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Lip-Bu Tan's Intel

Oxide and Friends · 21 Mar 2025 · 1h 22m · Episode 10

What this episode covers

Bryan Cantrill, Adam Leventhal, and Reuters reporter Max Cherney discuss Intel's appointment of Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, analyzing his mandate to overhaul manufacturing, restart AI efforts, and cut middle management. The hosts speculate on Tan's strategy regarding Intel's foundry business, potential alliances with Cadence, and the cultural challenges of turning around the company, while also sharing anecdotes about guest Bryan Russett's cooking and a 3D-printed bust of John von Neumann.

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large enterprises

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Companies
Intel, Cadence, AMD, GlobalFoundries, IBM
Products
OneAPI
Also
Lip-Bu Tan, Pat Gelsinger, Morris Chang, RISC-V, John von Neumann

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