The world's top chipmakers can flip a 'kill switch' should China invade Taiwan, Bloomberg reports

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ASML Holding logo is seen at company's headquarters in Eindhoven

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President Biden and Microsoft Plan AI Data Center on Forgotten Foxconn Plant

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Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar bet on artificial intelligence keeps growing — this time with a data center in Wisconsin.

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The world's largest chipmaker just issued a warning that the industry's red-hot growth could slow

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The US is betting big on AI chips, but there's a giant flaw in the plan

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Purdue University is newly flush with about $4 billion in investment to build a semiconductor manufacturing complex.

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Microchip giant TSMC strikes $11.6 billion deal with Biden to boost production in Arizona

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President Joe Biden and TSMC chairman Mark Liu.

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The world's biggest chipmaker just got hit by an earthquake. That could mean production delays for customers like Apple and Nvidia.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's customers may see production delays as the chip giant reels from a powerful earthquake.

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The Taiwan earthquake puts the vulnerability of the world's biggest chipmaker on full display

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Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following the earthquake, in Hualien, Taiwan, in this handout provided by Taiwan's National Fire Agency on April 3, 2024.
Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed following the earthquake, in Hualien, Taiwan, in this handout provided by Taiwan's National Fire Agency on April 3, 2024.

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Nvidia's AI chips boom could help the Biden administration bring semiconductor jobs to the US

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Nvidia isn't the only semiconductor business that could benefit from the surge in demand for AI chips.

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They paid hundreds to train for a 'job of the future.' Now they're struggling to find a gig.

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Semiconductor chip companies are racing to train workers for the jobs of the future. But many have been slow to hire new trainees.

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Biden Admin Adds New Rules to Keep American AI Chips Out of China

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The Biden administration laid out new restrictions on Tuesday to limit the primary and secondary sale of United States-made chips to China, according to a CNBC report. The move is an effort to limit the nation’s technological and military progress.

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