College Student Builds Jet-Powered Drone That Hits 491 MPH in Dorm
An aerospace engineering student built a jet-powered drone in his dorm room that unofficially broke speed records by reaching 491 mph.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
USAF Tests SpaceX Starfall Cargo Drops from Space for Military Resupply
The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has successfully tested Rocket Cargo capabilities, enabling military units to resupply via cargo pods dropped from space. A SpaceX Starfall capsule, launched by a Falcon 9 rocket, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean carrying mission equipment.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 4 min read
Binance Suffers Record $5.6 Billion Cryptocurrency Heist
Binance has suspended withdrawals following a massive $5.6 billion cryptocurrency breach. Security firms attribute the attack to North Korean hackers.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 4 min read
Custom 3D-Printed Mouse Shell Generator Built Without AI
A former esports commentator and 3D printing enthusiast has developed a local software tool that automatically generates custom mouse shells around imported PCB models without relying on generative AI.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
Cisco Assigns Engineer Unlimited AI Tokens to Rewrite Legacy Code
Cisco has tasked a 27-year-old engineer with rewriting 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months using unlimited AI coding tokens.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
Intel Moon Lake Chip Details Leak, Pointing to N-Series Successor
Recent leaks indicate Intel's upcoming Moon Lake processor will feature four low-power-efficiency cores and a 6 W TDP, positioning it as a potential N-series successor.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 2 min read
Micron Rewards Taiwan Workers With Massive Bonuses Amid AI Chip Boom
Around 700 Micron workers in Taiwan are set to receive significant payouts equivalent to years of salary as memory chip manufacturers grapple with worker demands during the AI boom.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming PC with RTX 5060 Gets $350 Discount
Save $350 on the ABS Cyclone Aqua entry-level gaming desktop featuring an Nvidia RTX 5060 and Intel Core 5 processor.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 2 min read
A Technical Primer on LLM Concepts: KV Cache, Weights, and Inference
A comprehensive primer on the fundamental concepts powering modern large language models, covering weights, quantization, context windows, KV cache, and inference mechanics.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 7 min read
UK Intelligence Agency GCHQ Missing Storage Drives Flagged in Report
The UK Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office has flagged a very significant number of missing GCHQ storage drives that have been lost for years.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
PsiQuantum Adapts Photonics Tech Into Optical Switch for AI Data Centers
Quantum computing firm PsiQuantum has adapted its low-loss silicon photonics technology into an optical circuit switch designed to improve AI data center networking.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 5 min read
OpenAI CEO Argues Against Local PC RAM for AI Inference
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues that home PC hardware running local inference is inefficient, pointing to cloud data centers for better resource utilization.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 2 min read