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American lawmakers have quietly been discussing options on how they could help Intel get back on its feet should its financial situation deteriorate. According to aSemaforreport, sources say this possible rescue package will be above and beyond the scope of the CHIPS Act, which wouldaward the company at least $8.5 billionbefore the end of 2024. It should be noted, though, that these are just precautionary discussions of backup plans in case the company folds....

Intel is gradually phasing out its3DXPoint-based products. The vast majority of Optane-branded solid-state drives have already been discontinued, but there are still some Optane products shipping to customers and they will remain on the market for a while. Last week the company announced plans to end-of-life its Optane Persistent Memory 200-series modules for servers, but its clients will be able to get them through 2025. Intel’s clients must determine their needs for Intel’s Optane Persistent Memory 200-series 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB memory modules (in 4-Pack and 50-Pack SKUs) and make their final orders by July 27, 2025....

The chip Intel wanted to hide the most keeps popping up in the oddest places. You may or may not have heard of Cannon Lake, but it was one of Intel’s biggest busts. Cannon Lake was Intel’s first 10nm processor to ship, arriving after years of delays while the company lost its manufacturing lead to TSMC and AMD, but it didn’t actually work — Intellaunched the defective chip in China only, effectively hiding it from the skeptical press as it looked to prove some form of life after years of delays, but the Cannon Lake chip came with a de-activated integrated GPU due to issues with the 10nm process....

Now that Intel has signed a contract to get $7.865 billion in grants under the CHIPS and Science Act from the U.S. government, it cannot sell its Intel Foundry manufacturing unit and must maintain a controlling stake even in case it spins it off and makes it a public companyunder the terms of the agreement. Also, the contract restricts any third party from acquiring a substantial stake in Intel,Reutersnoted. Intel must keep at least 50....

Kioxia expects flash demand for NAND memory to increase 2.7 times by 2028, spurred by advances in artificial intelligence,Reutersreports. Kioxia will expand its manufacturing capacity and introduce new process technologies in the coming years to meet this upcoming demand. The chipmaker is expanding its manufacturing capacity in Japan to support this anticipated growth. In particular, Kioxia is advancing construction at its Kitakami facility in Iwate prefecture, aiming for production by fall 2025 after a year-long delay....

If you’ve been holding out for a curved gaming display with high-quality specs to accompany it, you should check out today’s deal on theLG 34GP950G-B 34-inc Ultragear gaming monitor. This QHD gaming display debuted with a price tag of around $1,299. However, it’s currently discounted to just $549 atAmazon— one of the best prices we’ve ever seen for this monitor. So far, no expiration has been confirmed for the discount, so we’re not sure how long you can pick it up for at this price....

When your Logitech wireless mouse stops working, it is usually due to physical damage, issues with the battery, or corrupted drivers. Most of the time, the wireless mouse connects to the computer but does not respond or freeze while trying to use it. Other times, the mouse won’t connect to the computer at all. As data transmission in wireless devices is complex, even if a single component fails, you are likely to get an unresponsive device....

If you’re in the market for a brand new gaming monitor, then you’ll struggle to go too far wrong with this excellent deal on the Samsung 49-inch G9 OLED ultra-wide monitor, nowjust $999 at Walmart in the US. Acclaimed as the world’s first 49-inch OLED monitor, the G9 delivers dual QHD resolution and a whopping 240Hz refresh rate with a response time of just 0.03ms. While our best gaming monitor pick in this bracket might be the Philips Evnia 49M2C8900, the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 49-inch scored an excellent 4....

Why you may trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. Benchmarks and Final Analysis Our standard benchmarks and power tests are performed using the CPU’s stock frequencies (including any default boost/turbo) with all power-saving features enabled. We set optimized defaults in the BIOS and the memory by enabling the XMP profile....

The wealth that can be gained from helping to propel a successful company is vividly illustrated by a recent Tweet/X by Barron’s writerTae Kim. One “mid-level” Nvidia employee accrued a fortune of $62 million, claims Kim. Thus, company share schemes can be a great incentive for employees. However, as a counterpoint, the senior Barron’s reporter also knows of at least one Nvidia employee who made a “half billion dollar mistake,” after their ‘green-gold’ slipped through their fingers....

At its Surface event scheduled for May 6th next week,Microsoftis expected to unveil two new compact offerings under itsSurface ProandSurface Laptopfamilies, according to WinFuture. It’s important to note that these smaller variants are not a new generation, but rather expand the existing Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 product lines. Information about technical details, pricing, and availability remains in the dark, but Microsoft is expected to reveal more on Tuesday....

Whether to take snaps of the gameplay or to have live assistant support, the power app Dragon Center is super useful for MSI users and gamers specifically. But it might stop working at times. The issue with Dragon Center is not so rare, as it requires various elements to be checked to work properly. Such elements, if not checked, may turn into Dragon Center error causes, ranging from halted MSI services to firewall blockages....

There are more than a billion PCs in use and,according to StatCounter, only 71 percent of them run Windows. Among the rest, about 4 percent run Linux. That’s tens of millions of people with Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, etc as their desktop operating system. I envy them. Windows 11has become more annoying lately as it shovesads for XBox Game Passin my face, pushes AI features no one asked for and demands that I reconsider the choices I made during installation on a regular basis....