Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch gets a new display notch, powerful silicon, graphics: Here’s a closer look

July 28, 2023

AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...

Apple introduced a revamped MacBook Pro with a 14-inch notch-style screen and new chip at its ‘Unleashed’ event on Monday. An upgrade from the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, the new laptop still flaunts a compact form factor (almost the same size) but with a bigger display and powerful silicone. The new MacBook Pro is the first to use the in-house M1 Pro chipset that promises faster performance. The Touch Bar didn’t make a return, however, Apple has brought back HDMI, SD card ports with MagSafe charging to keep the complaints at bay. Here’s a look at the redesigned MacBook Pro, its new display, the octa-core Silicone, price in India, and other details.