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​Photo illustration of TSMC logos.
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Hard Numbers: TSMC’s boom, Gemini’s ambitions, Anduril takes Ohio, Synthesia’s ambitions, TSMC evacuates after earthquake

​A microchip and the Taiwanese flag in an illustration.
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TSMC set to get its CHIPS money

The Biden administration finalized an agreement to pay Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company more than $11 billion in combined grants and loans meant to support the Taiwanese company’s chipmaking plans to build manufacturing facilities in the United States.

​Flags of Taiwan and the US.
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The US tells TSMC to cut off China

The US Department of Commerce ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to stop shipping advanced chips to Chinese customers starting yesterday, Monday, Nov. 11. The government sent a letter to TSMC specifying that this restriction applies to all chips that are seven nanometers or smaller, which can be used to power artificial intelligence models.

US takes a close look at TSMC and Huawei
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US takes a close look at TSMC and Huawei

The US Commerce Department is looking into whether Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is — knowingly or unknowingly — producing computer chips for the Chinese technology giant Huawei.

​The H1N1 flu virus (red) is pictured in this handout photograph taken on July 9, 2009 and released on July 13, 2009. The new H1N1 influenza virus bears a disturbing resemblance to the virus strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, with a greater ability to infect the lungs than common seasonal flu viruses, researchers reported Monday.
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Hard Numbers: Viruses everywhere, TikTok content moderation cuts, Nevada’s “at-risk” student saga, TSMC on the rise

Intuit logo displayed on a phone screen and a laptop keyboard are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 30, 2021.
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Hard Numbers: Intuit’s mass layoff, Very expensive flip phone, AMD’s Finnish acquisition, Taiwan’s millionaire class

Joe Biden starts to campaign on AI
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Joe Biden starts to campaign on AI

On May 8, Joe Biden spoke at Gateway Technical College in Racine, Wisconsin. The president was bragging.

Xi Jinping's solution to his "Taiwan problem"
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Xi Jinping's solution to his "Taiwan problem"

In this digital extra of our upcoming edition of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger discusses how Xi Jinping intends to solve his "Taiwan" problem before leaving office and why the semiconductor industry may be the only thing standing in the way of an island invasion.

​The logo of Taiwanese chip giant TSMC is seen at southern Taiwan science park in Tainan, Taiwan.
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TSMC gets billions to build in Phoenix

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will receive as much as $6.6 billion from the US government to expand its chip-making complex in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sam Altman’s wish on a $7 trillion star
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Sam Altman’s wish on a $7 trillion star

Sam Altman, founder and CEO of OpenAI, needs more chips. He needs a lot more chips. The only thing stopping his $100 billion startup — if you can still call it a startup — may be the current supply of powerful chips.