Pompeo says TSMC’s $12 billion investment to increase U.S. economic independence from China
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s $12 billion investment in the United States will increase U.S. economic independence from China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement early on Friday.
Taiwan’s TSMC to build Arizona chip plant as U.S.-China tech rivalry escalates
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd , the biggest contract chipmaker, said it plans to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent win for the Trump administration’s efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China.
Taiwan’s TSMC announces $12 billion U.S. chip factory
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, a major supplier to Apple Inc, announced on Friday it will build a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona, in what the company called a “strong partnership” with the U.S. government.
Taiwan’s TSMC announces plan to build $12 billion U.S. factory
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of computer chips, on Friday announced plans to build an approximately $12 billion advanced chip factory in Arizona.
Wisconsin court ruling at center of political divide over U.S. reopening
Wisconsin’s governor on Thursday predicted confusion after the state supreme court struck down his sweeping stay-at-home order, fueling a growing political divide over how and when to reopen the shattered U.S. economy.
U.S. denies full protection for Pacific fisher, relative of the weasel
The Trump administration on Thursday denied Endangered Species Act protection to a weasel-like woodland mammal called the Pacific fisher across most of its West Coast range, except for a dwindling population in California’s southern Sierras.
U.S. issues first coronavirus workplace guidance to nursing homes
The U.S. Department of Labor issued its first workplace guidance to nursing homes on Thursday since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country and ravaged care facilities, saying residents, staff and visitors should keep 6 feet (1.83 meters) apart.
USDA limits review requirements of some biotech farm products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a rule that will simplify or waive agency reviews of certain biotech farm products, including plants and seeds that have been genetically modified or engineered.
COVID patients given malaria drug didn’t see significant improvements: studies
Patients given the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential treatment for COVID-19 did not improve significantly over those who did not, according to two new studies published in the medical journal BMJ on Thursday.
‘Wild, wild West’: Wisconsin reopens for business
(This May 14 story corrects location of Thiensville, Wisconsin in paragraph 11 and name of governor in paragraph 14)
