**Intel reported strong AI-driven earnings on April 24, 2026, propelling its stock beyond dot-com era highs, as discussed by CEO Lip-Bu Tan in a Bloomberg interview.** This high-impact development underscores surging AI demand in semiconductors amid broader tech shifts like Microsoft and Meta’s thousands of AI-related job cuts.[1]

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