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In the midst of the artificial intelligence buzz, semiconductor stocks are soaring, with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) leading the charge with a valuation increase of over 60% since the beginning of 2024. However, one overlooked leader in the mix is Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), which previously dominated the industry. Unfortunately, Intel is experiencing a rough patch, with its valuation dropping by 10% over the same period. What was once an industry dominated by Intel is now a fiercely competitive arena. Competitors have ...

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is breaking up. This will have important implications for INTC stock holders.Not literally, but figuratively. CEO Pat Gelsinger said on February 22 that the foundry business, which manufactures chips for Intel and others, will now be run separately from the design business, home of the Intel x86 franchise and other light classics.Best of all, the first big customer for the new foundry business will be Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). It’s putting its ambitions for Artificial Intelligence dominan ...

BUFFERZONE® is the first cybersecurity company to integrate AI deep learning with Intel® Core™ Ultra processor enabled PCs HERZLIYA, Israel, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BUFFERZONE®, a provider of next-generation endpoint security solutions that protect endpoints from advanced cyber threats, today announced the enhancement of its cybersecurity defense against evasive phishing attacks leveraging AI based security run on Intel® Core™ Ultra processors. The solution leverages the Intel® Core™ Ultra neural proc ...

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--What’s New: To answer network operators’ demands for energy-efficient scaling, Intel Corporation disclosed two major updates to drive footprint, power and total cost of ownership (TCO) savings across 5G core networks: the preview of its Intel® Xeon® next-gen processors, code-named Sierra Forest, with up to 288 Efficient-cores (E-cores), and the commercial availability of the Intel® Infrastructure Power Manager (IPM) software for 5G core. “Communication service providers r ...

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intel (Nasdaq: INTC): What’s New: At MWC 2024, Intel announced its new Edge Platform, a modular, open software platform enabling enterprises to develop, deploy, run, secure, and manage edge and AI applications at scale with cloud-like simplicity. Together, these capabilities will accelerate time-to-scale deployment for enterprises, contributing to improved total cost of ownership (TCO). “The edge is the next frontier of digital transformation, being further fueled by A ...

BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At MWC 2024, Intel announced new platforms, solutions and services spanning network and edge AI, Intel® Core™ Ultra processors and the AI PC, and more. In an era where technological advancements are integral to staying competitive, Intel is delivering products and solutions for its customers, partners and expansive ecosystem to capitalize on the emerging opportunities of artificial intelligence and built-in automation, to improve total cost of ownership (TCO) and operat ...

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Intel's 2023 Product Security Report found that in 2023 AMD had more than 3.5 times as many vulnerabilities in its Chain of Trust/Secure Boot firmware components and features than Intel had during the same time. (Credit: Intel Corporation)Intel's 2023 Product Security Report found that proactive investments accounted for 94% of the company's vulnerability disclosures in 2023, the highest level in five years. (Credit: Intel Corporation)Intel's 2023 Product Security Report found that proactive investments acc ...

Intel (INTC) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Over the past month, shares of this world's largest chipmaker have returned -13.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5% change. During this period, the Zacks Semiconductor - General industry, which Intel falls in, has gained 23.3%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direct ...