AMD slaps AI on its Ryzen Z2 chips
Crams in NPUs while selling something for Steam Deck
AMD has bulked up its Ryzen Z2 handheld lineup with two fresh entries, one aimed at power users who think their console should run Crysis, and another for people happy with glorified calculators.
Apple drops more Intel Mac support in macOS Tahoe
Job’s Mob continues its Intel purge
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has signalled it's nearly done with Intel Macs by slashing support for all but four of them in its upcoming macOS 26 release, codenamed Tahoe.
Startup dares to outgun Chipzilla with RISC-V tech
A group of former top Chipzilla engineers have ditched the corporate safety net to build what they claim will be "the biggest, baddest CPU in the world."
Micron shows off "thinnest and fastest" mobile DRAM
1-gamma LPDDR5X claims big AI gains with better battery life
Micron has started shipping samples of its 1-gamma node-based LPDDR5X memory, which it claims is the world’s fastest and thinnest low-power DRAM designed for flagship smartphones.
Chipzilla shows off CPU watercooling slab
Prototype microchannel cooler targets 1,000W heat
Troubled Chipzilla is playing with water again, this time showing off an in-package liquid cooler at its Foundry Direct Connect shindig. Rather than slapping a chunky block on top of an IHS, this design squirts coolant directly over the silicon, using copper microchannels to hit only the bits that get seriously toasty.