Intel wants move to modular computing
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Friday, 24 January 2025 08:01

Intel wants move to modular computing


Attacking e-waste and repairability

 Troubled Chipzilla is reinventing itself as a champion of the right-to-repair movement and wants to design modular PCs.

Nova Lake spotted in the wild
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Thursday, 23 January 2025 11:39

Nova Lake spotted in the wild


It can’t come soon enough

Intel’s coming Nova Lake has been spotted in the wild in a shipping manifest seen by X86 is dead&back.

Musk, Global Foundries and Qualcomm team rumoured to buy Intel
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Today, Intel; tomorrow the world

Elon [look at me] Musk, Global Foundries, and Qualcomm are in Florida, where they will are rumoured to be plotting to buy Intel.

Kottapalli flees Intel for Qualcomm
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Wednesday, 15 January 2025 22:26

Kottapalli flees Intel for Qualcomm


After 28 years working for Chipzilla

Sailesh Kottapalli, a 28-year Intel veteran and lead engineer on numerous Xeon server processors, has exited the company to join Qualcomm.

Failed Intel buyout was the best thing that happened to Tower
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Thank the gods for the regulators

Three years after US chip giant Intel's $5.4 billion bid to acquire Tower Semiconductor fell through due to regulatory delays, the Israeli company has reached new heights.

Intel to spin off venture arm
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Tuesday, 14 January 2025 23:16

Intel to spin off venture arm


Intel Capital goes it alone

Intel has announced plans to spin off its venture capital arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund with the chipmaker serving as an “anchor investor.”

Intel unveils new Laminar RH2/RM2 CPU coolers for Core Ultra 200 series
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Bundled with new Core Ultra CPUs

While Intel did not have a lot to show at the CES 2025 event, mostly since most of the things were leaked earlier, but the new boxed CPU Laminar coolers that will be bundled with the Core Ultra 200 non-K series have now been spotted.

Intel to slice off RealSense
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Thursday, 09 January 2025 23:03

Intel to slice off RealSense


Company will remain under Intel Capital.

Chipzilla is planning to spin off its RealSense operations into a stand-alone company, a move that could benefit the tech giant in the future.

Intel sticking to its GPU plans
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Tuesday, 07 January 2025 00:18

Intel sticking to its GPU plans


New CEO pledges protection

Despite rumours that Intel was going to abandon its GPU plans, it appears Chipzilla is going to stick with them.

AMD rumoured to develop Fire Range Successor
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X3D Technology

AMD is allegedly working on a successor to its Dragon Range (Ryzen 7045HX) processor lineup, codenamed Fire Range.