Intel’s Arc graphics cards use a variant of the company’s “Xe” graphics architecture, as do all of the blue team’s recent integrated GPUs. The first-generation Xe had many variations for different applications, but the second-generation architecture is apparently only going to come in two forms: one meant for high-end discrete graphics and

Jonathon Kanter, the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General, likens big tech’s questionable business practices to those of the oil industry during Standard Oil’s dynasty years. Kanter has been reported as saying technology in 2023 represents the “lifeblood” of modern society, much like the oil industry once was.

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