The fall of a global chip maker
Tech Life
BBC
4.4 • 221 Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Intel was once unrivalled as the world's chip maker. Now it has fallen behind its rivals. We hear why the company is struggling ahead of its latest earnings call this week. Also, the many uses of drones around the world. And the surprising tech behind indoor golf.
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Presenter: Zoe Kleinman Producer: Tom Quinn, Imran Rahman-Jones, Alasdair Keane Editor: Monica Soriano
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| 0:28.0 | Hello and welcome to TechLife with me, Zoe Kleinman. |
| 0:30.9 | On this week's show, we need to talk about Intel. |
| 0:34.6 | The US tech firm was once one of the world's leading chip makers and a huge success |
| 0:39.1 | story for North America. Now it's fallen behind its rivals after taking its eye off the |
| 0:44.0 | ball on AI and rumors are swirling that it might even be taken over by one of them. |
| 0:49.1 | I think Intel's challenges today stem from the fact that its history is full of successes. For a long time, |
| 0:56.2 | its PC processor business, as well as its business of producing traditional processors for |
| 1:01.0 | data centers, was extraordinarily profitable. And around a decade ago, the company began to miss |
| 1:07.1 | technology shifts. We also turn our eyes to the skies to get the latest on drone regulation and dust off |
| 1:13.9 | our golf clubs to check in on the tech which drives the booming world of indoor golf. |
| 1:18.6 | I think the experience of playing the course will be so much more fun and so much better and |
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