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NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 50-Series Chips
NVIDIA made a host of new announcements through a keynote speech from its CEO delivered at CES 2025 in Las Vegas on Monday. The main event was the GeForce RTX 50-series, the company’s first flagship desktop GPU offering in over two years. The graphics cards are powerful enough to run AI models and can multiply gaming frame rates by up…
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Nvidia’s Project DIGITS puts AI supercomputing chips on the desktop – Computerworld
Microsoft’s Link has 8GB of RAM, no local data storage, and an unspecified Intel processor with no special AI capabilities: If you want to use Windows’ Copilot features they — like everything else — will run in the cloud. Link will sell for around $350 when it goes on sale in April. One wall outlet, one petaflop Project DIGITS, on…
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The ASUS Zenbook A14 Has Qualcomm’s Best Snapdragon Chips
While Apple has seen a lot of success with Apple silicon-powered ARM Macs, ARM on the Windows side is still rough with software compatibility. This new computer by ASUS might be as good as an ARM Windows laptop can get in 2025. ASUS has launched its first Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered laptop, the Zenbook A14 (UX3407). Weighing in at under 2.5 pounds,…
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AI revolution drives demand for specialized chips, reshaping global markets – Computerworld
Turbulence in the market for some chip makers Though global semiconductor chip sales declined in 2023 by about 11%, dropping from the previous year’s record of $574.1 billion to around $534 billion, that downturn did not last. Sales are expected to increase by 22% in 2025, according to Morales, driven by AI adoption and a stabilization in PC and smartphone…
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LG’s lightweight Gram laptops get new Intel chips and offline AI features
LG has announced additions to its ultra-light Gram and Gram Pro laptop lineup, adding cloud-based and on-device AI-powered features that go beyond its current Gram laptops. The 16-inch Gram Pro will also be the first Copilot Plus PC in the LG Gram lineup and is further distinguished as the only model using the Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra V-Series processors.…
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It looks like Apple’s forthcoming M5 chips are all about AI – Computerworld
That’s got to mean the final design will focus on enhancements in the GPU and Neural engine, and likely also means additional cores for both. It could also be that Apple’s huge investments in 5G networking will make even more sense by the time these chips ship, as network performance in terms of data downloads and uploads will be of…
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Intel’s CHIPS Act grant reduced as production delays and losses mount – Computerworld
Investment delays and strategic setbacks The funding reduction comes as Intel pushes back the timeline for completing its Ohio chip manufacturing project from 2025 to the end of the decade. The delay, coupled with persistent challenges in matching the technological advancements of rivals like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has dampened confidence in the company’s ability to deliver on its…
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AWS and Anthropic ink deal to accelerate model development, enhance AI chips – Computerworld
Notably, last month Anthropic introduced “Computer Use” to Claude 3.5 Sonnet. This capability allows the model to use computers as people do; it can quickly move cursors, toggle between tabs, navigate websites, click buttons, type, and compile research documents in addition to its generative capabilities. All told, the company claims that Sonnet outperforms all other available models on agentic coding…
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Now you can download an ISO file of Windows 11 for Arm chips – Computerworld
It’s been possible for users to download ISO files of the Windows operating system, but until now that option has only applied to the x86 version. Now it’s finally possible to download an ISO file of Windows 11 for computers with Arm-based chips from Microsoft’s website, according to Neowin. The file can be used to install Windows 11 on virtual machines…
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Will the CHIPS Act survive a Trump presidency? – Computerworld
Despite widespread bipartisan backing, some members of Congress expressed concerns about certain provisions, such as the level of government subsidies or the potential for the bill to benefit only a few large tech companies. Still, the majority of both Democrats and Republicans recognized the strategic importance of boosting semiconductor production on US soil. A DoC spokesperson pointed to the “overwhelming…
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