NVIDIA CEO has said that the AI era will lead to the creation of more jobs, highlighting AI as the new job platform rather than a replacement for mankind. AI Will End Up Creating More Jobs At The End of the AI Revolution than at its beginning, according to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Talking at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, once again referred to the rise of AI as the Industrial Revolution of the modern world. There have been many talks regarding AI and its benefits, but in parallel, a long discussion has been ongoing on […]

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ASRock, Intel & Teamgroup have come together to address concerns related to higher DDR5 memory prices with the new HUDIMM standard. HUDIMM & HSODIMM Standards To Help Enable Cost-Effective DDR5 Memory, Giving Relief To Budget PC Builders Memory prices have affected every spectrum of the tech industry, including budget PC gamers and builders. With each passing day, component prices are rising, and we do not see an end to the crisis. But there's some relief coming for budget PC builders. In a brand new collaboration between ASRock, Intel & Teamgroup, the three companies may finally have a solution that opens […]

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The Intel LGA 1700 platform was launched three years ago in 2021, and it has since seen a total of 3 generations of CPUs: Alder Lake (12th Gen), Raptor Lake (13th Gen), and Raptor Lake Refresh (14th Gen). We have seen at least three generations of motherboards, first with the 600-series, which had Z690 as the top SKU, and then two generations of 700-series based on the top Z790 chipset, which included a soft refresh for the 14th Gen lineup. In late 2024, Intel introduced its next-generation 800-series chipsets, and with the Core Ultra 200S CPU series, the company also […]

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Intel & AMD are facing severe shortages of CPUs, prompting a global disruption in PC and industrial segments, driving costs further up. Intel & AMD CPU Prices Surged By 15% As Supply, Not Prices, Led To Severe Shortages Currently, the global CPU market is witnessing massive shortages. We have already shared how CPUs are the next component that will be affected by the Agentic AI frenzy. The relation between enterprise and client processor shortages is very simple. AI is the bigger market now, and production lines need to be prioritized to keep up with the demand. Hyperscalers and cloud providers […]

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Intel Foundry has welcomed its newest member, Shawn Han, from Samsung Foundry, as the company continues to build its A-Team in the semiconductor business. Shawn Han of Samsung Foundry Joins Intel Foundry, Bringing Years of Semiconductor Experience The announcement was made by Intel Executive Vice President, Naga Chandrasekaran, on LinkedIn, and shared by the Intel Foundry handle on X. In the post, Naga announced that Shawn Han has joined Intel & will serve in a leadership position as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Foundry Services. Shawn begins his role from May this year, and the important part […]

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TSMC, in its Q1 2026 earnings call, talked a bit about Intel as a competitor in the foundry business while stating the benefits of its A14 process node. TSMC Posts Record Revenues But Acknowledges Its Competitors & Their Respective Technologies Good For The Industry For Q1 FY26, TSMC is reporting a revenue of $35.9 billion, up 6.4% Q-Q. During the earnings call, TSMC's Chairman and CEO, C.C. Wei, highlighted the company's current foundry ventures, updates on upcoming nodes, and also stated what he thinks about the competition & the situation regarding the current supply chain. Starting first with Intel, and […]

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As the AI industry enters the maturity phase, traditional terms have become outdated, which is why NVIDIA suggests that the new ways to think about AI TCO should be evaluated based on "Cost Per Token". NVIDIA Wants Everyone To Rethink AI TCO With "Cost Per Tokens" Metric Tokens are the single most important metric for AI. While yesterday's data centers were evaluated on their raw computing power, today's AI factories are evaluated on their token output. But it's not important for who does the most tokens, efficiency and cost are still the values that matter the most. That is why […]

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NVIDIA CEO has stated that even if AI didn't exist, his company would've still been huge, but says that he is happy for the fact that AI is a reality. NVIDIA CEO Talks AI, Competition, China, & Supply Chain Moat In Podcast, Says Accelerated Computing Has Been Their Secret Sauce In a podcast with Dwarkesh Patel, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang talked about several aspects of the company. He emphasized NVIDIA's strategy in becoming a global AI superpower, while also talking about the various aspects, such as the tightening competition from ASICs, the role of China, and the supply chain moat. […]

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Intel's Xe3P graphics architecture will focus on Crescent Island discrete GPUs for AI & Workstation, while missing out on the Arc gaming family. Intel Xe3P Goes Pro & AI With Crescent Island Discrete GPUs, Arc Gaming Lineup Missing In Action Intel's Xe3 GPU architecture has been phenomenal for Panther Lake CPUs, and as the blue team continues to develop its graphics architectures, there's some good news and bad news for the next-gen discrete GPU family. According to Jaykihn, Intel's Xe3P, the successor to Xe3, will feature discrete GPU options. These graphics series will be branded under the Crescent Island lineup. […]

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NVIDIA has introduced Ising, its newest OpenAI models designed to make Quantum Computers useful and faster with brand new capabilities. NVIDIA Ising AI Models For Quantum Computers Bring Up To 3x Performance Boost Quantum Computing has been cited as the next frontier of computing for decades. Several companies have been trying to perfect quantum computing for years now, and only now have a few started to break the code. NVIDIA already offers an open-source development platform for quantum computing called CUDA-Q. The platform is "qubit-agnostic" and works seamlessly with QPUs and Qubit Modalities. Today, NVIDIA is announcing its first family […]

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Meta will fulfill its massive AI demands by co-developing multiple next-gen AI Silicon "XPUs" with Broadcom. Meta & Broadcom Partner To Develop A Multi-Gigawatt AI Ecosystem Powered by Custom AI Silicon "XPUs" Last month, Meta announced four AI chips featuring a custom design for its AI tasks. These XPUs (chips with multiple IPs) were branded under the MTIA AI lineup & each chip is optimized for a specific workload that spans GenAI inference, General-Purpose, and Training tasks. The four chips are listed below with their specs: Metric MTIA 300 MTIA 400 MTIA 450 MTIA 500 Workload Focus R&R Training General […]

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The failure rate of NVIDIA's 16-Pin connector GPUs should be the primary reason why the company's warranty claims have increased by 1000%. With A Share of Over 90% In The Discrete GPU Segment, NVIDIA Witnesses A Massive Surge In Warranty Claims That Could Be Linked To Its New 16-Pin Connector Products NVIDIA's warranty expenses have seen a drastic rise over the past three years, as Warranty Week reports an unusual rise in the company's warranty claims and accrual rates. It is reported that NVIDIA's warranty claims increased ninefold, whereas AMD's warranty claim rates increased by two-thirds during the 2024-2025 period. […]

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As the United States continues to hammer down trade restrictions on China, YMTC has decided to uplift the chipmaking capacity by building new fabs. China & US Trade Wars Continue, In the Midst, YMTC Decides To Double Its Production Capacity With Two Brand New Chipmaking Factories The semiconductor industry is currently facing a trade war between two giants. On one hand, there's the United States, and on the other, there's China. From export restrictions to the banning of necessary tools that are required for making chips, the United States is trying to ensure that China doesn't get bleeding-edge materials and […]

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ASUS has prepared a new Mini-ITX AM5 motherboard, the TUF Gaming B850I WIFI NEO, for budget-tier Ryzen PC builds. ASUS's TUF Gaming B850I WIFI NEO Motherboard Is Catered Towards Budget Mini-ITX Ryzen Builders Motherboard makers have been making some really impressive, cost-effective motherboards based on the AM5 socket for budget-tier Ryzen PC builders. We have seen and tested a lot of these designs over the past few months, and it looks like ASUS has a new product for SFF PC builders. The company has just introduced its latest addition, the ASUS TUF Gaming B850I WIFI NEO, which is a Mini-ITX […]

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MSI entered the PSU market in 2020, and since then, it has offered some really good designs, featuring the latest standards and exclusive features. The manufacturer offers its line in three segments: the entry-level MAG, the mid-tier MPG, and the enthusiast-grade MEG series. We previously got a taste of the MEG Ai1600T, MEG Ai1300P, and the MPG A1000G PSU, but this year, MSI unleashed its high-end MPG Ai1600TS series, which goes all-in on the ATX 3.1 standard with premium components and ratings ranging from 1300W up to 1600W. MSI MPG Ai1600TS 80+ Titanium PSU Specifications The MSI MPG Power Supplies […]

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Intel Nova Lake CPUs will feature Xe3 graphics and not Xe4 as previously expected, but will offer Xe3P Media & Display engines. Intel Nova Lake CPUs Combine Xe3 & Xe3P Graphics Capabilities, Not Going Xe4 Last year, it was reported that Intel's Nova Lake CPUs would leverage a hybrid GPU architecture approach, combining Xe3 with Xe4, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. As per the latest update by Jaykihn, it looks like Intel will rely on its Xe3 and Xe3P graphics architectures for Nova Lake CPUs. The two architectures are different, but they are also used for […]

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Intel Serpent Lake CPUs are expected to be the first to utilize an NVIDIA RTX GPU tile, while Copper Shark is revealed as a next-gen P-Core architecture. Intel Serpent Lake CPUs To Combine Blue Team's x86 Prowess With NVIDIA's RTX GPUs Recently, it was revealed that Razer Lake-AX will be the first generation of SoCs from Intel that will tackle AMD's Halo lineup. Razer Lake is expected to be the successor to Nova Lake, so it will launch sometime in 2027-2028, but it looks like the first SoC from Intel to utilize an NVIDIA GPU tile will come way later […]

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Rumors regarding Intel Nova Lake's performance and clocks have started roaming the web, with the IPC being mentioned as higher than AMD Zen 6. Nova Lake vs Zen 6 Rumors: Intel Leads In IPC While AMD Leads In Clock Speeds The latest rumor comes from HXL (@9550pro), who has posted rumored information regarding the IPC and clock speeds of upcoming CPU architectures such as Intel's Coyote Cove and AMD's Zen 6. Intel Coyote Cove P-Core architecture will be featured on the next-gen Nova Lake CPUs alongside the Arctic Wolf E-Cores. Meanwhile, AMD will leverage its Zen 6 architecture for next-gen […]

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AMD has rolled out official support for Google's Gemma 4 across its full range of GPUs & CPUs, offering support for the compact AI model. AMD Radeon GPUs & Ryzen AI CPUs Fully Support Google's Gemma 4 AI Model Google rolled out its latest family of open-weights AI models, called Gemma 4, which span a range of sizes, from 2B to 31B. With this announcement, AMD is rolling out support across its entire Radeon GPU, and Ryzen AI CPU family. Press Release: AMD is proud to provide Day Zero support for the full set of Gemma 4 models across our portfolio of AI-enabled […]

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