Qualcomm seems to see Intel’s struggling business as a potential opportunity. The San Diego-based chipmaker has reportedly expressed interest in acquiring Intel “in recent days,” according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.
While the report cautions that such a deal is “not a certainty,” it would be a major upheaval in the U.S. chip industry. As the WSJ notes, it would also likely raise antitrust questions. But Qualcomm’s reported interest in an acquisition underscores how much Intel’s business has struggled over the past year.
Intel announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs last month as its quarterly loss widened to $1.6 billion. Its foundry business is also struggling, with its operating loss rising to $2.8 billion last quarter. CEO Pat Gelsinger announced plans earlier this week to separate its foundry business into a separate entity from the rest of Intel.
Intel declined to comment on the report. Qualcomm did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Get enough Star Trek fans in a room and the conversation will inevitably turn to which film in the series is the worst. The consensus is that The Final Frontier, Insurrection, and Nemesis are vying for the undeserved trophy.
Each film has a small army of fans who will defend the campy excess, boldness, and tone of each entry. (I’m a fan of watching The Final Frontier every five years, mostly to enjoy Jerry Goldsmith’s score.) Thankfully, all such discussions will stop forever on January 24, 2024, when Star Trek: Section 31 debuts on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Section 31 is a TV streaming movie that focuses on Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) after her departure from Star Trek: Discovery. It was originally greenlit as a series in 2019, but for a variety of reasons, it languished in development hell until 2022.
Meanwhile, show creators Bo Yeon Kim and Erica Lippoldt teamed up with credited screenwriter Craig Sweeney to work on the idea.
Director Olatunde Osunsanmi told SFX Magazine (via TrekMovie) that Sweeney would eventually write (and rewrite) the project seven different times, first as a TV series, then as a film. Trek head Alex Kurtzman was eager to begin production to take advantage of Yeoh’s 2022 Academy Award win for Everything Everywhere All at Once.