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At its annual Huawei Connect event, Huawei updated its AI hardware roadmap, accelerating the release of next-generation Ascend 960 accelerators by several quarters and revealing specifications for Ascend 970 and 980. The company is transitioning from traditional SIMD architectures to a new SIMD+SIMT

Microsoft is reportedly testing a new feature that allows Copilot+ AI capabilities to run on discrete GPUs instead of dedicated NPUs, marking a strategic shift from its previous NPU-centric approach. According to Windows Latest, an experimental Windows App SDK available on GitHub now enables running

Qualcomm unveiled its new Snapdragon C Platform ahead of Computex 2026, targeting budget laptops priced at $300 and above. Designed with a custom Kryo-based processor, the platform emphasizes long battery life and low thermal output, potentially enabling fanless designs. While it runs Windows on Arm