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Hardware Apple

Apple built its new M6 and M5 Ultra desktops for the people daisy-chaining Macs to run AI

Apple's first 2nm chip and its first quad-die design arrive in a new Mac mini and Mac Studio
The big picture: Apple announced two new chips and two refreshed desktops today. The M6 is Apple's first 2nm chip. The M5 Ultra is its first quad-die design and the most powerful silicon the company has shipped. As for the desktop PCs, there are no significant new features on either machine, but this is a real spec and pricing bump. What's changed in the past couple of years is who these boxes are for, and whether you'll be able to get one.
Full story By Julio Franco,
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Hardware Apple

Apple M5 chips introduce a new "super core" tier in its CPU design

What Apple's M5 core rebrand says about its silicon strategy
Connecting the dots: In its latest overhaul of the MacBook Pro lineup, Apple has done more than roll out faster hardware. The launch of the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips introduced a subtle but significant reframing of Apple's CPU design – and the language used to describe it. What was once a familiar hierarchy of "performance" and "efficiency" cores has been reframed. The M5 generation introduces a new top tier of "super" cores.
Full story By Skye Jacobs,
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Hardware Apple

Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max pack 18 CPU cores, up to 40 GPU cores, and faster unified memory

Fusion multi-die packaging and per-core neural accelerators target AI and graphics performance
Highly anticipated: Apple this week unveiled new MacBook Pro laptops powered by its latest M5 Pro and M5 Max processors, chips the company says deliver "the world's fastest CPU cores." The new SoCs also introduce next-generation GPUs with a neural accelerator embedded in each core, designed to boost on-device AI workloads.
Full story By Kishalaya Kundu,
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Apple Industry

Why Apple's next CEO is likely to be John Ternus

Looking ahead: Analysts have begun speculating about how much longer Apple will remain under CEO Tim Cook, who turns 65 next month. Although several of the company's executives appear qualified to succeed him, Apple's recent actions have increased the likelihood that hardware engineering chief John Ternus will take over within the next few years.
Full story By Daniel Sims,
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