May 2026

A full-screen Fire TV pop-up ad has been spotted during startup, which you should ignore manually He’s currently promoting the new redesign of the Fire TV mobile app Amazon could take advantage of this to sell to third-party advertisers Strange ads appear on Fire TV devices from time to time, and users have pretty much […]

Small wafer fabs could significantly reduce semiconductor manufacturing startup costs worldwide Compact chip factories could accelerate semiconductor workforce training in developing sectors InchFab believes utilization matters more than wafer size in semiconductor economics The semiconductor industry has traditionally depended on massive manufacturing plants costing billions of dollars and requiring years to even begin significant chip

SpaceX admits global GPU shortages threaten its orbital AI computing ambitions Orbital data centers cannot function without huge volumes of advanced semiconductor hardware TeraFab remains uncertain despite massive investments and ambitious semiconductor production targets SpaceX has filed documents for its upcoming IPO that reveal a worrying reliance on a handful of GPU suppliers. The company’s

A new lithium extraction process has been developed at MIT It’s cheaper and more environmentally friendly than current techniques Innovation could drive China’s extraction industry away Lithium-ion batteries power most of our technological devices, from the best phones to the best drones, which is why the lithium element is in high demand. Now, scientists working

Volcanic minerals could allow ordinary drones to evade advanced radar detection systems Spray-on stealth coatings could eliminate expensive composite panels from military drone manufacturing Radar networks become less effective as drones return with significantly weaker electronic signatures A small Turkish defense research company says it has developed a spray-applied radar-absorbing coating that can reduce drone