Intel confirms AVX-512 for future desktop CPUs
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AVX10.2 512b coming with Nova Lake

A brief note in the latest oneDNN update confirms that Intel plans to bring back 512-bit AVX instructions to future desktop CPUs, most likely with Nova Lake.

Trump slaps 100 per cent tariff on chip imports
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Offers Apple get out of jail free card

Donald Trump is back on the tariff warpath, this time threatening to slap a 100 per cent levy on all semiconductor imports unless the chips are made on US soil.

Intel's 18A gamble wobbles
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Intel's Panther Lake yields so low insiders are calling it a Hail Mary

Intel is floundering again, this time with its hyped 18A chip process meant to revive its credibility in high-end manufacturing.

Intel has a bite at the lower-end
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Power-efficient Arrow Lake chips arrive on the sly

Troubled Chipzilla has shoved a few more low-end Arrow Lake chips out the door, hoping no one would notice unless they were really paying attention.

Corsair launches AI WORKSTATION 300 workstation SFF PC
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AMD Ryzen AI Max packed in a 4.4-liter chassis

Corsair has unveiled its latest small form factor PC, based on AMD's Strix Halo platform and packed in a compact 4.4-liter chassis.