Intel’s weak position in AI chip market leads to mass layoff
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Intel's failure to profit from the red-hot AI market is behind plans to cut 15,000 jobs. The workforce reduction is part of a $10 billion cut in capital expenses in 2025. Intel has suffered a significant setback in its vision of becoming a leading AI chip supplier. On Thursday, Intel said it will cut $10 billion in capital expenditures in 2025. To achieve that number, the company plans to cut by the end of the year 15,000 jobs, or 15% of its workforce of roughly 110,000. "This is painful news for me to share," Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said in a letter to employees. "I know it will be even more difficult for you to read. This is an incredibly hard day for Intel as we are making some of the most consequential changes in our company's history." Intel's annual revenue in 2020 was $24 billion higher than in 2023, yet the company's workforce is 10% larger today, Gelsinger said in his letter. To reduce its head count, Intel plans to roll out a retirement offering for eligible employees and offer an application for voluntary departures beginning next week. Driving the reduction in Capex is the need to align expenses with sales that have failed to meet Wall Street expectations. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $12.8 billion, down 1% year over year. Intel forecast revenue of $12.5 billion to $13.5 billion for the third quarter of 2024, substantially less than Wall Street...
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