Intel Inside AMD – Tech News Oct 5

Intel Inside AMD – Tech News Oct 5
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► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News – October 5, 2025
1:23 Intel Might Make AMD Chips
3:46 EA’s $55 billion acquisition is the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history
TECH BRIEFS
5:55 MSI Confirms “Future CPU” (Zen 6?) Support On AM5 800-Series Mobos
7:08 Intel Arc GPU Driver Overhead Issues Fixed
8:28 OpenAI’s Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output
9:43 Portable 1TB bamboo SSD has built-in aroma diffuser
10:12 ASUS addresses stuttering issues, beta patch released for ROG laptops
10:57 AOL Ends Dial Up Service After 34 Years

► LINKS
Intel Might Make AMD Chips
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/01/2025/intel-amd-foundry-customer-deal
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/intel-stock-amd-chips.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/amd-in-early-talks-to-use-ifs
EA’s $55 billion acquisition is the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ea-strikes-a-usd55-billion-deal-to-go-private-in-a-saudi-backed-buyout-just-a-week-before-the-launch-of-battlefield-6/
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/eas-usd55-billion-acquisition-is-the-biggest-leveraged-buyout-in-private-equity-history-heres-why-it-has-everyone-terrified/
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/EA/financials/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Electronic_Arts
https://insider-gaming.com/bioware-staff-worried-about-studios-future/
https://80.lv/articles/ex-bioware-producer-suggests-ea-might-sell-its-ips-to-pay-off-debt
TECH BRIEFS
MSI Confirms “Future CPU” (Zen 6?) Support On AM5 800-Series Motherboards
https://wccftech.com/msi-confirms-future-amd-ryzen-zen-6-cpu-support-on-am5-800-motherboards/
Intel Arc GPU Driver Overhead Issues Fixed

https://hothardware.com/news/intel-arc-driver-ditches-cpus-fixes-overhead
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-is-looking-into-cpu-overhead-associated-with-arc-gpus-on-older-chips
OpenAI’s Stargate project to consume up to 40% of global DRAM output
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/samsung-sk-hynix-supply-memory-chips-openais-stargate-project-2025-10-01/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/perfect-storm-of-demand-and-supply-driving-up-storage-costs
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ai-data-centers-soaring-energy-consumption-is-causing-skyrocketing-power-bills-for-households-across-the-us-states-reporting-spikes-in-energy-costs-of-up-to-36-percent
Portable 1TB bamboo SSD is fast, has built-in aroma diffuser

https://www.guru3d.com/story/apacer-as712-bamboo-ssd-combines-storage-with-essential-oil-diffuser/
ASUS addresses stuttering issues, beta patch released for ROG laptops
https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-rolls-out-first-firmware-update-for-2023-rog-laptops-with-stuttering-issues
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/asus-ships-beta-bios-to-fix-stuttering-rog-laptops
https://x.com/ASUS_ROGNA/status/1971662996339646645
AOL Ends Dial Up Service After 34 Years
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2025/09/30/aol-dial-up-internet-service-ending/86419561007/
https://apnews.com/article/aol-dial-up-internet-shuts-down-08162912737f2fb221f10ba87ce5fc41
https://www.aol.com/aol-pulling-plug-dial-185832103.html
https://www.cnet.com/tech/aol-will-pull-the-plug-on-dial-up-internet-34-years-after-its-launch/

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