Group 1 - Ericsson is negotiating to acquire a minority stake in Intel's network and edge business, which is valued at several hundred million dollars [2] - Discussions are ongoing, and there is no guarantee that a deal will be finalized; Intel is also in talks with other companies for investment in this division [2] - Intel's NEX division, which manufactures chips for network equipment in the telecom industry, has been a topic of media attention, with reports suggesting it may be spun off into an independent company [2] Group 2 - As part of cost-cutting measures, Intel has agreed to sell part of its stake in the programmable chip business Altera to SilverLake for $4.4 billion and has announced layoffs [2] - Intel is also canceling expensive manufacturing projects in Germany and Poland and merging some assembly and testing operations to reduce expenses [2]