Intel rebuffs Arm after SoftBank-owned firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

Intel rebuffs Arm after SoftBank-owned firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

Arm Holdings approached Intel Corp about potentially buying the ailing chip maker’s product division, only to be told that the business is not for sale, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. In the high-level inquiry, Arm did not express interest in Intel’s manufacturing operations, said the person, who asked not to … Read more

Lenovo launches new batch of AI-capable PCs powered by Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors

Lenovo launches new batch of AI-capable PCs powered by Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors

Lenovo Group, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) vendor by unit sales, has introduced a new range of devices powered by artificial intelligence (AI) for the enterprise and consumer market segments amid a much-anticipated refresh cycle in its industry. With dual headquarters in Beijing and Morrisville, North Carolina, in the United States, Lenovo on Thursday … Read more

Micron stock declines after forecast fails to meet lofty AI spending expectations

Micron stock declines after forecast fails to meet lofty AI spending expectations

Micron’s fiscal fourth-quarter sales will be US$7.4 billion to US$7.8 billion, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. While the average analyst estimate was US$7.58 billion, some projections were above US$8 billion. Profit will be about US$1.08 a share, minus certain items, versus a projection of US$1.02. Though Micron is getting a boost from … Read more

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix says its high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI processors almost sold out for 2025

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix says its high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI processors almost sold out for 2025

South Korea’s SK Hynix said on Thursday that its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) processors were sold out for this year and almost sold out for 2025, as businesses aggressively expand AI services. The Nvidia supplier and the world’s second-largest memory chip maker will begin sending samples of its latest HBM … Read more

Chinese AI giant SenseTime suspends trading as shares surge more than 30% after launch of updated large language model

Chinese AI giant SenseTime suspends trading as shares surge more than 30% after launch of updated large language model

“In our pursuit to push the boundaries of SenseNova’s capabilities, SenseTime remains guided by the Scaling Law as we build upon our large [language] model based on this three-tier architecture: knowledge, reasoning and execution,” said Li, referring to expanding the LLM’s size by increasing its parameter count to boost its learning and generalisation capacity. SenseTime … Read more

Nvidia vs. AMD in 2024: fierce competition, but one winner

Nvidia vs. AMD in 2024: fierce competition, but one winner

Nvidia and AMD make the best graphics cards you can buy, but choosing between them isn’t easy. Unlike previous generations, AMD and Nvidia trade blows point-for-point in 2024, and picking a brand to go with isn’t as easy as counting the dollars in your wallet. I’ve reviewed every graphics card AMD and Nvidia have released … Read more

How to record your screen in Windows 11

How to record your screen in Windows 11

Recording your screen is an incredibly useful feature available on Windows 11. In a professional capacity, it allows you to capture your screen to highlight issues or show off a new workflow to your colleagues. You can also record a presentation that can be shared throughout the company. For gaming, it lets you record a … Read more

How to force quit on a Mac

How to force quit on a Mac

Did an application decide to freeze on you? Getting the spinning beachball of death on MacOS? Or are things just running a bit too slow for your liking? Then you’ll need to know how to force quit on a Mac, allowing you to close out of unresponsive programs. Apple gives you a few different options … Read more

Dell XPS 14 vs. HP Spectre x360 14: which should you buy?

Dell XPS 14 vs. HP Spectre x360 14: which should you buy?

Mark Coppock / Digital Trends The HP Spectre x360 14 and Dell XPS 14 are two of the biggest new laptops announced at CES 2024. Deliberately or not, HP and Dell rolled out significant upgrades of their premier laptops to coincide with the arrival of Intel’s Core Ultra Meteor Lake chipset. The latter introduced a new … Read more

How to add and use text replacements on Mac

How to add and use text replacements on Mac

Think about the words and phrases on our computers that we type over and over again, without even thinking about it. Emails and site logins are just a few of these frequently keyed fields, but there are plenty others. Now what if we told you there was a neat shortcut on macOS that lets you … Read more