tomshardware[.]com/software/linux/major-intel-linux-driver-projects-are-dying-due-to-intel-layoffs-and-corporate-restructuring-compatibility-and-reliability-issues-could-increase-over-time
Intel's been firing thousands of employees as part of their restructuring, and unfortunately that includes some of the devs who maintained Linux drivers for Intel hardware. Eventually the Linux community will pick up the slack, but until then, using Intel hardware with Linux could possibly become challenging.