Micron has announced a new line of affordable PCIe 5 SSDs aimed at OEMs building budget gaming systems. The DRAM-less 3610 drives promise speeds up to 11,000MB/s and will come in 1TB to 4TB capacities. They mark the first consumer-adjacent drives since the Crucial brand was shuttered.
CES 2026 delivered its usual dose of flashy tech, but the real story was in the curveballs. The show revealed a major shift away from cars, a push for unproven Wi-Fi 8 hardware, and some truly bizarre robot evolution.
JPMorgan’s asset management arm is ending its use of external proxy advisory firms for U.S. shareholder voting. Starting April 1, it will rely on its own AI platform, Proxy IQ. The division oversees $7 trillion in client assets.
Ventiva is pitching a new “zoned” ionic cooling system for AI hardware, from data centers to laptops. The tech uses electrostatic fields to create airflow without moving parts. It’s a clever idea, but plasma cooling has a long road to prove itself at scale.
The popular chat platform Discord has taken a major step toward going public. After years of consideration and a rejected $10 billion takeover offer from Microsoft, the company is now navigating a tricky market and its own complex reputation.
A new FCC rule has placed Chinese-made drones from DJI and Autel Robotics on a prohibited list, citing national security. This creates an immediate crisis for U.S. public safety agencies, where over 80% rely on this equipment for critical operations.
Lenovo is bringing SteamOS to its flagship Legion Go 2 handheld. The company plans to start selling this version in June 2026, starting at $1,199. This comes months after the Windows model launched and just as newer, more powerful chips are on the horizon.
Tombot’s emotional support robot dog, Jennie, was a surprise hit at CES, leading to over 5,000 pre-orders. That success directly fueled a $6.1 million Series A round and has the company planning for a massive $100 million raise in 2027.
The Flatpak team is looking at a radical solution for its persistent graphics driver issues: borrowing GPU virtualization tech from virtual machines. The idea is to use the Venus driver and virglrenderer to completely isolate apps from the host’s GPU drivers. It’s a complex workaround, but it could
AMD has announced its next-generation Ryzen AI 400 series laptop processors, set to arrive in Q1 2026. The chips offer modest clock speed improvements over last year’s models and pack powerful NPUs to handle Windows Copilot+ features and creative apps.
