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Want to go down a tech rabbit hole that’ll leave you utterly confused? Try understanding what processor you’re getting in a Windows laptop. In their zeal to push AI as a selling point, Intel and AMD ...

What’s the real difference between a CPU, GPU, TPU, DPU, and QPU? In this quick and clear explainer, we walk through how each type of processor works, what it’s best at, and how they’re shaping the ...