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Pickr<p>There's no escaping AI on your PC, but at least you can choose the size it'll arrive in, with Acer showing off several options. <a href="https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2025/acer-readies-more-ai-to-go-across-swift-14-16-laptops" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pickr.com.au/news/2025/acer-re</span><span class="invisible">adies-more-ai-to-go-across-swift-14-16-laptops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoftwindows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoftwindows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aipc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aipc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amdryzen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amdryzen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaminglaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaminglaptop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intelcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intelcore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qualcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qualcomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows11</span></a></p>
Pickr<p>The Surface Laptop and Surface Pro are both getting an upgrade this year, as Windows 11 AI improves alongside a refreshed design and battery life. <a href="https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2025/microsofts-surface-is-now-more-portable-with-better-battery-life" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pickr.com.au/news/2025/microso</span><span class="invisible">fts-surface-is-now-more-portable-with-better-battery-life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoftwindows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoftwindows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aipc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aipc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qualcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qualcomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surface</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows11</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Times are already tough for Intel, but now it turns out its new, heavily-promoted AI PC chips aren't selling as well as expected, thus creating a shortage of production capacity for its older chips. The news comes as the CEO announced looming layoffs and a poor financial report sent the company's stock tumbling.</p><p>Intel says its customers are buying less expensive previous-generation Raptor Lake chips instead of the new, and significantly more expensive, AI PC models like the Lunar Lake and Meteor Lake chips for laptops."</p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-ai-pc-chips-arent-selling-instead-last-gen-raptor-lake-booms-and-creates-a-shortage" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/cpus/intels-ai-pc-chips-arent-selling-instead-last-gen-raptor-lake-booms-and-creates-a-shortage</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPC</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIBubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIBubble</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIHype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIHype</span></a></p>
Pickr<p>Gaming to go seems to be at the forefront of what AMD is doing in 2025, as it preps faster and more capable mobile chips. <a href="https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2025/amd-set-to-deliver-improved-mobile-gaming-in-ryzen-z2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pickr.com.au/news/2025/amd-set</span><span class="invisible">-to-deliver-improved-mobile-gaming-in-ryzen-z2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aipc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aipc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ces2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ces2025</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>’s “<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copilot</span></a>+” <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/AIPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPC</span></a> requirements are embarrassing for <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> and <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a>: Microsoft demands an <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/NPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPU</span></a> capable of at least 40 trillion operations per second.« <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-copilot-ai-pc-requirements-are-embarrassing-for-intel-and-amd/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">5/microsofts-copilot-ai-pc-requirements-are-embarrassing-for-intel-and-amd/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
ComputerBase<p>Neue Windows-11-Ära: „Copilot+ PCs“ erhalten mächtige KI-Assistenten und GPT-4o <a href="https://www.computerbase.de/2024-05/neue-windows-11-aera-copilot-plus-pc-erhaelt-maechtige-assistenten-und-gpt-4o/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerbase.de/2024-05/neue-w</span><span class="invisible">indows-11-aera-copilot-plus-pc-erhaelt-maechtige-assistenten-und-gpt-4o/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copilot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>Vendors will be very happy to see the "AI PC" initiative, it will be an incentive for people to buy new hardware. Also if i was in sales i would make the case that for more privacy and security you need more local processing power.<br><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-confirms-microsoft-copilot-will-soon-run-locally-on-pcs-next-gen-ai-pcs-require-40-tops-of-npu-performance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/cpus/intel-confirms-microsoft-copilot-will-soon-run-locally-on-pcs-next-gen-ai-pcs-require-40-tops-of-npu-performance</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copilot</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>With a <a href="https://noc.social/tags/CloudServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudServer</span></a> in the middle, you’re dealing with obstacles like <a href="https://noc.social/tags/latency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>latency</span></a> and potential <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> scares. Running <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> processes on the device itself leads to far faster performance (up to 2.2x AI performance for video editing compared to 13th Gen Intel), and better <a href="https://noc.social/tags/PowerEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerEfficiency</span></a>.</p><p>What the heck is an <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AIPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPC</span></a>? I spoke to <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a>, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Qualcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Qualcomm</span></a> to find out <br><a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/what-is-an-ai-pc-i-spoke-to-intel-and-qualcomm-to-find-out" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomsguide.com/computing/what-i</span><span class="invisible">s-an-ai-pc-i-spoke-to-intel-and-qualcomm-to-find-out</span></a></p>
Stephen Foskett<p><a href="https://techfieldday.net/tags/SymLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SymLink</span></a>: Stephen Foskett talks with David Kanter about MLCommons' efforts in advancing AI technology and ensuring AI safety, underlined by their benchmarking tools that help guide consumer purchasing. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techfieldday.net/@GestaltIT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GestaltIT</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techfieldday.net/@sfoskett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sfoskett</span></a></span> <a href="https://techfieldday.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://techfieldday.net/tags/AIFD4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIFD4</span></a> <a href="https://techfieldday.net/tags/AIPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPC</span></a> <a href="https://techfieldday.net/tags/AISafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISafety</span></a> <a href="https://techfieldday.net/tags/MLPerf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MLPerf</span></a> <a href="https://techfieldday.net/tags/UtilizingAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UtilizingAI</span></a><br><a href="https://gestaltit.com/utilizing-tech/stephen/ai-pcs-renewed-focus-on-ai-safety-and-more-with-david-kanter-of-mlcommons/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gestaltit.com/utilizing-tech/s</span><span class="invisible">tephen/ai-pcs-renewed-focus-on-ai-safety-and-more-with-david-kanter-of-mlcommons/</span></a></p>