Hardware Articles

Brooke Becher

Updated on February 03, 2026

Rare earth metals are a key ingredient in modern tech — and a new flashpoint in the escalating U.S.-China trade war. As China flexes its rare earth monopoly, the race to secure these critical resources is reshaping global economic and security strategies.

Anthony Corbo

Updated on February 03, 2026

These semiconductor companies continue to advance hardware for new devices and AI systems.

Brooke Becher

Updated on February 03, 2026

Inside the evolving export-control system that determines whether Nvidia’s advanced AI chips reach Chinese data centers.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on February 03, 2026

After selling dot-com era startups Zip2 and PayPal, Musk invested in techno-utopian projects like Tesla’s electric vehicles, Space X’s reusable rockets and Neuralink’s brain implants. In this article, we chronicle Musk’s evolution across his 10 companies.

Ben Koska

Updated on January 28, 2026

Nvidia built something incredible with CUDA, but for AI to meet its full potential, it’s time to move on.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on January 28, 2026

Data centers are popping up around the U.S. at a record pace, often promising hundreds of permanent jobs in smaller communities. But what exactly do these jobs entail — and how long will they stick around?

Abel Rodriguez

Updated on January 28, 2026

These companies develop military-grade products like fighter jets and intelligence software, and they’re looking for top tech talent to join their teams.

Brooke Becher

Updated on January 28, 2026

From Meta’s new AR glasses to OpenAI’s mystery device, Silicon Valley is racing to build the next AI-first heir to the smartphone. The winner could not only dominate the hardware market, but reshape our entire relationship with artificial intelligence.

Jeff Rumage

Updated on January 28, 2026

The Trump administration is taking equity stakes in chipmakers and rare earth miners, transforming taxpayer dollars into a government stock portfolio worth over $10 billion.

Brooke Becher

Updated on January 21, 2026

The Neuralink implant is a surgically-implanted brain-computer interface device designed to let users control a computer or mobile device using their brain activity. It is developed by Neuralink, a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk.