Intel on Monday quietly marked the 25-year anniversary of x86, the basic architecture underlying the chips that power most of today's PCs. Intel's first x86-based chip, the 5MHz 8086, was introduced ...

One of the oldest ideas in humanity – and one that may have predated language as we know it – is that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Another adage is that he who has the gold makes the rules, and ...

Intel on Monday unveiled its Core Ultra Series 3 processors, also known as Panther Lake, at CES 2026, introducing what it ...

It seems like the chip war between Intel and ARM is slowly winding down, at least for the time being. Intel for decades has doggedly sworn by chips based on its homegrown x86 architecture, but the ...

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Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding “the dawn of a new era.” Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the ...

After announcing its intentions in February, Intel Monday shipped an x86-microprocessor that runs both 32- and 64-bit applications. Unlike rival AMD, however, Intel is first rolling out a 32/64-bit ...

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TL;DR: Intel and AMD have jointly advanced the x86 instruction set with new standards like FRED, AVX10, ChkTag, and ACE to enhance latency, security, throughput, and compatibility across devices from ...

Intel unveils Core Ultra Series 3 at CES 2026, bringing AI PCs and edge processors built on US-made 18A technology.

It's so far proved to be the impossible dream in the chip market: to make money selling a chip based on the same architecture as Intel's chips. But another start-up is going to try. Michael Kanellos ...

While Intel and Advanced Micro Devices battle for the top two spots in the x86 microprocessor market, the third player, Via Technologies, saw a slip in its already-marginal market share, but it isn’t ...