Researchers have created a new aluminum alloy specifically for 3D printing. Using machine learning, they found a formula that yields parts five times stronger than traditionally cast aluminum, opening doors for lighter, more efficient components in aerospace and beyond.
Apple has settled a major antitrust case in Brazil, agreeing to overhaul its App Store rules. The company must now allow app sideloading and external payment links for users in the country, with a tight deadline to implement the changes.
Microsoft’s Xbox console sales are getting crushed, with hardware revenue down 29% year-over-year. The company’s new strategy abandons the console race, focusing instead on an open system across PC, cloud, and even rival platforms.
The open-source graphics driver ecosystem is heating up. A new Vulkan driver for PowerVR GPUs and the Rusticl OpenCL driver are showing serious progress, which is great news for Linux hardware support.
ETAS is bringing its key calibration and simulation tools to the Microsoft Azure cloud for the first time. The move is aimed at helping automotive engineers speed up development and testing cycles. This is a notable shift for a traditionally hardware-reliant part of the industry.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is openly dreading the idea of taking his company public. In a new interview, he called the prospect of being a public company CEO “zero percent” exciting, even as rumors point to a potential $1 trillion IPO.
Microsoft has enabled hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11 25H2 and Windows Server 2025. The feature, announced at Ignite 2025, leverages new CPU and SoC tech to slash encryption overhead, promising near-native SSD performance.
In a major strategic shift, TSMC is reportedly planning to produce cutting-edge 2nm semiconductors at its second Kumamoto plant in Japan. This move, likely accelerated by competition from Japan’s Rapidus, would position the fab to meet future AI chip demand from clients like NVIDIA. The Japanese gov
A new report details chaos inside the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The agency’s acting director allegedly failed a polygraph test, leading to a major internal standoff.
The AI boom is pushing rack power demands toward 1 megawatt, breaking traditional power infrastructure. The fix? A new wave of power semiconductors and radical designs like 800-volt DC systems and solid-state transformers.
