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A visit to the "Silicon Desert"
Phoenix has been in the semiconductor business for a while now, but the Biden administration is taking it to another level by sending a major infusion of cash to tech companies in the desert city to expand chip-making capabilities. In this episode, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal visits Phoenix with Washington Post columnist Heather Long. They dig into the challenges of rebuilding the country’s semiconductor industry.
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What is Apple Silicon? The system-on-chip explained
The announcement of the MacBook M1 series by Apple in 2020 marked the company’s transition away from using Intel chips and to Apple Silicon instead. But what actually is Apple Silicon and what does it mean? To make sense of the Apple jargon, we’ve put together this guide so you can understand what Apple Silicon actually is, how it works and what devices you can find the technology in. What is Apple Silicon? Apple Silicon is the all-encompassing term for chipsets that have been...
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Why the Apple Silicon M4 is a big deal for gaming
Apple is taking big steps in gaming.