Dell has officially revived its XPS laptop lineup at CES 2026. The new XPS 14 and XPS 16 models bring back physical function keys and promise major improvements in portability and battery life.
The surge in AI and edge data centers is pushing power infrastructure to its limits, forcing a rethink of backup generation. Volvo Penta is leveraging its automotive engineering to provide more flexible, cleaner, and redundant power solutions for this new era.
DayOne Data Centers has locked in a massive $2 billion Series C round. The capital will fuel its expansion in Finland and across key Asian markets like Singapore, Japan, and Thailand.
AMD has announced its 2026 lineup of Ryzen processors for laptops and desktops. According to a report, these are largely mild refreshes of existing chips, with only small clock speed and memory improvements to differentiate them.
AMD announced its Ryzen AI 400 series for laptops and new Ryzen Max+ APUs aimed at gamers at CES 2026. The star for desktops is the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The updates seem solid but surprisingly subdued.
Nvidia has launched its next-generation Rubin AI chip architecture, which is already in full production. It promises to be 3.5x faster for training and 5x faster for inference than the outgoing Blackwell chips. The race for AI infrastructure just hit another gear.
Qualcomm is launching its more affordable Snapdragon X2 Plus processors, aiming for laptops by March 2026. These chips share the 3nm process and 80 TOPS NPU with the higher-end Elite models but will help lower laptop prices.
Menlo Ventures, a Silicon Valley firm with $6.8 billion in assets, has elevated its general counsel to partner. Deborah Carrillo’s promotion is unusual and highlights the growing strategic role of legal in high-stakes venture investing.
SwitchBot has announced the onero H1, a “completely automatic and collaborative” robot butler. It features multiple Intel RealSense cameras and 22 degrees of freedom, but the actual functionality remains a mystery.
Inspired by medical tech, scientists have created a patch that injects beneficial microbes straight into a plant’s stem or leaves. The method bypasses hostile soil, gets more fertilizer to the roots, and has already boosted growth in kale and choy sum.
