Intel Stock Sinks 40%, But Most Analysts Still Aren’t Bullish on INTC Despite its solid growth prospects and improving fundamentals, most Wall Street analysts aren’t bullish on Intel stock. Barchart · Jul 29
Agentic AI Is Coming to Chip Design. Here Is Why Synopsys Stock Could Be the Biggest Beneficiary. Synopsys partners with Nvidia on agentic AI after partnering with Intel last week. Barchart · Jul 29
Synopsys Just Solved a Bottleneck You Didn’t Even Know Existed Synopsys is using AI partnerships with Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft, and Intel to automate one of chip design’s biggest bottlenecks, strengthening its position at the center of the AI semiconductor ecosystem. Barchart · Jul 29
Nvidia And Meta Think Chinese AI Shouldn't Be Banned—Here's Why Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg are converging on a message that runs counter to growing calls in Washington to restrict Chinese artificial intelligence models: don’t ban them—beat them. Benzinga · Jul 29
Testing laptops on battery and AC power — Comparing Intel, Qualcomm, Apple, and AMD We tested laptops with processors from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and Apple to see the differences in how they perform on and off the charger. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 29
Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop SKU to require 65W of separate power delivery for its iGPU, leaker claims — beefy integrated graphics could require two VCCGT phases for 12 Xe3P cores Intel seems to be working on a 16-core Nova Lake desktop APU with 12 Xe3P cores that will require 65W of power delivery on their own to achieve maximum performance. Two separate VCCGT phases will be needed to power said integrated graphics, since one phase can't sustain up to 65W. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 29
Intel closes out RAMP-C production pilot that paid Nvidia and others to run test chips on 18A — program helped lay a path for secure domestic chip production on advanced processes Intel Foundry says that it has completed RAMP-C, the U.S. defense program awarded to the company in 2021 to stand up a domestic leading-edge chip ecosystem on its 18A process. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 29
The new HP Omen 16 Slim isn't actually that skinny, but it is a surprisingly good budget gaming laptop - if you can get it at the right price The HP Omen 16 Slim does a surprisingly good job of the currently almost impossible task of serving up decent laptop gaming at an affordable price. TechRadar · Jul 29
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: The ultimate gaming handset, with the ultimate price It's for the few, not the many. But what a beast this handheld is! T3 · Jul 29
ASRock officially announces Radeon RX 9050 with 8GB VRAM — RDNA 4 card offers boost clock of up to 2600MHz (updated) ASRock has listed the long-rumored RX 9050 GPU on its website in both a 4GB and 8GB configuration, but has deleted those pages since. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28
One year into the AI-induced RAM apocalypse — how much does memory actually cost, and is there hope for a more affordable future? We look at the state of the DIY RAM market over the last 12 months. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28
Intel Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish? As Intel has outperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain bullish about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Jul 28
Micron, Nvidia, AMD on Watch as Asia's Chip Selloff Sends Warning to Wall Street The chip-stock bloodbath that started in Seoul overnight is crossing the Pacific — and Wall Street’s premarket screens are flashing red. Benzinga · Jul 28
Windows Central · Jul 28 I used ASUS' flagship business laptop and was surprised by how exciting it was: But its high price tag makes it hard to recommend, even if it's near perfect ASUS' latest flagship business-class laptop is a true sight to behold, with a Tandem OLED 3K display, a beautiful design that turns heads, and a high price tag to match.
TechRadar · Jul 28 I think the Surface Laptop for Business might be the smartest and most effective work device Microsoft has ever produced — but I'm most enamored with this one key privacy feature Microsoft may finally have cracked it with the latest Surface Laptop for Business device.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28 Motherboard VRM thermal testing – budget vs. high-end boards, does it really matter? Not all motherboard VRMs are created equal. We break down the differences between budget and premium designs, how they can affect CPU performance, and whether paying more is actually worth it.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28 Testing old drives as external storage to avoid price hikes — hard drive, SATA SSD, and NVMe in enclosures up to 80 Gbps, tested For as little as $10 (or less on sale), you can use an old drive as external storage, but will that dusty drive deliver the speed you need?
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 28 Re-examining the DDR4 gaming gap with Intel’s LGA 1700 CPUs in mid-2026 — performance drops of 14% on average, and up to 25% in some games Given the unprecedented surge in memory prices, we’re looking back on Intel’s LGA 1700 stack of CPUs to see how DDR4 and DDR5 match up with our modern gaming suite in 2026.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 27 MSI and Colorful raise Nvidia RTX 50-series prices in China by up to 59% across the entire lineup — change in distributer pricing suggests GPU price hikes are on the way GPU prices seem to be on the rise once again with official distributor announcements in China hiking up the entire Blackwell lineup overnight. Compared to MSRP, we're witnessing a staggering bump of up to 75% at the top-end.
Barchart · Jul 27 Intel’s Capex Plans Offer a Quiet Positive for the Foundry Business. The Real Test Is Still Execution. Intel said 2026 capital expenditures will rise above $20 billion, with 2027 spending expected to be even higher, as the company invests to address tight capacity and AI-driven demand in its foundry business.
Benzinga · Jul 27 EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic Is a ‘Generational Company,’ Tema CEO Says — and Why LAZR Made It the Top Holding Before IPO While Wall Street remains fixated on the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) boom powering Nvidia Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) AI accelerators, China’s newest semiconductor giant is making a very different bet.
TechRadar · Jul 27 The AI pricing paradox: AI PCs might be the answer to spiralling cloud costs for some, but that doesn't mean cloud computing's days are numbered Cloud AI pricing is shifting toward consumption and outcomes, and AI PCs are becoming more expensive – how does the hybrid future look?
PC Gamer · Jul 27 Framework 13 Pro review The best laptop Framework's ever produced, and one of the best I've ever used.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 27 Intel unveiled its iconic Core 2 Duo family 20 years ago — legendary chip dethroned AMD Athlon, restoring the chipmaker’s performance lead Today marks 20 years since the first raft of Intel Core 2 Duo processors, codename Conroe, was launched.