Budget speed: How fast will the low-cost MacBook Neo really be?

Apple's budget-focused MacBook Neo borrows the A18 Pro chip from an iPhone 16 Pro. Here's how the chip compares against other Apple Silicon Macs, and why it's actually a pretty smart thing for Apple ...
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Scientists create world's first microwave-powered computer chip — it's much faster and consumes less power than conventional CPUs

Scientists have developed an entirely new kind of microchip that uses microwaves instead of conventional digital circuitry to perform operations. The processor, which can perform faster than ...
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Qualcomm: Snapdragon X2 Plus PC Chips Bring Big Speed Boosts For ‘Modern Professionals’

The Snapdragon X2 Series processors, designed to power Windows 11 PCs using Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC brand, are part of Qualcomm’s revitalized push to take CPU market share away from Intel and AMD—and ...

Cadence introduces an AI agent to speed up computer chip design

Cadence Design Systems on Tuesday rolled out a virtual artificial intelligence "agent" to help firms like Nvidia speed up the complex process of designing computer chips, a key front in the technology ...