But it might not be because there's a problem with 18A itself.

A new "Branch Privilege Injection" flaw in all modern Intel CPUs allows attackers to leak sensitive data from memory regions allocated to privileged software like the operating system kernel.

Facing unexpectedly high demand for server CPUs, Intel has prioritized production of such products over client CPUs, particularly low-end models, due to supply constraints. CPU-tracking firm Mercury ...

Global tech markets rarely run in straight lines, but every so often demand gets so distorted that the rules themselves start bending. That’s what we’re seeing in CPUs today. From cloud providers ...

Intel’s Core Ultra lineup of desktop and laptop processors has been frustrating to review. None of them has been across-the-board awful or totally without redeeming qualities. But Intel has struggled ...

When Lip-Bu Tan took the helm of Intel in March 2025, the company was in desperate need of a turnaround.