Phoronix Did Not Cover This...
1,000 people fired at AMD is not news [1,2], not in Phoronix anyway (follow the money). However, one single job ad at AMD is news at Phoronix [1, 2, 3].
That's AMD marketing budget "at work". █
Related/contextual items from the news:
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AMD Axes 4 Percent Of Staff, Amid AI Chip Focus
AMD has confirmed plans to cut approximately four percent of its global workforce, as it increases its focus on the AI chip sector.
Reuters received a confirmation from AMD that it will axe four percent of staff, which equates to 1,000 employees out of a total workforce of approximately 26,000.
What makes the announcement surprising is AMD recently released its third-quarter financial results, which saw profits rise 158 percent to $771m, on the back on sales that rose 18 percent to $6.8 billion.
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AMD announced a new wave of layoffs: this time 1000 people will lose their jobs
AMD will lay off 1000 people under the pretext that the company needs to focus its efforts on the most promising areas. Probably, it is the production of x86 processors, where AMD successfully bypasses one of its main competitors - Intel.