Chipmaker Arm, owned by Japanese tech giant SoftBank, is making plans for layoffs after SoftBank’s $40 billion deal to sell Arm to Nvidia collapsed in February. The company is preparing to cut 12% to 15% of its staff in the US and UK, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The layoffs were announced to staff via a memo from Arm CEO …
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Intel on Tuesday revealed plans for a second new “megafab,” a chipmaking site in Magdeburg, Germany, that’s the centerpiece of an expected $88 billion in investments across several European countries. The capacity expansion comes on top of other gargantuan spending commitments in the United States, including a planned megafab in Ohio, intended to bring Intel back to the forefront of …
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If you want a glimpse of where the processor business is headed, check out Apple’s new M1 Ultra processor. To deliver speed and performance, the consumer electronics giant married two of its older M1 Max chips using advancements in a once humble aspect of chipmaking called packaging. Packaging no longer just provides a protective housing but now also offers cutting-edge …
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Apple hosted its “Peek Performance” event on Tuesday, and unveiled the Mac Studio and Studio Display. The Mac Studio is a standalone computer that’s more compact than the Mac Pro and packs more power than the Mac Mini, while the Studio Display is the computer’s designated monitor. Together, they cost at the most $10,300. These new products offer upgrades to …
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When Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPad 12 years ago, the Apple co-founder touted the homegrown chip inside the tablet computer, promising, “It screams.” Since then, Apple has improved the designs of its homegrown chips, which now power its iPhones, Apple Watches and other products. On Tuesday, Apple took the wraps off its latest chip, the mammoth M1 Ultra, which …
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Apple once again flashed its silicon muscles with its new M1 Ultra processor and Mac Studio desktop, but it hasn’t forgotten about the Mac Pro. Toward the end of its “Peek Performance” presentation on Tuesday, the company confirmed that it is working on a new high-end Mac computer. The new Mac Studio and Studio Display “join the rest of our …
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What’s happening Apple unveiled its most advanced M1 processor for Mac computers on Tuesday, the M1 Ultra, when it hosted its March product event. Why it matters Marrying two earlier-generation M1 Max chips into a single M1 Ultra lets Apple build its fastest Mac ever, outpacing even the Intel-based Mac Pro. Apple on Tuesday announced its highest-end M1 Mac processor …
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Despite hopes of Apple unveiling an updated 27-inch iMac, the company instead discontinued the 27-inch version of the desktop altogether. That change comes amid a day full of news out of Tuesday’s Apple event, including new iPhone models and new, smaller desktop devices, which it seems are intended to replace the 27-inch iMac. The 27-inch iMac is one of the last Macs that still run …
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At Apple’s product event Tuesday, the company rolled out the next iPhone SE and iPad Air, but the main attraction was the all-new Mac Studio desktop running on Apple’s newest M1 system-on-a-chip, the M1 Ultra. Debuting alongside the new 27-inch 5K Retina Studio Display, the Mac Studio looks like a taller version of Apple’s compact Mac Mini desktop, which was one of the first Macs updated to …
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Chromebook variety has grown over the last several years as these laptops moved from fringe devices into the mainstream. There is one thing that hasn’t changed too much with them, though, and that’s size. Except for the occasional 15-inch Chromebook, manufacturers have stuck with screen sizes of 14 inches or smaller. It wasn’t until last year that the first 17.3-inch …
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