An introductory explanation of electrical circuits, voltage, current, and power in computing. Voltage represents the push on charge, current is the flow rate, and power is their product. The article clarifies misconceptions using analogies and defines key terms like ground, Vdd, and decade for understanding how processors work at the electrical level.
Arm architecture is rapidly displacing Intel's x86 dominance in computing, driven by Apple's shift to M-series chips, Microsoft's renewed Windows on Arm push, and widespread industry adoption. Unlike x86's closed ecosystem controlled by Intel and AMD, Arm's licensing model enables numerous companies—Apple, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia—to design high-performance processors, signaling x86's declining reign.
A US Customs and Border Protection supervisor in Maine was arrested for stealing computer hardware including Intel processors, memory, and hard drives from 46 Department of Homeland Security computers and replacing them with inferior parts. The suspect traded the stolen components through Newegg's trade-in program for store credit, with surveillance footage capturing the theft during midnight shifts. Restoring the stolen hardware is estimated to cost over $20,000, with full replacement exceeding $105,000.
A comprehensive benchmark comparison of Intel's Xeon 678X (48-core Granite Rapids WS) against AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 9980X across nearly 400 tests, measuring performance and power efficiency in workstation environments. Both processors were tested on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with matching core counts and software stacks to evaluate their capabilities across diverse workloads.
Broadway is an Elixir library for building data processing pipelines. It uses producers to consume from data sources, processors to handle individual messages, batchers to group messages, and batch processors to work on batches, with optional partitioning for message ordering.
Intel's new Wildcat Lake processors are budget-oriented CPUs designed for affordable laptops priced between $600–$800. Testing the Core 7 350 in a Lenovo IdeaPad 3, the reviewer found solid but unremarkable performance—neither a standout win nor disappointing, though the chips lack the speed of competitors like Apple's A18 Pro.