Solar Beats Coal In the US For the First Month Ever
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: Solar generated more U.S. electricity than coal for the first month on record in May 2026, according to new analysis from global energy think tank Ember. Solar supplied 12.8% of U.S. electricity during the month, while coal dropped to 12.2%. That’s a dramatic shift in the U.S. power mix. Just five years ago, coal gene … ⌘ Read more
BYD To Install Thousands of 5-Minute EV Chargers Across Europe
BYD plans to install 3,000 ultra-fast “Flash Chargers” across Europe by the end of 2027, with the first stations already appearing in Germany and the UK. The Verge reports: At an estimated cost of 580,000 euros (about $670,000) per charger according to the Financial Times, that would mean a total spend of roughly $2 billion to install the network … ⌘ Read more
Anzeige: Bluetooth-Adapter für Aux-Geräte zum Sparpreis bei Amazon
Amazon hat einen Bluetooth-Adapter von Ugreen im Angebot, mit dem sich Musik auch über ältere Aux-Geräte kabellos genießen lässt. ( Technik/Hardware)
Anzeige: Wera-Werkzeug-Set zum neuen Amazon-Bestpreis rund 87 Euro
Modulares Werkzeug-System, 21-teiliges Bit-Set und Winkelschlüsselsatz von Wera - jetzt zum neuen Amazon-Bestpreis. ( Technik/Hardware)
Anzeige: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max bei o2 mit mehr Datenvolumen für 1 Euro im Tarif mitnehmen
Apple-Hardware mit reichlich Datenvolumen und schnellem Internet - das bietet o2 jetzt an. Mit dem iPhone 17 Pro Max und 50 GByte Datenvolumen. ( O2, Apple)
Anzeige: Outdoor-Bluetooth-Lautsprecher von JBL zum Tiefstpreis bei Amazon
Ein Outdoor-Bluetooth-Lautsprecher von JBL mit kraftvollem Sound, Hintergrundbeleuchtung und starkem Akku ist bei Amazon günstig wie nie. ( Technik/Hardware)
Commonwealth Fusion Makes the Physics Case For Its 400 MW Reactor
Commonwealth Fusion has published five peer-reviewed papers laying out the physics case for ARC, its planned 400 MW fusion power plant, which would follow the company’s smaller SPARC tokamak now under construction. The papers suggest ARC could produce more energy than it consumes using high-temperature superconducting magnets, molten-salt h … ⌘ Read more
Preiserhöhung: Neukunden müssen Miete für Starlink-Hardware zahlen
SpaceX verlangt für die Starlink-Hardware zur Nutzung des Satelliteninternets neuerdings eine monatliche Miete. ( Starlink, Internet)
Anzeige: Lenovo Idea Tab samt Stift bei Amazon über 50 Euro günstiger
Wer ein Android-Tablet für Surfen und Büro sucht, findet bei Amazon einen Deal: Das Lenovo Idea Tab ist samt Stift stark reduziert. ( Technik/Hardware, Tablet)
RADV Driver Now Leveraging RDNA3+ Hardware Feature For Better Instruction Cache Prefetching
Initially introduced in RDNA3 (GFX11) GPUs is INST_PREF_SIZE to specify the number of instruction bytes to prefetch prior to a wavefront beginning execution. The Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver “RADV” is now making use of this feature in RDNA3/RDNA4 GPUs for better instruction cache prefetching… ⌘ Read more
Anzeige: Iniu 100 W GaN-Ladegerät mit 3 Ports jetzt für unter 29 Euro
Das Iniu-GaN-Ladegerät lädt drei Geräte gleichzeitig mit 100 W, ist 30 Prozent kompakter als viele Originalnetzteile und jetzt günstiger. ( Technik/Hardware, Notebook)
Starlink shifts hardware from one-time purchase to $10/month rental
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/starlink-takes-page-from-cable-firms-with-10-monthly-rental-fee-for-hardware/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48469459
Points: 12
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RIP software hackathons. Long live the hardware hackathon
Article URL: https://blog.oscars.dev/posts/rip-software-hackathons-long-live-the-hardware-hackathon/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48468766
Points: 6
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Anzeige: Kompaktes Fernglas mit BAK4-Prisma für nur 22,11 Euro bei Amazon
Ein kompaktes Fernglas von Aurosports mit zehnfacher Vergrößerung, 25-Millimeter-Objektiv und BAK4-Prisma gibt es bei Amazon zum Sparpreis. ( Technik/Hardware)
RISC-V CPU Performance Up 8x In Five Years: SiFive HiFive Unmatched To SpacemiT K3
Recently I published some initial SpacemiT K3 benchmarks for that first-to-market RISC-V RVA23 SoC with the K3 Pico-ITX mini computer. In there was a comparison against modern Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen desktop CPUs along with the likes of the Raspberry Pi 5, Loongson 3B6000, and SiFive HiFive Premier. For those curious about the longer-term RISC-V performance, here is a look at how far the RISC-V hardware performance has co … ⌘ Read more
Anzeige: Mähroboter ohne Begrenzungskabel zum Tiefstpreis bei Amazon
Amazon hat einen Mähroboter ohne Begrenzungskabel im Angebot, der eine HDR-Kamera und KI-gestützte Kartierung zur Orientierung nutzt. ( Mähroboter, Technik/Hardware)
Linux 7.2 Preparing Intel Key Protection Technology “KPT” For Next-Gen QAT
Going back to the launch of 1st Gen Xeon Scalable processors in 2017 was Intel Key Protection Technology (KPT) promoted and there have been Key Protection Technology references in QuickAssist (QAT) documentation since 2016. Surprisingly we are only now seeing Key Protection Technology references for the upstream Linux QAT driver as Intel engineers prepare for their next-gen “Gen6” QuickAssist hardware support… ⌘ Read more
Anzeige: Digitale Zeitschaltuhr als 2er-Set mit knapp 20 Euro Rabatt
Das 2er-Set der digitalen Aulaya Zeitschaltuhr ist aktuell stark reduziert. Die Modelle bieten eine 5-Tasten-Bedienung und ein Touch-Display. ( Technik/Hardware)
Anzeige: Starke Laptop-Powerbank mit 20.000 mAh wieder zum Amazon-Tiefstpreis für unter 60 Euro
Die Ugreen Nexode Powerbank ist wieder zum Amazon-Tiefstpreis zu haben. Es lädt zwei Geräte gleichzeitig mit 165W. ( Technik/Hardware, Notebook)
Donut Lab’s ‘Solid-State’ Battery Exposed As Regular Li-Ion
A battery researcher’s investigation, backed by more than 20 independent experts, claims Donut Lab’s much-hyped “solid-state” battery is actually a conventional lithium-ion cell, with voltage curves and expansion data matching high-nickel NCM chemistry rather than the promised sodium-ion solid-state design. Electrek reports the company raised about $25 mil … ⌘ Read more
Fedora 44 RISC-V Images Released, Including New “Omni” Kernel For Broader RISC-V Hardware Support
Following the official Fedora 44 images released one month ago, Fedora 44 RISC-V images were published today for those wanting to run this newest Fedora Linux on RISC-V hardware… ⌘ Read more
Anzeige: Kompakte Powerbank mit 10.000 mAh für 18,31 Euro bei Amazon
Eine kompakte Powerbank mit 10.000 mAh, drei USB-Anschlüssen und bis zu 22,5 W Schnellladefunktion gibt es bei Amazon zum Schnäppchenpreis. ( Technik/Hardware)
Anzeige: Cooler Master MasterBox zum Tiefstpreis unter 40 Euro
Das PC-Gehäuse von Cooler Master ist aktuell um mehr als die Hälfte reduziert. Der Midi-Tower bietet ab Werk vier ARGB-Lüfter und viel Platz. ( Technik/Hardware, PC-Gehäuse)
Anzeige: Ninja Creami Eismaschine zum Tiefstpreis bei Amazon
Amazon hat die Eismaschine Ninja CREAMi im Angebot, mit der sich neben Eis auch Sorbets, Smoothies und Milchshakes zubereiten lassen. ( Technik/Hardware)
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Anzeige: Leatherman Super Tool 300 mit 19 Werkzeugen jetzt für rund 100 Euro bei Amazon
Das Leatherman Super Tool 300 im neuen Amazon-Angebot packt 19 Werkzeuge aus 420HC-Stahl in ein robustes Multi-Tool für harte Jobs. ( Technik/Hardware, Amazon)
Anzeige: Bose Bluetooth Lautsprecher mit neuem Amazon-Bestpreis rund 97 Euro
Der Bose SoundLink Flex 2 zum neuen Amazon-Bestpreis liefert naturgetreuen Klang, IP67-Schutz und bis zu 12 Stunden Akkulaufzeit. ( Technik/Hardware, Audio/Video)
Anzeige: Boarding per Gesichtserkennung - Gepäck in Echtzeit verfolgen
Autonome Gepäckschlepper, Echtzeit-Tracking, Boarding per Gesichtserkennung - an Chinas Flughäfen längst Alltag. Was davon könnte auch an europäischen Airports funktionieren? Ein Erfahrungsbericht. ( Huawei, Technik/Hardware)  – Frontier models on edge devices
Hey HN, Guanming and Bill here from General Instinct ( https://general-instinct.com/).
After years of working in robotics, we kept running into the same problem: the best models never fit the hardware we actually had available.
The models that performed best were usually designed around datacenter assumptions: large GPUs, lots of memory bandwidth, and reliable network access. But most physical systems have the opposit … ⌘ Read more
Valve Says Steam Machine ‘Shipping This Summer’
Valve says its long-awaited Steam Machine and Steam Frame are both “shipping this summer.” The company is also expanding its Verified program beyond Steam Deck to cover the new hardware. “Steam Verified is a developer-focused program where game makers ensure that their titles are capable of running on the Deck (meaning they’ll run fine under Linux), that the UI elements and tex … ⌘ Read more
ARM Linux Server Performance Up More Than 7x Geo Mean In 8 Years, As Much As 15x With NVIDIA Vera CPU
NVIDIA’s Vera CPU is delivering the fastest ARM performance I have ever seen. For putting it into perspective how far the ARM server CPU hardware has come in just the last decade and for some “fun” benchmarks as part of Phoronix marking 22 years of Linux hardware reviews and benchmarking, here are some benchmarks showing the Ampere eMAG from September 2018 to the performance now with NVIDIA Vera. Not even factori … ⌘ Read more
ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks Every Protocol
Article URL: https://github.com/geo-tp/ESP32-Bit-Pirate
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409306
Points: 3
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Used Waymo Robotaxi Batteries Become Backup Storage For Power Grids
Waymo and B2U Storage Solutions have struck a “strategic supply agreement” to repurpose used batteries from Waymo’s electric robotaxi fleet into stationary storage for California and Texas power grids. The arrangement could give robotaxi batteries a second life storing renewable energy after they’re no longer suitable for vehicle use. I … ⌘ Read more
Today Marks 22 Years Of Phoronix For Linux Hardware Testing & Benchmarking
Today marks 22 years since I started Phoronix.com to focus on Linux hardware reviews. It’s been quite a journey from the early state of Linux hardware support….. ⌘ Read more
Wave Cash App’s Magic Wand to Pay for Stuff
You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It’s the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App. ⌘ Read more
Crown Engine 0.63 Restores Its OpenGL Renderer For Legacy Hardware Support
While not as well known as the likes of the Godot or O3DE open-source game engines, Crown Engine continues advancing as an open-source, C++-based game engine… ⌘ Read more
MacBook Neo is So Popular That Apple Reportedly Doubled Production
According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple has reportedly doubled 2026 MacBook Neo production from 5 million to 10 million units after stronger-than-expected demand for its $599 budget laptop. MacRumors reports: On an earnings call in late April, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that customer response to the MacBook Neo was “off the c … ⌘ Read more
Google Launches ‘Gemma 4 12B’ AI Model That Can Run On Your Laptop
Google has launched Gemma 4 12B, a 12-billion-parameter open AI model designed to run locally on your laptop without depending entirely on cloud infrastructure. WION reports: According to Google, the new model delivers performance close to much larger AI systems while requiring significantly less memory. The company says Gemma 4 12B can run … ⌘ Read more
Google Shares Fitbit Air Blueprints So Anyone Can 3D-Print Accessories
Google has released (PDF) technical specs and 2D CAD drawings for the Fitbit Air to encourage users to make their own accessories. “These CAD drawings include crucial mating dimensions, tolerances, and mating force specifications – including attach and detach force – to help you build a high-quality accessory band,” Google says … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Plans Linux Tools, RTX Spark Desktop For Windows Devs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Microsoft’s Build developer conference kicked off today, and as with almost everything the company has done in the last few years, Microsoft’s opening keynote focused overwhelmingly on AI and other closely related technologies. […] On the hardware front, we didn’t get any updates for existi … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Claims New Quantum Chip 1,000 Times Better Than Before
Microsoft says its new Majorana 2 quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, with qubits lasting about 20 seconds instead of milliseconds, and claims it could have a commercially useful quantum machine by 2029. The BBC reports: “We will have a quantum machine in 2029 that can solve commercially viable, reasonable problems,” … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft’s Project Solara Is an OS For Devices That Run AI Agents Instead of Apps
An anonymous reader quotes a report from GeekWire: A team inside Microsoft has been quietly building a platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, based on Android instead of Windows, with two working hardware designs so far, and an initial set of big-name companies lined up to run pilots. The p … ⌘ Read more
User-Replaceable Batteries Are Coming Back In a Big Way
New EU battery rules taking effect early next year are pushing tech makers toward user-replaceable batteries in products like headphones, e-readers, handheld consoles, laptops, and possibly earbuds. But carve-outs for smartphones and tablets may mean replaceable batteries won’t necessarily return to phones in the way many users remember. The Verge’s Dominic Pr … ⌘ Read more