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Decades-long Linux ownership dispute effectively dead after Xinuos appeal rejected
Xinuos plans to petition for a full‑bench rehearing of its case, but this kind of request has only a 0.03% success rate according to IBM’s lawyers.
The PC age began 45 years ago with the breakthrough Intel 8088 processor
45 years ago, in August 1981, the PC age began in earnest with the launch of the IBM PC Model 5150. At its heart was the Intel 8088 microprocessor.
Intel licenses Atom-class x86 cores to startup
Intel reportedly licenses Atom-class x86 cores to a startup led by Lip-Bu Tan's co-investor and incorporated in May.
Intel and AMD's new ACE CPU extensions bring an efficient AI-oriented instruction set to x86
ACE CPU extensions bring an efficient AI-oriented instruction set to x86 — new design makes matrix multiplication more power- and density-efficient
Intel introduced ‘the first processor in the x86 series and the first 8086 microprocessor’ on this day in 1978
June 8, 1978, marked the birth of the x86 architecture with the arrival of the 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU.
China announces CPU-only exascale supercomputer with 47,000 homemade processors, record 2 Exaflops of performance without GPUs
The system would pack 47,000 processors into 92 compute cabinets, making it the first exascale machine designed to reach that performance tier without GPU accelerators.
Intel vs AMD: Which CPUs Are Better in 2026?
We wade into the endless debate: Who makes the best CPU, AMD or Intel? Here's the blow-by-blow in ten categories.
AMD adopts FRED together with Intel for Zen 6 architecture
AMD adopts FRED together with Intel for Zen 6 architecture
