For years, central processing units (CPUs) have looked like an afterthought next to AI chipmaker Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs). But that narrative is shifting -- and Intel is positioned to ...

In today’s 2 Minute Tech Briefing, hackers exploit an Adobe Reader flaw to profile victims, DARPA develops a new AI communication language through MATHBAC, and Intel joins the massive Terafab chip ...

I’ve tested two new laptops powered by Panther Lake—pitting it head-to-head against laptops with Apple Silicon—and Intel has finally scored a much-needed win with the Core Ultra Series 3. Note: This ...

Continuing his reverse-engineering of the Intel 8087, [Ken Shirriff] covers the conditional tests that are implemented in the microcode of this floating point processing unit (FPU). This microcode ...

CPU manufacturers must address issues that arise with processors already on the market, especially the errors that are discovered over time. To handle this, Intel has released a new version of ...

A team of computer scientists from ETH Zurich has uncovered a new security vulnerability that affects all Intel processors. This issue is linked to a technology called speculative execution, which ...

Intel has issued new firmware to further fix stability issues on 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors. The new update is said to have almost no performance impact. Back in August 2024, Intel confirmed ...

A hot potato: Users with 13th- and 14th-generation Intel desktop processors should begin checking for BIOS updates from their motherboard providers. A new microcode update fixes edge cases that can ...

Intel has confirmed that it's about to issue another microcode update for its 13th-gen and 14th-gen Raptor Lake CPUs, meaning you'll need to update your motherboard BIOS again. As with the raft of ...

The “EntrySign” exploit is just the troublesome pest that not only exposes AMD CPUs made with “Zen” architecture from generation 1 through 4, but now even the new “Zen 5” offerings are getting ...