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Our systems editor flew all the way to Taiwan and still couldn't get away from AI
The Register's systems editor Tobias Mann reported from Computex 2026 in Taipei, highlighting how AI is driving chipmakers to prioritize demand for AI hardware over other products. Key announcements included Nvidia's N1X high-end notebook SOC for Windows and Intel's updates, though the article questions whether rising hardware costs will stabilize.
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