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The Intel i386 turns 40 years old — 275,000 transistors running at 16MHz changed personal computing forever
Intel's i386 brought 32-bit registers to x86 and paved the way for Windows 3.0 and Linux.
Apple M5 chip smashes Snapdragon X2 Elite in early single-thread benchmarks
The fastest mobile chip yet
Multiple generations of Intel's modern chips see price hikes up to 20% overseas
International reports indicate that Intel's 12th, 13th, and 14th Generation processors are selling for up to 20% more in markets like Korea and Japan.
Tachyum's 'general-purpose' Prodigy chip delayed again — now with 256 cores per chiplet and a $500 million purchase order from EU investor
Commercial shipments probably won't happen until sometime in 2027
Apple unveils M5 chip with 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU
Apple just announced the arrival of the 5th-generation Apple Silicon, with the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro among the first devices to get it.
Report: Arm developing custom CPU for OpenAI's in-house accelerator
OpenAI is reportedly working with SoftBank-owned Arm on a new CPU to complement the custom AI accelerator it is co-developing with Broadcom.
Intel Panther Lake SKUs spotted in HWMonitor update — release notes specify Core Ultra X, H, and U variants
Latest HWMonitor release notes give an early look at Intel’s 18A Panther Lake family ahead of its official debut.
