Five Things for Friday, including Absci's debut and office equity

Good morning. Here are some Friday Five Things to close the week. Oregon's biggest private employer keeps making news amid M&A rumors and a new CEO taking it in new directions. There was a pair of Intel headlines yesterday as the chip making giant released its quarterly earnings and chief exec Pat Gelsinger addressed the company's plans for expanding its foundry business. The Portland area has a brand new public company by way of Vancouver. Absci, now known as Nasdaq: ABSI, hit the market…