A prominent investment analyst warned Intel may be cutting too deep, eliminating "pivotal" resources in the name of short-term profits.

The layoffs were confirmed in Intel’s official press release for Q2 2025. In it, Intel says that the layoffs will make the company “flatter” and “agile.” By the end of 2025, Intel expects to have around 75,000 employees.

Intel Corp. is shedding thousands of workers and cutting expenses as its new CEO works to revive the fortunes of the struggling chipmaker that helped launch Silicon Valley but has fallen behind rivals like Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.