Q&A with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on returning to Intel, resetting the culture, replacing executives, decision making, long-term plans, new chip plants, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
In a staff letter, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company plans to create greater decision-making separation between its chip design and chip production arms  —  New structure allows the company’s chip-making factories to work like contract operations  —  Intel Corp. INTC -0.63%▼ …

Bloomberg:
Internal doc: Alameda and FTX’s largest venture bet was Bitcoin mining company Genesis Digital, investing a total of $1.15B between August 2021 and April 2022  —  One of the bigger questions surrounding the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire is what venture investments …

Steven Levy / Wired:
Q&A with AOL founder Steve Case on his prediction that tech companies will flourish in the US heartland, the current investment slowdown, J.D. Vance, and more  —  Steve Case, founder of AOL, predicts the dominance of tech companies on the coasts will give way to a flourishing of startups from smaller cities.

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas on the company’s business, customers, IPO plans, corporate structure, working with TSMC and Apple, building chips for cars, and more  —  Arm’s chips are in your iPhone — but what exactly does Arm do? … One of the more interesting quirks of the modern tech world …

Reuters:
Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority or even controlling stakes in overseas targets, mainly in gaming companies in Europe  —  Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy to put more focus on buying majority stakes mainly in overseas gaming companies …

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the brand and its history, running a private company, building software, Bluetooth, competing with Apple and Google, and more  —  Has sound quality taken a back seat to convenience?  —  Bose is one of the most recognizable audio brands in the world …