Windows 11 updates on Snapdragon 8CX
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Update: now it does Galaxy Book S doesn't automatically gets it

I always like to play with the next generation of Windows and have been an active part of the Windows Insider program for years. Out of curiosity, after Intel-powered devices, I wanted to update Galaxy Book S powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8CX. I was surprised to see that Microsoft currently doesn't offer this feature, at least not automatically.

UK flogs its largest fab to the Chinese
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At least the Europeans didn't get it 

The UK's largest chip producer, Newport Wafer Fab, is set to be acquired by Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia for around $87 million next week. The deal comes shortly after the crown jewel of the UK tech industry, ARM, agreed to be acquired by US chip giant Nvidia for $40 billion. 

Microsoft refreshes Office
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Also releases ARM version

Software King of the World Microsoft has released a visually "refreshed" version of its Office desktop apps for both Windows 10 and 11.

Qualcomm ready to invest in ARM
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If EU spikes Nvidia deal

Qualcomm has said that it will invest in ARM if the EU nixes Nvidia’s takeover deal.

AMD patents new microarchitecture
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Similar to ARM's big.LITTLE

AMD has patented a different method of moving threads between different types of cores in a heterogeneous processor which is similar to ARM's big.LITTLE design.

Microsoft teams up with Qualcomm on ARM kit
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Miniature PC out in summer

Microsoft has teamed up with Qualcomm to create a Windows on ARM-based dev kit for developers.

Oracle announces its ARM based cloud
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The licence is in the mail

Oracle is giving customers more choice and flexibility with the launch of its first ARM-based cloud compute offering on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform.

HAProxy's load balancer handles  2.04 million requests per second
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All using a single ARM Neoverse

HAProxy has announced that its HAProxy 2.3 tested on a single ARM Neoverse has achieved 2.04 million requests per second and is citing it as proof that its load balancer can scale on  powerful servers with significant network bandwidth, and run on much more modest hardware while still achieving excellent results.

UK investigating ARM's sale to Nvidia
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Worried about national security suddenly

The UK government is to examine the sale of computer chip designer ARM Holdings to a US company after suddenly getting worried about national security.

Nvidia's ARM bid faces opposition
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Big Tech worried about antitrust concerns

The graphics card maker named after a Roman vengence daemon, Nvidia's plans to acquire British chip designer ARM fare facing challenges from Big Tech over antitrust concerns.