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Can’t wait for AMD’s next-gen Ryzen CPUs? Zen 6 sighting hints they could arrive late in 2026, possibly packing a dream gaming chip
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Can’t wait for AMD’s next-gen Ryzen CPUs? Zen 6 sighting hints they could arrive late in 2026, possibly packing a dream gaming chip

Zen 6 CPUs now have “preliminary support” in a system monitoring tool Typically that support comes into play around 12-18 months before release...

AMD drops quad-core server CPUs entirely as EPYC 4005 series sets eight-core processors as the new entry-level standard
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AMD drops quad-core server CPUs entirely as EPYC 4005 series sets eight-core processors as the new entry-level standard

AMD drops quad-core chips making 8-core EPYC the new standard Zen 5 EPYC 4005 series targets small businesses and IT providers Upgraded memory...

Intel releases new patch for CPUs affected by instability issues – but wait, weren’t we done with this already?
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Intel releases new patch for CPUs affected by instability issues – but wait, weren’t we done with this already?

Intel has deployed a new patch for 14th-gen and 13th-gen chips This is another fix for the long-running episode around instability problems So...

Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon CPUs can now install popular tool that lets you customize Windows 11 and improve the Start menu in ways that Microsoft won’t entertain
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Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon CPUs can now install popular tool that lets you customize Windows 11 and improve the Start menu in ways that Microsoft won’t entertain

The latest version of Windhawk, a popular customization tool, supports Arm That means those with Snapdragon PCs can use it to put their...

Microsoft introduces an AI model that runs on regular CPUs
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Microsoft introduces an AI model that runs on regular CPUs

BitNet b1.58 2B4T advances the Pareto frontier defined by leading open-weight LLMs under 3B parameters in terms of performance versus memory, demonstrating superior...

Copilot+ PCs with AMD or Intel CPUs are finally getting some key AI features in Windows 11 – although I’m starting to doubt Recall will ever happen
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Copilot+ PCs with AMD or Intel CPUs are finally getting some key AI features in Windows 11 – although I’m starting to doubt Recall will ever happen

Microsoft has delivered a clutch of new AI features to Copilot+ PCs Many of these are gracing AMD and Intel-powered laptops for the...

Security flaw means AMD Zen CPUs can be “jailbroken”
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Security flaw means AMD Zen CPUs can be “jailbroken”

Google’s researchers found a vulnerability in AMD Zen 1 – 4 chips It allows anyone to push microcode updates, even malicious ones The...

It looks like Microsoft might have broken Windows 11 24H2 again as performance plummets with Intel’s latest CPUs
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It looks like Microsoft might have broken Windows 11 24H2 again as performance plummets with Intel’s latest CPUs

The two latest patches for Windows 11 24H2 are causing some users problems Allegedly, the worst affected hardware is the Intel Core Ultra...

AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs rumored to arrive on March 12 – but gamers will still be better off with the 9800X3D
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AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D CPUs rumored to arrive on March 12 – but gamers will still be better off with the 9800X3D

Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D are purportedly arriving on March 12 Reviews are apparently going to be published the day before We’re still...