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Intel's Artificial Intelligence Leader, Naveen Rao, Leaves The Company

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Top Intel executive Naveen Rao, who led Intel’s AI Platforms Group, announced on Wednesday he will leave the company. The departure comes shortly after Intel decided to favor its most recent Habana acquisition over the Nervana portfolio. Intel veteran Gadi Singer will take over his position.

Naveen Rao, announced his departure on Twitter and was confirmed to CRN by Intel, who thanked him for building a “world-class” AI team at Intel. His last day will be on March 10


Google to Invest $10 billion in US Data Centers and Offices in 2020

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Google has announced it will invest over $10 billion into offices and data centers across the US in 2020. Google's CEO Sundar Pichai released a statement on Wednesday addressing the company's new aims, citing successful results from its initial $13 billion investment in 2019: "Everywhere we invest, we strive to create meaningful opportunities for local communities. A powerful example is our data center in Pryor, a town in Mayes County, Oklahoma.


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Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake Processor as Fast as AMD Ryzen 7 3800X? Early Benchmarks Point to Twice the Power Draw

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There are already leaked benchmarks for Intel's upcoming Core i7-10700K and Core i7-10700F Comet Lake desktop CPUs, so it's only fair that the unreleased Core i7-10700 and Core i7-10700KF Comet Lake chips get some of the spotlight too.

The Core 10000-series (codename Comet Lake) isn't out yet

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How to Free Up Space in Windows 10 and Mac OS

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If you’ve used a computer for some time, chances are you’ve run out of storage. It can happen on your main drive or even a secondary drive that you use for data.

As soon as your operating system notifies you that you are out of storage space or you find that you’re unable to install the latest game due to a lack of space, the first thought you might have is to jump into file explorer and delete whatever you run into that you

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AMD GPU Shipments up 22.6% in Q4, Nvidia Down 1.9%

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The last quarter of 2019 saw a 3.4% increase in GPU shipments, according to a report by Jon Pedie Research (JPR) this week. The analyst attributed most of this growth to AMD, which saw quarter-to-quarter shipments grow by a massive 22.6%. Nvidia, on the other hand, saw shipments shrink by 1.9%.

Despite this, Intel still maintained dominance

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Nvidia Driver Update Caters to The Division 2: Warlords of New York, Apex Legends

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Nvidia today released the GeForce Game Ready 442.50 WHQL driver with improved support for The Division 2: Warlords of New York, ARK: Genesis and Apex Legends . The driver also brings support for three more G-Sync Compatible monitors.

Warlords of New York is a paid expansion for The Division 2 that introduces new areas, a higher level cap and multiple gameplay changes. Nvidia's latest Game Ready Driver is supposed to offer improved performance when the expansion debuts on March


GlobalFoundries eMRAM Storage Looks to Replace Embedded Flash in IoT

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With the Internet of Things (IoT) continuing its massive growth, it's only natural that end users expect the hardware these devices run on to get more powerful. GlobalFoundries is looking to address this on the storage side, announcing today that its embedded magnetoresistive non-volatile memory (eMRAM) has entered production on its 22nm platform known as 22FDX.

GlobalFoundries eMRAM is meant to replace the aging NOR flash, a type of embdeed flash storage used in many devices,


AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Is on Sale for $300

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AMD's Ryzen 7 3700X CPU is selling for $300 on Amazon , which is $30 off its typical selling price. Even though we've seen this CPU sell for as low as $290 on Black Friday, this price is still one of the best tech deals on a chip right now.

The Ryzen 7 3700X comes with eight fully-enabled 7nm cores and 16 threads powered by

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Gigabyte RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G Review: Priced Right, Performs Well

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The Gigabyte RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G performed well, delivering over 60+ fps at 1080p using ultra settings, and it's capable of 1440p gaming with medium to high settings. This is a good card in the $300 price bracket.

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  • Great 1080p and good 1440p performance
  • Quiet and capable cooling solution
  • Priced well compared to other RX 5600 XTs

Against

  • 11-
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TSMC to Hire 4000 Employees This Year for Process Development

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TSMC, the world's leading foundry, plans to hire 4000 staff this year for high-end process development, the company said on Tuesday according to Focus Taiwan .

TSMC has listed has job openings on the recruitment website TaiwanJobs and has also launched campaigns on campuses, the company said. The job openings cover a wide range a field from electrical engineering, optoelectronics, machinery, physics, production materials, chemicals, finances, management, human resources and labor relations, according