A while ago, I predicted that Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger was probably on his way out after the colossal failure of the company's turnaround, of which Gelsinger was the chief architect. Gelsinger's plan was to return Intel to its former glory, but instead saw the company ceding space to its rivals and being relegated to a negligible spot in the ongoing artificial intelligence arms race. So it was only natural that Intel oust the CEO that has been so central to its ongoing troubles, announcing only recently that Gelsinger will be "retiring" from the company after spending a combined 40 years or so with the chipmaker, including around four as its chief executive. The writing was on the wall, but as to what went wrong under Gelsinger's tenure, the TL;DR is: Gelsinger ruined relations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing which was ready to offer the company a 40% discount on manufacturing chips for Intel.
Gelsinger kept doubling down on developing a semiconductor manufacturing footprint on American and European soil even though customers had no reason to shy away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Gelsinger kept focusing on producing chips for desktop computers and servers, and had no product in place for when the AI boom hit The list of fumbles go on, but ultimately culminated in Intel's stunningly bad quarterly results this past summer and announcements of sweeping measures (cost cuts, headcount reduction, etc.) to regain profitability. GET PUBLISHED ON HACKERNOON.
Join a global network of 45,000+ published devs, builders,   founders, makers, VCs, hodlrs, and hackers. Start submitting your tech   stories and tutorials to get published FREE on HackerNoon — no pop-ups,   no paywalls. While Intel's announcement was very corporate-like, praising Gelsinger for his years of service, the behind-the-scenes imagery was not so rosy. Gelsinger was called into a board meeting at the start of December and given the choice of either stepping down or be fired; he chose the former, paving the way for Intel to appoint two senior leaders, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, as interim co-CEOs until it could announce a permanent successor. Gelsinger's departure was met positively by investors as Intel's stock rose following the announcement, but has been on a downward trajectory since. So what now? Intel is going to be spending the next few quarters cleaning up its house. Most of Gelsinger's plans are likely to be scrapped, though the company's overall foundry ambitions remain intact. In fact, Intel's interim co-CEO David Zinsner has indicated that the next CEO of the company will have foundry experience. Media reports so far have said that former board member Lip-Bu Tan and Marvell Technology CEO Matt Murphy were being considered as replacements for Gelsinger, but there's no guarantee that those two will be the only candidates. Who gets to head Intel next is going to be announced at least a few months from now, and I'll keep you abreast with the development. In Other News.. 📰 FSOC's Still Worried About Stablecoins — via CoinDesk
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Gelsinger's plan was to return Intel to its former glory, but instead saw the company ceding space to its rivals and being relegated to a negligible spot in the ongoing artificial intelligence arms race. predicted predicted So it was only natural that Intel oust the CEO that has been so central to its ongoing troubles, announcing only recently that Gelsinger will be "retiring" from the company after spending a combined 40 years or so with the chipmaker, including around four as its chief executive. announcing announcing The writing was on the wall, but as to what went wrong under Gelsinger's tenure, the TL;DR is: Gelsinger ruined relations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing which was ready to offer the company a 40% discount on manufacturing chips for Intel. Gelsinger kept doubling down on developing a semiconductor manufacturing footprint on American and European soil even though customers had no reason to shy away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Gelsinger kept focusing on producing chips for desktop computers and servers, and had no product in place for when the AI boom hit Gelsinger ruined relations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing which was ready to offer the company a 40% discount on manufacturing chips for Intel. Gelsinger kept doubling down on developing a semiconductor manufacturing footprint on American and European soil even though customers had no reason to shy away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Gelsinger kept focusing on producing chips for desktop computers and servers, and had no product in place for when the AI boom hit The list of fumbles go on, but ultimately culminated in Intel's stunningly bad quarterly results this past summer and announcements of sweeping measures (cost cuts, headcount reduction, etc.) to regain profitability. stunningly bad quarterly results stunningly bad quarterly results GET PUBLISHED ON HACKERNOON. Join a global network of 45,000+ published devs, builders,   founders, makers, VCs, hodlrs, and hackers. Start submitting your tech   stories and tutorials to get published FREE on HackerNoon — no pop-ups,   no paywalls. GET PUBLISHED ON HACKERNOON. GET PUBLISHED ON HACKERNOON . GET PUBLISHED ON HACKERNOON Join a global network of 45,000+ published devs, builders,   founders, makers, VCs, hodlrs, and hackers. Start submitting your tech   stories and tutorials to get published FREE on HackerNoon — no pop-ups,   no paywalls. Join a global network of 45,000+ published devs, builders,   founders, makers, VCs, hodlrs, and hackers. Start submitting your tech   stories and tutorials to get published FREE on HackerNoon — no pop-ups,   no paywalls. While Intel's announcement was very corporate-like, praising Gelsinger for his years of service, the behind-the-scenes imagery was not so rosy. Gelsinger was called into a board meeting at the start of December and given the choice of either stepping down or be fired; he chose the former, paving the way for Intel to appoint two senior leaders, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, as interim co-CEOs until it could announce a permanent successor. choice choice Gelsinger's departure was met positively by investors as Intel's stock rose following the announcement, but has been on a downward trajectory since. rose rose So what now? Intel is going to be spending the next few quarters cleaning up its house. Most of Gelsinger's plans are likely to be scrapped , though the company's overall foundry ambitions remain intact. In fact, Intel's interim co-CEO David Zinsner has indicated that the next CEO of the company will have foundry experience. likely to be scrapped likely to be scrapped indicated indicated Media reports so far have said that former board member Lip-Bu Tan and Marvell Technology CEO Matt Murphy were being considered as replacements for Gelsinger, but there's no guarantee that those two will be the only candidates. said said Who gets to head Intel next is going to be announced at least a few months from now, and I'll keep you abreast with the development. In Other News.. 📰 In Other News.. 📰 FSOC's Still Worried About Stablecoins — via CoinDesk Elon Musk’s X gains a new image generator, Aurora — via TechCrunch What’s next for TikTok now that the app might get banned? — via CNN Intel should have focused on AI rather than chipmaking, TSMC founder says — via Reuters What Anthropic's AI knows about you — via Axios Ant Group gets new CEO as billionaire founder Jack Ma talks up AI in rare appearance — via CNBC FSOC's Still Worried About Stablecoins — via CoinDesk CoinDesk CoinDesk Elon Musk’s X gains a new image generator, Aurora — via TechCrunch TechCrunch TechCrunch What’s next for TikTok now that the app might get banned? — via CNN CNN CNN Intel should have focused on AI rather than chipmaking, TSMC founder says — via Reuters Reuters Reuters What Anthropic's AI knows about you — via Axios Axios Axios Ant Group gets new CEO as billionaire founder Jack Ma talks up AI in rare appearance — via CNBC CNBC CNBC And that's a wrap! Don't forget to share this newsletter with your family and friends! See y'all next week. PEACE! ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan , Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon Sheharyar Khan Sheharyar Khan *All rankings are current as of Monday. To see how the rankings have changed, please visit HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings page. *All rankings are current as of Monday. To see how the rankings have changed, please visit HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings page. *All rankings are current as of Monday. To see how the rankings have changed, please visit HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings page. Tech Company Rankings Tech Company Rankings Tech, What the Heck!? is a once-weekly newsletter written by HackerNoon editors that combine HackerNoon's proprietary data with news-worthy tech stories from around the internet. Humorous and insightful, the newsletter recaps trending events that are shaping the world of tech. Subscribe here. 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