CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. It is the brain of a computer because it handles all the tasks that a user performs on his/her computer. All the arithmetic and logical calculations required to ...

Dan Fleisch briefly explains some vector and tensor concepts from A Student’s Guide to Vectors and Tensors. In the field of machine learning, tensors are used as representations for many applications, ...

These are specialized processors designed to handle machine learning calculations; in most devices, that means AI This article will tell you what an NPU is, what they're used for, and how their ...

Rick Osterloh casually dropped his laptop onto the couch and leaned back, satisfied. It’s not a mic, but the effect is about the same. Google’s chief of hardware had just shown me a demo of the ...

The Tensor G2's AI acceleration enables features like processing photos and translating languages. With it, converting speech to text is 70% faster. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are officially here, and with them, the debut of Google’s new Tensor chip. Google has finally revealed more information on what the new SoC can actually do, for the ...

I've benchmarked the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro XL against their biggest rivals to see how Google's new Tensor G5 stacks up.

In a CNET interview, Google executives discuss why they went through the trouble of building a chip for the newest Pixel. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering ...

Google has announced the use of custom machine learning hardware - the tensor processing unit. Contributors on Seeking Alpha and elsewhere have hailed this innovation without really getting into the ...

In teasing the Pixel 6 at the start of August, Google very much framed the preview around its first custom-built System on a Chip (SoC). At the Pixel Fall Event today, Google fully detailed Tensor and ...

Google's new phones gain their smarts from a second-generation Tensor G2 processor, which brings new features to the cameras and stronger security for protecting owner data. I love portable technology ...