Intel debuts AI-optimized Lunar Lake laptop processor and Xeon 6 server chip series

Intel debuts AI-optimized Lunar Lake laptop processor and Xeon 6 server chip series

Intel Corp. today introduced two new chip lines designed for laptops and servers that both promise to significantly outperform the company’s previous-generation silicon. The Lunar Lake series of laptops systems-on-chip will be made at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. fabs. It features two types of central processing unit cores optimized for performance and for power …

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IDC: Apple sold more smartphones than Samsung for the first time in 2023

IDC: Apple sold more smartphones than Samsung for the first time in 2023

Apple Inc. became the world’s largest smartphone maker by unit shipments in 2023, according to preliminary International Data Corp. research published today. The top spot in IDC’s handset sales ranking was held by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for more than a decade. The last time the company didn’t nab first place was in 2010, when …

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OpenAI reportedly plans to launch its GPT Store next week

OpenAI reportedly plans to launch its GPT Store next week

OpenAI’s GPT Store, a marketplace for customized versions of ChatGPT, is expected to become available next week. The Information and TechCrunch reported the platform’s launch time frame today, citing a memo distributed by OpenAI to users. The artificial intelligence company first previewed the GPT Store in early November. It planned to launch the marketplace later …

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Qualcomm scraps Android satellite communications deal with Iridium

Qualcomm scraps Android satellite communications deal with Iridium

Qualcomm Inc. has ended its collaboration with Iridium Communications Inc. to provide satellite connectivity for Android devices. The chipmaker first disclosed its intent to scrap the deal last week, Iridium announced on Thursday. The agreement will officially end on Dec. 3. Shares of Iridium, a McLean, Virginia-based satellite operator that trades on the Nasdaq, dropped …

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