The first hardware from OpenAI would be a screenless smart speaker
Voice-first, no screen: the device of the agent era is taking shape, and it doesn't look like a phone.
Jul 15, 2026 at 10:14 31 8
Quantum Batteries Charge Faster the Larger They Get - What That Tells Us About Energy Storage's Next Frontier
A BBC Future piece profiles quantum batteries - energy storage devices that exploit quantum mechanical effects to charge faster as they scale up, the opposite of what classical batteries do. The technology is still in early research. But the underlying principle is real, it's been experimentally demonstrated, and it matters specifically for AI infrastructure: the compute buildout needs energy storage that behaves differently than lithium-ion.
Aug 25, 2026 at 16:23 8 7
China's BEST fusion reactor targets first electricity by 2030 - the artificial sun race has a new timeline
China's BEST compact fusion device is targeting commercial electricity generation before 2030. If it ships anything close to on schedule, fusion stops being a "30 years away" story—and the geopolitics of energy sovereignty get complicated fast.
Aug 14, 2026 at 18:58 11 11
DeepX raises $30M: South Korea produces its own AI inference chip for the edge
South Korean startup DeepX raises $30M for its AI chip dedicated to edge inference. Following datacenter GPUs, Korea bets on a specialized chip for on-device deployments—free from Nvidia dependency.
Aug 4, 2026 at 12:01 14 11
Apple lawsuit lands on OpenAI's hardware roadmap, not just its IPO
The trade-secret complaint filed by Apple was first read as an IPO-window story. It is now landing squarely on the io device - the piece of the OpenAI product plan that has the least room for delay.
Jul 19, 2026 at 23:50 14 16
TP-Link Kasa cameras leaked home GPS for six years via unauthenticated UDP
A vulnerability researcher documents six years of unauthenticated UDP replies from TP-Link Kasa EC71 cameras that returned the device's GPS coordinates on request - a textbook IoT trust-boundary failure.
Jul 18, 2026 at 11:11 34 8
Google Cloud × Samsung: Gemini Enterprise in the Device eXperience, the bet on captive distribution
Google Cloud deploys Gemini Enterprise to Samsung DX employees worldwide - described as "its largest agentic deployment in Korea to date." The real challenge: access to a massive user base.
Jul 13, 2026 at 09:12 3 8
Isomorphic Labs and DeepMind step into bioresilience: the drug engine becomes a program
DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs align their "bioresilience" program: the generation of molecules becomes an institutional preparedness device, not just an R&D accelerator.
Jul 19, 2026 at 00:37 8 8