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Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets
Nvidia surges ahead of AMD and Intel
Tech Fund has revealed a significant disparity in research and development (R&D) budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia. Troubled Intel appears weaker than both despite its vast R&D expenditure.
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Intel loses a swag of CHIPS Act money
More than $2 billion
The Biden administration is expected to trim the federal grant funding troubled Chipzilla initially anticipated receiving from the CHIPS and Science Act after the semiconductor maker won a significant defence contract.
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Chipzilla selling off family silver
Property sales
Chipzilla is flogging off its 150-acre campus in Folsom, California to cut costs amid plummeting sales. It is also considering the future of its 50-acre Hawthorn Farm property as part of a cunning plan to consolidate operations at its Silicon Valley headquarters.
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Intel unveils "Jaguar Shores"
Next-Gen AI GPU
Intel has lifted the kimono on its plans for its next-generation AI GPU, code-named "Jaguar Shores" which sounds like Geordie Shores but with killer felines.
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MSI unveils AI and HPC servers at Supercomputing 2024
The next AI wave
MSI has showcased its latest AI server based on the Nvidia MGX architecture and its DC-MHS server lineup powered by Chipzilla's Xeon 6 processors at Supercomputing 2024.
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AMD confirms layoffs and lowered Q4 outlook
Intel merger rumours are not going away
AMD has confirmed a reduction in its global workforce, laying off approximately 1,000 employees, equivalent to 4 per cent of its total workforce of 26,000.
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Intel's Linux kernel test robot reports 3888.9 per cent performance boost
From changing one line of code
Intel's Linux kernel test robot has recently reported a 3888.9 per cent performance improvement in the mainline Linux kernel after Chipzilla geeks changed one line of code.
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Nvidia is building a CPU
Taking on Intel and AMD
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is building a CPU for consumer PCs, marking a step into territory dominated by AMD and Chipzilla.
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Gelsinger loses TSMC discount
Has to pay full price for 3nm chips
Intel CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger’s recent comments about the risks associated with Taiwan have strained the relationship between Intel and TSMC.
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Intel rolls back significant change to laptop chips
Getting rid of memory sticks was a waste of time and money, may dump GPUs
Intel has reversed one of the most significant changes to its laptop chips -- getting rid of memory sticks and it may abandon its GPUS plans.