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  From German pilot to Asia Pacific scale up: Breakthrough recycling technology makes high value silicon truly circular

  (Tech - South China Morning Post / 2026-03-02 16:00)

  The global market for recycling materials from solar panels is projected to reach up to US$2.7 billion by 2030, with silicon being a strategically critical material. Circular Silicon Ltd. owns a proprietary mechanical recycling technology that recovers high-purity silicon with significantly lower emissions and energy use than conventional methods.

  The company is scaling operations, with a new plant in Hong Kong set to process waste equivalent to 10,000 tonnes of solar panels annually and a German facility designed for 100,000 tonnes. Hong Kong serves as a strategic base due to its proximity to Asian manufacturing waste and its supportive green finance ecosystem.

  The main topics covered are the growing market for silicon recycling, Circular Silicon's proprietary technology and expansion plans, and the strategic reasons for establishing a plant in Hong Kong.

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  ISSCC 2026: Rebellions details industry's first quad-chiplet AI solution with UCIe interconnects — claims Rebel100 AI accelerator equals the power of Nvidia H200 with lower power envelope

  (Latest from Tom's Hardware / 2026-03-02 16:03)

  Rebellions has detailed its Rebel 100 AI accelerator, an industry-first quad-chiplet design using UCIe-Advanced interconnects to combine four NPU chiplets into a single package. The accelerator is built for AI inference, delivering performance comparable to Nvidia's H200 (2 FP8 PFLOPS) but with a lower 600W power consumption.

  The design highlights the industry shift toward multi-chiplet architectures to overcome manufacturing limits, using standard UCIe interfaces for high-bandwidth, low-latency communication between chiplets. Rebellions positions the Rebel 100 as a building block for large-scale systems capable of running trillion-parameter AI models.

  The main topics covered are the Rebel 100 accelerator's multi-chiplet architecture, its performance and power claims versus competitors, and the adoption of the UCIe interconnect standard.

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  Exploring the future of Artificial Intelligence — today's models, tomorrow's agents, and the big privacy problem

  (Latest from Tom's Hardware / 2026-03-02 16:51)

  The article examines the rapid evolution of the AI industry, driven by massive investment and demand for AI data centers following the popularization of models like ChatGPT. It notes significant AI advancements in fields like medicine and climate science, but highlights persistent limitations such as hallucination, knowledge uncertainty, and a lack of trust in outputs from both text and image generators.

  Despite these challenges, the piece observes clear, monthly improvements in AI capabilities, including reduced error rates and expanded reasoning through larger context windows and more parameters. It concludes by framing the central industry questions around whether AI models are reliable enough for material impact and how they can be improved to become more trustworthy.

  The main topics covered are the AI industry's growth and investment, current capabilities and limitations of AI models (including LLMs and image generators), and the technical factors driving improvement, such as context window size.

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  Transcend 260S 2TB SSD Review: A Dependable Alternative PCIe 5.0 Contender

  (Latest from Tom's Hardware / 2026-03-02 17:16)

  The Transcend 260S SSD is a reliable, power-efficient drive offering consistent all-around performance, though it is merely average compared to high-end competitors. It is designed with a focus on reliability and consistency for environments like pre-built systems and small businesses, which can sometimes result in slightly lower peak performance metrics.

  The drive provides good specifications, including a five-year warranty with above-average endurance ratings, and comes with capable management software. Its hardware features a simple but effective design with a graphene heatspreader.

  The main topics covered are the drive's performance profile, its design philosophy emphasizing reliability over peak speed, its specifications and warranty, and its included software and physical characteristics.

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  With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom

  (404 Media / 2026-03-02 17:26)

  Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are facilitating large-scale betting on geopolitical events, including the potential fall of the Iranian regime and the status of its leadership. The platforms face criticism for allowing bets on events involving death, leading to complex rules and justifications from executives attempting to distance the practice from profiting from tragedy.

  This activity is framed as part of a broader, perverse economy merging Silicon Valley, crypto, and gambling, which was pioneered and legalized by sports betting companies through aggressive lobbying. The model has expanded from sports to allow betting on virtually any event, creating a lucrative industrial complex that critics argue exploits addiction and disconnection from real-world consequences.

  The main topics covered are prediction markets betting on geopolitics, the ethical controversies of profiting from death, and the expansion and legitimization of the gambling industrial complex.

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  Nvidia releases new GeForce 595.71 driver to fix serious fan control bug — new update resolves issues for RTX 30, 40, and 50-series GPUs that reportedly stopped some fans from working

  (Latest from Tom's Hardware / 2026-03-02 17:56)

  Nvidia has released a new GeForce 595.71 driver to replace a recalled version (595.59) that contained a serious bug. The faulty driver caused cooling fans on some RTX 30, 40, and 50-series GPUs to stop working, posing a risk of hardware failure.

  The new update resolves the fan control issue and also provides optimizations and bug fixes for several games, including "Marathon" and "Resident Evil Requiem." This incident follows other recent driver problems from Nvidia, highlighting ongoing challenges with software stability.

  The main topics covered are the driver recall and fix, the specific fan malfunction bug, the potential hardware risks, and the inclusion of new game support in the replacement driver.

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  Charter gets FCC permission to buy Cox and become largest ISP in the US

  (Ars Technica / 2026-03-02 18:19)

  The FCC has approved Charter Communications' acquisition of Cox, a deal that would make Charter the largest U.S. home Internet provider by surpassing Comcast. Regulators dismissed concerns about reduced competition and higher prices, arguing the two companies largely operate in separate territories.

  A key condition for the approval involved Charter committing to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, aligning with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's demands. The merger still requires approval from the Justice Department and several states before it can be finalized.

  The main topics covered are the regulatory approval of a major telecom merger, the resulting market consolidation, and the role of DEI policy commitments in the FCC's decision.

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  Novos balizadores de consumo elevam exigência da inovação no comportamento das empresas

  (Capital Digital / 2026-03-02 18:53)

  While Brazil's formal job market created 1.27 million positions last year, new business registrations were four times higher at 5.1 million, indicating a strong shift toward entrepreneurship. This trend is driven by a generational pursuit of professional autonomy, where innovation is now seen as a survival necessity rather than just a strategic advantage.

  True innovation is defined not merely by adopting advanced technology like AI, but by understanding human behavior and redesigning sustainable business models to solve real problems. The Brazilian Innovation Society (SBI) plays a key role in promoting this culture through research, certification, and by connecting different market actors.

  To help businesses, the SBI developed an Innovation Maturity Assessment based on nine global pillars, providing a precise diagnostic to move beyond following trends to building genuinely innovative solutions.

  Main Topics: Brazilian entrepreneurship trends, the redefinition of innovation, and the role of the Brazilian Innovation Society (SBI) in fostering structured innovation.

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  Nvidia’s RTX 5070 seemingly crushes memory shortages to reign supreme as Steam’s number one GPU — but there are questions about why

  (Latest from Tom's Hardware / 2026-03-02 19:05)

  The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 has rapidly become the most popular GPU on the Steam Hardware Survey, capturing 9.42% market share in February 2026 despite a global memory shortage and a price above its MSRP. This dramatic rise is largely attributed to a surge in surveyed users from China during the Chinese New Year holiday, with internet gaming cafes potentially skewing the data as many users log into the same high-end systems.

  Other notable survey findings include a significant increase in systems with 32GB of RAM, even amid high memory prices, and a marked decline in Windows 11 usage among Steam gamers in favor of Windows 10.

  The main topics covered are the RTX 5070's market performance, the influence of Chinese gaming cafes on survey data, and broader PC hardware and software trends on the Steam platform.

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  The Regime Change President Who Won’t (or Can’t) Actually Change Any Regimes

  (The Intercept / 2026-03-02 19:10)

  The article describes a major military attack by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, framed as a "regime adjustment" effort by President Trump. It criticizes the operation for lacking clear reasoning, defined goals, or a coherent plan for what would follow the assassination of key Iranian leaders like Supreme Leader Khamenei.

  The report notes the U.S. encouraged a popular uprising in Iran but failed to promote a clear alternative leadership, despite mentions of Reza Pahlavi. It highlights the internal confusion and absence of strategy surrounding the action, contrasting it with ongoing nuclear negotiations.

  The main topics covered are the U.S.-Israel military action against Iran, the critique of its strategic ambiguity, the assassination of Iranian leadership, and the lack of a viable plan for political transition in Iran.

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  Phison is now demanding customers pre-pay with shorter timelines — NAND squeeze affecting everyone in the SSD supply chain

  (Latest from Tom's Hardware / 2026-03-02 19:51)

  Phison, a major SSD controller maker and drive manufacturer, is now requiring its customers to make upfront payments or accept shorter payment windows. This move comes after Phison's own NAND flash suppliers began demanding similar prepayments, a result of severe price increases and shortages in the NAND market.

  The article notes that NAND flash pricing has risen dramatically, estimated at three to four times its cost in mid-2025. Other major players like SanDisk, Kioxia, and potentially Samsung are also implementing or considering stricter payment terms due to the industry-wide supply squeeze.

  Phison's policy appears flexible, with terms likely evaluated on a case-by-case basis, potentially favoring larger clients. The situation is attributed to rapid market changes driven by AI infrastructure demands and broader supply chain pressures.

  Main Topics: NAND flash shortage and price increases; changes in payment terms within the SSD supply chain; Phison's specific response and business impact; industry-wide trends among major memory manufacturers.

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  Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers

  (Business Latest / 2026-03-02 20:08)

  Prediction markets saw heavy trading related to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, including a $54 million market on whether Iran's Supreme Leader would leave his position. After Ayatollah Khamenei's death, the platform Kalshi resolved the market based on the last-traded price before his killing, rather than paying out "yes" contracts, citing a pre-existing "death carve-out" rule that prohibits contracts on assassination.

  This decision sparked a customer revolt, with traders threatening lawsuits and regulatory complaints, arguing the rule was not sufficiently clear. Kalshi's CEO apologized and said the company took a $2.2 million loss to reimburse fees and net losses, while promising to highlight such rules more prominently in the future.

  The incident highlights ongoing industry challenges in handling sensitive event contracts and occurs amid increased regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets. It follows other recent controversies over how platforms settle markets tied to geopolitical events.

  Main Topics: Prediction markets, Geopolitical event trading, Market resolution controversy, Customer backlash and reimbursement, Regulatory scrutiny.

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  US$2.68 billion class action claims UK PlayStation users are overcharged for games

  (Tech - South China Morning Post / 2026-03-02 20:08)

  A £2 billion class action lawsuit, representing millions of UK PlayStation users, will be heard by the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London. The claim alleges Sony abuses its market dominance by imposing unfair charges for digital games purchased through the PlayStation Store, overcharging consumers.

  The case highlights the shift from physical discs to digital downloads, noting the latest PS5 console has sold over 90 million units, with its cheapest model lacking a disc drive entirely.

  The main topics covered are the class action lawsuit, allegations of anti-competitive pricing on digital games, and the market context of PlayStation's digital sales transition.

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  Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on the Roads

  (Business Latest / 2026-03-02 21:34)

  Delivery apps like Careem and UberEats have largely maintained operations in the Gulf region despite ongoing conflict, though with delays and some area pauses. Companies emphasize they are monitoring safety in real-time and allowing drivers to go offline if concerned, while also aiming to provide essential supplies.

  Critics argue the policy puts delivery drivers at risk from threats like falling debris, while drivers themselves report economic pressure to work due to quota systems and potential fines. The apps are also considered essential services, providing crucial access to groceries and medicine for those staying indoors.

  The main topics covered are the continued operation of delivery apps during conflict, the safety debate and risks for drivers, and the economic pressures and essential worker status of delivery personnel.

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  Democratic Leaders Avoid Criticizing Trump’s Iran War. Now Voters Will Have a Say.

  (The Intercept / 2026-03-02 22:15)

  Democratic leaders have largely criticized the procedural aspects of President Trump's military strikes on Iran, rather than the substance of the war itself. This approach contrasts with the overwhelming disapproval of the attacks among Democratic voters, setting up primary elections as a referendum on candidates' stances.

  A key primary in North Carolina features challenger Nida Allam attacking incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee over past support from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, which backed Trump's strikes, with both candidates now voicing opposition to the war.

  Congressional Democratic leaders have focused their criticism on Trump's failure to seek congressional approval for the war, avoiding a direct judgment on whether the war itself is justified.

  The main topics covered are: the Democratic Party's internal divisions over criticizing Trump's Iran war, the role of pro-Israel lobbying groups like AIPAC as a primary election issue, and the strategic focus by party leadership on constitutional process over the war's merits.