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News about AMD

• AMD posts operating loss, but solid growth for data centre, embedded segments

  AMD’s quarterly results show a sharp loss in overall operating income, but the company’s data centre and embedded businesses look strong enough to help the ...

• AMD promises faster and more efficient networking, eventually

  AMD has compiled diverse networking technology that it plans to optimise for enterprises, cloud providers, and the most demanding high-speed applications.

• US government blocks sale of some Nvidia and AMD AI chips to China

  The US government’s ongoing attempts to restrict China’s military capabilities will affect Chinese AI researchers using the chips to train machine learning models.

• AMD’s next-gen Ryzen 7000 CPUs will arrive before September ends

  AMD will move to 5nm in Ryzen and Radeon beginning this fall.

• New speculative execution attack Retbleed impacts Intel and AMD CPUs

  Unlike other speculative execution attacks like Spectre, Retbleed exploits return instructions rather than indirect jumps or calls.

• AMD makes steady gains on Intel in server chip market

  Epyc server chips help AMD gain ground in data centre against Intel despite major fall-off in x86 shipments.

Features about AMD

• Laptop buying guide 2013: How to find the right notebook for you

  It's been a good year for laptops. We can help you find the best one for your needs.

• CES reveals the four new rules of PC simplicity

  2013's crop of new PCs will be versatile, powerful, and most importantly, simple to use.

• AMD passing on phones, focusing on tablets and hybrids

  Chip maker says at CES it will put its weight behind devices that can show off the 'beautiful graphics that we bring'

• AMD Radeon HD 6800 series is the new midrange graphics champ

  The Radeon HD 6850 and 6870 offer fantastic performance at a price gamers can live with.`

• Analysis: Intel, AMD end a bitter business and technical battle

  Intel still faces legal issues, but AMD can now move ahead

• AMD talks Bulldozer, Hemlock and Fusion

  The company laid out its road map for the next two years, including new laptop and desktop chips