Mark Hachman
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PCWorld tech reporter, splitting time between PC tech, chips, and Microsoft. Nerd, college football and MLB fan, Domer. I like puns.
OK, if you're wondering why AMD is betting big on datacenter vs client...
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
OK, if you're wondering why AMD is betting big on datacenter vs client...
How Wall Street has seen AMD's financial analyst day so far.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How Wall Street has seen AMD's financial analyst day so far.
Up and to the right.
3X market rate while expanding market share to over 40 percent.
"We are ready to lead the PC and AI era" Huynh says.
3X market rate while expanding market share to over 40 percent.
"We are ready to lead the PC and AI era" Huynh says.
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Up and to the right.
3X market rate while expanding market share to over 40 percent.
"We are ready to lead the PC and AI era" Huynh says.
3X market rate while expanding market share to over 40 percent.
"We are ready to lead the PC and AI era" Huynh says.
Looks like AMD is planning to expand beyond desktop, workstation, and mobile to edge AI as well.
So ryzen AInto Ryzen AI Max to Radeon AI.
So ryzen AInto Ryzen AI Max to Radeon AI.
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Looks like AMD is planning to expand beyond desktop, workstation, and mobile to edge AI as well.
So ryzen AInto Ryzen AI Max to Radeon AI.
So ryzen AInto Ryzen AI Max to Radeon AI.
Huynh: AMD is infusing AI into everything it does.
AI can be a tutor for every student, he says. And the models are getting better.
"No compromise" PC strategy.
AI can be a tutor for every student, he says. And the models are getting better.
"No compromise" PC strategy.
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Huynh: AMD is infusing AI into everything it does.
AI can be a tutor for every student, he says. And the models are getting better.
"No compromise" PC strategy.
AI can be a tutor for every student, he says. And the models are getting better.
"No compromise" PC strategy.
AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
AMD PC GPU roadmap.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
CDNA4 (today) AI is performing upscaling, AMD's Papermaster says. As we further improve machine learning, the GPU will come to edge.
Next NPU, more TOPS, better energy efficiency.
Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Papermaster says AMD is launching next-gen Infinity Fabric today.
And SerDes roadmap as well.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And SerDes roadmap as well.
AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
AMD's Mark Papermaster announces/confirms Zen 6, Zen 7.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Zen 6 first tapeout in TSMC 2nm and is in next-gen EPYC.
Mark Papermaster, AMD's CTO, takes the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Mark Papermaster, AMD's CTO, takes the stage.
AMD's Su says that all parts of the business are "firing on all cylinders."
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
AMD's Su says that all parts of the business are "firing on all cylinders."
AMD client claims. Not sure if analysts agree that it has over 50 percent share in channel, but still.
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
AMD client claims. Not sure if analysts agree that it has over 50 percent share in channel, but still.
Still, this is quite impressive.
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Still, this is quite impressive.
Here's the agenda for the AMD financial analyst day tomorrow. Unfortunately client gets about 20 minutes, plus whatever Lisa Su talks about in her remarks or the Q&A. (In the recent earnings call, analysts didn't ask about client, once.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Here's the agenda for the AMD financial analyst day tomorrow. Unfortunately client gets about 20 minutes, plus whatever Lisa Su talks about in her remarks or the Q&A. (In the recent earnings call, analysts didn't ask about client, once.)
If you're flying Delta anytime soon, this might be worth a watch. It involves which flights Delta is prioritizing.
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
If you're flying Delta anytime soon, this might be worth a watch. It involves which flights Delta is prioritizing.
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...
Naturally I have a Delta flight planned...
Lost in time, like tears in rain
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Lost in time, like tears in rain
Azure's continued outage (affecting some aspects of Microsoft 365) just a short time after AWS went down goes to show that Amazon doesn't have a cloud monopoly after all, right?
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Azure's continued outage (affecting some aspects of Microsoft 365) just a short time after AWS went down goes to show that Amazon doesn't have a cloud monopoly after all, right?
Man, the irony here is painful, @latimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Man, the irony here is painful, @latimes.com
Gizzy says farewell
October 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Gizzy says farewell
Fall has arrived in Silicon Valley
October 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Fall has arrived in Silicon Valley
More photos from the Humain laptop today and the "OS," which is a whole lot closer to just an app.
September 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
More photos from the Humain laptop today and the "OS," which is a whole lot closer to just an app.
Gaming still looks a little iffy on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and Elite Extreme. Performance doubles, but from what to what? But the list of supported games is a lot larger.
September 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Gaming still looks a little iffy on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and Elite Extreme. Performance doubles, but from what to what? But the list of supported games is a lot larger.