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Latest US strike on China’s chips hits semiconductor toolmakers
A Chinese flag is displayed next to a “Made in China” sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. Florence Lo | Reuters The United States on Monday launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including […]
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President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
US President Joe Biden, left, and Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, right, during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 1, 2024. The First Lady, a teacher for more than 30 years, created this year’s theme of “EGGucation.” Michael Reynolds […]
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How Elon Musk’s plan to slash government agencies and regulation may benefit his empire
Elon Musk’s business empire is sprawling. It includes electric vehicle maker Tesla, social media company X, artificial intelligence startup xAI, computer interface company Neuralink, tunneling venture Boring Company and aerospace firm SpaceX. Some of his ventures already benefit tremendously from federal contracts. SpaceX has received more than $19 billion from contracts with the federal government, […]
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Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair Federal Communications Commission
Brendan Carr speaks during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing titled Connecting America. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said […]
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Biden revoked 8 licenses for China’s Huawei in 2024, document displays
The Biden administration has revoked 8 licenses this 12 months that had allowed some firms to ship merchandise to Chinese telecoms gear big Huawei, in accordance to a document first described by Reuters, as it seeks to stress the resurgent firm. Marko Djurica | Reuters The Biden administration has revoked eight licenses this year that had permitted some corporations to ship […]
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Trump booed and heckled by raucous crowd at Libertarian convention
Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in a raucous audience at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, a marked change from the adulation he receives at rallies from his fervently loyal supporters. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in a raucous audience at the Libertarian National Convention […]
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U.S. evaluating if China's SMIC broke U.S. regulations to make Huawei chip
A emblem hangs on the making of the Beijing branch of Semiconductor Production Global Company (SMIC) on December 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visible China Group | Getty Visuals The Biden administration still needs to figure out whether China’s top chipmaker SMIC violated U.S. export regulations to produce a chip to power Huawei’s Mate 60 Professional cellphone, a senior Commerce Division formal […]
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Intel survived bid to halt thousands and thousands in revenue to China's Huawei, sources say
Patrick Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., speaks throughout the Intel Innovation Taipei know-how discussion board in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Intel has survived an work to halt hundreds of tens of millions of dollars’ well worth of chip revenue to Huawei, two folks common with the issue mentioned, giving 1 […]
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Jan. 6 hearing: Former Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson to testify on Trump White House
A former top aide to ex-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows is set to testify Tuesday before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol during a surprise hearing announced just a day earlier, NBC News reported. Cassidy Hutchinson, the former White House aide, made waves last week […]
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