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In the August 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, learn about jailbreaking LLMs, how LEDs are making light pollution worse, and how Nokia's 14 years of mobile-phone supremacy ended in an afternoon, and more!

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IEEE Spectrum: July 2026
In the July 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, learn about why launching data centers is a dream, the accidental birth of a silicon neuron, unlocking the dark art of radio-chip design, and more!

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IEEE Spectrum: June 2026
In the June 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read the state of AI in 2026, AI's zero problem, how your virtual twin could one day save your life, and more!

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IEEE Spectrum: May Issue 2026
In the May 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read about the exoskeleton test pilot pushing the limits, AI-human collaboration, making radio waves compute mid-air, and more!

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IEEE Spectrum: April Issue 2026
In the April 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read about the extreme engineering behind the world's biggest data center, the memory chip shortage, the promise of smart pills, and more!

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IEEE Spectrum: March 2026
In the March 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read about AI's hunt for the next big thing in physics, particle accelerators treating cancer, keeping power-line workers safe, chess by telegraph, and more.

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February 2026
In the February 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read about the quest to put a radio telescope on the moon, smart hearing aids, a cheap fix for congested power grids, the spatial web, and more.

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IEEE Spectrum: Jan 2026
In the January 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read about the top tech to watch out for in 2026.

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December 2025
In the December issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read about Hyundai's massive metaplant, Qualcomm's plans for Arduino, LLMs that fit in a laptop, why software fails, and more.

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IEEE Spectrum: November Issue
In the November issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, read the special issue exploring the thermal challenges shaping the future of computing and four big ideas to cool things down.

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