AMD has unveiled its new flagship gaming CPU, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, boasting a 5.6 GHz boost clock. Alongside it, the company announced a sprawling lineup of AI-focused mobile and desktop processors, all slated for a Q1 2026 release.
AMD is launching its Ryzen AI 400 series processors, featuring more powerful XDNA 2 NPUs and the first Copilot+ chips for desktops. The top model boasts 12 Zen 5 cores and a 60 TOPS NPU, promising significant performance gains. Yet, the real-world need for this AI horsepower remains a big question.
Nvidia just announced its next-generation Rubin AI accelerator is in production and on track for customer deployment in the second half of the year. The chip promises a 3.5x boost in AI training and a 5x jump in running AI models, with Microsoft among the first to get it.
AMD has announced its next-generation Ryzen AI 400 series laptop processors, set to arrive in Q1 2026. The chips offer modest clock speed improvements over last year’s models and pack powerful NPUs to handle Windows Copilot+ features and creative apps.
NVIDIA has reportedly started full production of its Rubin AI chips well ahead of its original schedule. The move accelerates its already blistering product cadence as it aims to supply major cloud partners by the second half of 2026.
AMD is expanding its Ryzen AI Max+ lineup and adding a faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D gaming CPU. However, the company is touting massive AI performance leaps from its updated ROCm software stack as the bigger breakthrough.
In a desperate move to secure memory chips, Apple executives are reportedly booking long-term hotel stays in South Korea. They’re negotiating with Samsung and SK hynix as DRAM prices have surged 230% since early 2025. The shortage is impacting the entire tech industry.
South Korean startup FuriosaAI is gearing up to mass-produce its RNGD AI chip this month. The company, founded in 2017 by ex-Samsung engineer June Paik, claims the chip can run Meta’s Llama model at twice the power efficiency of Nvidia’s top GPUs. After turning down an acquisition offer from Meta, t
The White House has ordered the unwinding of a deal for HieFo Corp. to purchase chip assets from Emcore. The move follows a Cfius review and highlights ongoing tensions over critical tech.
Chinese AI chip designer Biren Technology has raised $717 million in a hot Hong Kong IPO. The listing comes as Beijing pours billions into homegrown tech to counter US restrictions.
