AMD and Intel have now published a full technical specification for ACE — AI Compute Extensions — the most significant overhaul to x86 AI compute in the architecture's history, co-authored by eight ...

Qualcomm confirmed a $3.92 billion all-stock deal to buy AI software startup Modular, paired with a Meta Platforms CPU ...

Tom Fenton moves from local AI concepts to hands-on tools for matching LLMs to hardware, running local chatbots with Ollama and benchmarking AI performance.

LLVM powers the core development tools, operating systems, and most applications at Apple Computer, where it long ago ...

The specification, called Advanced Compute Extensions, or ACE, lays out a way to handle AI operations more efficiently on x86 processors. It is not aimed at ...

Intel (INTC) led chip and AI-related stocks higher on Monday following a report that Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) and Nvidia (NVDA) are considering the company as a backup chip manufacturer. Chip stocks ...

When Lip-Bu Tan took the helm of Intel in March 2025, the company was in desperate need of a turnaround. For years, the Silicon Valley-based semiconductor pioneer had been struggling to maintain its ...

According to McKinsey, inference will account for more than half of AI computing capacity in data centers by 2030, surpassing the training phase. This explains why demand for central processing units ...

Analysts at Bank of America expect the global server central processing unit (CPU) market to grow almost fivefold to over $170 billion by 2030, driven by a forthcoming boom in agentic AI applications.

Rumor mill: Intel's effort to regain its footing in advanced chip manufacturing is drawing fresh interest, as some of the biggest players in AI look beyond their traditional suppliers. Alphabet's ...

The inside of a facility where AI chips are made is extraordinarily sensitive. Fabrication plants are filled with equipment so exquisitely delicate that even the tiniest contaminants can result in ...

Intel's foundry ambitions may have just received their biggest validation yet. According to a report from The Information, Google has placed an order with Intel to manufacture more than three million ...