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It might have taken a while, and slumping sales of its most popular SUV, but Nissan has finally taken the step to offer hybrid vehicles in the U.S. The Japanese automaker will add a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain to the 2026 Rogue compact SUV, which should be available stateside sometime next year, Nissan Americas chief planning officer Ponz Pandikuthira told Automotive News. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) typically runs on electric power until its battery is almost depleted, at which point it automatically switches over to using a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine. The battery can be recharged conventionally … Read more

Corsair, a longstanding and esteemed manufacturer in the PC components industry, initially built its reputation on memory-related products. However, nearly two decades ago, Corsair began diversifying its product line. This expansion started cautiously, with a limited number of products, but quickly proved to be highly successful, propelling Corsair into the industry powerhouse it is today. One of Corsair’s most triumphant product categories is all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers. This success is particularly notable given that their initial foray into liquid cooling in 2003 did not meet expectations. However, Corsair didn’t throw in the towel. Undeterred, they re-entered the market years later, … Read more

The fourth season of Lower Decks was an excellent course-correction from season three’s aimless conclusion, which felt like it set the show up for a bright new future that truly evolved where the series was going. So imagine our surprise—and that of the collective Trek‘s fandom—when we learned that season five would ultimately be the animated show’s last. The good news, at least, is that the series is bowing out with a lot of that renewed strength it gained last season. But it’s also doing so by reminding us of an important lesson for any Starfleet officer: change is reinforced by … Read more

Nvidia announced it has contributed foundational elements of its Blackwell accelerated computing platform design to the Open Compute Project (OCP). Shared at the OCP Global Summit in San Jose today, Nvidia said that key portions of the design of its full rack Blackwell system, called the GB200 NVL72, will be contributed to the OCP community. This design information includes the GB200 NVL72 system’s rack architecture, compute and switch tray mechanicals, liquid cooling and thermal environment specs, and the NVLink cable cartridge volumetrics. Designed to train up to 27 trillion-parameter LLMs, Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72 rack consists of 36 GB200 Grace Blackwell … Read more

Low Power-High Performance OPINION Minimizing system power consumption and data access latency in AI inference-optimized edge devices. The children’s fairy tale of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ describes the adventures of Goldi as she tries to choose among three choices for bedding, chairs, and bowls of porridge. One meal is “too hot,” the other “too cold,” and finally one is “just right.” If Goldi were faced with making architecture choices for AI processing in modern edge/device SoCs, she would also face three choices regarding placement of the compute capability relative to the local memory used for storage of activations and … Read more

The combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Neuroscience is still an exciting domain for scientific research. The study of human cognition intersects with intelligent machine development, catalyzing advances for both fields. This symbiotic relationship has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of cognition and develop more accurate diagnostics/ treatments for neurological diseases. Artificial Intelligence is a discipline in computer science that pertains to the development of machines that can emulate human intelligence. AI has successfully been deployed across domains such as medical diagnostics or natural language processing. Advancements in hardware have driven technological shifts toward machine learning development to deep … Read more

TECH REVIEW – Huawei’s GT Pro series operates on a two-year upgrade cycle, so while we saw the Watch GT4 last year, there was no GT4 Pro. Now, the GT5 line has arrived in both Pro and non-Pro versions, with each model coming in two sizes: larger and smaller.   I had the chance to test the larger Pro model, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. The titanium alloy case paired with the fully metallic watch strap gives it a genuinely premium feel. Huawei aims to deliver the best of both worlds: a fashionable, everyday timepiece combined with a top-tier fitness … Read more