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• Intel suffers double-digit revenue decline in Q4 2022

  Intel’s two biggest business units were hit hard during the last three months of 2022, as the PC market continued to experience its biggest slump in decades.

• Cisco amps-up UCS server line with new Intel processors

  New high-end Cisco Unified Computing System servers with the 4th Generation Xeon processors will be more powerful and energy efficient.

• Intel boosts VM security, guards against stack attacks in new Xeon release

  Intel’s TDX framework gains a new capability, and a “shadow stack” in Xeon’s fourth generation aims to knock out a dangerous cyberattack method.

• Intel forced to cut jobs and spending as revenue continues to decline

  Despite a plan to cut thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in annual spending, Intel remains vulnerable in the market, according to analysts.

• Wi-Fi 7 test tops 5Gbps using Intel, Broadcom equipment

  A test using an Intel-based laptop and a Broadcom-based Wi-Fi 7 access point topped the 5Gbps mark for the first time, according to Intel.

• Apple issues second August Boot Camp update for Intel-based Macs

  Apple has released an update to Boot Camp, which allows Intel-based Macs to run Windows.

• Over-dependence on PCs and servers drag Intel down

  A combination of macroeconomic headwinds and internal problems led to Intel's revenue dropping 22 per cent to US$15.3 billion in the second quarter of 2022.

• Intel will raise CPU prices after losing $500M this quarter

  Intel will raise prices on processors and is exiting the Optane and drone businesses as it reported an unexpected loss for the second quarter of 2022.

• Intel and rival chipmakers warn of price hikes

  Semiconductor vendors plan to raise prices on processors and peripheral chip products in the coming months, and will reportedly stretch into next year.

• New speculative execution attack Retbleed impacts Intel and AMD CPUs

  Unlike other speculative execution attacks like Spectre, Retbleed exploits return instructions rather than indirect jumps or calls.

• Apple says new M2 chip won’t beat Intel’s finest

  Apple's new M2 is a worthy sequel to the M1 but doesn't flat out beat Intel's best CPUs in performance.

• Vingroup and Intel ink new deal to develop smart city solutions

  Vingroup and Intel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a wide range of advanced computing systems in Vietnam.

• Cyber criminals look to exploit Intel vulnerabilities for highly persistent implants

  Leaked Conti information show the ransomware gang likely completed a proof of concept to exploit Intel ME and rewrite its firmware.

• Intel to build $700M sustainability-focused data centre R&D lab

  Intel has announced further investment in sustainable data centre solutions, including deeper research into immersion cooling techniques.

• Intel bets big on security-as-a-service for confidential computing

  At its inaugural Vision event, Intel launched a security-as-a-service initiative called Project Amber for confidential computing in the cloud.