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Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6
Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 upgrades spatial reasoning and multi-view understanding, unlocking new capabilities like instrument reading for autonomous robots.
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The most popular blog posts about hardware & electronics on Hacker News. 164 posts.
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Triton: DirectX 11 Driver for QEMU
In the prequel, we introduced Neptune, a Direct3D protocol forwarding layer for VirtIO. Neptune allowed us to serialize Direct3D API calls across the hypervisor boundary and this allowed us to run Wine games on a Linux guest with a Linux host faster than with DXVK directly in the guest. Admittedly, the payoff there…
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Qwen-Robot Suite: A Foundation Model Suite for Physical World Intelligence
Qwen offers comprehensive functionality spanning chatbot, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, web search integration, tool utilization, and artifacts.
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Furiosa: 3.5x efficiency over H100s
Meet the RNGD Server, delivering scalable, energy-efficient AI inference at data center scale with FuriosaAI’s Renegade accelerator platform.
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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test
Discover the Apple iPhone 18 Pro exceptional camera performance with a score of 172, featuring improved dynamic range, stabilization, and variable aperture.
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ESP32-S31: Dual-Core RISC-V SoC with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Advanced HMI
ESP32-S31 delivers comprehensive multi-protocol connectivity, rich multimedia interfaces, and hardware-accelerated security for next-generation IoT applications.
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We X-Rayed a Suspicious FTDI USB Cable
That cheapo cable you bought online? Probably a counterfeit. We x-rayed a suspicious cable to show you exactly what that means, and why counterfeits work worse and wear out faster.
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How Passive Radar Works
Passive radar is radar that doesn't need a transmitter; it uses existing broadcasts of opportunity.
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Intel Arc Pro B70 Review
How does Intel's new Arc Pro B70 32GB professional GPU stack up against the competition in media editing, rendering, AI, CAD, and BIM applications?
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E Ink Kaleido 4
With its new design, E Ink Kaleido 4 supports a broader range of digital content. Compared to the previous generation, E Ink Kaleido 4 doubles its color gamut volume to more than 40K, increases white reflectance by 15%, and improves contrast by 50%. Additionally, with the introduction of new algorithms, E Ink Kaleido…
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GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design
Companies form strategic partnership to dramatically advance and accelerate semiconductor innovation News Highlights: Companies sign multi-year agreement to collaborate as preferred partners to...
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Sandia National Labs SA3000 8085 CPU
Back in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s Sandia National Laboratory (in Albuquerque NM USA) began building the capacity to design, fab, and test IC’s at scale (packaging was handled by Fairchild and Allied Signal). Why would a National Laboratory need the capacity to do this? To provide components that were not…
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Building a robotics research setup that lives next to my desk
The first note in an independent robotics research project: a complete tabletop manipulation setup—industrial arm, two cameras, teleoperation, and a software stack built from scratch—for under €5,000.
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IBM Unveils Next Generation Dual-Architecture Processor for IBM Z and LinuxONE
The new processor is being developed to allow organizations to run Arm-native Linux environments simultaneously with z/OS and Linux on IBM Z, while benefiting from IBM’s established security, reliability, and scale.
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Punkt. Unveils MC03 Smartphone
Punkt. unveils MC03, its latest smartphone designed to give users full control over personal data, privacy, and device usage.
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Starlink militarization and its impact on global strategic stability (2023)
In this piece, two researchers from PLA-affiliated National University of Defense Technology argue that Starlink will negatively impact global stability, in light of its clear military applications, increased risks of accidents and collisions in space, and SpaceX's close relationship with the U.S. military. The…
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Fun With Pinball
Fun With Pinball small board assembly instructions explanations flipper solenoid stepper video
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New 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M6
Apple today announced the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6, delivering more performance, powerful on-device AI capabilities, and faster connectivity.
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An iroh powered smart fan
Putting iroh on a bare ESP32 to build a temperature-driven smart fan you can check on from anywhere.
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iPhone Duo Teardown
We took the Duo all the way down to the gears, followed glowing dust into its hinge, and put its crease-hiding nano-texture under the microscope.
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Raspberry Pi Pico 2 at 873.5MHz with 3.05V Core Abuse
Adventures with dry ice and RP2350 - how fast can it go?
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M5Stack Launches PaperMono
M5Stack today launches PaperMono, a compact ESP32-S3-based E-Ink development terminal designed for low-power information display, interaction, and connected IoT projects. PaperMono is now available through the M5Stack Store. Product Value Featuring a 3.97-inch 4-level grayscale E-Ink display, touch input, integrated…
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IBM Spins Off the First Pure-Play Quantum Chip Foundry
IBM's CHIPS Act Investment of $2 billion establishes Anderon, America's first pure-play quantum chip foundry as part of investments in nine companies.
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Lego building instructions through time
Building instructions. The silent helper that without a single word guides you, step by step, to transform your pile of bricks to fantastic creations. The tool that shows you building techniques and gives you a solid foundation for further exploring the wonders of the LEGO ® brick. Let’s take a look at some of the…
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RTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade to 22 GB
Upgrade your RTX 2080 Ti from 11GB to 22GB worldwide. Professional VRAM replacement, BIOS tuning & testing by GPU Solutions.
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Drone Hacking Part 1: Dumping Firmware and Bruteforcing ECC
Desoldering a drone's flash chip and reconstructing the firmware from broken data.
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