What exactly did Intel do to their latest CPUs? What was the fault and what was their thinking regarding getting away with it?

Question

I’ve seen 4 videos from tech channels just chastising Intel’s communication, I can’t seem to find a concise source for the actual facts of the fiasco.

In: Technology

Answer 1

You can’t get a better ELI5 on this subject than this [YouTube short](https://youtube.com/shorts/EJIM_oqvXD8?si=Q2UOdc0N2yf-ktpO).  

As for why the problem exists, the lack of good communication from Intel means we don’t know why.