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The new AMD Ryzen AI Pro 300 series of mobile processors brings increased speed, higher efficiency, and all the latest AI features to business laptops.

By Brian Westover
AMD Ryzen AI Pro 300 Processors

Intel's new Core Ultra 200S family follows the power-sipping lead of its "Lunar Lake" mobile chips and brings the chipmaker's AI ambitions to its desktop processors.

By Rob Pegoraro
Intel's Greg Boots stands before a slide highlighting key features and specs of Arrow Lake at IFA 2024

One of the world's largest chipmakers reports troubling financials as it cedes ground to competitors in legacy and advanced technologies.

By Emily Dreibelbis Forlini
samsung chip

An image posted online reportedly shows a box for the 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro, but as with all rumors, take it with a grain of salt.

By Joe Hindy
An infographic showing Apple's M4 chip and its various features

The company has completed a 'root cause diagnosis,' which isolated the bug to a vulnerable clock tree circuit in Intel's architecture.

By Michael Kan
Intel Core i7-13700K

Whether you're upgrading your desktop PC or building a new one, choosing the right processor is the most crucial and complex choice you will make. Let's simplify it! Here's how to make sense of AMD's and Intel's lines, backed by dozens of our deep-dive reviews.

 Intel Core i9-9900K

Buying the right processor for PC gaming might seem complicated—especially with AMD's multiple Ryzen families and Intel's many Cores and "Lakes." Here's everything you need to know, plus our top picks based on PC Labs' deep-dive CPU reviews.

AMD Ryzen 7 CPU

Intel is making two new AI-capable chips for Amazon's cloud computing unit, including one based on Intel's Xeon 6.

By Kate Irwin
Rendering of Intel Xeon 6 chip.

Samsung is reportedly planning to reduce its workforce by up to 30% in some divisions by the end of this year.

By Kate Irwin
Samsung office sign, showing blue and white name logo on a modern glass building with blue sky above.

An ex-Samsung executive and a senior researcher are being accused of helping Chinese authorities build a chip factory that uses Samsung tech.

By Kate Irwin
Samsung DRAM components lying next to each other. They are green with black pieces on them and show a small Samsung logo.

A tech startup is suing Microsoft and Nvidia over the pricing of hardware that powers AI computing in data centers. It also wants Nvidia to halt its rollout of Blackwell GPUs.

By Kate Irwin
Nvidia name and logo on a screen with Windows Microsoft square logo on a phone in front.

Intel is ending its 20A manufacturing process, which was supposed to partly build its upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs for desktops.

By Michael Kan
Intel logo

The Justice Department is looking into Nvidia's AI deals and is reportedly sending subpoenas.

By Kate Irwin
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wearing glasses and a headset microphone. Close-up shot showing his head and shoulders. He wears his signature black leathery jacket.

Qualcomm is signaling the 8-core Snapdragon X Plus will lower the price of the company's Arm-based laptops to $799.

By Michael Kan
Snapdragon X Plus

Don't expect new laptops or desktops at the iPhone 16 launch. Apple will reportedly wait a few more weeks to unveil M4-powered Macs, MacRumors reports.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo illustration of MacBooks stacked on top of each other.

The chip maker makes its big 2024 pitch to laptop buyers, touting unmatched power efficiency and core-processing supremacy. (Plus: plenty of barbs at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite.)

By Rob Pegoraro
Intel Lunar Lake

The company pushes back on concerns the Raptor Lake voltage bug affects processors outside the 13th and 14th Generation Core desktop lines.

By Michael Kan
Intel logo

The new gaming-focused desktop CPU will debut at $299 and be sold exclusively through the US electronics retailer.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Cooler Master takes a page from Bob Ross to demo its multi-color Cryofuze 5 thermal paste.

By Michael Kan
screenshot from Cooler Master video

The bug biting Intel's 13th and 14th Gen Core desktop chips is a big deal. We test the effect the first major patch has on CPU speed, power consumption, and operating temperatures.

Intel Raptor Lake Testbed