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Every show now is an AI show, and that included this year's Computex
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KETTLE El Reg's systems editor Tobias Mann has been in Taipei for the past week getting the skinny on the hottest new chips, and what he's heard has been less about actual hardware announcements and more about how chipmakers are rushing to meet the demands of AI, other customers be damned.
Key facts
- This is a 20-core CPU with like a 5070 class GPU strapped on to it, with up to 128 gigabytes of unified memory
- So, you think about ports on a network switch today and you might see 400 gig or 800 gig or 1.6 T
- You can listen to The Kettle here, as well as on Spotify and Apple Music, or read the transcript of the latest episode
- Fire up the hob, it's time for another episode of The Register ’s Kettle Podcast
Summary
Every show now is an AI show, and that included this year's Computex. Tobias joins host Brandon Vigliarolo to discuss what he noticed at Computex 2026, how AI has taken over yet another industry event, and whether the world is going to have to adjust to new, more expensive hardware that only the biggest datacenter operators and wealthiest consumers are going to be able to afford. Will things stabilize? You can listen to The Kettle here, as well as on Spotify and Apple Music, or read the transcript of the latest episode below.