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World's first bioprocessor uses 16 human brain organoids for ‘a million times less power’ consumption than a digital chip
By Mark Tyson published
Swiss startup claims its Neuroplatform is a first for biocomputing.
Snapdragon X Elite shows 2X higher multi-threaded performance than Apple M2 in new benchmarks
By Jowi Morales published
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 had more than double the performance of an Apple M2 device in a CPU-Z multi-threaded benchmark test.
AMD reportedly changes upcoming Ryzen CPU branding to one-up Intel
By Aaron Klotz published
Leaker claims AMD wants a number "better" than Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 series Lunar Lake chips.
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Lisa Su announces AMD is on the path to a 100x power efficiency improvement by 2027
By Paul Alcorn published
AMD CEO Lisa Su took to the stage after winning the imec Innovation Award to explain how the company is on the path to a more than 100x power efficiency improvement by 2027.
Dell hints at Nvidia-made chips for Windows AI PCs as soon as next year
By Anton Shilov published
Dell and Nvidia chief executives imply that Nvidia's processors for AI PCs will be ready next year.
Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit is an $899 mini PC — meant to develop for Windows on Arm
By Jowi Morales published
The Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows comes with a Snapdragon X Elite SoC, 32GB of RAM, and a 512GB NVMe SSD.
Early Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks seemingly confirm the chip's incredible performance and battery life potential
By Aaron Klotz published
A third party has finally gotten its hands on a production laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite. Early test results suggest its performance is virtually as good as advertised.
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