Hacker News with Generative AI: Intel

Linux 6.15 Goes Heavy on Intel and AMD x86_64 CPU Changes (phoronix.com)
Merged today for the recently-opened Linux 6.15 merge window were all of the "x86/core" changes that are particularly heavy on new feature work for both Intel and AMD x86/x86_64 processors.
Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras (intelrealsense.com)
Stereo Depth cameras, Lidar cameras, Coded light and Tracking cameras from Intel RealSense
Intel's technology development chief Ann Kelleher to retire (tomshardware.com)
Looking Ahead at Intel's Xe3 GPU Architecture (chipsandcheese.com)
Intel’s foray into high performance graphics has enjoyed impressive progress over the past few years, and the company is not letting up on the gas.
Intel AVX10 Drops Optional 512-Bit: No AVX10 256-Bit Only E-Cores in the Future (phoronix.com)
Intel updated their AVX10 whitepaper and associated open-source compiler patches around this next Advanced Vector Extensions standard... While AVX10 had intended to allow either 256-bit or 512-bit modes depending upon processor capabilities, Intel has dropped the 256-bit-only approach and going for 512-bit everywhere.
Raytracing on Intel's Arc B580 (chipsandcheese.com)
Intel’s discrete GPU strategy has emphasized add-on features ever since Alchemist launched. Right from the start, Intel invested heavily in dedicated matrix multiplication units, raytracing accelerators, and hardware video codecs. Battlemage continues that trend. Raytracing deserves attention because raytraced effects are gaining prominence on an increasing number of titles.
TSMC pitches Intel foundry joint venture to Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom (seekingalpha.com)
Wanna save Intel? Fire the board, bring back Pat, ex-CEO Craig Barrett says (theregister.com)
Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett has a simple solution to the x86 giant's woes.
Is an Intel N100 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? (jeffgeerling.com)
About one year ago, I bought an Intel N100 mini PC (specifically the GMKtec N100 NucBox G3) and compared it to the Raspberry Pi 5 8GB.
'Fire the Intel board and rehire Pat Gelsinger,' argues former Intel CEO (tomshardware.com)
The Pentium contains a complicated circuit to multiply by three (righto.com)
In 1993, Intel released the high-performance Pentium processor, the start of the long-running Pentium line.
Ohio One Construction Timeline Update (intel.com)
Intel’s Foundry Manufacturing leader announces planned construction completion dates for the company’s Ohio One site.
Intel 8th, 9th and 10th Gen CPUs absent from Windows 11 24H2 CPU support list (tomshardware.com)
Two bits per transistor: high-density ROM in Intel's 8087 FPU (2018) (righto.com)
The 8087 chip provided fast floating point arithmetic for the original IBM PC and became part of the x86 architecture used today.
Ex-Intel exec Raja Koduri blames 'PowerPoint snakes' for Intel's current issues (pcgamer.com)
Intel Announces Xeon 6500P and Xeon 6700P Processors (phoronix.com)
After launching the Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" processors last September, today Intel is expanding the family with the launch of the Xeon 6500P and Xeon 6700P server processors.
Intel Xeon 6700P and 6500P Granite Rapids-SP for the Masses Initial Benchmarks (servethehome.com)
This Intel Xeon 6 series has been a launch we have been waiting on for around three quarters. Today, we have the launch of the Intel Xeon 6700P and Xeon 6500P series. These are the smaller Socket E2 (LGA4710-2) processors compared to the big socket Intel Xeon 6900P series. At the same time, they are not necessarily “lower-end” as they can scale to 4 sockets, eight sockets and beyond.
Intel launches new 18A website, highlights milestones and specifications (tomshardware.com)
Chipzilla Devours the Desktop (abortretry.fail)
At the end of 1974, Intel had announced plans for a reorganization following layoffs, and that was carried out between the time of the announcement and the first months of 1975.
Jim Keller says a 'great Intel' is worth $1T (tomshardware.com)
Silver Lake Nears Deal for Stake in Intel's Altera Unit (bloomberg.com)
Silver Lake Management is in exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in Intel Corp.’s programmable chips unit, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Intel principal engineer bemoans potential TSMC takeover, touts 18A advantage (tomshardware.com)
OpenArc – Lightweight Inference Server for OpenVINO (github.com/SearchSavior)
OpenArc is a lightweight inference API backend for Optimum-Intel from Transformers to leverage hardware acceleration on Intel CPUs, GPUs and NPUs through the OpenVINO runtime using OpenCL drivers.
TSMC faces tough choices amid rumors for Intel foundry collaboration (techsoda.substack.com)
Following a routine board meeting that did not present any surprises to the market, TSMC executives, alongside Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, are set to engage in negotiations with the U.S. government, according to industry sources.
Intel's Battlemage Architecture (chipsandcheese.com)
Intel’s Alchemist architecture gave the company a foot in the door to the high performance graphics segment. The Arc A770 proved to be a competent first effort, able to run many games with credible performance. Now, Intel is passing the torch to a new graphics architecture, named Battlemage.
SoftBank could soon buy Renee James' Ampere chip company for about $6.5B (techcrunch.com)
Ampere, the semiconductor business founded by former Intel exec Renee James, is reportedly on the cusp of selling itself to SoftBank — the latest in an ongoing saga over the company’s future ownership.
Bill Gates says Intel has lost its way, hints that Pat Gelsinger exited too soon (tomshardware.com)
Running DeepSeek R1 Models Locally on NPU (windows.com)
AI is moving closer to the edge, and Copilot+ PCs are leading the way. With the availability of cloud hosted DeepSeek R1 available on Azure AI Foundry, we’re bringing NPU-optimized versions of DeepSeek-R1 directly to Copilot+ PCs, starting with Qualcomm Snapdragon X first, followed by Intel Core Ultra 200V and others.
KVM Enhancements Within the Linux 6.14 Kernel (phoronix.com)
Along with other Intel TDX changes and AMD SEV updates separately sent out for thei n-development Linux 6.14 kernel, there is the usual hearty batch of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization updates too.
Intel $19B into the red, kills Falcon Shores GPUs delays Clearwater Forest Xeons (theregister.com)
Intel capped off a tumultuous year with a reality check for its product roadmaps.