung has begun mass production of its PM1763 solid state drive (SSD) family, which brings blazing-fast PCI Express 6.0 storage speeds to next-generation AI and HPC servers such as the ones powered by NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin GPUs. At full bore, these new drives can hit sequential read speeds of up to 28,400 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential
Cracked version of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced leaked days prior to official release despite Denuvo DRM protection — Denuvo unable to stop crackers, with some finding ways to completely remove it from other titles
Ubisoft’s remake of the 2013 game has been circulating online more than a month before its official release date, despite Denuvo DRM protection. Incident questions the effectivity of anti-piracy app, which causes performance hits and requires intrusive online check-ins.