Meta’s Big VR Bet on Partners Like ASUS Just Fell Through
Meta’s plan to license its Horizon OS to partners like ASUS and Lenovo is officially dead. The company is pausing to focus on its own hardware, leaving a gap that Android XR might now fill.
Category: Hardware
German drone giant Quantum Systems buys autonomous truck startup FERNRIDE
In a major move for European autonomy, drone leader Quantum Systems is acquiring ground vehicle software firm FERNRIDE. The deal follows Quantum’s recent €3 billion valuation and aims to create a unified, cross-domain unmanned ecosystem. It highlights Germany’s growing dominance in defense and indus
Your Air Fryer Makes Better Boiled Eggs. Seriously.
According to CNET, you can ditch the pot and use your air fryer to make consistently perfect hard-boiled eggs. They claim it’s faster, with less cleanup and a lower risk of cracked shells. But is this kitchen hack all it’s cracked up to be?
India’s New Homegrown Chip is a Modest But Important Step
India’s CDAC has launched the DHRUV64, a 1GHz dual-core processor built on the RISC-V architecture. It’s a leap from the country’s 2020-era 100MHz chips, but built on older 28nm tech. More powerful quad-core models are promised for the future.
Penny-Sized Robots That Dance and Swim Are a Big Deal
A breakthrough from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan has produced the world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots. Each one, costing a single penny to make, is smaller than a grain of salt and powered by tiny solar panels. They move without limbs by pushing ions in wate
Windows on Arm’s Gaming Problem Isn’t Going Away
The Snapdragon X Elite has been hailed as a miraculous leap for Windows on Arm, making Copilot+ PCs viable. But according to a new report, one major hurdle stubbornly remains: PC gaming.
ZLUDA Now Works With AMD’s ROCm 7. Can It Really Break CUDA?
The CUDA compatibility tool ZLUDA has received a major upgrade, adding support for AMD’s latest ROCm 7 software framework. This aims to let CUDA code run on AMD GPUs, but major performance and adoption hurdles remain.
Apple’s 2027 roadmap leaks in massive iOS 26 prototype
An internal iOS 26 prototype has leaked, exposing Apple’s long-term hardware and software roadmap. The build reveals codenames for devices like a foldable iPhone, M5/M6 Macs, and a smarter Siri update slated for 2026.
Radeon’s Linux Ray-Tracing Just Got Way Faster in 2025
New end-of-year benchmarks reveal that AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs have seen massive improvements in Vulkan ray-tracing performance on Linux throughout 2025. This comes as AMD consolidates its Linux driver strategy around the open-source RADV driver.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 is losing its software edge already
According to a new report, the upcoming Galaxy S26 series won’t be the first Samsung phone with One UI 8 and Android 16. This breaks a key software advantage the S-line has held for years. The shift signals a major change in Samsung’s update strategy.