Electronics & Tech Headline News Archive: January - December 2026

5/29/2026

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5/22/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

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• ChatGPT Solves Elusive Geometry Proof

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• Low Power 360 Gbps Laser Wi-Fi

5/15/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Europe's Electronics Sector Picks up Speed

• Top 5 Companies Granted U.S. Patents in 2025 (one American)

• Shape-Shifting Semiconductors Activated by Light

• UK Teachers Say AI Eroding Critical Thinking

• FCC Approves Charter's $34.5B Acquisition of Cox

5/8/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Amazon Might Buy Globalstar

• AI Could End Online Anonymity (or falsely identify)

• How Test and Measurement Will Evolve in 2026

• AI and Geopolitics Forge Memory Market Crisis

• European Electronics Distribution Gains Momentum

5/1/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• UK Secure Quantum Communications Boost

• 2026 PC Sales down 11.3%, Tablets down 7.9%

• Starlink Becoming Mainstream Option

• U.S. Engineering Ph.D. Programs Losing Students?

• AI Glasses Shipments Grow 322% in 2025

4/24/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Broadband Equipment Market Set for 2026 Rebound

• Foundry Revenues to Grow 24.8% YoY

• U.S. Manufacturing Sector Flexes Its Muscles

• FCC Accelerates Access to High-Speed Networks

• Middle East Conflict Rewiring Global Supply Chains

4/17/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Ham HOA Antenna Protection in Indiana

• FCC Expands Use of Broadband Spectrum

• UK's Fractile Chip Facility Gets £100m Expansion

• Choosing an Antenna for Compliance Testing

• Huawei Wins 8 GLOMO Awards at MWC Barcelona

4/10/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Smartphone Shipments to Fall 7% in 2026

• February Chip Sales up 61.8% YoY

• Shielding Electronics Supply Chain from Cyberthreats

• FCC Warns Ham on Out-of-Band Transmissions

• On-Chip Temperature Monitoring

4/3/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• UK, US, Others Set 6G Security Principles

• AI Boom Drives Memory Shortage

• FCC Deauthorizes Chinese Testing Labs

• How Ukraine Electrical Engineers Fight a War

• U.S. Outspends Europe on Wireless

3/27/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• European Chip Industry Crisis

• Frist "Greenwashing," Now "AIwashing"

• Taiwan Exports to U.S. More Than China

• FCC Requires FRN Contact Information Change Within 10 Days

• India Targets 1B 5G Subscribers by 2031

3/20/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• 6G Coming - with Connectivity & AI

• 5G Americas Dissolves in 2026

• How Hackers Break into Chip Fabs

• European Digital Market Collision

• ARRL - 3 Questions Removed from NCVEC Question Pool

3/13/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Manufacturing Expands Amid Surging Prices

• 6G Spectrum Sharing Shows Promise

• FCC Expands Unlicensed Use of 6 GHz Band

• Active Smartphone Installed Base up 2% in 2025

• FDA Clarifies Wearable Device Rules

3/6/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Revisiting the 1996 Telecommunications Act

• China's BeiDou Satellite (their GPS) Does Emergency Messaging

• How & When Will Memory Chip Shortage End?

• At Age 25, Wikipedia Refuses to Evolve

• Amazon Leo Asks FCC for Satellite Launch Extension

2/27/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• FCC Gives Amazon OK for 4,500 More Satellites

• China Memory Producers Race to Exploit Shortage

• U.S. Manufacturing Sector Returns to Growth

• ARRL Student Coding Contest $25k Award

• Shielding Electronics Supply Chain from Cyberthreats

2/20/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Fund Opens Defence Contracts to UK Startups

• Global Trade Holds Its Ground

• FCC "Supercharge" Wi-Fi in 6 GHz Band

• Legacy Memory (DDR2, 3, 4) in Demand but Scarce

• 2026 is Year of 6G Slop

2/13/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• FCC to Exempt Amateurs from Foreign Adversary Reporting

• Continuing Your Professional Education in 2026

• India Reaches 400M 5G Subscribers in 3 Years

• EIB Backs Europe's 1st Gallium Production Investment

• 2026 a Pivotal Year for 6G Standardization

2/6/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• New 60-Meter Frequencies for Hams

• EMC Test Lab Market Expected to Double in 10 Years

• Sony to Spin off TV Business

• FCC in a Bind with Supreme Court

• 2025 Semi Revenue up 21% YoY at $793B

1/30/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• Growth of AI Aligns with E-Waste

• TSMC to Hike U.S. Investment to $465B

• First-Ever $200B Semiconductor Revenue Quarter

• FCC to Delete Obsolete Part 97 Rules in February

• 2026 6G predictions from Keysight

1/23/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• DRAM Cannot Keep up with AI Demand

• 2025 Began Changing Rare Earth Supply Chains

• AT&T Drops DEI for $1B Spectrum Deal

• FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band

• AT&T to Completely Axe DEI

1/9/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• U.S. Congress Intros "No Robot Bosses" Bill

• December Manufacturing Contracts in U.S.

• FCC Moves to Expel Hong Kong Telecom

• India's Mobile Fraud Crackdown Takes Sinister Turn

• Technologies Shaping Modern Supply Chain

1/2/2026

Engineering & Tech Headlines <Archives>

• ARRL $25,000 Student Coding Competition

• FCC Extends Amateur Radio Renewal Filing Deadline

• U.S. Cuts EV Plans as Tax Credit Ends

• Fragmented 6 GHz Policy Shapes Wi-Fi 8 Adoption

• Big 3 Have Room for 32M FWA Customers