Tag: CPUs
An Intel spokesperson confirms to CRN that the layoffs, disclosed on Tuesday, are part of the plan announced by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in August to cut over 15,000 jobs and reduce costs by more than $10 billion in response to worsening financial conditions. Intel has begun mass layoffs as part of the chipmaker’s cost-cutting…
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‘We support the x86. The x86 is very important to us. We support it for PCs, workstations, data centers. And so the fact that the architecture was fragmenting isn’t good for the industry, so I love what they’re doing,’ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells CRN about the formation of the Intel-AMD ecosystem advisory group. The…
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In the facing of growing competition from Arm-based chip designers, the rival CPU companies say several tech giants—including Microsoft, Dell Technologies, Lenovo and HP Inc.—are joining their new advisory group to ‘shape the future of x86 and foster developer innovation.’ Intel and AMD said several tech giants are backing their new effort to expand the…
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The new iPad mini, like other Apple devices supported by the A17 Pro or newer chips, will support Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI features powered by custom generative models running on device or in the cloud that is set to debut in beta later this month. Apple has revealed a new iPad mini that…
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‘Our customers want reduced time to value. They want to be able to deploy AI faster and get value out of it quicker. We’ve been hearing over the last two years that it takes a lot of effort to actually deploy AI solutions and get them to work,’ says Dell Technologies Senior Vice President of…
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For the week ending Oct. 11, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Presidio, AMD, Intel, Microsoft and the winners of the CRN 2024 Triple Crown Award. The Week Ending Oct. 11 Topping this week’s Came to Win list is solution provider Presidio for a strategic…
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The chip designer says the Ryzen AI Pro 300 processors for AI-accelerated laptops combine leadership performance and efficiency with new enterprise-level security features such as Cloud Bare Metal Recovery as well as remote management and deployment capabilities. AMD is calling its newly launched Ryzen AI Pro 300 processors the “best AI PC platform” for businesses,…
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Longtime channel leader Dave Guzzi is taking over as Intel’s global channel chief after a short stint by his predecessor, and the semiconductor plans to introduce a new regional engagement model for partners among other changes coming in 2025, Intel exclusively tells CRN. Intel has appointed a new global channel chief for a second time…
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TD Synnex, ConnectWise, Critical Start, ThoughtSpot, Microsoft, CrowdStrike and Capgemini were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves in September 2024. New CEOs at TD Synnex, ConnectWise, ThoughtSpot and Critical Start were among the biggest executive moves in September. Taking those top spots, respectively, were Patrick Zammit, previously with Avnet; Manny Rivelo,…
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“You have to be careful where you position it, because it’s not for everybody,” Compucom VP Mike Monahan said. Although the artificial intelligence PC revolution is still booting up, solution providers are already planning how to work with customers to determine the right time to buy, with early selling points for customers focusing on the…
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