Troubled Chipzilla contemplates spinning off manufacturing
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Cutting bits off 

Intel, which built its reputation on being both designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge chips, openly admits that its manufacturing arm might be put on the chopping block.

Intel’s Latest “Fix” for Arrow Lake CPUs limited
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Microscopic master class

Chipzilla has rolled out its latest firmware update for the Arrow Lake CPU series—microcode 0x114—with all the fanfare of a wet weekend in Brighton.

Embodied bricks children’s toy robot
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Thursday, 12 December 2024 10:39

Embodied bricks children’s toy robot


Death is the way of the world kid

Embodied, the startup behind Moxie, an $800 social robot for children aged 5 to 10 has decided to close and brick its product.

FinalWire releases new AIDA64 v7.50
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Wednesday, 11 December 2024 14:38

FinalWire releases new AIDA64 v7.50


Brings improved support for Intel Panther Lake and AVX2 benchmarks for Core Ultra 200

FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, the AIDA64 v7.50, bringing improved support, new benchmarks, and fixes.

Microsoft expands Recall preview
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Tuesday, 10 December 2024 11:33

Microsoft expands Recall preview


Wider rollout for Intel and AMD-based PCs

Software king of the world, Microsoft is widening the rollout of the Recall Preview to include Dev Channel Windows Insiders running AMD and Intel-based Copilot+ PCs.

Former Intel chief calls for “prayer and fasting” to save the company
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Intel living on a prayer divine intervention needed

Former Intel chief Pat [kicking] Gelsinger, who stepped down from his leadership post a week ago, appears to have had a religious awakening. He is calling on people to join him in prayer and fasting for the struggling chipmaker's employees.

Intel should never have tried to be a contract chipmaker
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TSMC founder says it would have been better at AI

The founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said that Intel should have focused on artificial intelligence rather than trying to become a contract chipmaker.

Intel Arc B580 Battlemage does well in Vulkan and OpenCL benchmarks
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Faster than Geforce RTX 4060 and Radeon RX 7600 XT

As reviewers are busy testing Intel's Arc B580 Battlemage graphics cards, the recent leak shows it to be faster in Vulkan and Open CL benchmarks at Geekbench, beating both the RTX 4070 and the RX 7600 XT.

Former Intel CEO defends 18A process
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Monday, 09 December 2024 11:43

Former Intel CEO defends 18A process


Pat Gelsinger speaks out on yield rate rumours

Intel's now "retired" CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger took time out from his busy schedule gardening, making homemade jam and other retirement activities, to defend Intel Foundry's 18A yield rate claims.

Arm boss sad about Kicking Pat’s exit
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Monday, 09 December 2024 11:32

Arm boss sad about Kicking Pat’s exit


Intel used to be a contender

Arm's CEO Rene Haas has told the Verge he is sad to see Chipzilla suffering so much.