Taiwan President Defends TSMC’s $100 Billion U.S. Chip Investment
The Taiwanese chip giant TSMC’s plan to invest $100 billion in the United States has been met with anxiety and criticism in its home country.
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TSMC to announce $100B investment in US chip manufacturing
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Trump announces Taiwanese chip giant's $100 billion investment in U.S.
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TSMC, the Chip Giant, Is to Spend $100 Billion in U.S. Over the Next 4 Years
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Trump announces $100 billion investment in U.S. from TSMC, calls it 'most powerful company' in world
President Donald Trump announced a $100 billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to boost U.S. chip building.CNBC - 3d -
Trump announces $100 billion investment in U.S. from TSMC, calling it ‘most powerful company’ in world
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will pour $100 billion into bolstering chip manufacturing in the U.S., President Donald Trump announced Monday.NBC News - 2d -
'Music to our ears': Qualcomm CEO welcomes TSMC's $100 billion investment to boost U.S. chipmaking
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Trump announces Taiwanese chip giant’s $100bn investment in US plants
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Breaking down Trump's investment plan with TSMC
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Will TSMC escape tariffs with pledge for $100B in U.S. chip manufacturing plants?
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Defending Europe without the US
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Apple announces $500 billion investment in U.S.
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The US has spurred the Chinese chip industry
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Apple says it will invest $500 billion in U.S. over next 4 years
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Apple Will Invest $500 Billion in U.S.—and Create 20,000 Jobs
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Apple Plans to Invest $500 Billion in U.S. as Trump Tariffs Loom
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Eli Lilly plans at least $27 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments
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Can Europe afford to defend itself without the US?
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EU president aims for €800 billion of defense funding. How it would work.
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Singapore probes suspected fraud in sales of US-controlled Nvidia chips
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Former Wall Street rainmaker leads purge of US chips subsidies agency
Elon Musk ally Michael Grimes has overseen shake-up of office doling out billions of dollars in semiconductor subsidiesFinancial Times - 5h -
US measles outbreak sickens nearly 100 in Texas, New Mexico
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Key takeaways from the PM's meeting with US president
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CBS must defend our free press, not settle Trump's $20 billion lawsuit
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Forget Stargate. Apple now has its own $500 billion investment plan.
Apple is matching the amount of the Stargate AI joint venture — and building goodwill with the new administration in a familiar approach.MarketWatch - Feb. 24 -
Apple boosts U.S. investment plans with $500 billion pledge amid Trump tariff threat
Apple on Monday reaffirmed a commitment to spend hundreds of billions on U.S. soil in the coming years amid pressure from President Donald Trump.NBC News - Feb. 24 -
Apple to open AI server factory in Texas as part of $500 billion U.S. investment
Apple said it will work with partners to open a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing facility in Houston.CNBC - Feb. 24 -
Microsoft reiterates plan to invest $80 billion in AI, but may 'adjust our infrastructure in some areas'
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China's Honor pledges $10 billion AI investment and deepens ties with Google in global push
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