Kohler’s smart toilet camera has a privacy problem
Kohler is marketing its $599 Dekoda smart toilet attachment with “end-to-end encryption.” But that encryption ends at Kohler’s servers, where the company can decrypt and process your bathroom data.
Category: Hardware
Coherent Bets Big on 300mm Silicon Carbide for AI Data Centers
Materials technology firm Coherent Corp is scaling its silicon carbide production to 300mm wafers. The move is a direct response to the soaring power and thermal demands of modern AI data centers.
Dell’s naming mess, plus a peek at Intel’s next-gen Panther Lake
A new Dell laptop leak shows the company might be tweaking its product names again, just a year after a major overhaul. The same benchmark also gives us a first look at the performance of Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake CPU and its Xe3 integrated graphics.
Moticont’s Tiny New Motor Aims for Sub-Micron Precision
Moticont has launched a new miniature linear servo motor designed for ultra-precise motion control. The LVCM-013-025-03M features a 9.5 mm stroke and targets applications like laser beam steering and wafer handling.
Nvidia Drops $2 Billion on Synopsys to Supercharge AI Chip Design
Nvidia is making a massive $2 billion strategic investment in electronic design automation giant Synopsys. The partnership aims to revolutionize chip design by deeply integrating Nvidia’s CUDA, AI physics, and Omniverse platforms into Synopsys’s core engineering software.
Avicena’s Optical Links Hit 4Gbps at Shockingly Low Power
At SC25, Avicena announced its LightBundle optical links now operate at 4Gbps per lane with transmitter currents as low as 100µA per LED. This enables a raw link energy of just 80 femtojoules per bit, a milestone for low-power chip-to-chip interconnects in massive AI clusters.
Your Arrow Lake CPU just got a free speed boost
New benchmarks show Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 9 285K is now about 9% faster and uses 15% less power on Linux. Similar optimizations are rolling out on Windows, effectively giving owners a free upgrade.
Oppo adds Velvet Red to Find X9 lineup after strong demand
Oppo has introduced a Velvet Red color option for the Find X9 in India after recording three times the growth of the previous generation. The new color launches December 8 in a single 12GB/256GB configuration.
This stretchy biodegradable battery could power your next wearable
Inspired by childhood lemon batteries, researchers developed a stretchable power source that decomposes naturally. The battery can stretch 80% beyond its original length while maintaining stable voltage.
OpenAI’s Sora GPUs Are Literally Melting Under Demand
OpenAI is throttling free Sora users to just six video generations daily as their GPUs struggle with overwhelming demand. Google also slashed free Gemini 3 Pro access, revealing the massive infrastructure costs behind generative AI. The AI gold rush is hitting physical limits.