Panther Lake to be first guinea pig

Troubled Chipzilla has just pushed its long-delayed 18A node into "risk production"—the transitional stage before actual mass manufacturing—signalling that real chips might finally roll off the line by year’s end.

Software King of the World goes full retro, slings Altair BASIC source for the nostalgia crowd

The Software King of the World, Sir William Gates III, is marking Microsoft’s 50th birthday by releasing the digital equivalent of a baby photo onto the internet—a 150-page slab of Intel 8080 assembly code from Altair BASIC. This code launched the empire.

New client CPU platform to hit shelves in early 2026 with chiplet graphics twist

Troubled Chipzilla is throwing everything it’s got at its Panther Lake CPU platform, eyeing a launch window in the second half of 2025 and cranking up volume supply by early 2026.

Beijing’s talent-thieving ops exposed by Taiwanese spooks

China has been playing dress-up in Taiwan’s tech scene, creating fake firms to lure semiconductor experts into helping bolster Beijing’s chip ambitions—without anyone knowing they were working for the mainland.

Tan promises custom chips, cuts, and contrition at Intel Vision debut

Troubled Chipzilla’s newly appointed CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, took the stage in Las Vegas and confessed to a crowd of unimpressed attendees that the chipmaker had lost its way.

Hdrtest backlash as DRM update hits kernel

IT’s Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds has blasted Troubled Chipzilla’s “hdrtest” feature.

But new top investor says: take the money and run

The honeymoon's barely started for Troubled Chipzilla’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, and already one of the top stock whisperers on TipRanks is advising investors to get out while they’re ahead.

Intel’s 18A node may become more than just internal salvation

Nvidia is eyeing Troubled Chipzilla’s foundry business to manufacture gaming GPUs—marking a potential inflexion point for Intel’s battered but still-breathing manufacturing arm, according to GuruFocus.

Putting the screws on Intel, Nvidia, and other chipmakers

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s administration has dusted off its national security megaphone again and added another 80 companies and organisations to the US export blacklist.

Tariffs aren’t a tech bro’s best friend

Chipmakers had a rare moment of joy this week after reports suggested that Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump might not slap the semiconductor industry with another round of wallet-crushing tariffs on 2 April.