TweakTown

Intel is reportedly preparing a 10% price increase for consumer CPUs

TL;DR: In 2026, Intel plans a 10% price increase on consumer CPUs, including popular Core Ultra processors, due to rising semiconductor demand driven by AI data centers. This price hike challenges PC ...
TechSpot

It's not just memory anymore: AI data centers are taking all the CPUs, too

Ripple effect: Ongoing AI datacenter construction has created shortages of DRAM and NAND that manufacturers say will impact prices for years, but memory isn't the only component that datacenters ...
The Verge

Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI data centers later this year

The Arm AGI CPU can have up to 136 cores per CPU, claiming it has double the performance per watt of x86 chips. The Arm AGI CPU can have up to 136 cores per CPU, claiming it has double the ...
CNBC

Arm releases first in-house chip, with Meta as debut customer

CNBC got an exclusive first look at Arm's first ever in-house chip, the AGI CPU, purpose-built for running AI inference in data centers. Meta is the first official customer for the new chip, with ...
TechRadar

'It embarrasses the 9700X': Reviewer raves about one of Intel's best CPU releases in years as Core Ultra 200S series pummels similarly priced AMD rivals

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Intel Core Ultra 270K Plus improves Adobe Premiere workflows by 15% over 9700X Rendering in ...
Ars Technica

Intel Core Ultra 270K and 250K Plus review: Conditionally great CPUs

Many of our graphics card reviews early last year and in the early 2020s focused on the difficulties of reviewing and recommending graphics cards when the manufacturer-suggested price points ...
Digi Times

Intel Xeon 6 wins CPU slot in Nvidia DGX Rubin, stakes claim in AI inference stack

Intel's Xeon 6 processors have been selected as the host CPU for Nvidia's DGX Rubin NVL8 system — a move announced at GTC 2026 that gives concrete form to the two companies' strategic alliance. The ...
Digi Times

Groq anchors Nvidia's inference strategy; CPU redefines architecture for AI agents

As AI evolves from generating information to executing tasks, inference scenarios characterized by coding agents and requiring low latency and high throughput are ushering in the next phase of AI ...
TechCrunch

Arm is releasing the first in-house chip in its 35-year history

Storied semiconductor and software company Arm Holdings is starting to make its own chips after nearly 36 years of licensing its designs to companies like Nvidia and Apple. At an event Tuesday in San ...
TweakTown

ASRock accidentally leaks AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual 3D V-Cache CPU in new press release

TL;DR: ASRock's recent press release confirms full support for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, a rumored CPU with 16 Zen 5 cores and dual 3D V-Cache chiplets, promising higher gaming performance and more ...
Wired

Arm Is Now Making Its Own Chips

The chip design firm says Meta, OpenAI, Cerebras, and Cloudflare are among the first customers of its new artificial intelligence hardware. “Let me be clear: We are now in a new business for ARM, and ...