Insider Says Intel Wants To Rival AMD With Future Sockets In Longevity, Also Planning New Raptor Lake Refresh For LGA 1700

Intel's existing and future CPU sockets will offer AMD-like support and longevity, this is the claim from leading insider, Jaykihn.

Chipzilla's new client team has started to rethink its desktop strategy. This much was made evident in the latest statements from Robert Hallock . And it looks like insiders also agree that the blue team is going with this approach.

As per , Intel's CPU socket is similar to AMD in the sense that they don't technically end socket support after releasing a newer one


Hygon Lays Out Ground-Breaking Plans For China’s Domestic Tech Market: Next-Gen C86 Chips With +15% IPC, SMT4 & Tackle Intel Xeon 6

China's premier chipmaker, , has disclosed its plans for six chips designed for the domestic tech market, including the next-gen C86 CPU.

Hygon, based in Beijing, China, has been hard at work producing high-quality chips for the domestic markets. Their previous C86 solutions, designed in collaboration with AMD , have seen major interest by domestic players, and now, the next-generation C86 processor development is underway.

In its latest report, Hygon has shared plans to


Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss Review – Lovecraftian Puzzles and Goo

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is the latest Lovecraftian-themed game to hit the shelves, and while I can’t speak for its contemporaries, I have to imagine it stands towards the top of any ranking list, because it is, in many ways, an incredible experience. There’s a lot here for puzzle fans to love, there’s a little for horror fans to love, and woven through all of it is a narrative that doesn’t ever try to reinvent the wheel but is

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User Buys Ryzen 9 9950X3D From Amazon, Only To Find Its Missing The Entire CPU Under The Heatsink Lid

A user who bought an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU from Amazon has discovered that he only got a CPU heatsink lid & is missing the whole CPU underneath.

We have covered several Amazon-related scams in the past, about how buyers who thought they got fantastic deals, turned out to be the complete opposite. From missing GPUs to bricks and sands in boxes .

The latest user who seems to have been affected has a different story to tell. On the PCBuildHelp sub-reddit, bought


Intel To Disclose Full Details of Elon’s Ground-Breaking TeraFab Project That Will Reshape The Chipmaking Industry

Latest details suggest that Intel is weeks away from unveiling details on Elon's Terafab chipmaking project , which is set to reshape the industry.

has shared an interesting scoop related to Elon Musk's Terafab project, which is being built in partnership with Intel .

Intel plans to disclose to staff the “scope and nature” of its involvement with Elon Musk’s ambitious “Terafab” chip manufacturing project in the “coming weeks,” according to a memo its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, sent last week.


NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang, To Host GTC Taipei Keynote Ahead of Computex 2026, Will Unveil Next-Gen AI Breakthroughs & Consumer Surprise

NVIDIA has officially announced its , where CEO Jensen Huang will take the stage to unveil next-gen AI breakthroughs.

Well, NVIDIA has finally confirmed that it's coming to Taipei in June, and will be hosting a special GTC Taipei keynote just like last year, hosted by CEO Jensen Huang. NVIDIA's appearance in Taipei during Computex 2026 was never in doubt, but we were waiting for an official confirmation, & now that has finally happened.

So, 1st June, a day ahead


TSMC Will Force Smartphone Makers To Make Chipset Downgrades This Year, With DRAM Shortage Also Contributing To This Burden

The 2nm node is expected to be the most cutting-edge lithography the industry has ever laid eyes on, with none other than TSMC leading from the front with orders secured for AI chips and mobile SoCs. Unfortunately, the complexities of mass-producing these advanced wafers at a monumental scale pose a major challenge for multiple smartphone companies planning to use these chipsets in their devices. In fact, one tipster suggests that TSMC will partly be responsible for firms introducing silicon downgrades to their handsets later this year, with the other


Galaxy S27 To Become Much Snappier Next Year, And It Won’t Be Because Of The Industry’s First 2nm Chipsets

The specifications area for its flagship smartphones is where Samsung has been criticized for taking a backseat, allowing Chinese competitors to overtake the company in this specific area. Fortunately, the company is introducing a major storage upgrade for its Galaxy S27 lineup that’ll make them much faster and more responsive than previous launches, not to mention provide a major boost for AI-related operations. In short, a 2nm chipset upgrade isn’t the only change that buyers will look forward to next year.

At present,


Verizon CEO Doubles Down On Improving Customer Experience; Believes People Not Being Treated Like Accounts Will Create A Prosperous Path

The past several months haven’t been kind to Verizon Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman, who has had to brave through widespread network outages, layoffs, and other hardships to ensure that the biggest network in the U.S. doesn’t lose its grip on that title. However, when speaking at the Semafor World Economy conference held in Washington, Schulman implies that a mindset change in the way customers are treated is required to ensure the network’s longevity.

Boosting the overall customer experience will come from treating people


MSI Launches Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG, An Ultra-Compact 0.51-Liter Mini PC Powered By Intel Panther Lake

This ultra-compact mini PC is available in various configurations, ranging from entry-level 6-core to high-end 16-core Panther Lake chips.

Popular hardware manufacturer, MSI, has launched its latest Intel Panther Lake-based mini PC called Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG , which is one of its most compact mini PCs yet. Aimed at enterprise and business environments, the Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG brings a powerful configuration in a tiny box that measures just 0.51 liters in volume