Bill Gates says some people yell at him in public, accusing him of ‘putting chips into people’

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Bill Gates said he's run into people in public who yell at him for "putting chips into people." He called the conspiracy theory "tragic" if it caused people to be hesitant of vaccines or masks. Gates joked that he was targeted more than Anthony Fauci because he's more known internationally. […]

US lawmakers warn Apple on using Chinese group’s chips in new iPhone

Enlarge / On the left: iPhone 14. On the right: iPhone 14 Plus. Each shows a configuration of the new always-on lock screen functionality in iOS 16. (credit: Samuel Axon) Republican lawmakers have warned Apple that it will face intense scrutiny from Congress if the California company procures memory chips from a controversial Chinese semiconductor […]

The Morning After: Biden outlines where the CHIPS act money is going

The US may have the edge in semiconductor design, but manufacture is still the crown jewel of places like Taiwan. To counter this, the Biden administration has outlined where it will allocate the $ 50 billion in investment the CHIPS act has allowed for. Of that, $ 28 billion is to boost domestic production of […]

American Idol Recap: Was the Season Premiere All That and a Bag of Chips?

American Idol kicked off its 17th audition cycle on Sunday, inviting new hopefuls — including a nervous burper and a “mystic death creature” — to prove their worth before the almighty judges. It’s been almost one year to the day since Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie made their debut on ABC in an […]

Intel goes up to 8 cores for mainstream chips, with a 28 core overclockable Xeon

Enlarge / Intel 9th generation Coffee Lake-S series 8-core die. (credit: Intel) NEW YORK—Intel unveiled a range of new processors aimed at the performance-desktop segment today. For the mainstream market, there are three new K-series overclockable chips branded as ninth-generation parts; seven new Core X-series chips are launching for the high-end desktop market, and for […]

Intel admits ‘tight’ supply for cheap PC chips, focuses on high-end

In an open letter, interim Intel CEO Bob Swan admitted the company’s supply of CPUs for the “entry level” PC market is “undoubtedly tight,” so if you have trouble finding a cheap laptop for the holiday season then you know why. Between consumers upgrading their PCs, gaming and commercial systems he said Intel expects “modest” […]

Intel says not to expect mainstream 10nm chips until 2H19

Lenovo IdeaPad 330, the sole system with Intel’s sole 10nm processor. (credit: Lenovo) Intel has set a concrete deadline for when it’ll finally have processors built on a 10nm process in the mainstream market: holiday season 2019. While the company’s 14nm manufacturing process is working well, with multiple revisions to improve performance or reduce power […]

Leaked benchmarks show Intel is dropping hyperthreading from i7 chips

Enlarge / An 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. (credit: Mark Walton) While Intel’s naming scheme for its processors is often best described as “obtuse,” there have been some patterns that the company seemed to follow. For desktop processors, the i7 branding denotes chips with hyperthreading enabled, running two threads on each core. i5-branded parts had […]