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In this special episode of the TechStack, Mark, Jim and Marco discuss Intel's Core Ultra 300 series Panther Lake launch and whether or not Intel delivered the goods.

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In this special episode of the TechStack, Francis, Mark, Dave and Marco give their thoughts on some of the biggest takeaways from CES 2026. We got together for a quick lightning round between meetings at the show and offered up some takeaways on-site, direct from the Venetian Convention Center (and all of the interruptions that come with it! -- Which we edited out, of course...)

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#Intel #AMD #NVIDIA #Qualcomm #ces2026

In this special episode of the TechStack, Dave and Marco sit down with Intel's Dan Rodgers to discuss the new Core Ultra 3 series, live from CES 2026. There's a lot to unpack here, from new process technology to innovative form factors – you don’t want to miss this one.

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#Intel #PantherLake #CoreUltra3

In this special episode of the TechStack, industry analysts Mark Vena (SmartTech Research), Jim McGregor, Francis Sideco (Tirias Research), and Marco Chiappetta (HotTech Vision & Analysis), give their thoughts on some of 2025’s most impactful and significant tech developments and stories, what they mean, and what they could mean moving forward. There were some bombshells this year, that will have broad reaching impact across multiple markets and industries – you don’t want to miss this one.

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#2025 #apple #nvidia #ai #datacenters #tech #technology #technologists #techstack #podcast #webcast

The current and ongoing memory shortage could have broad-reaching impact across a number of different industries and market segments. In this latest episode of the TechStack, the team discuss what’s going on and what it might mean moving forward. Spoiler: Any device that utilizes DRAM is about to get much more expensive.

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Here's part "deux" of The Technologists deep dive discussion about Lumentum --- this segment is with Rafik Ward, the company's CSO and CMO, where we explore Lumentum's technology attributes in the high-speed networking and interconnect space that is exploiting massive growth due to the rise of AI data centers.

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#Lumentum

#datacenters

#photonics

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The Technologists invite Michael Hurlston, CEO and President of Lumentum, on TechStack where we go deep on how high-speed networking and interconnect is undergoing a dramatic transformation with the arrival of optical technology, and how this company is leading that charge for the AI data center.

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Qualcomm's Alberto Martinez dives deeps on the new Snapdragon X2 Elite PC platform with us at the company's architecture day 2025. Don't miss this insightful TechStack episode from Qualcomm Architecture Day 2025.

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#qualcomm #SnapdragonX2Elite #qualcommsnapdragon

In this latest episode of TechStack, we discuss many of the disclosures from AMD’s Financial Analyst Day (2025). From EPYC CPUs to the MI500 GPUs and a projected $1T compute market, AMD made a lot of bold claims and Dave and Francis were on-site to absorb it all.

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#amd #ai #instinct #cpu #gpu #tech #technology #technologists #techstack #podcast #webcast

On this TechStack episode, analysts Jim McGregor, Marco Chiappetta, and Mark Vena break down the latest developments in data centers and AI supercomputing. The team covers Qualcomm’s new AI200 and AI250 rack-level solutions, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of four new supercomputers powered by AMD and Nvidia. We discuss AMD’s continued lead on the Top500 list and its upcoming Lux (2026) and Discovery (2028) systems, along with Nvidia’s new Equinox and Solstice AI supercomputers, developed with Oracle and powered by thousands of Blackwell GPUs. Tune in for expert insights on the future of AI acceleration, HPC, and data center innovation.

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