Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Threatens to Fire Anyone Whose Chip Exceeds B0 Stepping, as 14A’s ‘Holy Grail’ PDK 0.9 Lands October 2026

Intel's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has set a tight policy for his Foundry, firing anyone whose products don't meet quality standards.

During a fireside chat at the , Media and Communications conference, Intel CEO highlighted some of the company's internal policies and upcoming updates from the Foundry end of the business.

When asked about the progress on upcoming technologies, Intel's CEO reaffirmed that 14A is on track for risk production in 2028 and volume production in 202


The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Won’t Fall Into Old Pitfalls, As CDPR Enforces Requirements To Prevent Development Chaos

Coming after what is commonly regarded as one of the finest open-world role-playing games ever made, CD Projekt Red will have to go the extra mile with The Witcher 4 to deliver a game that will meet the high expectations its predecessor has set. Although it was eventually fixed and improved, Cyberpunk 2077's known launch woes are making more than a few worried that the studio's next big adventure will have a similarly troubled release. However, the Polish developer is imposing certain requirements to


NVIDIA Loses Ground With AI Engineers as Cooling and Power Costs Push Hyperscalers Toward Custom ASICs, Evercore Warns

While AI GPU giant NVIDIA's chips are widely believed to offer superior total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to custom AI chip alternatives, analysts from Evercore ISI believe that AI engineers are unimpressed by them. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has defended his firm's AI chip price points on multiple occasions by claiming that they offer better performance efficiency compared to peers. However, according to the Evercore report, AI engineers are also focused on other metrics, such as the cost of cooling the chips, when deciding which products


AMD’s Discontinued Ryzen 7 5800X3D Resurfaces At $310 In India, Signaling A Global AM4 Comeback For Gamers

The fastest Zen 3 gaming processor was just seen on an Indian retailer. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is going to be back on more retailers soon.

The best-ever Zen 3 gaming processor ever produced is making a comeback, a s we previously reported . Nearly a month ago, we saw a glimpse of AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary edition , and according to the sources, it is scheduled to launch in Q2. Since


Unknown Worlds Won’t Add Combat to Subnautica 2, but Better Mitigation Tools Against Predatory Fish Are Coming

Subnautica 2 finally arrived in early access after a long legal battle between the co-founders of developer Unknown Worlds and its parent company, Krafton , ended this past March in favour of the co-founders. It's already become one of the biggest hits of the year, selling two million copies in its first day , and as it goes in early access, the community has been very vocal about what it wants to see changed in the game. While Unknown Worlds has mostly been responsive to the feedback, there

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Samsung To Borrow Apple’s Playbook With A Galaxy S27 Pro That Squeezes Ultra-Tier Specs Into A Smaller 6.47-Inch Body

Samsung's Galaxy S27 lineup for next year is apparently getting a new member, dubbed the Galaxy S27 Pro. The tantalizing new variant is expected to sport Ultra-level specs, albeit packaged within a more handy form factor, in what is nothing short of a hefty nod to Apple's typical iPhone Pro duo-related strategy.

According to ET News, Samsung is working on , with the Pro variant constituting a new addition.

As per the details, the Galaxy S27 Pro is


Intel’s Glass Substrate Bet Inches Closer to Reality as First Prototypes With Co-Packaged Optics Appear Ahead of 2030Rollout

The first Glass Core Substrate prototypes, featuring co-packaged optics, were pictured at OFC 2026, giving us a glimpse of future chips.

At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2026, of More Than Moore spotted prototypes of a glass-core substrate-based chip with an AOP (Active Optical Package). These prototypes (mockups, as Dr. Ian puts it) are a showcase of what next-generation chips will look like.

Glass Core substrates have been gaining interest , as they


Sony Locks In June 2 State of Play With Marvel’s Wolverine Headlining, 60+ Minutes of Reveals Confirmed

Sony Interactive Entertainment has just announced that a new State of Play is going live on Tuesday, June 2, at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 11 PM CEST on and , featuring over 60 minutes of updates and news, including a closer look at Marvel's Wolverine . Insomniac's new game will finally be shown off with more combat and details ahead of its planned launch of September 15 on PlayStation 5 (no PC version is likely happening, as PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst confirmed earlier

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 To Receive A Downgrade Beatdown, Making The Galaxy S26 Ultra A Far Cheaper And Superior Choice

A series of price cuts will be enforced on Samsung’s premium smartphone lineup as part of its strategy to maintain profitability during the DRAM crisis , but that also means the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 is going to be downgraded to the extent that the Galaxy S26 Ultra becomes a more salivating option for buyers. After all, Samsung’s next foldable flagship isn’t just going to be expensive, but it will miss out on features that you’ll find on the company’s premium ‘candy bar


Alibaba Targets NVIDIA’s Hopper With Zhenwu M890 AI Chip, Claiming 3x The H20 Performance, 144GB HBM3 & A Roadmap Through 2028

Alibaba has unveiled its latest AI chip, and AI LLM , designed for Agentic AI workloads.

The Alibaba Zhenwu M890 is based on the company's in-house PPU (Parallel Processing Unit) architecture and features a Transformer core engine.

The chip is designed for Agentic AI workloads with a focus on AI inferencing, offering 0.6 PFLOPs of FP16 (Half-Precision) compute, which is comparable to the A100 from NVIDIA, and three times faster than the Hopper H