AMD announces plans to acquire Xilinx
$35 billion biggest to date
News that AMD might acquire Xilinx was quite a surprise after the Nvidia–ARM consolidation, but not surprising. Using current stock and market value increase, AMD decided to make a strategic decision to play better in the data center, 5G, automotive, and fight against the Intel–Altera alliance.
X.Org server has been abandoned
Last major release was May 2018
It looks like X.Org server is officially toast and a prominent Intel open source developer has admitted the software is abandonware.
Intel shares plummet after server warning
Things are not looking good in Chipzilla’s universe
Intel shares fell by ten percent after-hours trading after the chip company reported its third quarter results, which show it losing ground in the server and data centre market.
Asus VivoBook Flip 14 spotted with Iris Xe Max GPU
Tiger Lake paired up with Intel discrete GPU (DG1)
The VivoBook Flip 14 has already been announced with Intel's Tiger Lake CPU and it might also feature Intel's discrete GPU.
Intel flogs NAND to SKY Hynix
US-China tensions not helping
Intel has agreed to sell its NAND memory chip business to SK Hynix for $9 billion in an all-cash deal that would propel the South Korean chipmaker to second in the global rankings.
AMD is continuing to hurt Intel
Might have more than a third of the market
AMD is continuing to bring a pile of hurt to Intel according to online tech investment mag Motley Fool.
Google and Intel warn of Linux Kernel flaw
Bluetooth causing problems
Google and Intel are warning of a high-severity Bluetooth flaw in all but the most recent version of the Linux Kernel.
Intel talks up 11th Gen Rocket Lake
Anything AMD can do we can do better -- eventually
Chipzilla has been talking up its 11th Gen Rocket Lake chips which it expects to make available in the first quarter of next year.
Intel, Qualcomm, Tesla against ARM–Nvidia merger
Exclusive: Few others, Apple maybe
Multiple well-informed sources have informed us that there is a big uprising in Silicon Valley against the proposed Nvidia–ARM acquisition. We have spoken with people from multiple technology companies, and everyone - outside ARM and Nvidia - believes that this is bad for the industry.
Intel improves 5G network infrastructure offerings
Hardware, software and solutions
Chipzilla has announced shedloads of new 5G related products as it chases a $25 billion silicon opportunity by 2023.