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Monday's announcement instead focuses on a new CPU, or central processing unit, which acts like the brain of a personal computer.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

I have two questions: Should I take the money from my savings account instead?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

"Let's meet at the hotel instead," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Memory prices, which Moore’s Law says should drop 30% a year, have instead exploded upward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The rest of the group moves on to writing poems of their own, but Erica gives me permission to research Emily Dickinson instead.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison