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Qualcomm announces AI accelerators and mysterious racks they’ll run in
House of the Snapdragon promises – without much detail – this kit will enable coolly efficient inferencing
PaaS + IaaS28 Oct 2025 | 1
NPU
A Neural Processing Unit (NPU) is a co-processor dedicated to handling AI workloads. NPUs have been adopted by Intel and AMD as features of 2023-era and later SoCs for laptop and desktop computers.
Microsoft hypes PCs with NPUs, still can't offer a good reason to buy one
Comment AI tech not on the hardware compatibility list for now. But future Windows will need it
AI + ML10 Oct 2025 | 31
Everyone needs an AI phone. No, don't hang up, it's true
Analyst bets smart money on 'proactive digital companion' upgrade cycle
Personal Tech09 Sep 2025 | 67
More than 100 companies are chasing an AI chip gold rush. Few will surive
Quick, get some investment money before the bubble bursts
Systems27 Aug 2025 | 3
Lenovo shows what a Chromebook packing a MediaTek Kompanio Ultra can do
Nothing startling, even with Google’s AI extras
Personal Tech24 Jun 2025 | 21
The future of AI is ... analog? Upstart bags $100M to push GPU-like brains on less juice
Interview EnCharge claims 150 TOPS/watt, a 20x performance-per-watt edge
AI + ML17 Feb 2025 | 17
BROADER TOPICS
Trump China tariffs to 'overshadow' the 'progress' of AI PCs
Already inflated costs of NPU-based boxes set to jump on import tax
AI + ML09 Jan 2025 | 25
Intel debuts laptop silicon that doesn't qualify for Microsoft's 'Copilot+ PC' badge
CES TOPS, SCHMOPS, says Chipzilla, our NPUs may be slow but that doesn't matter
Systems07 Jan 2025 | 19
AI PCs: 'Something will have to give in 2025, and I think it's pricing'
Consultant bemoans lack of use cases and businesses' budget
AI + ML22 Nov 2024 | 84
The NPU: Neural processing unit or needless pricey upsell?
Opinion Tech for tech's sake with niche uses that traditional hardware can handle
Systems11 Nov 2024 | 74
Apple quietly admits 8GB isn't enough in 2024, M4 iMac to ship with 16GB as standard
The silicon no longer limited to Cupertino's priciest iPads
Systems28 Oct 2024 | 122
Buying a PC for local AI? These are the specs that actually matter
Feature If you guessed TOPS and FLOPS, that's only half right
AI + ML25 Aug 2024 | 31
With users mostly happy to keep older kit, Macs just ain't selling like they used to
And the AI PC revolution probably won't help, we're told
Personal Tech11 Jul 2024 | 64
SK hynix shimmies towards AI silicon by driving merger of South Korean Nvidia challengers
Sapeon and Rebellions think they can do better together
Systems13 Jun 2024 |
AI PCs might solve a real problem: The 'friction' that sees users ignore security
Computex Trend Micro says cloudy email scans trigger GDPR warnings that deter users. Local models that use NPUs don't
AI + ML06 Jun 2024 | 17
Hailo's latest AI chip shows up integrated NPUs and sips power like fine wine
All your PC needs for 40 TOPS is an M.2 slot
Systems10 Apr 2024 | 6
Intel over the Moon as Lunar Lake’s NPU performance TOPS Meteor Lake
Intel Vision Pat Gelsinger claims 3x performance in next-gen silicon for AI PCs
Systems10 Apr 2024 | 3
Arm flexes silicon muscles to push generative AI at the edge
Ethos-U85 microNPU boasts 4x performance boost over previous gen
Systems09 Apr 2024 | 1
Intel throws chips on the table, Microsoft plays the Copilot card in wild bet on AI PCs
Does anyone actually want one?
Personal Tech27 Mar 2024 | 15
Lenovo debuts AI PCs that have specs a lot like vanilla PCs with this year's accelerated CPUs
While you ponder that, look – or try to – at a concept transparent lappie
Personal Tech26 Feb 2024 | 16
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