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AMD is on the verge of a historic milestone. The company has guided fourth quarter two thousand twenty six revenue to around seventeen billion dollars, edging past Intel's forecast of fifteen to sixteen billion. Data center sales nearly doubled to eight point five billion, driven by surging demand for AI accelerators. It is the first time in AMD's history it would outsell its longtime rival in raw revenue.
Shifting to health and pharmaceuticals, the FDA has ordered a class-wide label update for GLP-one drugs — the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes medications used by millions — to include a potential risk for a rare eye disease. It is a meaningful signal that regulators are still working to understand the long-term profile of these widely prescribed treatments as their use continues to expand rapidly.
And on the image format front, JPEG XL appears to be quietly crossing into practical territory for web developers. Once dismissed as a promising but stranded standard, it is now seeing meaningful browser support and real-world adoption. For a format that spent years in limbo, the shift suggests the web's infrastructure is finally catching up to its capabilities.
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