- Microsoft’s Maia 300 Plan Puts AI Memory Bandwidth in Focus
Microsoft plans to expand Maia deployments from 2027. TechRadar reports a chiplet design and a large memory-bandwidth increase for Maia 300, with independent performance results still to come.
- RTX 5090 Shortages Spur Rumors as Nvidia Executive Reportedly Denies Discontinuation
Missing RTX 5090 listings have fueled discontinuation rumors, but Tom’s Hardware reports a secondhand denial from Nvidia executive Jeff Fisher. A restock timetable remains unclear.
- Biomemory Opens DNA Shield Pilots for Molecular Data Storage
Biomemory’s DNA Shield encodes digital assets in synthetic DNA for offline storage. TechRadar reports limited pilots through mid-2027, with broader service planned afterward.
- Langdao’s EUV Prototype Is a Light Source, Not a Chipmaking Scanner
Langdao Silex has displayed an EUV light-source prototype. Its specifications remain company claims, and a complete chipmaking scanner would require much more.
- NASA Space Apps Opens a Route Into Space Data for Non-Coders
Registration is open for NASA’s November Space Apps Challenge, where teams can explore lunar operations, Mars planning and astronomy using open data.
- NASA Reports Satellite Analysis Finding More Amazon Fires
A new NASA report describes additional VIIRS analysis identifying candidate fires near Santarém that do not meet the threshold for official FIRMS products.
- Retro Handheld Scrutiny, a Disney AI Bid and VMware Costs
An industry group seeks scrutiny of Anbernic handhelds, Disney offers to license Character.AI technology, and Topgolf describes a costly change in its VMware arrangements. Three technology stories from October 13 reports.
- Robotics, NASA Leadership and How Bee Stingers Pump Venom
Mind Robotics appoints Doug Field, NASA names Christina Koch to an engineering leadership role, and a new study examines the pumping mechanism inside honey bee stingers. Three developments from the latest source reports.