SK Hynix recently announced a major investment in a new South Korean plant. The Icheon-based company will spend $12.9 billion to develop a facility dedicated to advanced chip packaging workloads. The plant will be located in Cheongju, a city that already hosts other SK Hynix facilities. Read Entire Article
Study finds EV batteries are surprisingly durable, but DC fast charging is bad news
According to data published by GeoTab, the average annual battery degradation rate for EVs is only around 2.3 percent – much lower than most car owners expect. Degradation depends on several factors, with the most important being how frequently the vehicle is charged using high-power DC fast charging above 100 kW. Read...
China seeks approval to launch massive orbital satellite constellation
A newly established space agency has submitted two requests to the International Telecommunication Union, asking the UN body to reserve orbital slots for a new space-based communications venture. The two filings are at different stages of design, but they appear to be part of the same massive satellite constellation China......
Milk-V Titan gives developers a plug-and-play RISC-V desktop
Unlike previous prototypes, which were limited to embedded or experimental use, the Titan targets mainstream usability. Its specifications read like those of a conventional mini-ITX board: dual-channel DDR4 memory supporting up to 64 GB at 3200 MT/s, a single M.2 slot for storage, multiple USB-A and USB-C ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and even......
An app called “Are You Dead?” is going viral among people living alone
The app, called Demumu, was released by Moonscape Technologies in May 2025 and has since seen an unexpected surge in popularity. The name is a piece of Chinese wordplay that roughly translates to "Are You Dead?" – a blunt framing that reflects the app's core function. Moonscape positions Demumu as......
Nvidia DLSS 4.5 is now available to all, with improved image quality and higher GPU demands
Nvidia made DLSS 4.5 available to those who enabled beta settings in the Nvidia App (download here) last week. In a post today, Team Green writes that the feature is now available to all users: just open the Nvidia App and let it auto-update. Read Entire Article
Robotics broke out at CES 2026 – just not in the way most people expected
According to most predictions, this year was expected to be the breakout moment for robotics at CES, and in many ways, it was. While physical robots generated the biggest immediate buzz on the showfloor, it's the quieter announcements around robotics platforms and tools that are likely to have the greatest......
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau wanted in Taiwan for hiring local engineers without government approval
According to CNA, two Taiwanese nationals were recently indicted for recruiting engineers on behalf of OnePlus, which is based in mainland China. Authorities charged Lau with violating the Cross-Strait Act, which regulates interactions between individuals and businesses in Taiwan and China. Read Entire Article
6 puppies treated for suspected opioid overdose will find new homes soon
Six puppies in rural Washington have recovered after being treated for a suspected drug overdose, and now some might go home with the firehouse staff who saved them
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for their immediate release