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  • AI PCs Hit 54.7% of Global Shipments in 2026

    AI PCs Hit 54.7% of Global Shipments in 2026

    AI PCs hit 54.7% of global shipments in 2026, up from 31% in 2025. Here's what that crossover means for buyers, vendors, and fleet managers.

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  • 3D RIS Structures Unlock Omnidirectional 6G Coverage

    3D RIS Structures Unlock Omnidirectional 6G Coverage

    3D Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces are replacing flat panels in 6G research. Here is what the latest prototypes and patents reveal about coverage.

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  • Hybrid Wind Harvester Powers Sensors at 3.34 mW

    Hybrid Wind Harvester Powers Sensors at 3.34 mW

    A hybrid wind harvester combining triboelectric and piezoelectric layers delivers 3.34 mW RMS at 4.74 m/s, enough to run battery-free IoT sensors continuously.

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  • FISA 702 Expiration Forces AI Surveillance Reckoning

    FISA 702 Expiration Forces AI Surveillance Reckoning

    FISA Section 702 expires April 2026 with no replacement plan. How AI surveillance outpaced the law and what Congress must fix next.

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  • CISA's 60% Furlough Weakens U.S. Cyber Defenses

    CISA's 60% Furlough Weakens U.S. Cyber Defenses

    CISA's 60% furlough leaves U.S. cyber defenses at 40% capacity. Here's what's degraded, what automation can't fix, and what organizations should do now.

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  • Glass Chip Delivers 42.7 Gbit/s Quantum Random Numbers

    Glass Chip Delivers 42.7 Gbit/s Quantum Random Numbers

    A glass photonic chip from Italian researchers hit 42.7 Gbit/s quantum random number generation, roughly 10x faster than previous devices.

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  • Digital Skills: The New Frontier Beyond Connectivity

    Digital Skills: The New Frontier Beyond Connectivity

    92% of jobs require digital skills, yet millions lack them. Explore the real gap between connectivity and capability, and what actually closes it.

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  • EMBL Reveals Computing's Hidden Carbon Toll

    EMBL Reveals Computing's Hidden Carbon Toll

    EMBL-EBI's lifecycle research reveals computing's true carbon cost goes far beyond electricity. Here's what the data shows and what you can do now.

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  • AI Adoption Grows Twice as Fast in the Global North

    AI Adoption Grows Twice as Fast in the Global North

    AI adoption in the Global North is nearly twice the rate of the Global South. 2025 data shows the gap is accelerating, not closing.

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  • 81 Million Americans Skip Broadband Despite Having Access

    81 Million Americans Skip Broadband Despite Having Access

    81 million Americans live where broadband is available but don't subscribe. Cost and perceived irrelevance drive the gap, not infrastructure.

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