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Fueled by Musk's TeraFab tie-in, Intel's market cap hits highest level in 25 years — tops $300 billion on CPU, AI, and foundry momentum

Fueled by Musk's TeraFab tie-in, Intel's market cap hits highest level in 25 years — tops $300 billion on CPU, AI, and foundry momentum

💡 Verdict: Driven by a strategic tie-in with Elon Musk's TeraFab and strong momentum across its CPU, AI, and foundry divisions, Intel's market capitalization has surged past $300 billion to reach a 25-year high. Check Price: Intel Stock ⚡ Quick Hits * Intel's market cap

Intel Arc GPUs can finally boot up and play 'Crimson Desert' — but you'll probably want to wait for official support

Intel Arc GPUs can finally boot up and play 'Crimson Desert' — but you'll probably want to wait for official support

💡 Verdict: Intel Arc graphics cards can finally boot and run the highly anticipated game *Crimson Desert*, though players should wait for official driver optimizations for the best experience. Check Price: Intel Arc GPUs ⚡ Quick Hits * Intel Arc graphics cards have successfully overcome the hurdle of booting Crimson Desert. * Current unofficial

10 petabytes of sensitive data stolen from China's National Supercomputing Center, hackers claim — daring heist would be largest ever China hack, covering 6,000 clients across science, defense, and beyond

10 petabytes of sensitive data stolen from China's National Supercomputing Center, hackers claim — daring heist would be largest ever China hack, covering 6,000 clients across science, defense, and beyond

💡 Verdict: Hackers claim to have executed the largest cyber heist in China's history by stealing a massive 10 petabytes of sensitive data from the National Supercomputing Center, compromising roughly 6,000 clients. Check Price: National Supercomputing C ⚡ Quick Hits * Unprecedented Scale: Attackers claim to have siphoned off a

Intel and SambaNova team up on heterogenous AI inference platform — different hardware performs different workloads

Intel and SambaNova team up on heterogenous AI inference platform — different hardware performs different workloads

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Intel and SambaNova are collaborating to create a hybrid, highly efficient AI inference solution. * The system uses heterogeneous computing to delegate different AI tasks to specialized hardware components. * The architecture is heavily optimized for running major large language models,

Bain Capital's data center unit removes disgraced tenant suspected of smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China — Megaspeed previously alleged to have spent roughly $2 billion on AI processors for illicit distribution

Bain Capital's data center unit removes disgraced tenant suspected of smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China — Megaspeed previously alleged to have spent roughly $2 billion on AI processors for illicit distribution

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Megaspeed was removed from Bain Capital's data center over severe smuggling allegations. * The tenant allegedly spent roughly $2 billion on high-end Nvidia AI processors. * The hardware was suspected of being illicitly distributed to China to bypass

Corsair's Strix Halo AI Workstation 300 gets even more expensive amid the RAMpocalypse — Ryzen AI Max 395+ flagship now sits at $3,399

Corsair's Strix Halo AI Workstation 300 gets even more expensive amid the RAMpocalypse — Ryzen AI Max 395+ flagship now sits at $3,399

💡 Verdict: The flagship Corsair AI Workstation 300, powered by the Ryzen AI Max 395+ processor, has seen a significant price hike to $3,399 amidst ongoing industry RAM shortages. Check Price: AI Workstation 300 ⚡ Quick Hits * The flagship workstation now carries a hefty $3,399 price tag. * It is powered

Intel introduces its own Neural Compression technology with a fallback mode that works on GPUs without dedicated AI cores — early performance is on the level of Nvidia NTC

Intel introduces its own Neural Compression technology with a fallback mode that works on GPUs without dedicated AI cores — early performance is on the level of Nvidia NTC

💡 Verdict: Intel's new Neural Compression technology delivers performance comparable to Nvidia's NTC and features a versatile fallback mode for older GPUs, arriving alongside the upcoming Arc B580 Battlemage graphics card. Check Price: Intel Arc B580 ⚡ Quick Hits * Matches Nvidia NTC: Early performance of Intel's