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Intel Nova Lake Leak Points To Monster 65W Xe3p iGPU Delivery

Intel's rumored desktop CPU with a surprisingly beefy integrated GPU is starting to look like a truly odd product. According to prolific leaker Jaykihn, the Nova Lake-S SKU with integrated 12-Xe GPU that we previously reported on will require motherboard power delivery hardware that no other desktop Nova Lake chip needs, hinting that Intel is going to unusual lengths to feed its integrated graphics.

Jaykihn claims the preliminary specs for this 12-Xe-core desktop chip demand a dedicated "65W-class power delivery segment" to reach full graphics performance, and that it's the only Nova Lake desktop processor that requires two VCCGT power phases. For the unfamiliar, VCCGT is the motherboard voltage rail dedicated to the integrated graphics. Mainstream desktop CPUs usually don't stress this part of the VRM because their iGPUs exist mainly to drive displays and provide media acceleration. Demanding two VCCGT phases implies this rumored Nova Lake part is a...

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Google Home vs. Sonos Era 100: I used both smart speakers, here's what I recommend

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Google recently released a new smart speaker, a step up from its most affordable Google Nest mini speaker and the first from the company in six years. The Google Home Speaker is available for $100 and serves as a hub

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Nimble claims its new, domain-specialized Web Search Agents cut token costs in half while boosting retrieval accuracy

Nimble, a New York City-based tech startup VentureBeat previously covered for its efforts to re-invent web search for enterprises by using multiple AI agents to improve accuracy and depth, is taking another step toward its vision of a world in which agents do most of the web searching instead of

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The best smartwatches of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

Today's smartwatches are wearable computers capable of cellular and satellite connectivity and full application support without a tethered smartphone. With advanced features such as voice assistants, crash detection, call and text support, and long battery lives, modern smartwatches like the Apple Watch Ultra 3 or the Google Pixel

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The US government just banned Roombas

When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning “advanced robotic devices” from entering the United States, the headlines were all about humanoids. But spying doesn’t require legs — and neither does the FCC’s robot ban. The robot ban will sweep up robot vacuum cleaners too, FCC media

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The US government just banned Roombas