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hardware 29.04.2026

Astronomers first recorded a mysterious supernova explosion that required the development of a new theory.

New type of cosmic explosion: “superkilonova” ItemWhat happenedAfter detectionIn August 2025 gravitational‑wave detectors LIGO and Virgo recorded event AT2025ulz at a distance of...

hardware 29.04.2026

A quantum computer enabled a researcher to steal a 15-bit crypto key and earn one bitcoin

Brief about the event Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli cracked a 15‑bit elliptic curve key on a publicly available quantum service and received the Q‑Day Prize from the star...

hardware 29.04.2026

The strike by Samsung employees will reduce global memory production, and with the current shortage prices will rise immediately.

Summary: * Situation: In South Korea, employees of Samsung Electronics went on strike during the night shift at a plant in Pyeongtaek. This has already caused an 18% drop in memo...

hardware 28.04.2026

Raw materials for manufacturing printed circuit boards turned out to be scarce due to military actions in the Middle East

Short news version In 2024 the shortage of components for electronics manufacturing became a result of two interrelated factors: a sharp rise in demand for AI equipment and milita...

hardware 28.04.2026

Cloud services have deprived AI startups of GPU access, and their resources were absorbed by Anthropic and OpenAI

Short Summary Cloud giants Microsoft, Amazon and CoreWeave have taken up most of the available graphics processors (GPUs), leaving startups in line. This has affected companies ba...

hardware 28.04.2026

Xiaomi will unveil the first full-size closed‑back headphones under its Redmi brand

Xiaomi exits the “earbud” zone – launches full‑size wireless headphones The company has long dominated the in‑ear headphone segment, but now it is ready to broaden its lineup. Acc...

hardware 28.04.2026

MediaTek has launched new processors Dimensity 7450 and Dimensity 7450X, aimed at gaming and foldable phones

MediaTek officially unveiled the new Dimensity 7450 and Dimensity 7450X processors The company announced the release of two mid‑range and premium smartphone chips – the Dimensity ...

hardware 28.04.2026

Prices for memory sometimes fell, but the market does not normalize until 2030.

Brief on the memory and storage market situation In Europe, China, and the United States a price “plateau” is observed – prices have stabilized, and in some segments have even fal...

hardware 28.04.2026

The main suspect in the theft of 2‑nanometer technology from TSMC is sentenced to ten years in prison

Taiwan court sentences former TSMC employee to 10 years in prison In late March it became known that Taiwanese judicial authorities had concluded an investigation into the unlawfu...

hardware 28.04.2026

Creative Assembly reveals details of Alien: Isolation 2: gameplay innovations, respect for the classic, and use of Unreal Engine 5

New details about the continuation of *Alien: Isolation* After the first teaser for the long‑awaited sequel to the cult horror from Creative Assembly, fans have already received e...

hardware 28.04.2026

AI has become more expensive than real employees—Uber’s CTO allocated the entire annual budget to neural networks.

IT budgets of companies are breaking apart because of expensive AI computing Many organizations already feel the pressure: costs for cloud and hardware resources for artificial in...

hardware 28.04.2026

The lead of the Assassin’s Creed project “Codename Hexe” has departed following the exit of the creative director.

Brief on the latest changes in the “Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe” project What happened 1. Left the project In February, creative director Clint Hocking departed from the “Cod...