That's 14A, not 18A, and it's not being axed, but questioned in what appears to be a game of chicken.

Sounds like they are axing 18A for external customers, which is what Intel needs to be an alternative to TSMC:

>Tan's overall strategy for Intel remains nascent...Shifting away from selling 18A to foundry customers would represent one of his biggest moves yet.

18A is not getting axed, they'll use it.