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Two-in-one: IBM’s new 2-nm processor brings dual-architecture computing to mainframes

IBM has unveiled a 2-nanometer processor designed to bring Arm computing directly into its ...

Qualcomm Hits 5GHz Mobile Milestone With Oryon CPU And FlexCache Architecture

Qualcomm reveals its next-gen Oryon CPU, crossing the 5GHz threshold for the first time in mobile to power advanced agentic AI workloads.
TweakTown

Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPU: biggest architecture improvement in Intel history, on TSMC 2nm

Intel's truly next-gen Nova Lake CPUs will be made on TSMC's new 2nm process node, joining Apple as its first customers on TSMC's queue for its latest fab node. Intel still has a few CPU generations ...
Hackaday

The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and that ...
SlashGear

What Does GHz Mean On A CPU? (And Is Higher Better?)

Fire up the 2013 remix of the Eagles "Desperado". Listen to the beat: That's 60 beats per minute, or to an engineer, 1 Hertz (Hz). Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" is around twice that. It sounds fast, but ...
Houston Chronicle

The Importance of a Computer CPU

You've probably heard the acronym CPU lots of times when you went out hunting for a laptop or desktop computer to buy. Quite often, the type of CPU in the device will be mentioned as part of the specs ...