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2025-01-06

AMD’s new laptop CPU lineup is a mix of new silicon and new names for old silicon

New Ryzen AI CPUs boost speeds, but cheaper laptops get another Ryzen rebrand. [...]

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2025-01-06

AMD launches new Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs for PCs that play games and work hard

Not much faster at games than 9800X3D, but with up to twice as many CPU cores. [...]

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2025-01-06

AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 CPUs boost gaming handhelds, if you buy the best one

Z2 Extreme is the only one that's faster than what AMD was offering before. [...]

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2025-01-06

The end of an era: Dell will no longer make XPS computers

Dell won't make Precision or Inspiron PCs anymore, either. [...]

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2025-01-06

New Radeon RX 9000 GPUs promise to fix two of AMD’s biggest weaknesses

Better ray tracing and ML-backed FSR upscaling could close the gap with Nvidia. [...]

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2025-01-06

HDMI 2.2 will require new “Ultra96” cables, whenever we have 8K TVs and content

The physical connector is, confusingly but expectedly, the same. [...]

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2025-01-06

Sam Altman says “we are now confident we know how to build AGI”

The race to replace human workers continues in Big Tech, but not everyone is convinced it will happen so soon. [...]

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2025-01-06

Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan

"I was almost intrigued why they would do it a few days before me being sworn in." [...]

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2025-01-06

Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive

Ars' total charity haul since 2007 now tops $540,000. [...]