New Intel CPUs! California OS Age Verification - Talking Heads Ep.424 @CraftComputing

Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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- Tech News -

Intel announces Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs with 15% performance gains
tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-claims-arrow-lake-refresh-cpus-deliver-15-percent-higher-gaming-performance-and-multi-threaded-boost-core-ultra-7-270k-and-core-ultra-5-250k-come-with-more-cores-faster-memory-and-a-price-cut

California bill to require Operating Systems to have age verification built-in
biometricupdate.com/202603/californias-os-based-age-verification-law-challenges-open-source-community

We’re almost out of Helium
gasworld.com/story/korea-chipmakers-have-helium-stockpiles-for-six-months/2174283.article

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