Micron announces $40 billion investment in US chip manufacturing
Micron Technology plans to invest $40 billion in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing after Congress approved massive chip subsidies, the company said Tuesday. The Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker said that the investment will create 40,000 new jobs, 5,000 highly paid technical and operational roles, and bring the “world’s most advanced memory manufacturing” to the U.S. The announcement came as executives at Micron and other chipmakers joined President Biden at Tuesday’s signing of the CHIPS and Science Act, which will provide $76 billion in subsidies to bring
Read MoreBiden signs chips and science bill into law
President Biden signed into law on Tuesday bipartisan legislation to provide billions of dollars in incentives to the domestic semiconductor industry and fund scientific research that proponents say will help boost U.S. competitiveness and solve supply chain challenges. The bill — formally known as the CHIPS and Science Act — passed the Senate and House at the end of July, after more than a year of work on Capitol Hill and multiple iterations of the legislation. The bill includes more than $50 billion in incentives for manufacturers of semiconductors, or chips, to build
Read MoreNew digital privacy bills won’t protect women seeking abortions
Digital privacy laws are not ready for a post-Roe v. Wade future. New bills circulating on the Hill are an important step toward safeguarding Americans’ personal data, but they are not a panacea to protect women seeking an abortion or the friends and family members who might be supporting them, or even just know of their intentions. It’s no secret that today, personal and health data about human preferences, location, characteristics and behavior are collected through phones, apps, websites, advertisements, internet sites and service providers; if a device is connected to the inte
Read MoreClinton plugs 'But Her Emails' merch after FBI raids Trump home for records
Hillary Clinton is poking fun at Donald Trump, highlighting her “But Her Emails” merchandise in the wake of the FBI executing a search warrant on the former president’s Florida home. “Every ‘But her emails’ hat or shirt sold helps [Onward Together] partners defend democracy, build a progressive bench, and fight for our values,” the former secretary of State wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “Just saying!” Clinton said. The tweet came the morning after Trump
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