Author: Zach_Wilson
The ASUS Zenbook S16 laptop boasts an ultra-thin design and AMD’s latest AI chip
ASUS unveiled a bunch of new laptops at this week’s Computex tech expo in Taipei, including a Zenbook refresh. The Zenbook S16 is as sleek and well-designed as ever, but comes with a spate of iterative improvements and a couple of major updates. It’s equipped with AMD’s Ryzen AI 9…
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AMD unveils Ryzen AI 300 CPUs for Copilot+ laptops
Microsoft's Copilot+ initiative for super-charged AI PCs is becoming more of a reality at Computex 2024. Today, AMD announced its next major chip platforms, Ryzen AI 300 for notebooks and Ryzen 9000 for desktops, which respectively target beefier laptop AI performance and fast gaming on desktops. Notably, Ryzen AI 300…
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AMD’s first Zen 5 CPU is the ‘monster’ Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD is launching its first Zen 5 desktop processors in July, with the Ryzen 9 9950X flagship leading the pack as “the world’s most powerful desktop consumer processor.” Based on AMD’s existing AM5 platform, the new Ryzen 9000 series of CPUs include the Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen…
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AMD’s next generation of AI laptop processors have a new name too
AMD announced at Computex 2024 its next generation of Ryzen laptop processors for generative AI workloads: the Ryzen AI 300 Series. It’s a re-brand of its top-tier Ryzen 9 chips. The new naming convention still includes the HX suffix AMD introduced in 2022, but it doesn’t indicate how many watts…
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Here is what’s happening at Computex 2024
We’re only halfway through 2024, and there’s no sign of AI-related announcements slowing down — especially with Computex 2024 here. This year’s Taipei-based convention starts on June 4th and ends on June 7th, and you can expect to see big keynotes from AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, Nvidia, and Arm detailing their…
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PewDiePie ‘avenged’ as MrBeast becomes YouTube’s most-subscribed channel
Bollywood music label T-Series had the most-subscribed YouTube channel for years after Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, conceded his protracted and problematic fight for the top spot to it. But now that honor belongs to YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, who posted yesterday that his MrBeast YouTube operation had ‘avenged’ PewDiePie by overtaking…
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