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tomshardware.com › tech-industry › big-tech

Intel swipes Qualcomm veteran of 25 years to lead client computing — Alex Katouzian jumps ship to oversee consumer CPUs and physical AI

… Speaking on the appointment, which officially kicks off this month, Katouzian expressed excitement about joining Intel at what he described as a pivotal moment for AI-driven transformation across computing platforms. “Intel is creating the foundation for AI-driven transformation, from leading in AI… …

May 4, 2026 · Etiido Uko
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › cyber-security

Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy

… Swipe to scroll horizontally Environmental cost of Gemini Nano deployment in Chrome Devices receiving the push Total bytes pushed Total energy Total CO2e 100 million ~3% of Chrome users 400 petabytes 24 GWh 6,000 tons CO2e 500 million ~15% of Chrome users 2 exabytes 120 GWh 30,000 tons CO2e 1 billi… …

May 6, 2026 · Zak Killian
tomshardware.com › pc-components › cpus

AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz

… Despite not sharing any partners, AMD tells me that “several OEM partners have expressed excitement for the Ryzen AI Halo platform and the Ryzen AI Max Pro 400 series family of processors,” and that “systems will be announced from our partners starting in Q3 2026.” AMD Ryzen AI Halo starts at $3,99… …

May 21, 2026 · Jake Roach
tomshardware.com › tech-industry

Huawei chairman thanks the US for export restrictions on chips, says it supercharged China’s semiconductor industry — Washington’s export controls encouraged Chinese firms to invest in R&D and build their own tech stack competing with American tech

… This development is compounded by Beijing’s push for gaining semiconductor independence. So, even though many Chinese tech companies still want to buy Nvidia chips, likely because of its CUDA platform, the central government ordered these firms to purchase homegrown chips instead . …

May 30, 2026 · Jowi Morales
tomshardware.com › laptops

Nvidia's RTX Spark could caplitalize where Qualcomm's Arm-based efforts have not —  following the expiration of Qualcomm's Windows on Arm deal, Nvidia stands poised to pick up the slack

… Adobe is rearchitecting Photoshop and Premiere for the platform with a claimed two-times uplift in AI and editing workflows, and over 100 Windows software vendors, plus game developers including KRAFTON, NetEase, Remedy Entertainment, Riot Games, and Microsoft Xbox are listed as backing the platfor… …

Jun 1, 2026 · Luke James
tomshardware.com › tech-industry › semiconductors

Trailing-edge foundry roadmaps for GlobalFoundries, UMC, and SMIC — mature node chipmakers each pursue differing strategies and IP

… We break down each of these trailing-edge foundries to see what might be coming up next. GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries ‘GloFo’ exited leading-edge development in 2018 when it canceled its 7nm program and has since repositioned as a specialty foundry focused on differentiated process platforms. …

May 28, 2026 · Luke James