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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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Intel’s Gaudi AI chips are far behind Nvidia and AMD, won’t even hit $500M goal
“We will not achieve our target of $500 million in revenue for Gaudi in 2024,” CEO Pat Gelsinger just said on the company’s Q3 2024 earnings call today. Though Intel just launched its recent Gaudi 3 accelerator this past quarter, said Gelsinger, “the overall uptake of Gaudi has been slower than we anticipated as adoption rates were impacted by the…
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The iPhone 17 might use Apple’s own Wi-Fi chips
Apple’s journey to making its own wireless chips has been a long one, but the end might be in sight. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted on X that Apple’s switch to its own in-house Wi-Fi / Bluetooth chips will start with the iPhone 17 in the second half of next year. Kuo also agrees with 9to5Mac’s report that the iPhone SE…
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Apple’s ‘carbon neutral’ Mac Mini is small and compact, but packs a mighty punch with the new M4 chips
Apple has unveiled the new Mac Mini sporting an overhauled and even smaller chassis with souped-up internals, promising the latest version of its compact desktop is “small but fierce”. The new model features Apple’s much-lauded M4 and M4 Pro chips, which is significant considering the Mac Mini did not get an M3 version, so the performance boost should be dramatic.…
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Apple’s New M4 Chips Give Intel and AMD a Run for Their Money
Apple just revealed its new high-end processors, the M4 Pro and M4 Max, with “the world’s fastest CPU core” and many other improvements. They will ship first in the new MacBook Pro laptops. The M-series of chips use two types of CPU cores—performance cores for heavy-duty workloads and efficiency cores for everyday tasks. Activating these CPU cores as needed delivers…
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OpenAI bets on its own AI chips by 2026 – Computerworld
OpenAI intends to design its own AI chips, which would give it an edge over its competitors, according to Reuters. The chips will be developed in collaboration with TSMC and Broadcom, meaning OpenAI will not invest in its own factories. If all goes according to plan, the first chips could be ready for use as early as 2026. While waiting…
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Apple Launches Smaller Mac mini with M4 Chips, 64GB RAM, and Thunderbolt 5
Today is Day Two of Apple’s “exciting week of announcements,” and we’ve got the next generation of Apple’s portable desktop computer — the Mac mini. As anticipated, the Cupertino giant skipped the M3 chip and jumped straight from M2 to the flagship M4 chipset. With a fresh and ultraportable design, the 2024 Mac mini marks the first-ever major redesign of Apple’s…
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AMD Reveals Fleet of Chips for Heavy AI Workloads
AMD announced the upcoming release of its most powerful AI chips to date, the Instinct MI325X accelerators, on Thursday. “Our goal is to drive an open industry standard AI ecosystem so that everyone can add their innovation on top,” said Lisa Su, AMD chair and CEO, at the company’s Advancing AI 2024 presentation in San Francisco. The 5th generation Epyc…
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Leak: AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D chips aren’t looking like a leap forward
According to slides from an MSI presentation published by HardwareLuxx today, the new chips may have respectable multi-core performance gen-over-gen, with an 8-core 9000X3D outperforming a Ryzen 7 7900X3D by up to 28 percent in Cinebench R23. But they can offer as little as two percent gains in Black Myth: Wukong and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, according to MSI’s…
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