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Google Unveils ARM-based AI CPU, Google Axion
Google announced first ARM-based CPU Google Axion, as well as upgraded TPU AI chips, but it won't be selling them to customers
Microsoft Unveils Two Customised Chips For AI
Two custom-designed chips will deliver AI services and will be used internally in Microsoft data centres and Azure cloud
Intel Unveils ‘Pay-to-Play’ Feature For Upcoming Xeon Chips
Fancy paying twice for data centre server chips? 'Intel On Demand' webpage signals major change to the way users pay for CPUs
Taiwan Bans Most Chip Exports To Russia, Belarus
More bad news for Putin, as Taiwan confirms strict ban on modern computer chips and chip-making equipment to Russia and Belarus
ARM Touts Performance Per Watt As New ‘Moore’s Law’
Traditional Moore's Law is no longer relevant in today world's, argues ARM, and says 'performance per watt' is the better metric
Nvidia Unveils Data Centre ARM CPU Dubbed ‘Grace’
New 'Grace' server chip from GPU giant Nvidia is designed to take the fight to Intel and AMD in the data centre CPU segment
President Biden Targets Silicon Shortage With Executive Order
Chip shortage targetted by US executive order that will review supply chains for four critical products experiencing shortages
Silicon Shortage Prompts GM To Extend Car Production Cut
Ongoing global shortage of computer chips prompts another car manufacturer to extend production cut in its North American factories
Taiwan Meeting With Top US Official Will Discuss Silicon Shortage
Silicon squeeze. Global shortage of silicon chips will be a topic covered during Taiwan's meeting with a senior US official
Taiwanese Minister: Chip Makers To Address Car Silicon Shortage
As a silicon shortage slows global car production, Taiwanese government minister says chip makers are at full capacity but will try to priortise car makers
Coronavirus: Silicon Shortage Slows Car Production
Supply chain squeeze. Worldwide shortage of CPUs is slowing the manufacturing of new cars from a number of the world's largest car makers
Apple Unveils Mac Computers Powered By M1 Chip
Tuesday's 'One More Thing' launch event sees Apple reveal the first MacBook Air and other Macs with its inhouse designed CPU
Apple Teases Surprise ‘One More Thing’ Launch Event
Third launch event scheduled by Apple for Tuesday 10 November, with new Macs expected to showcase inhouse ARM silicon
Apple To Sell Macs With In-house Processors From 2021 – Report
Apple will reportedly utilise its own in-house processors in its Mac computer portfolio next year, in a transition away from Intel CPUs
Cerebras Delivers World’s Largest Computer Chip For AI
New chip is the size of an iPad and contains 400,000 cores to handle machine learning challenges
Huawei Launches Server Chipset To Lessen US Reliance
Chinese firm pledges to continue Intel partnership and insists chipset is complimentary, not competitive
Intel CPUs At Risk From Foreshadow Flaw
Not again. Intel rocked by another data stealing vulnerability that affects the secure CPU enclave
Apple To Drop Intel Chips From Macbooks – Report
Intel processors will reportedly no longer feature in Macs from 2020 as Apple plots inhouse CPUs
Nvidia Updates Software But Denies Impact From Meltdown & Spectre
CEO claims that Nvidia GPUs are immune to the flaws currently blighting CPUs from Intel, ARM and AMD
Meltdown & Spectre: Intel Chip Exploit Also Impacts ARM, AMD Chips
'Not just us' says Intel, as ARM and AMD are also said to be vulnerable to one of the flaws
AMD Ryzen Pro CPUs To Challenge Intel In The Enterprise Arena
Performance, security and machine learning optimisation can all be found in AMD's latest processors
Major Hyper-Threading Flaw in Intel Kay Lake And Skylake CPUs Could Wipe Data And Crash Systems
The major flaw, discovered by Debian developers, can be stopped by disabling Hyper-Threading
Intel Reveals 18 Core Core i9 Processor And Core X 8th Generation CPUs
The chipmaker is touting is first teraflop desktop processor
AMD Signals Data Centre Return With EPYC Chips
What's in a name? AMD raids the naming repository for Ryzen Threadripper, EPYC, and Vega chips
Intel Reveals Credit-Card Sized Computer For Bringing Processing Power To IoT
CES 2017: The Compute Card features Intel's Kaby Lake processors and flexible connectivity options
Qualcomm Wants To Be Centre Of IoT With Snapdragon 835 CPU And Connectivity Platform
CES 2017: Qualcomm continues to pursue IoT with chips and connectivity
Tech Quiz of The Week: IT Jargon
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Intel Outlines AI Push With Lake Crest Chip And Google Partnership
The chip maker is keen to pursue the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Intel And GE Turn Trains Into Core i7 Powered ‘Superbrain’ Mobile Data Centres
The two companies are creating what they call mobile data centres in trains