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AI chipmaker SambaNova could raise between US$800 million and US$1 billion in a new funding round, according to its executive chairman and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. This would raise SambaNova's value to US$10 billion as increasing inferential AI workloads spur a search for alternatives to Nvidia's expensive GPUs.

Former SK Hynix CEO Lee Seok-Hee is set to return to Intel as executive vice president (EVP) of Intel's foundry business, strengthening Intel's push into advanced packaging technologies. The appointment also represents another strategic move by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to reorganize the company's foundry business.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to take the stage at Computex 2026 for a keynote address at 10:30 pm PT on June 1

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to arrive in Taiwan this weekend, joining AMD CEO Lisa Su and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a high-stakes push by the world's top chip leaders to deepen ties with Taiwanese partners ahead of Computex 2026.

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