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Softbank plans to build first Nvidia Blackwell-based AI supercomputer using x86 DGX B200 servers
By Anton Shilov published
Softbank's telecom arm to build AI supercomputer based on Nvidia's DGX B200 servers.

Former Intel CPU engineer details how internal x86-64 efforts were suppressed prior to AMD64's success
By Christopher Harper published
Intel was hesitant to embrace x86-64 given the resources put into Itanium.

Intel and AMD are unlikely allies in new x86 ecosystem advisory group – "we'll remain fierce competitors"
By Paul Alcorn published
Cats and dogs, living together!

Intel outlines a plan to get back in the game
By Anton Shilov published
Intel reviews its projects and product plans as part of the turnaround plan introduced in August.

How to run x86 Windows games on your Mac
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Using emulation tools or Apple's Game Porting Toolkit, you can use your Mac to play Windows games designed for AMD or Intel processors, though they may be buggy.

Windows 11 24H2 won't be hitting x86 PCs until 'later this year'
By Aaron Klotz published
Windows 11 24H2 won't be making its way to x86 PCs in the immediate future. A new Microsoft update suggests the update won't come for the next several months, possibly not until Q4 of this year.

Linus Torvalds says RISC-V will make the same mistakes as Arm and x86
By Jowi Morales published
Linus says RISC-V development will likely make the same mistakes that the x86 and Arm chips made during their development cycles.

Ray Tracer ported to an x86 boot sector in only 483 bytes, run on Pentium Pro and faster CPUs
By Christopher Harper published
An x86 boot sector Ray Tracer, inspired by Ray Tracer for Atari 8-bit Basic, brings some real-time RT rendering to 90s-era hardware.
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