Visa is throwing its weight behind new digital wallet projects in Europe, capitalizing on regulatory changes that break open NFC access. This comes as data shows mobile wallet use is surging overall, but Apple Pay’s growth remains surprisingly incremental despite high adoption.
Nvidia is pushing its latest DLSS 4 tech into new and old games this week, with Where Winds Meet leading the charge. They’re also running a flashy giveaway for a one-of-a-kind RTX 5090. It’s a classic feature update with a major hardware tease.
India’s telecom ministry has ordered that all smartphones must come with the government’s Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed, and users cannot remove it. Digital rights groups are calling it a dangerous expansion of state control over personal devices.
Avalue has unveiled the EMS-ARH, a fanless edge computing system powered by Intel’s Core Ultra processor. It delivers up to 99 TOPS of AI performance for discriminative tasks like classification and anomaly detection. The rugged box is designed for flexibility and harsh environments.
The U.S. health agency ARPA-H is funding a bold new robotics program. Its goal is to create autonomous systems that can perform surgeries like clot-removing thrombectomies without direct human control, bringing critical care to remote areas.
TeleCANesis has launched an embedded connectivity environment built on the QNX OS. It uses automated code generation to link diverse hardware and protocols, targeting complex systems in industrial, medical, and mobility applications.
Investment firm Bitfury has committed $50 million to Gonka, a decentralized network for AI computation. The network, which launched in August 2025, has rapidly grown to offer computational power analogous to over 6000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs. This is the first investment from Bitfury’s recently announced $
A new AI model can predict solar wind conditions four days in advance, a major leap in space weather forecasting. The system analyzes ultraviolet images from NASA to give satellite operators and power grid managers crucial early warnings.
To keep its product pipeline fresh, SharkNinja is investing heavily in young innovators. Their strategy includes hands-on programs with students to turn ideas like a baby formula maker into real products.
Sumizeit is selling lifetime access to its premium book summary service for a one-time fee of $39.99, down from its MSRP of $99. The platform condenses leading non-fiction books into 15-minute summaries available in text, audio, and video formats.
