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Qualcomm wins legal battle over Arm
Qualcomm celebrates legal victory over Arm in Nuvia-related case.
Core Ultra 9 285K is faster in Linux than in Windows
Linux might be the better operating system for Arrow Lake CPUs, as the Core Ultra 9 285K runs faster in the latest version of Ubuntu than it does Windows 11 24H2.
Intel ex-CEO Gelsinger and current co-CEO slapped with lawsuit over Intel Foundry disclosures
The plaintiffs seek the entire sum of Gelsinger's $207 million salary that he earned during his tenure, which would then be paid back to Intel.
Intel terminates x86S initiative — unilateral quest to de-bloat x86 instruction set comes to an end
Intel has confirmed to Tom's Hardware that it is no longer working on the x86S specification.
Intel Wildcat Lake CPU tooling surfaces in shipping manifests
New shipping manifests highlight that Intel might be readying a successor to its N-series CPUs dubbed Wildcat Lake.
Tachyum releases a 1,600-page performance optimization manual despite continued tape-out delays and no actual silicon
Tachyum's new 1,600-page document to teach software developers to optimize performance.
Intel announces Arrow Lake performance fix is now available — another update coming next month
Intel says it has root-caused the problems plaguing its Arrow Lake processors and that performance-boosting updates are now available.
