Intel CEO says company will make GPUs, has hired lead executive

Intel CEO ​Lip-Bu Tan on ‌Tuesday said the company plans ‌to build graphics processing units (GPUs), the category of chip popularized ⁠by Nvidia. Speaking ‌at an artificial intelligence conference in San ‍Francisco hosted by Cisco Systems, Tan said the ​company has already hired an ‌executive to lead the GPU effort. "I just hired the chief GPU architect, and he's ⁠very good.