Read more: the future of CPUs
Server-side: Will your CPU get sucked up into the cloud?
Next-gen: What will a CPU look like in the future?
Quantum: What lies beyond classical computing?
My favourite explanation of what a processor really is comes from a tweet from daisyowl, way back in 2017. It said, "if you ever code something 'that feels like a hack but it works,' just remember that a CPU is literally a rock that we tricked into thinking." Followed up by: "not to oversimplify: first you have to flatten the rock and put lightning inside it."
