Nvidia scrapped SOCAMM 1 after repeated failures to meet expectations SOCAMM 2 promises faster transfer speeds reaching 9,600 MT/s performance LPDDR6 adoption discussions signal scalability beyond current SOCAMM 2 modules Nvidia has abandoned its earlier effort to commercialize SOCAMM 1 after…
The Download: The CDC’s vaccine chaos
Every year, MIT Technology Review selects one individual whose work we admire to recognize as Innovator of the Year. For 2025, we chose Sneha Goenka, who designed the computations behind the world’s fastest whole-genome sequencing method. Thanks to her work, physicians…
Prime members can get the 8Bitdo Pro 2 controller with travel case for only $40
8Bitdo may have already launched its Pro 3 controller, but that doesn’t mean you should dismiss older models. The Pro 2 has been one of our favorites for a long time, and right now Prime members can get the Bluetooth controller…
Where are all the ‘hot Neptune’ exoplanets? Orbital chaos may have booted them out
Astronomers have launched a new program known as ATREIDES to study a mysterious “desert” in space. But unlike the deserts of the planet Arrakis conquered by Paul Atreides in the “Dune” novels by Frank Hebert, this desert describes an absence of…
How to change what the iPhone 17 Camera Control button does
Unless you’ve gone looking in System Settings, you may not be aware that the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 can be set to do other functions besides set up and take a picture. Here’s how to…
Logitech is calling the new Astro A20 X the ‘ultimate console gaming headset,’ but it’s got two disappointing traits
You’ve got to be pretty bold to make a claim like having the “ultimate console gaming headset” but that’s what Logitech did at its annual LogiPLAY event, which I attended amid a host of other products from the brand’s gaming division….