IMEC has successfully demonstrated the full wafer-scale fabrication of nanopores using ASML’s state-of-the-art extreme ultraviolet ( EUV ) machines. Described by ASML’s communications chief as an “unexpectedly awesome biomedical application,” of his firm's machinery, this could be an important advance due to the molecular sensing possibilities nanopores open up.
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As the world burns around us because of corporations chasing AI with seemingly unlimited resources, we ought to see what all this commotion has bought us. Recently, the folks over at Ars Technica put four of the most popular AI coding agents to the test , with a deceptively simple ask: build Minesweeper for the web. The clone had to include sound effects,
IT market research and data analytics firm IDC released an update on the global memory crisis, offering new forecast numbers as the more companies hike memory chip prices. Although IDC said that it still stands by its original forecast that the PC market will contract by 2.4% in 2026, it also added two additional scenarios based on the
The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships final in Las Vegas has been won by Irishman Diarmuid Early. Bestowed with the nickname ‘the LeBron James of Excel spreadsheets,’ it might not therefore be the most surprising victory. However, Early had to beat 256 other eager and dedicated spreadsheet heads to win
RayNeo has made great advances in developing competent, low-impact AR glasses, but the pricing and battery life give us extreme pause.
Micro-LED waveguide displays look great
Low-impact form-factor
Competent real-time translation and navigation features
High price tag
Shockingly poor battery life
Touch-sensitive controls are cumbersome
The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 was marred with controversy when it came to how the console dealt with physical media. A lot of games, including some first-party titles, came with download codes, despite shipping with proper boxes with cartridges inside. Others skipped a physical release entirely. That might be about to change soon, as reports of a
The Video Game History Foundation has announced that a massive, multi-year project to recover Sega Channel games from the mid-1990s has been a resounding success. Over 140 previously undumped Sega Genesis game ROMs from this era have been recovered, many exclusives, as well as a functional but unreleased web browser for the
Amazon Chief Security Officer Stephen Schmidt said the company has blocked more than 1,800 suspected North Korean applicants from joining the tech giant. Schmidt states in his LinkedIn post that this is the number of profiles his team has intercepted since April 2024, with attempts increasing by 27% quarterly this year alone. Amazon uses AI to screen
