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EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: eon, undersea fiber, space lasers

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Galaxy S27 Ultra may get a slimmer camera thanks to this hidden upgrade (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: galaxy s27 ultra, samsung, inkjet lens process

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Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) foundry roadmaps — breaking down TSMC, Intel, Samsung, and GlobalFoundries' approach to next-generation scale-up connectivity (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Anton Shilov | tags: tsmc, intel, samsung

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New Spinning Drone Hides In Plain Sight (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: northwestern university, motion blur, artificial intelligence

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Broadband Cables Are Surprisingly Good at Detecting Earthquakes (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake detection, broadband cables

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Fiber-Optic Internet Cables Measure Earthquakes More Accurately Than the Government’s Alert System, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake detection, government alert system

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The Government’s Earthquake Warning System Has a 30% Accuracy Rate. Scientists Found Something Better (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake warning system, government

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Lumentum CEO warns of impending bottleneck on critical material used for silicon photonics — fab and material shortfall already lags 30% below customer needs as co-packaged optics demand skyrockets (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Luke James | tags: lumentum, indium phosphide, silicon photonics

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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qr codes, browser-based transfer, decimen optical transfer

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Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: playstation, sony, digitalization

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A Remote Indigenous Community Built One of Canada’s Fastest Fiber Networks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-07-30 | by Rachel Berkowitz | tags: fiber-optic network, western james bay telecom, fort albany first nation

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DJI Osmo Pocket 4P review: The best gimbal camera money can't buy (engadget.com)

2026-07-30 | by James Trew | tags: dji, osmo pocket, insta360

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Razer’s new keyboards drop the price on powerful gaming features (theverge.com)

2026-07-30 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | tags: razer, huntsman v3, hall effect switches

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Corning tumbles 12% after earnings, leading rout in optical stocks (cnbc.com)

2026-07-28 | by Cj Haddad | tags: corning, optical stocks, artificial intelligence

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Corning tumbles 16% after earnings, leading rout in optical stocks (cnbc.com)

2026-07-28 | by Cj Haddad | tags: corning, fiber-optic, china

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Dyson V16 Piston Animal Submarine Review: Powerful but Pricey (wired.com)

2026-07-28 | by Nena Farrell | tags: dyson v16, shark powerdetect, gen5detect

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Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off (theverge.com)

2026-07-27 | by Brad Bourque | tags: razer, huntsman v3 pro, optical switches

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This tiny fiber-optic plug could make laser weapons battlefield-ready (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: attalon, fiber-optic, laser weapons

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Angels in Coptic Magic I: Introduction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | by Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin | tags: coptic magic, pseudo-dionysus, angels hierarchy

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What Happens if You Cut a Photon in Half? The Answer Is Trippy (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: photon, quantum physics, light

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Inside optical and the battle for scale – how the AI industry is racing to integrate photonic interconnects (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-23 | by Chris Stokel-Walker | tags: photonic interconnects, lightmatter, hyperscalers

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What happens when you try to chop a photon in half? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: photon reflection, quantum physics, arxiv.org

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New programmable photonic chip can control how fast light moves (sciencedaily.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: programmable photonic chip, seoul national university, optical computing

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I wore Meta's $499 prescription Ray-Bans for 6 weeks: They're stylish but not for me (zdnet.com)

2026-07-21 | by Adam Doud | tags: meta ray-ban, essilorluxottica, blayzer optics

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Meta Glasses review: A bit less polish, a lot more baggage (engadget.com)

2026-07-20 | by Karissa Bell | tags: meta glasses, ray-ban meta optics, dynamic capture

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China's Zhongji Innolight sees shares surge after Hong Kong listing approval (cnbc.com)

2026-07-20 | by Justina Lee | tags: zhongji innolight, hong kong listing, optical transceivers

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Researchers create programmable material that can steer heat and remember its state without power — breakthrough could eventually aid AI chip cooling and silicon photonics (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-14 | by Etiido Uko | tags: field, heat, infrared

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Boutique DIY Hi-Fi solution lets you repurpose your old IDE optical drives as a standalone audio player — $190 CD-ROM Player 01 features a laser-cut enclosure and a custom PCB (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-14 | by Mark Tyson | tags: cd rom, drives, optical

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Elon Musk receives FTC greenlight to buy Mesh Optical as interconnects emerge as AI's tightest bottleneck — the move will expand Musk's growing stack of critical AI infrastructure (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-09 | by Etiido Uko | tags: hardware, industry, mesh

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Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: battery, controller, optical