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hardware 17.02.2026

The main Chinese search engine added the popular AI assistant OpenClaw to its mobile app

Baidu launches direct access to the OpenClaw AI agent through its main app Chinese search company Baidu announced that starting today users of its flagship mobile app will be able...

hardware 17.02.2026

In two years, neural networks will replace the majority of office staff, says the head of Microsoft's artificial intelligence department.

Artificial Intelligence in the Office: Forecasts and Challenges Who said it? Mustafa Suleyman – CEO of Microsoft AI Most professional tasks in offices (law, accounting, marketi...

hardware 17.02.2026

Microsoft is bringing back the taskbar drag-and-drop feature in Windows 11 as it used to be.

Microsoft reintroduces taskbar repositioning in Windows 11 To delight users, sometimes all it takes is to remove something and then bring it back. This year Microsoft plans to “ma...

hardware 17.02.2026

Backblaze identified the best and worst HDDs: the average failure rate in 2025 dropped to 1.36%.

Backblaze publishes HDD failure results for Q4 2025 The cloud storage company Backblaze released statistics on hard disk drive (HDD) failures for the last quarter and the entire y...

hardware 17.02.2026

Nvidia noted that thanks to improvements in the Blackwell architecture, the cost of neural network inference has dropped to a tenfold level, and they attribute this success not only to hardware.

Reduction of inference cost on Nvidia Blackwell architecture New Nvidia Blackwell accelerators allow the launch price of trained AI systems to be reduced by 4–10×. These are figur...

hardware 17.02.2026

Scientists have shown that heat can flow like water—opening new avenues for cooling microchips and other components.

New Horizons in Heat Management: How Crystals Can “Reverse” Energy Flow Scientists from the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL) have theoretically demonstrated that in h...

hardware 17.02.2026

Apple unveiled iOS 26.3 with the ability to transfer files to Android via a “stream,” a new gallery, and other enhancements

Apple launches iOS 26.3 update Apple has begun distributing a new version of its operating system for the iPhone – iOS 26.3. This is the third major update, which also lays the gr...

hardware 17.02.2026

The book format of the iPhone will shake up the market, becoming a leader thanks to its complexity.

New impulse for foldable smartphones: the first flexible iPhone is expected Many analysts, as well as Apple’s competitors, believe that the arrival of the first foldable iPhone wi...

hardware 17.02.2026

Sixty years ago, Luna 9 softly landed on the Moon for the first time—today scientists are trying to find it again

Soft landing of Luna‑9 – the first image of the lunar surface *February 3, 1966.* The Soviet automatic interplanetary station Luna‑9 performed the first soft landing on the Moon i...

hardware 17.02.2026

HP launches a subscription for gaming laptops starting at $50 per month with no buy‑out option

HP launches a gaming laptop and accessory rental service The company HP has been developing a program for almost six months that allows users to rent gaming laptops without the op...

hardware 16.02.2026

Honor released the X6d—an updated version of the Play 60A with a new camera but no new hardware components.

Summary of the new Honor X6d smartphone Parameter Honor X6d Honor Play 60A Camera 50‑MP main (f/2.0) 13‑MP (f/2.2) Video 1080p @ 30 fps 1080p @ 30 fps Self‑ie camera 5‑MP 5‑M...

hardware 16.02.2026

Battery manufacturing plants in the United States are rapidly shifting to data center batteries, while electric vehicles have not experienced the expected growth.

What is happening with American battery plants At the beginning of 2020 President Joe Biden announced an ambitious plan for rapid electrification of the U.S. vehicle fleet. In r...