Summary

Trump plans to impose tariffs of up to 100% on semiconductors manufactured in Taiwan, aiming to push U.S. tech companies like Apple, Nvidia, and AMD to produce chips domestically.

The tariffs target Taiwan’s TSMC, a key supplier, despite its partial U.S. production in Arizona.

Trump criticized Biden’s CHIPS Act for funding companies like Intel and proposed tariffs as an alternative incentive.

Experts warn the move could raise prices for electronics as most TSMC chips are assembled in Asia before export to the U.S.

  • Ricky Rigatoni 🇺🇸@lemm.ee
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    Is there really anything anyone could use to blackmail trump? There could be a video of him eating a baby alive and a third of the country would still support him, and another third of the country wouldn’t even notice.

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      It’s sad but any sort of gay sex would tear his base, so there’s still that.

      Insert joke about gay sex tearing one’s base

      • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        No, all that would do is make them start going on about how “the left” is attacking queer folk now. Meanwhile they would still persecute queer people, because they would still fervently believe every other gay person in the world except for Trump was a pedophile who was grooming kids.

    • samus12345@lemm.ee
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      Is there really anything anyone could use to blackmail trump?

      No. The “pee pee tape” joke has been obsolete for a long time now.