Intel secures $3.25B Israeli gov’t grant to build $25B chip fab in Israel amid ongoing tensions::Intel to build a $25 billion fab in Israel, set to get $3.25 billion in government grants.

    • @Altofaltception
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      379 months ago

      I’m not in the market for a new computer but will definitely avoid Intel.

      • @[email protected]
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        199 months ago

        Even if Intel wasn’t morally bankrupt, I still wouldn’t buy them cause their CPUs have terrible performance/price, terrible performance/watt and are plagued with tons of security issues. The only reason Intel is still able to sell them is because they bribe manufacturers to exclusively use Intel and because the average person doesn’t know any better.

        • @DoomBot5
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          -239 months ago

          Ah yes, information from 3+ years ago right here.

          • @[email protected]
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            209 months ago

            Gamers Nexus just released a review of Intel’s brand new 14th gen CPUs. You might wanna check that out Greg before loosing an entire paycheck on a bad bet. (That’s a reference to the video)

            • @DoomBot5
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              -89 months ago

              The overclocked 13th gen chips? Yeah, not worth it. That being said, the gap between Intel 13th gen and Ryzen 7xxx chips is very situational.

            • @[email protected]
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              29 months ago

              Intel has had plants in Israel for decades. Back in 2014, a friend got hired by an Intel vendor to work in Israel.

            • @DoomBot5
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              19 months ago

              Oh I was commenting about the performance gap and performance per watt gap. It’s mostly usecase specific for each side now.

  • @[email protected]
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    499 months ago

    Intel being plagued with massive hardware exploits? Check.

    Intel having terrible performance per watt? Check.

    Intel bribing manufacturers to exclusively use Intel? Check.

    Intel cooperating with a genocidal fascist regime? Check.

    Yeah, I don’t recommend AMD and Apple Silicon because I’m an AMD or Apple fan but because Intel is the most god awful option available.

    • sebinspace
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      9 months ago

      I’ll have you know I’ve never purchased a better space heater in my life!

  • @chitak166
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    319 months ago

    ISRAEL DOES NOT NEED MORE AID.

  • @[email protected]
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    169 months ago

    It’s easy to boycott companies sometimes, but what about your own government sending aid and weapons to a genocidal regime. As an American, I feel very hopeless.

    • @Doorbook
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      59 months ago

      Not alone, my country sells oil to your country which help maintain their military power using it to kill civilians.

      But if I learned something, boycotting does hurt. They hate it so much they call ot anti-semtisim.

      So fuck intel.