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Heather Somerville

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Technology and National Security Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Tech and national security reporter @WSJ. Formerly @reuters @mercnews @fresnobee. Mountain climber in my spare time. [email protected]. DM for Signal #

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  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Heather Somerville

    Intel cautioned that higher costs from the Trump administration’s tariffs created uncertainty for the chip maker. “We will certainly see costs increase and we feel it prudent to anticipate” a contraction, said David Zinsner, the company's chief financial officer, on an earnings call Thursday.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Heather Somerville

    Intel cautioned that higher costs from the Trump administration’s tariffs created economic uncertainty for the chip maker. “We will certainly see costs increase and we feel it prudent to anticipate” a contraction, Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner said during the company’s earnings call on Thursday.

  • 2 months ago | jp.wsj.com | Heather Somerville

    米半導体大手インテルの最高経営責任者(CEO)に来週就任するリップブー・タン氏(65)は半導体業界のベテランだが、ハイテク分野の投資家、とりわけ中国企業への投資家としての経歴はもっと長い。 タン氏はインテルの元取締役でもある。かつて尊敬を集めたインテルは、人工知能(AI)ブームによって業界の需要が変化し、同社の中央演算処理用半導体から離れていく中で、衰退の運命をたどっている。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 2 months ago | wsj.com | Heather Somerville |Lauren Thomas |Liza Lin

    March 13, 2025 9:00 pm ETThey say Lip-Bu Tan is the best hope to fix Intel—if Intel can be fixed at all. Tan’s selection as the chipmaker’s new chief executive was cheered by analysts, bankers and shareholders. He brings two decades of semiconductor industry experience, relationships across the sector, a startup mindset and an obsession with AI…and basketball. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • 2 months ago | wsj.com | Heather Somerville

    Here are five things to know about Tan and Intel. Tan, 65, has risen to become a titan in the semiconductor business, receiving a top honor in 2022 from the Washington-based Semiconductor Industry Association. Tan gained fame during his tenure leading Cadence Design Systems CDNS 1.79%increase; green up pointing triangle from 2009 to 2021, helping to turn around the company, focusing on what Intel said was customer-centric innovation that helped double revenue and expand margins.

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Heather Somerville
Heather Somerville @heathersomervil
10 May 25

👀👀👀 What could go wrong? https://t.co/ekmO9dujtE via @NYTimes

Heather Somerville
Heather Somerville @heathersomervil
6 May 25

For the first time in in more than *a half century*, the U.S. completed successful test flights of a reusable hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft. We are inching toward closing the gap with China in superfast weapons. https://t.co/SmSw7wZZrH via @WSJ

Heather Somerville
Heather Somerville @heathersomervil
14 Mar 25

RT @JChengWSJ: Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s new chief executive, comes with tricky China business relationships, underscoring Silicon Valley’s inabi…