It seems that x86 hardware will be part of Google’s new laptop platform, although Intel doesn’t specify what processors it’ll be using: We’re thrilled to partner with @Google on something we’ve been building with them - Googlebook. Premium, powerful devices designed for Intelligence. …
Apple and Intel reached a “preliminary agreement” for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. …
At a tech talk during WWDC 2026, Apple revealed that the company worked with Nvidia, Google, and Intel to make Private Cloud Compute work on the industry-leading AI hardware. Apple Foundational Model runs on Nvidia hardware within Google’s cloud. …
… And that’s just speaking of the hardware. The software is still a whole other beast, and the messiness that is Liquid Glass proves it needs more taming. But if I had to choose someone to succeed Tim Cook, the supply chain guy, I’d choose a hardware guy or a chip guy. …
… Meanwhile, AMD’s responding to RAMaggedon by launching new versions of its old hardware and promising support for AM5 through 2029. …
… Siri AI runs on a revamped version of Apple Intelligence, which also powers Visual Intelligence, an updated Image Playground app, AI editing features in the Photos app, conversationally-generated shortcuts, and other new AI features. …
… Ternus is a 25-year veteran of the company and the first Apple CEO in about 30 years to come from the hardware sector. According to Apple, he’s led hardware engineering work for every model of iPad, as well as the most recent iPhone family and AirPods. …
… Instead, we’ve got the Googlebook; an awkwardly named line of laptops with no hardware details aside from a glowing light bar and a separate acknowledgement from Intel running an OS that barely looks different from ChromeOS. …
… That’s a bit higher than the standard consumer-facing X2 Surface models, but not quite as steep as the Intel Panther Lake Surface for Business models announced last month — starting at $1,949.99. …
… Apple can’t control Google, Intel, and Nvidia’s supply chains though. Instead, Apple now maintains a “cryptographically verifiable, append-only ledger” of all Google Cloud hardware used for Private Cloud Compute and “retains complete control” of the software. …