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Intel to begin fab personnel layoffs in mid-July
Intel will begin layoffs at its Intel Foundry division in mid-July as part of a new restructuring effort to cut costs while focusing on keeping engineering talent.
AMD unwraps 2027 AI plans: Verano CPU, Instinct MI500X GPU, next-gen AI rack
AMD plans to launch its second-generation rack-scale AI platform in 2027 with EPYC 'Verano' CPUs, Instinct MI500X GPUs, and Vulcano 800 GbE NICs, accelerating its roadmap to an annual cadence.
AMD EPYC Venice boasts 256 cores and bandwidth galore — next-gen server CPUs arrive in 2026
AMD’s Zen 6-based EPYC ‘Venice’ CPU pushes core count to 256, boosts performance by 70%, and features PCIe 6.0, 1.6 TB/s memory bandwidth, and a new SP7 packaging, according to AMD.
China claims to have developed the world's first AI-designed processor
China’s leading scientific institution has taken the wraps of QiMeng, an AI-powered system designed to accelerate chip design.
AMD Zen 5 CPU has dropped to a staggeringly low price — Ryzen 5 9600X now just $189, even includes a free 512GB SSD
Deals AMD's Zen 5 Ryzen 5 9600X paired with a free 512GB Patriot P300 M.2 SSD for just $189.
Nvidia's 20-core N1X leaks with 3000+ single-core Geekbench score
A preliminary Geekbench listing for Nvidia's future N1X SoCs for mobile devices suggests performance near Intel's Arrow Lake-HX and AMD's Strix Halo chips.
AMD unveils Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme with AI processing NPU, expands family with two new chips for handheld gaming consoles
New chips signal AMD’s push into a broader handheld market giving more options to OEMs
