Intel's data center growth was already slowing. This will put a halt to any additional growth. https://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2017/03/07/amd-readies-fight-against-intel-in-innovation-starved-data-center

Come on be real, you know it's coming. It's "diversity" drive by Inhell.

We got acquired in 2013. I know it was not enough time when they did all the consolidations. I'm worried as they will need to reduce cap ex and space with dumping billions in a fab that will not be filled. They will need to cut as much as possible... — read more 

saffron is Intel's AI platform. This is being used to classify underperforming employees. Everything from badge swipe logs, lync IM, email, expense claims, remote working, mandatory trainings etc as being inputted to this system for employee... — read more 

HR will issue guidance this week for managers. It is understood best performers will receive their feedback first starting Friday into early next week. For low performance managers will be accompanied with hr to give feedback and "career guidance".

They are buying time that's all. They need to work on being lean. Matter of time before more layoffs and consolidations occur. Especially as the H1-B pool falls away. Cheaper labor pool is going away.

Ever heard of the tortoise and the hare? Intel is the fat lazy hare.

This isn't necessarily new news, but I like Ashraf's typical bottom line analysis pulling together multiple data points. And I think he is right... — read more 

I left Intel voluntarily in Mid 2015 to pursue another job. They still sent me a 2016 W2 with about $1500 income on it. I called up the intel HR help and they told me its for dividends paid for my INTC stock holdings. This does not make sense since I... — read more 

What's the rationale behind this? Any hard data? I know the data centers decline could be a blow.

Good to hear that congress is finally tackling H-1B visa abuse by US companies including Intel. I have been an H-1B employee at Intel for many years, so I know what I am talking about. Last year, Intel laid off thousands of US workers. Most of them... — read more 

Not exactly a lay off question, but it could well turn into one.... Anyway, talking to a friend in another org. Very smart dude. (No it's not me, I am not smart. ) The Dude is not a political player or adept at reading tea leaves - too busy w/ work... — read more 

Does anybody know the policy on people who received ISP working on Intel facilities after one yr

Too bad

....High school dropout populists to man this website's servers. Unfortunately, high school drop out populists couldn't figure out how to install needed software patches after they mistakenly broke the DVD drive... when they decided to put their... — read more 

Intel starts going down in flames. Watch for stock price drops throughout the day as official Ryzen reviews come in.

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-delivered-early-benchmarks/ A user on reddit got an early delivery of his AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU, he proceeded to benchmark it and publish the results. The embargo on Ryzen reviews won’t go up until 9 AM CT on... — read more 

A report from BlueFin Research partners says that Chipzilla is facing technical difficulties with its already heavily delayed 10-nanometer technology... — read more 

AMD stock up 600% over the past 12 months... Intel slashing prices as a result of AMD competition. A Fudzilla post reports that Intel has already cut prices to see off competition from Ryzen. Based on initial leaks, we are all well aware of the Ryzen... — read more 

Premarket, intel down 1.1%. Most likely due to that really negative Barrons article yesterday and the one this morning about how 10nm is most likely going to be late at intel... — read more 

For a gaming only computer, I wouldn't mind building a system with the 7700k if intel dropped the price to $200ish. It's a fast 4 core chip and if gaming were of only concern, that would be the ideal one. What I really like about the Ryzen 1800x is... — read more 

https://mobile.twitter.com/CaughtCctv/status/834426911149457408/video/1

Yes, this is just posting a link. But everything everyone has said here in the past year is now being seen by the big boys. It only gets uglier from here... — read more 

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/02/confusion_delay_as_trump_consi.html

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Computer-CPU-Processors/zgbs/pc/229189?ref=sx_rv_mw_ranking_type_top-sellers

Top GOP won't support it.

Everyone is sharpening their knives, eager to stab you in the back and throw you overboard. How much longer can people put up with this crap?

....so that Intel can't continue to charge ridiculous amounts of money for very little innovation, without someone else calling their bluff...