AMD shares jump 7% and head for highest close since 2021

Lisa Su displays an AMD Instinct MI300 chip as she delivers a keynote address at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 4, 2023. David Becker | Getty Images AMD shares rose more than 7% Tuesday to their highest since reaching a record in November 2021, on optimism that the company’s artificial intelligence chips … Read more

A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data

As more companies ramp up development of artificial intelligence systems, they are increasingly turning to graphics processing unit (GPU) chips for the computing power they need to run large language models (LLMs) and to crunch data quickly at massive scale. Between video game processing and AI, demand for GPUs has never been higher, and chipmakers … Read more

Asus Cuts a Bare Few Millimeters Off Its Already Ultra-Thin ROG Zephyrus Laptops

Just how light can a light gaming laptop get? The Asus Republic of Gamers brand has marked the four-year anniversary of its first ultra-thin Zephyrus G14 by going back to the drawing board, all to shave off bare fractions of the total pounds and centimeters of its lightweight laptop brand. At this rate, the Zephyrus … Read more

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Lenovo’s Hybrid Windows and Android Laptop

I’m a sucker for a 2-in-1, and doubly so if it’s featuring the two operating systems I rely on daily. Lenovo has announced its laptop lineup for the year in tandem with CES 2024. The upcoming refreshes include updates to its gaming and work laptops and the ThinkBook series, including the ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 … Read more

‘The Claw’ Is MSI’s Steam Deck-Like That Looks a Hell of a Lot Like a Steam Deck

Say it with me, “The Claw.” What does that name evoke? Saturday morning cartoons? Timeless Pixar classics? PC maker MSI hopes you’ll start to instead think about gaming, as it’s the latest company to offer up its version of a Steam Deck, and this one indeed shares quite a few similarities to Valve’s original handheld … Read more

A Fist-Sized Macintosh-Like That’s as Cute as It Is Mundane

Normally, I wouldn’t care what my mini PC looks like. Why would I? It’s just the box I stick next to my monitor for on-the-go computing needs. It doesn’t need all the flashing lights and LEDs of an ultimate gaming rig, it just needs to function. At least, that’s how I originally felt about your … Read more

Intel’s New Core Ultra Processors Will Power ‘AI PCs,’ Whatever That Means

Intel’s latest chips boast big performance gains, but never mind any of that. What would be a normal annual chip refresh announcement from one of the world’s biggest silicon developers has put the biggest emphasis yet on onboard PC AI, with the latest Intel Core Ultra line as part of the current Meteor Lake chipsets … Read more

Intel unveils Gaudi3 AI chip to compete with Nvidia and AMD

Patrick Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., speaks during the Intel AI Everywhere launch event in New York, US, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.  Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel unveiled new computer chips on Thursday, including Gaudi3, an artificial intelligence chip for generative AI software. Gaudi3 will launch next year … Read more

Ready to Upgrade? Rumors Suggest PlayStation 5 Pro Arriving Late in 2024

A wave of rumors has engulfed Sony’s premiere fish tail-shaped console, with speculation centering on an upcoming PS5 Pro next year with a beefed-up CPU and GPU supposed to help it swim above any of the other prominent consoles currently on the market. ‘Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police’ | AI Unlocked An anonymous … Read more

Intel accuses AMD of selling snake oil CPUs in now deleted attack

Intel has accused AMD of “selling half-truths to unsuspecting customers” by using its Zen 2 architecture in some of its latest Ryzen 7000 series mobile processors. In a now-deleted presentation to system integrators, Intel’s “Core Truths” largely focuses on AMD’s Ryzen 5 7520U mobile processor and its confusing and somewhat misleading naming. AMD revealed a … Read more