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Intel Launches Xeon 6+ 'Clearwater Forest' on 18A, Its First Data Center CPU on the New Node, With Up to 288 Cores
Intel's first 18A server chip ships with up to 288 Darkmont E-cores and 576 MB of L3 cache, claiming a 30% per-thread lead over AMD's 192-core EPYC 9965.
Lenovo's Motorized Auto Twist Laptop Reaches US Retail in June at $1,649, Moving a Self-Rotating OLED Hinge From Concept to Product
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist, a 14-inch OLED laptop whose motorized hinge rotates the screen to follow the user, goes on sale in the US in June 2026 starting at $1,649.
Samsung Unveils First HBM5 Mockup at Computex 2026, Putting Thermal Management at the Center of the Next AI Memory Race
At Computex 2026, Samsung showed its first HBM5 mockup with a 2nm base die and Heat Path Block cooling, with mass production not expected before 2028.
Atom Computing Demonstrates Sustained Toric-Code Error Correction on a Neutral-Atom Quantum Processor
The company reports the first full toric-code error-correction demonstration on neutral atoms, sustaining logical memory across up to 90 cycles by reloading lost qubits from a reservoir.
Uptime Institute's 2026 Outage Analysis Finds Data Center Failures Getting Rarer but Costlier, With Power Still the Leading Cause
Uptime's 2026 report marks a fifth straight year of declining outage frequency, but 57% of major outages now cost over $100,000 and power remains the top cause.
NVIDIA RTX Spark Officially Launches at Computex 2026: 20-Core Arm CPU, Blackwell GPU, and 128GB Unified Memory Coming From Six OEMs This Fall
NVIDIA officially unveiled the RTX Spark Superchip at Computex 2026 — a 20-core Arm Grace CPU paired with a Blackwell GPU and up to 128GB of unified memory, launching in laptops from six OEMs in fall 2026.
AMD Begins Production Ramp of EPYC Venice on TSMC 2nm, First HPC Chip on Advanced Node
AMD's 6th Gen EPYC 'Venice' is ramping on TSMC 2nm — the first HPC chip on the node — with 256 Zen 6 cores and 1.6 TB/s memory bandwidth.
Oura Launches Ring 5 as World's Smallest Smart Ring, With Blood Pressure Signals and a $99 Charging Case
Oura's fifth-generation smart ring is 40% smaller than its predecessor, adds Health Radar software with Blood Pressure Signals, and ships June 4 starting at $399.
Micron and SK Hynix Join Samsung in the Trillion-Dollar Club as AI Memory Supercycle Reshapes Semiconductor Valuations
All three major memory chipmakers crossed $1 trillion in market cap within weeks as AI demand, sold-out HBM4 capacity, and a landmark UBS upgrade triggered a historic valuation surge.
Anker Launches Liberty 5 Pro Earbuds With In-House THUS AI Chip and VibeOS at Anker Day 2026
Anker's Soundcore division unveiled the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max earbuds at a New York City event, powered by its first proprietary AI chip.
reMarkable Paper Pure Launches at $399, Replacing the Six-Year-Old reMarkable 2 With a Faster, Lighter Writing Tablet
reMarkable launches the Paper Pure at $399, replacing the reMarkable 2 with a 50% faster, 40g lighter monochrome writing tablet as the company simultaneously navigates major layoffs.
Apple and Intel Reach Preliminary Chip-Manufacturing Deal, Marking the First Partnership Since Apple's 2020 Silicon Switch
Apple and Intel have struck a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture some Apple chips, ending a six-year split and handing Intel Foundry its most consequential customer win yet.