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Tech war: China claims AI chip progress as Loongson unveils CPUs amid self-sufficiency push

Chinese semiconductor developer Loongson Technology has released its next-generation of chips as part of a strategy to “enter new era of AI processors”, according to company statements.

The new processors, designated 2K3000 and 3B6000M, share identical silicon but differ in packaging; one for industrial control applications and the other for mobile devices. Both integrate eight Loongson’s central processing unit (CPU) cores, which are based on its LoongArch instruction set architecture.

For graphics performance

Loongson is a flagship player in China’s effort to reduce reliance on Western technology. Photo: Shutterstock Images

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iPhone 17 will be more performant than ever thanks to a subtle hardware upgrade

Apple is reportedly implementing vapor chamber cooling on some iPhone 17 models. That may sound like a rather insignificant upgrade, but with Apple wanting to squeeze more and more performance out of its iPhone chips in the era of Apple Intelligence, vapor chamber cooling will be meaningful.

Vapor chambers are a far more effective method of passive cooling. In short, vapor chambers contain a small level of liquid that evaporates when the chipset gets too hot. That vapor then travels to the walls of the chamber, where it then condenses,


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Apple Reportedly Eyeing Late 2025 Launch of M5 MacBook Pro Series, M5 MacBook Air Tipped for 2026

Mark Gurman—Bloomberg's resident soothsayer of Apple inside track info—has disclosed predictive outlooks for next-generation M5 chip-based MacBooks. Early last month, we experienced the launch of the Northern Californian company's M4 MacBook Air series—starting at $999; also available in a refreshing metallic blue finish. The latest iteration of Apple's signature "extra slim" notebook family arrived with decent performance figures. As per usual, press and community attention has turned to a potential successor
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Qualcomm Officially Announces Snapdragon 8s Gen 4; Sticks To Older 4nm Process & Kryo Cores But Delivers Up To A 49 Percent Performance Improvement, Other Flagship Features Added

The Snapdragon 8 Elite might occupy the top spot of Qualcomm’s flagship chipsets, but the company now gives its smartphone partners and, by extension, the customers an opportunity to experience top-tier performance and high-end features without paying the premium. Just a few moments have passed since the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 was officially announced, with perhaps the biggest difference being that the latest announcement does not mention the use of in-house Oryon cores, as Qualcomm has stuck with the older Kryo CPU architecture. Even

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高通推出第四代驍龍8s移動平台:將旗艦性能和先進特性帶給更多消費者

高通 宣佈 ,推出第四代驍龍8s移動平台,專為追求出色娛樂體驗和創作體驗的用户打造,旨在將旗艦性能和先進特性帶給更多消費者,併為手遊玩家和創作者提供強勁支持。

第四代驍龍8s(SM8735)採用了台積電(TSMC)

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The 13-Inch And 15-Inch M4 MacBook Air Models Are Now Up To $60 Off On Amazon, Making It Their Lowest Price; Discount Available On Specific Configurations & Colors

Apple put up its updated M4 MacBook Air lineup for sale just last month, and already, a multitude of configurations have been discounted on Amazon. Previously, the prices were slashed by $50, but now, the online retailer has decided to take it up a notch by offering different variants at up to $60 off, which is the lowest drop we have seen. Given below are five offers that we believe potential buyers might be interested in, but if you want to hear which particular model received

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Former Apple Chip Engineer Returns To China And Joins The Country’s Silicon-Manufacturing Ambitions After Seven Years Of Working With The Trillion-Dollar Firm

As China commences vast operations to bolster its chip-manufacturing efforts, with one of them putting in-house EUV machines into trial production later this year, talented engineers who migrated to other regions in search of better opportunities, such as working for Apple have begun returning to their native homeland to catalyze the country’s operations. The newest entrant is an individual who worked on wireless semiconductors at the Cupertino giant, and his departure comes shortly after another chip engineer resigned from the company, with his work contributing to materializing the

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iPad Pro With M6 Chip Based On TSMC’s 2nm Process Already In Development, Also Expected To Feature Apple’s Custom C2 Modem For Enhanced 5G Connectivity

Apple recently announced the newest iteration of the iPad Air, which came with an M3 chip and a handful of improvements on the inside. However, the company did not keep up with its schedule and decided to delay the iPad Pro upgrade. We are expecting the company to release a new model of the OLED iPad Pro with an M5 chip later this year, but as it turns out, Apple is already in the early stages of developing its forthcoming iPad Pro housing the highly anticipated M6 chip and a custom

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(PR) AMD 5th Gen EPYC CPUs Powers Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute E6 Shapes

Today, AMD announced 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors power the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute E6 Standard shapes. 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, the world's best server CPUs for enterprise, AI and cloud, enable OCI Compute E6 shapes to deliver up to a 2X increase in cost to performance, compared to the previous E5 instance generation based on testing by OCI.

The new OCI Compute E6 shapes build on the success of the previous E5 generation to deliver leadership performance and

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Apple expected to launch M5 iPad Pro and MacBook Pro this year, MacBook Air to follow in 2026

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TL;DR: Apple is reportedly set to launch its next-generation iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models equipped with the M5 chip later this year. The company is also said to be working on the M5 MacBook Air that could debut in early 2026.

In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that Apple is in the process of carrying out " advanced testing " on

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