RISC-V work is a risky business
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Unless you are a manager

While the world+dog bangs on about the potential of RISC-V, it would appear the industry has not gotten the memo, and people with those skills are being sent to the dole office.

Want to improve Intel’s 14th generation’s lacklustre performance?
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There’s an app for that

Users were somewhat disappointed that Intel’s latest 14th gen chips were not a vast improvement over the 13th-gen in gaming performance, but a new Intel Application Optimization (APO) feature promises to fix that issue.

Apple will dig up M3 series MacBook Pro models on the day before Halloween
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Trick or Treat

Apple has announced a Mac event for 30 October with the caption "Scary Fast" in which it is expected to exhume its M3 series MacBook Pro models to the illiterate cawing of the Tame Apple Press ravens.

Qualcomm Oryon CPU beats Apple M2 Max in a single thread
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Matches i9-13980Hx in multi-thread

Qualcomm's CEO Christiano Amon just announced the Qualcomm Oryon CPU, a part of the Snapdragon X PC platform. This twelve-core 4nm CPU is based on Nuvia architecture and should be a very efficient design.

Qualcomm previews Snapdragon X Elite, future SoC for PCs
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PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite coming in mid-2024

At its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm has announced and somewhat previewed its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite, a next-gen SoC for PCs. The new platform promises significant performance improvements, AI inferencing, and impressive power efficiency.