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At Intel Innovation, a two-day event held in San Jose, Calif., the chip maker made official the unveiling of its anticipated "Meteor Lake," its next-generation architecture for client computer processors. We explained, in broad strokes, how Meteor Lake chips, which will debut Dec. 14 under the new Intel Core Ultra brand, are structured, and the general design decisions around the new chips. It's the biggest re-imagining of Intel's processors in decades. But our earlier stories are a mere distillation of many hours of briefings and deep dives, presented by Intel in the run-up to the launch, highlighting the design decisions and the underpinnings of the new silicon.

Marvel believes an Instagram account familiar to many has posted an illegal image from and wishes to find out the alleged leaker’s identity. As a result, the company has gone to court and demanded Instagram unmask the person.

A new movie spin-off in popular anime series Spy x Family is wowing critics ahead of its release, earning a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. The reviews, of which there are 12 at the time of writing, are calling it a "captivating", "wall-to-wall fun" film, full of "unique whimsy". 

In an effort to strengthen its case in a heated lawsuit over the safety of its Autopilot system, Tesla is looking to Apple for help. The case, which stems from a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X in 2018, resulted in a legal battle over the circumstances of the accident.

Samsung has announced its Galaxy Unpacked event for 2024, scheduled for January 17 in San Jose, the United States. The event promises to introduce the latest Galaxy AI innovations, “designed to transform how you live, connect, and create”.

Google Maps is one of the most used apps for finding new places and navigating through different locations globally. Now, Google has introduced significant updates and features to the Google Maps app, which may enable users to have an improved user experience and enjoy new features that will simplify navigating routes. These new updates will allow users to experience AI features, explore their surroundings, and navigate the routes easily. Want to know what these features and updates are? Check what these Google Maps updates are all about.

By Monica Chin, a senior reviewer covering laptops and other gadgets. Monica was a writer for Tom's Guide and Business Insider before joining The Verge in 2020.

Intel's Innovation 2023 event is underway in San Jose. The headline is the launch of the exciting Meteor Lake architecture. As a laptop oriented architecture, Meteor Lake chips aren't necessarily going to be the ultimate gaming CPUs, but next gen chips may well be, as Intel's CEO revealed the company is developing chips with 3D stacked cache—which is something games in particular can take advantage of.

Intel is preparing its own chip-stacking technology to rival AMD’s "3D V-cache" tech, according to CEO Pat Gelsinger. 

One of the biggest energy-draining components on a laptop is the display. To cut down on the power consumption, Intel has created a system that can automatically turn off the laptop’s screen when you’re not looking, and switch it back on when you need to use it.  

Intel’s “Meteor Lake” processors for laptops will launch on Dec. 14, but under the umbrella of the new “Core Ultra” brand, according to company CEO Pat Gelsinger. 

Lyft is adding a Women+ Connect option, which aims to match female and nonbinary drivers with more women and nonbinary riders.

Intel's 14th Gen CPUs are quietly but quickly approaching their launch date. We know they're refreshes, so we have a very good idea of what to expect. Still, there will be plenty of interest in Intel's latest wares.

An undergraduate engineering degree costs a lot of money: about $44,072 for a state school, $144,524 for a private one. To recoup that cash, you’re going to want to attend one of the schools whose graduates earn the most. 

John Warnock, a computer scientist who co-founded Adobe and helped invent the PDF, died this past weekend at the age of 82. 

Apple Inc.'s suit alleging startup Rivos Inc. poached its engineers to steal trade secrets used to develop its homegrown chip designs can move forward against some of the workers, a federal judge in California ruled Friday.

Adobe Inc.'s $20 billion takeover of Figma Inc. is set for an in-depth European Union investigation over concerns the deal could harm global competition for software used by designers.

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Google lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by an engineer who claims he was fired for challenging a paper the company published that touted the ability of artificial intelligence to speed the design of computer chips.