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hardware 09.04.2026

Volkswagen recalls about 100,000 electric vehicles due to a problem with battery packs.

Volkswagen Announces Large-Scale Electric Vehicle Recall Electrek reports that Volkswagen is forced to conduct a large-scale recall covering 94,031 electric cars worldwide. The i...

hardware 09.04.2026

iFixit disassembled the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: the battery can be quickly swapped out, but the cameras and display are not amenable to simple repair

iFixit disassembles the Galaxy S26 Ultra: what can be fixed quickly and what is difficult The company iFixit conducted a detailed teardown of Samsung’s latest smartphone and rated...

hardware 09.04.2026

Dell has released new Pro‑laptop models that are now lighter, with more modern Intel and AMD processors.

Dell launches new Pro laptop lineup The company Dell announced the launch of a series of laptops under the Pro brand. It includes three models: - Dell Pro 3 – 14‑ and 16‑inch var...

hardware 08.04.2026

AI will accelerate error detection in projects on GitHub

GitHub launches AI code scanning in Code Security *GitHub announced the introduction of a new source code scanning feature using artificial intelligence (AI) in its Code Security...

hardware 08.04.2026

Google will steer quantum machines onto a hybrid path, combining superconducting qubits with neutral atoms.

Google Quantum AI expands its research portfolio: introducing neutral‑atom quantum computers The Google Quantum AI division announced the launch of a new quantum computing platfor...

hardware 08.04.2026

Sandisk acquired a stake in Taiwanese memory manufacturer Nanya to secure its own DRAM supply for SSDs.

Brief on memory market deals In a shortage of memory chips caused by rising demand for AI technologies, major players in the market have made several significant investments in Ta...

hardware 08.04.2026

ChatGPT can now predict the weather for the next ten days using data from AccuWeather

AccuWeather added a new weather module to ChatGPT The AccuWeather company launched an app that integrates with ChatGPT and provides up-to-date weather data for any point in the wo...

hardware 08.04.2026

Mozilla has begun work on the CQ platform—an analogue of Stack Overflow for AI agents

Mozilla is developing a “Stack Overflow for AI agents” *Mozilla Foundation*, through its Mozilla.ai division, is working on a project called cq – a platform the authors refer to a...

hardware 08.04.2026

They waste billions in vain: NASA will focus on building a lunar base instead of an orbital station

NASA in a New Form: Plans and Priorities After the Appointment of Jared Isaacman Yesterday, when Jared Isaacman (billionaire, founder of SpaceX’s Starship platform) took office as...

hardware 08.04.2026

Tesla has already begun recruiting specialists in Taiwan for chip production at the American 2‑nm megafactory Terafab

Brief news Elon Musk plans to build a “terafactory” in Texas—a gigantic plant for advanced chip production—and is already looking for specialists in Taiwan. The total cost from Te...

hardware 08.04.2026

Mask began “cleansing” X after its merger with xAI and SpaceX.

Elon Musk Unites His Companies and Restructures X StageWhat HappenedKey DatesConsequences1. Merger of X and xAI Musk merged the social network X with AI startup xAI to accelerate...

hardware 08.04.2026

The United States accused SMIC, a Chinese company, of supplying Iran with equipment for producing microchips used in military technology.

SMIC – a Chinese chip manufacturer – has been placed on the Pentagon’s “blacklist” The Chinese company SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.) was added to the list...