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Accurate Models of AMD Matrix Cores (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-16 | get AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card → | tags: amd, matrix cores, gpu architecture

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Gaming takes a backseat as Nvidia overhauls the RTX 5090 for maximum AI margins — RTX Pro 5500 delivers 2.6X VRAM at matching specs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-14 | by Zhiye Liu | get Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD → | tags: nvidia, rtx 5090, gddr7

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Arm debuts next-gen semi-custom Neoverse CSS N4 ‘Falcon' platform — compute subsystem packs up to 128 cores per die on TSMC N3P (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Jake Roach | get Raspberry Pi 5 8GB → | tags: arm, neoverse css n4, tsmc n3p

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Arm debuts next-gen semi-custom Neoverse CSS N4 ‘Ranger’ platform — compute subsystem packs up to 128 cores per die on TSMC N3P (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Jake Roach | get Raspberry Pi 5 8GB board → | tags: arm, neoverse css n4, tsmc n3p

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AMD unveils Threadripper Halo Station, an AI workstation packing 96 cores and dual liquid-cooled MI350P accelerators — 'the most powerful workstation in the world' can run trillion-parameter models, says AMD (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Jake Roach | get AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX → | tags: amd, threadripper pro 9995wx, instinct mi350p

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Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X launches in October for laptops and desktops — 18 or 20 CPU cores, paired with 5,120 or6,144 CUDA cores, up to 128GB of unified memory (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-03 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get NVIDIA DGX Spark → | tags: nvidia, rtx spark n1x, grace cpu

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Leaker claims iPhone 18 Pro chip will have 7 GPU cores and faster RAM (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-03 | by Ben Lovejoy | get iPhone 17 Pro → | tags: iphone 18 pro, a20 pro chip, weibo fried white rice

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M6 MacBook Pro: Three new upgrades launching this fall (9to5mac.com)

2026-09-02 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Anker 341 USB-C hub 7-in-1 → | tags: m6 chip, macbook pro, neural engine

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The next Snapdragon flagship chip is getting Qualcomm’s take on DLSS (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-02 | get Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra unlocked → | tags: qualcomm, snapdragon, adreno matrix cores

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Cores in space: The core memory module from a 1980 Spacelab computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-30 | get core memory kit magnetic core memory → | tags: spacelab, core memory, 1980s

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Apple’s new M6 adds feature previously exclusive to high-end chips (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-28 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple Mac mini desktop → | tags: apple m6 chip, apple silicon, mac mini

12.

Progress Linux 7.2 – Asahi Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | get Apple MacBook Air 13 inch M4 → | tags: linux, asahi linux, apple silicon

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Why is the Mac mini M5 Pro more expensive than the M6? (engadget.com)

2026-08-26 | by Filipe Espósito | get Apple Mac mini desktop computer → | tags: mac mini, apple m5 pro, apple m6

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The next flagship Snapdragon will be the first 5GHz smartphone chip, and here’s why you should care (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-25 | get Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra unlocked → | tags: snapdragon, qualcomm, oryon flexcache

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Intel confirms Crescent Island GPU will pack 32 Xe3P cores and up to 480GB of memory (techspot.com)

2026-08-25 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get Intel Arc B580 graphics card → | tags: intel, crescent island, xe3p

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Apple’s new M6 chip gets more cores and more AI compute (theverge.com)

2026-08-25 | by Jay Peters | get Apple MacBook Pro M5 → | tags: apple m6 chip, 2nm process, neural engine

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IBM is building a dual-architecture mainframe chip that will run Arm and Z software on the same cores (techspot.com)

2026-08-25 | by Skye Jacobs | get Computer Architecture A Quantitative Approach Hennessy Patterson → | tags: ibm z mainframe, arm architecture, linuxone

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Hot Chips 2026: Intel Xeon 7 'Diamond Rapids' comes with up to 256 P-cores, 1.28 GB of last-level cache — next-gen 18A-P CPU also brings AVX 10.2 and uses UCIe-S instead of EMIB (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jake Roach | get Computer Architecture A Quantitative Approach Hennessy Patterson → | tags: intel xeon, diamond rapids, ucie

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Intel Xeon 7 'Diamond Rapids' comes with up to 256 P-cores, 1.28 GB of last-level cache — next-gen 18A-P CPU also brings AVX 10.2 and uses UCIe-S instead of EMIB (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y processor → | tags: intel, xeon, diamond rapids

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Hot Chips 2026: IBM's first dual-ISA core natively executes ARM and z/Architecture in the same core; all cores run at 5.7 GHz base frequency — next-gen mainframe AI processor is built on 2nm node with 11 cores (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jake Roach | get Computer Architecture A Quantitative Approach Hennessy Patterson → | tags: ibm, arm, z/architecture

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Xiaomi: New CPU matches Apple cores single threaded, much faster multithreaded (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | get Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone → | tags: xiaomi, xring o3, apple

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IBM’s next-gen mainframe chip is the first to run Arm and Z workloads on the same cores (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-24 | tags: ibm z mainframe, arm instruction set, linuxone systems

23.

US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-22 | by Tim De Chant | get Anker 737 Power Bank 24000mAh → | tags: battery startups, defense, lithium-ion

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Store closures update 2026: See a list of retailers that have shuttered the most locations this year (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: 7-eleven, gamestop, coresight research

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Google reportedly taps AMD to design next-generation TPU — hybrid AI ASIC could integrate on-package CPU cores for reinforcement learning (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Anton Shilov | tags: google, amd, tpu

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Nvidia Jetson chip found in Russian cruise missile, Ukraine claims — presence in S-71 'Monochrome' weapon may indicate use of AI tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-14 | by Anton Shilov | tags: nvidia, jetson orion, s-71 monochrome

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Nova Lake CPUs with cut-down E-core clusters may still retain full cache pool, says new leak — 8P+12E config predictions revised from 33MB to 36MB, 4P+4E config from 15MB to 18MB (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: nova lake, intel, e-cores

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Benchmarking AMD's BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price — unlocking 40 CUs, eight Zen 2 cores on the repurposed PS5 APU (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jake Roach | tags: amd bc-250, steam machine, ps5 apu

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Parametron: 50s Japanese computer that uses neither transistors nor vacuum tubes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: parametron, eiichi goto, university of tokyo

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Show HN: Syncular – offline-first SQL sync with TypeScript and Rust cores (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: syncular, sqlite, opfs