An AI agent in a security badge? That’s Microsoft’s Project Solara pitch
… That’s the idea behind Project Solara, Microsoft’s new platform for putting AI agents in a wide range of devices beyond the standard form factors. …
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Intel's 'Nova Lake' CPU details leak: Productivity powerhouse?
… Four things stand out: First, Intel has basically acknowledged that AMD's cache-heavy approach has worked with its powerhouse Ryzen 9000X3D platform, and has followed suit with what both sites are referring to as Big Last Level Cache, or bLLC. …
Productivity: Tools, Tips, and Smarter Ways to Work
… News Intel's CPU supply is recovering just in time for the agentic AI wave Intel told analysts its CPU shortage is improving, with agentic AI's growing emphasis on CPUs adding to near-term demand. …
Ryzen AI Halo is AMD's $3,999 answer to maxing out ChatGPT
… As such, most AI developers take a “CUDA-first” approach to their tools, treating other architectures like Apple Metal and AMD’s ROCm platform, which plays a CUDA-equivalent role in terms of connecting software applications to its GPUs as an afterthought. …
Arm finally moves into silicon
… However, its first effort will target the data center, rather than the PC or phone. Arm's first chip will be called the Arm AI CPU, designed for "AI data centers running agentic AI workloads" -- most likely, powering Meta's own AI efforts in the cloud. …
AI is still waiting for its VisiCalc moment
… Back in 1979, the answer was VisiCalc, the very first computer spreadsheet. It was a brilliant tool that perfectly leveraged the power of the Apple II and later many other PC platforms . …
Bluesky’s new AI app can vibe-code your social feed
… The folks behind Bluesky just unveiled Attie, which it’s billing as the first “agentic” app for atproto, the decentralized social network that’s the backbone of Bluesky and other open social services. …
Windows Insider meetups are back. I went to one and so should you
… How does Microsoft prioritize its grand, long-term vision of agentic AI with a cleaner, more accessible Windows? And how do I run agents on my Windows PC without them trashing my data? …
Googlebooks aren't just Android laptops. They're a Trojan horse for Gemini
… As I said, the entire point of Googlebooks seems more to deliver a hardware platform for Google's Gemini "AI" than to actually compete with Windows, Mac, and Linux as laptop platforms. …
At Computex, the laptop market looks K-shaped
… Trying to get your money's worth out of the RTX Spark laptop platform, in gaming or other GPU-heavy productions including the "agentic AI" rigamaroll Huang touted on stage will need at least 32GB of RAM, preferably 64GB. …