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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by djoldman on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @08:28AM (#39978682)
also at techcrunch:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/google-announces-axion-its...

> Google did not provide any documentation to back these claims up and, like us, you’d probably like to know more about these chips. We asked a lot of questions, but Google politely declined to provide any additional information. No availability dates, no pricing, no additional technical data. Those “benchmark” results? The company wouldn’t even say which X86 instance it was comparing Axion to.

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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by raverbashing on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @10:57AM (#39980149)
Amazing

Sounds like some middle manager will retire this even before launch so they can replace it with Google Axion CPU or some meaningless name change

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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by miohtama on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:26AM (#39979211)
Goole taking a page from Apple’s playbook.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by danielbln on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:49AM (#39979420)
At least Apple really delivered with the Ax and Mx chips. Let's see if that pans out here as well.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by FdbkHb on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @03:13PM (#39983066)
It's google, so probably not. Their claims should always be taken with a grain of salt. They went with their own stuff route for the SOC on their Google Pixel phone lines and those SOC are always much worse than the competition and are the main reason why those phones have such terrible battery life compared to Qualcomm powered phones.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by madeofpalk on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @10:45AM (#39980014)
At least with Apple's Bezos charts usually there's fineprint that'll tell you which 3 year old pc laptop they're comparing it to.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by delfinom on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:29AM (#39979230)
I remember when Apple marketed swift as being xx times faster!

In fine print, compared to python, lul.

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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by refulgentis on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @11:30AM (#39980526)
This didn't happen
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by tyrd12 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @12:05PM (#39980863)
https://www.apple.com/in/swift/

Upto 8.4x faster Than python

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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by miohtama on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @12:19PM (#39981009)
As a Python developer, I am happy that Apple mentions Python and acknowledge its existence.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by refulgentis on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @12:16PM (#39980981)
Claim: "In fine print, compared to python,"

Reality: In bold call out:

Up to 2.6X faster than Objective-C

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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by hu3 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @01:55PM (#39982150)
Not sure what your point is but Apple also claims up to 8.4x faster than Python:

https://i.imgur.com/CZ6vTZV.png

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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by refulgentis on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @02:05PM (#39982253)
My point is we shifted from "compared it to Python in fine print" to "compared it to Objective-C and Python in bold focused callout". People are jaded, we can argue that's actually the same thing, that's fine, but it is a very different situation.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by xyst on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @08:52AM (#39978874)
They must be really trying to pump the Next conference attendance numbers.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by Takennickname on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:13AM (#39979093)
Other way around probably. Team had the next conference as a deadline and this is all they were able to come up with.
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by devsda on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:30AM (#39979242)
Recently there was an article on the frontpage titled "headline driven development".

I guess it happens more often than not.

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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by mtmail on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:39AM (#39979315)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39891948 - That was posted Apr/1st so authors were half joking
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Re:Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs by thebytefairy on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:03AM (#39978984)
Probably not, given it starts today and is already sold out.
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