Chip world tries to come to grips with promise and peril of AI

Chip executives gathered in San Francisco to discuss what to do about the explosion in demand for deep learning forms of A.I. that is pushing at the limits of today’s chips. Possibilities ...
Windows 10 security: Bad bug in our CPU diagnostics app, so patch now, says Intel

Intel fixes high-severity security flaw in its CPU performance-testing software for Windows 10 systems.
Neuromorphic computing finds new life in machine learning

Neuromorphic computing has had little practical success in building machines that can tackle standard tests such as logistic regression or image recognition. But work by prominent ...

MacBook move: Apple hires key Arm chip designer, pointing to shift from Intel

New hire could accelerate Apple's plans to move macOS hardware from Intel CPUs to Arm-based chips.
Intel's cascade of data centre riches

Customers will need to spend time matching Intel's new Cascade Lake processors to applications, and working out how best to deploy Optane DC memory, but there are real performance ...
Intel announces program to help Israeli AI startups

The company will provide 10 to 15 startups with mentorship from Intel and industry experts.

Intel fixes severe NUC firmware, web console vulnerabilities

Left unpatched, the bugs can lead to data leaks, service denial, and privilege escalation.
'RAMBleed' Rowhammer attack can now steal data, not just alter it

Academics detail new Rowhammer attack named RAMBleed.
Intel acquires Barefoot Networks, plans to bolster networking, interconnect silicon

Barefoot Networks flagship product is Tofino, which uses Protocol Independent Switch Architecture.

Apple's first laptops with Intel dual core

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