Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday roughly 4% of approximately 26,000 employees worldwide will be laid off. About 1,000 AMD workers will lose their jobs.

Advanced Micro Devices is reducing its global workforce by 4% after reporting that most of the growth it sees comes from its AI chips and other products for data centers. Shares fell 2.2% to $140.44 in midday trading.

According to PC Gamer, “The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is simply the best gaming CPU around right now. It’s certainly the best gaming chip that AMD has ever made, but it’s also capable of outperforming Intel’s top CPU when it comes to gaming frame rates and is doing so for a lot less cash.

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The Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer had been experiencing sideways trading due to investor hesitancy, exacerbated today by the appointment of known "China Hawks" Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and Rep. Mike Waltz as NSA.

AMD has confirmed it’s laying off roughly four percent of its global workforce, according to reports by TechCrunch and others. It’s not entirely clear how many people will be impacted by this move, or which divisions the laid off employees will be pulled from.

AMD on Wednesday said that it would reduce its global workforce by 4% in a bid to focus on its main future growth opportunities. As a result of the decision, the company will have to lay off around 1,