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Intel says it still doesn’t have the true fix for its crashing i9 desktop chips For months, Intel’s highest-end desktop gaming processors have had a strange tendency to occasionally make games crash — and despite what you might have seen earlier today, Intel says it doesn’t have a final fix for its 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core i9 “Raptor Lake” and “Raptor Lake S” Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/14/24178751/intel-raptor-lake-crash-fix-etvb-not-yet

Intel will put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave Intel has reportedly notified employees that anyone who remains unvaccinated will need to get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit an exemption by January 4th. Otherwise, they face being put on unpaid leave, according to The Associated Press and The Oregonian. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22849074/intel-unvaccinated-employees-unpaid-leave

Intel accidentally uses MacBook Pro in ad for its new processor Facepalm: If there's one thing companies want to avoid, it's unintentionally promoting a competitor in one of their ads. Intel, it seems, has failed to heed this advice. Continue Reading . . . https://www.techspot.com/news/89233-intel-accidentally-uses-macbook-pro-ad-new-processor.html

Intel's new PC ads bring back the 'I'm a Mac' guy out of desperation So it's come to this. Intel, eager to fight back against the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Apple's (very fast!) M1 chips, has unleashed a set of attack ads featuring Justin Long, the former star of Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/intel-pc-ads-justin-long-apple-mac-140527724.html

Intel responds to Apple’s M1 chips with cherry-picked benchmarks The PC industry response to Apple’s new M1 chips has been rather quiet, until now. Intel is hitting back at Apple’s new M1 MacBooks with some benchmarks of its own, after early reviews showed impressive performance and battery life from Apple’s ARM-based chips. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/8/22272041/intel-apple-macbook-m1-performance-benchmarks-processors

Intel tries to take down Apple's M1 chip with a flurry of benchmarks If it wasn’t already clear that Intel is anxious about Apple’s M1 chip, it is now. PC World and Tom’s Hardware report that Intel has shared a legion of benchmarks claiming to show that 11th-generation Core i7 laptop processors are faster than the M1. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/intel-benchmarks-vs-apple-m1-chip-233650560.html

Intel is replacing its CEO next month Intel CEO Bob Swan is stepping down from the position on February 15th, the company has announced. He will be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. Swan was named Intel’s permanent CEO two years ago in January 2019. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/13/22228702/intel-ceo-bob-swan-pat-gelsinger-technical-financial

Intel's Rocket Lake S CPUs are up to 19 percent faster than last year We’ve known since October that Intel’s upcoming Rocket Lake S desktop CPUs will only support up to 8-core chips, down from last year’s 10-core i9-10900K. The real question is if that step back will be worth it. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/intel-rocket-lake-s-desktop-cpu-cores-213046856.html