Chips

Apple set to build a server chip to service its own AI and may have sacrificed the company's fastest ever chip to achieve this; report suggests a strategic tie-in with $850bn Broadcom

Apple set to build a server chip to service its own AI and may have sacrificed the company's fastest ever chip to achieve this; report suggests a strategic tie-in with $850bn Broadcom

Apple developing "Baltra" server chip for AI, targeting 2026 productionIsraeli silicon team leading project; Mac chip canceled for focusBroadcom collaboration and TSMC’s N3P tech to enhance development Apple is reportedly…

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Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 gaming PCs listed prematurely for $7,539 and $4,399 at a retailer — Blackwell meets Arrow Lake to power upcoming Predator Orion 7000 PCs from Acer

Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 gaming PCs listed prematurely for $7,539 and $4,399 at a retailer — Blackwell meets Arrow Lake to power upcoming Predator Orion 7000 PCs from Acer

Pre-built from Acer featuring the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 have been listed before launch. Source

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US Department of Commerce finalizes $458 million grant for SK Hynix to build Indiana packaging plant — plans to lend an additional $500 million for Lafayette project

US Department of Commerce finalizes $458 million grant for SK Hynix to build Indiana packaging plant — plans to lend an additional $500 million for Lafayette project

SK Hynix gets $458 million from the U.S. government via the CHIPS Act to build an HBM packaging plant in Indiana. Source

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Nvidia and Apple: Frenemies are putting grudges aside to supercharge AI performance

Nvidia and Apple: Frenemies are putting grudges aside to supercharge AI performance

Apple and Nvidia have announced a surprise collaboration targeted at improving LLM inference performance, combining Apple's open-source ReDrafter with Nvidia's raw silicon grunt. The result? A 2.7x improvement in performance…

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AMD's 'Golden Rabbit' GPU reportedly hits 'end of life' status — Radeon RX 7900 GRE is no longer available at any retailer

AMD's 'Golden Rabbit' GPU reportedly hits 'end of life' status — Radeon RX 7900 GRE is no longer available at any retailer

Tweakers reports that several AMD add-in board partners confirmed the upper mid-range RX 7900 GRE is now declared "end-of-life" and is no longer being produced. Source

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'World's first' open-source Armv9 motherboard surfaces — Radxa Orion O6's pricing starts at $200 for the 8GB RAM model

'World's first' open-source Armv9 motherboard surfaces — Radxa Orion O6's pricing starts at $200 for the 8GB RAM model

A collaborative effort between Arm China, CIX, and Radxa has precipitated what is claimed to be the world's first open source Armv9 motherboard. - the Radxa Orion O6. Source

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The best Windows laptops we tested in 2024: Our pick lasts longer than the M4 MacBook Pro

The best Windows laptops we tested in 2024: Our pick lasts longer than the M4 MacBook Pro

The best Windows laptops run an impressive gamut, from Qualcomm-powered workhorses that refuse to die to dual-display stunners and subtle gaming stations. (Some of them, dare we say, will tempt…

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OneXplayer G1 is a new Strix Point-powered gaming laptop with 144Hz display and detachable keyboard

OneXplayer G1 is a new Strix Point-powered gaming laptop with 144Hz display and detachable keyboard

One-Netbook has launched the OneXplayer G1 - a compact gaming laptop with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, Radeon 890M graphics, and a modular design with detachable keyboard and…

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NVIDIA Asks Super Micro Computer (SMCI) To Investigate How Its Chips Were Illicitly Procured By China, Including The Issue Of Forged Server Serial Numbers

NVIDIA Asks Super Micro Computer (SMCI) To Investigate How Its Chips Were Illicitly Procured By China, Including The Issue Of Forged Server Serial Numbers

We reported a few months back how NVIDIA's H100 GPUs, which remain under a strict US export control regime in relation to China, were readily accessible via Super Micro Computer's…

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NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” Gaming GPUs Surfaces Over EEC Listing; Validating Presence of Several Models

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” Gaming GPUs Surfaces Over EEC Listing; Validating Presence of Several Models

NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" GPUs have finally surfaced on the EEC database, validating the presence of several SKUs in the lineup. Palit Becomes The First AIB Partner To…

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