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Processor core design shifts as 2-nm-based high-performance big-core hybrids surge

Mobile and PC processor core design is shifting away from big.LITTLE architectures that relied on low-power little cores, toward hybrid designs built around high-performance big cores. Samsung Electronics’ Exynos 2600 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite adopt only mid and high-performance cores. The change is supported by improved power efficiency from 2-nm GAA processes and by heavier workloads such as Android background tasks and on-device AI, pushing demand for more efficient handling of medium workloads.

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Starknet releases report on recent network outage due to layer mismatch

Starknet released a post-incident report after its second network outage in 2025, Cointelegraph reported on Jan. 10. The report said a mismatch between the block execution layer and the transaction validation layer caused the mainnet downtime. The validation layer detected errors, preventing incorrect transactions from being written to the ledger, and network activity was rolled back for 18 minutes. Starknet plans to strengthen testing and code audits.