Front Page Archive August 2026
Robotics & Drones1,326 words7 min read
Amazon Expands Prime Air Drone Delivery to Nearly 500 U.S. Cities
Amazon announced Wednesday that its Prime Air drone delivery service will expand to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026 — a sixfold jump from the service's current 11-site footprint across 10 metropolitan areas. According…
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Robotics & Drones
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EV
August 2026
Battery Tech1,338 words7 min read
Australian Lithium-Sulfur Cells Land at a US Army Lab as AUKUS Opens a Battery Supply Lane
A Brisbane startup's battery cells have landed at one of the most consequential research labs in the US military, and the delivery says as much about trade alliances as it does about…
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IoT
IoT1,009 words5 min read
Wyze's New $40 Indoor Cam Pan Rotates 360 Degrees and Hides Its Lens When You Want Privacy
Seattle-based smart home company Wyze put a new camera on sale Tuesday morning, and the pitch is simple: a motorized indoor camera that can see in every direction but physically hides its…
AI1,291 words6 min read
OpenAI's First Custom Chip Posts Benchmark Wins Over Nvidia Systems
Tech Desk — August 26, 2026 — OpenAI says its first custom inference chip has posted benchmark numbers that put it ahead of Nvidia's flagship systems on the metrics that matter most for…
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Cloud & Edge Computing
Cloud & Edge Computing1,242 words6 min read
Akamai Bets on Distributed Cloud to Handle Asia-Pacific AI Inference Surge
Akamai Bets on Distributed Cloud to Handle Asia-Pacific AI Inference Surge Asia-Pacific enterprises are shifting artificial intelligence from pilot projects into production, and the…
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity1,278 words6 min read
CISA Orders Urgent Patching of Actively Exploited Zimbra Flaw as Attackers Target Email Servers Worldwide
CISA Orders Urgent Patching of Actively Exploited Zimbra Flaw as Attackers Target Email Servers Worldwide The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has given federal…
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Semiconductors
Semiconductors1,325 words7 min read
Samsung Chip Profit Surges 250-Fold as AI Memory Demand Fuels $200 Billion Broadcom Deal
Samsung's semiconductor division posted an operating profit of 89.5 trillion won in the June quarter, a 250-fold leap from the same period last year, as artificial intelligence servers…
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EV
EV1,328 words7 min read
BYD Opens Orders for Great Han Flagship Sedan: 1,000-Kilometer Range and Five-Minute Charging for Under $40,000
BYD has opened pre-orders for the Great Han, its new flagship electric sedan that delivers more than 1,000 kilometers of range on China's CLTC cycle at a starting price of 249,900 yuan —…
Battery Tech1,086 words5 min read
Saudi Arabia Commits $1.16 Billion to 8 GWh Battery Storage as Kingdom Chases 48 GWh Target
The Saudi Power Procurement Company has finalized four 15-year storage service agreements worth more than $1.16 billion, marking the first phase of a battery storage build-out that aims to…
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IoT
IoT1,035 words5 min read
Satellite IoT Connections to Surge to 197.6 Million by 2035 as LEO Constellations Reshape Connectivity
Tech Desk — August 25, 2026 — The satellite IoT market is entering a growth phase that will reshape how connected devices operate beyond the reach of terrestrial networks. New research from…