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Layoffs at AMD.

The company is laying off 4 percent of its staff, which translates to about 1,000 employees, reports CNBC. AMD has been transitioning into an AI chip company as it works to compete with Nvidia, which is now the most valuable company in the world thanks in large part to its AI chips.

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