- Intel recently admitted that it can’t catch up to its competitors now due to AI.
- The company is now laying off 5,000 employees this month in the US.
- These layoffs have exceeded the originally announced number as the chipmaker aims to invest more in AI.
Intel was once a pretty solid manufacturer of CPUs, as it almost dominated the market. However, looking at it now, it is just the shadow of its former self, and there is nothing it can do to go back to the way it was.
The company is perhaps no longer a competitor to its rival AMD, as it has fallen significantly behind. After admitting that the company can’t catch up to its competition, it is laying off a whopping 5,000 employees.
Why it matters: Laying off employees has become a new trend where each company is partaking in to decide which stays on top.
Microsoft also recently laid off 9,000 employees, which attracted considerable criticism, as fans even cancelled their Game Pass subscriptions to boycott Xbox. That is how much the fandom was angry at the company.
Now, Intel, after admitting to having fallen short in comparison to its competition, is laying off thousands of US employees. According to the updated Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings, Intel is laying off more than 5,000 employees across four states. Most layoffs are occurring in Oregon and California.
Previously, it was announced that the company would lay off 1,666 employees in four states in July as part of a restructuring effort to focus and invest more in AI. However, the chipmaker has increased its job cuts, which have now surpassed the 5,000 threshold, raising concerns.
The company previously clearly agreed to the fact that it can’t catch up to its competitor, as it is way behind in terms of Artificial Intelligence. Despite admitting it has cut a massive number of jobs to invest in this technology.
The company has far exceeded the number of layoffs it announced; the number may increase even more in the coming days. Hopefully, the chipmaker doesn’t cut more jobs, as it is already under a lot of hate from the fandom.
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Obaid is pursuing a Law degree while working as a content writer. He has worked as a gaming writer for over three years because of his passion for the medium and reporting the latest updates in the industry. Having played hundreds of games, Obaid finds himself coming back to Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, and Red Dead Redemption 2, with these games being among his favorites. He has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as Wccftech, Metro UK, PS Lifestyle, GamePressure, VGC, and Gamespot.
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