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Science Electronics

This Wi-Fi receiver can work inside a nuclear reactor, keeping robots connected

Highly anticipated: A team in Japan has developed a Wi-Fi receiver capable of operating in the extreme radiation inside nuclear reactors, an advance that could help robotics teams safely decommission aging power plants. The receiver, developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, demonstrated resilience under radiation doses roughly 1,000 times higher than what typical electronics can withstand.
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Gaming Software

Steam could soon show estimated FPS based on crowd-sourced player data

Users could input their hardware to see estimated frame rates before buying
The takeaway: Valve appears to be preparing a new feature that could make one of PC gaming's biggest uncertainties – performance – more transparent. Newly uncovered code in the Steam client suggests players may soon see estimated frame rate data for each game derived from real-world gameplay metrics shared by other users.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 13 comments
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AI Industry

Nearly half of US data centers planned for 2026 are facing delays or cancellation

Many projects cannot source enough energy or crucial electrical components
Cutting corners: American AI companies are racing to build as many data centers as they can, but limits in domestic manufacturing and energy supply are slowing progress. As a result, only about half of recent projects are meeting completion targets, and it remains unclear how many more will stay on schedule this year.
Full story By Daniel Sims, 41 comments
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Electronics Industry

Colorado's landmark right-to-repair law faces pushback from tech giants

A new bill could create a major loophole
A hot potato: Colorado has become one of the biggest right-to-repair battlegrounds in the US, passing laws that give consumers and independent shops more freedom to fix everything from wheelchairs to farm equipment and electronics. Now, some major tech companies are backing a bill that critics say could seriously undermine those protections.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 13 comments
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Software Space

Humanity returns to the Moon, but Outlook still doesn't work

Even historic space missions have to deal with Windows problems
Facepalm: Even the first humans to leave Earth's orbit in more than 50 years aren't immune to the quirks of Windows software. Shortly after NASA launched the Artemis II spacecraft for its first crewed lunar mission since the 1970s, astronauts on board ran into a problem familiar to just about any office worker: they couldn't get Microsoft Outlook to start.
Full story By Daniel Sims, 21 comments
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