Intel’s Arrow Lake-S falls short as an AI powerhouse with only a slight improvement in 13 TOPS NPU over Meteor Lake, far below the capabilities of Lunar Lake.

Intel’s Arrow Lake-S falls short as an AI powerhouse with only a slight improvement in 13 TOPS NPU over Meteor Lake, far below the capabilities of Lunar Lake.

Intel’s upcoming desktop architecture, Arrow Lake-S, will incorporate a neural processing unit (NPU), but the NPU’s performance is not as high as anticipated. The NPU in Arrow Lake-S is expected to deliver just 13 TOPS of AI performance, which is significantly lower than Lunar Lake’s 45 TOPS. This level of performance falls short of qualifying … Read more

Engineering Sample of Intel’s “Arrow Lake-S” Shows Over 25% Single-Core Performance Improvement Compared to i9-13900K, but Lags in Multi-Core Performance

Engineering Sample of Intel’s “Arrow Lake-S” Shows Over 25% Single-Core Performance Improvement Compared to i9-13900K, but Lags in Multi-Core Performance

A recent engineering sample of Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake-S processor has shown impressive single-threaded performance gains over the existing i9-13900K chip. The Arrow Lake-S ES, featuring an unknown processor model, demonstrated superior performance in a single-threaded test, where its “Lion Cove” P-core outperformed the “Raptor Cove” P-core of the i9-13900K. This particular test only loads … Read more

Google’s latest Gemini AI boasts a 20% speed improvement over the newest ChatGPT

Google’s latest Gemini AI boasts a 20% speed improvement over the newest ChatGPT

Google announced on Thursday the general availability of its latest AI model, Gemini 1.5 Flash, which is touted to be 20% faster than OpenAI’s newest bot, ChatGPT-4o. This AI chatbot, first unveiled at Google I/O in May, has been in public preview for the past month, allowing customers to test the product and provide feedback. … Read more

Our Ranking Systems Have Room for Improvement

Our Ranking Systems Have Room for Improvement

Google’s SearchLiaison responded to a petition on X (formerly Twitter) about poor search results, acknowledging that Google’s review algorithm could be improved. They are working to stop rewarding sites that shouldn’t be ranked. The exchange began with a tweet pointing out a high-ranking site that allegedly did not comply with Google’s guidelines. SearchLiaison explained the … Read more

Android 15 may bring improvement to Google’s fast charging definition

Android 15 may bring improvement to Google’s fast charging definition

In recent years, smartphones have seen significant advancements in fast charging technology, with some devices now supporting speeds of up to 240W. However, despite these improvements, Android devices currently identify even 7.5W trickle chargers as “fast.” This can be misleading for users, as it may incorrectly suggest their devices are charging quickly when they are … Read more

Microsoft Rewards Tenable Bug Bounty for Azure Vulnerability, Deems Fix Unnecessary but Documentation Improvement Required.

Microsoft Rewards Tenable Bug Bounty for Azure Vulnerability, Deems Fix Unnecessary but Documentation Improvement Required.

A security flaw in Microsoft’s Azure cloud discovered by Tenable Vulnerability Assessment Team researchers allows bad actors to bypass firewall rules and access private web resources of other Azure customers. The issue stems from service tags in Azure that group IP addresses used by Azure services. Tenable warns that a rogue Azure customer could exploit … Read more

Google believes the public sector has room for improvement beyond Microsoft’s security shortcomings

Google is capitalizing on Microsoft’s damaged reputation in enterprise security by offering its services to government institutions. The US Cybersecurity Review Board (CSRB) recently released a report pointing out Microsoft’s security issues, which Google claims are a result of the company prioritizing other aspects over security. Google has stated that they can assist in this … Read more