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TSMC eyes UAE chip fab
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Middle Eastern megafab plans tests US national security nerves

TSMC is apparently snuffling around the United Arab Emirates as a possible spot for a new chip fab, despite the fact that it might anger the US ruler Donald Trump who insists that all fabs are belong to him.

Microsoft promises to sort out USB shambles
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They will do what you expect from now on

Software King of the World Microsoft is finally admitting that its USB-C ports are a shambles, with some doing charging, some doing data, some pretending to do display output, and none doing all three.

Huawei’s AI blitz rattles Nvidia
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It is real competition

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has finally admitted that Huawei is no longer just a nuisance in China’s AI arms race, it’s now a fully-fledged competitor.

US tech faces investor chill over Trump tax twist
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Section 899 sparks panic as foreign cash eyes the exit

US tech giants could be staring down the barrel of another self-inflicted wound courtesy of a barely noticed clause in Donald Trump’s new budget bill.

Social media giants still flouting GDPR
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Fines fly but kid's data keeps getting mishandled

Seven years into GDPR, half of the world’s biggest social media platforms are still being slapped with fines like they never read the memo.