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Ottawa's AI Plan Ignores the Chips Powering It. Here's What That Means for Canadian Tech
Canada laid out its national AI strategy on June 4, 2026, with six pillars covering everything from sovereign compute to workforce development. But the country's semiconductor council says a critical...
Apple’s Chinese Chip Plan Widens, Setting Up Micron Clash at White House
Apple is seeking White House approval to use memory chips from two restricted Chinese suppliers in products sold globally, not just in China. The move, reported by The Wall Street Journal and...
Capping Memory Prices? That Will Only Make Things Worse, Chip Group Tells the White House
The semiconductor industry’s biggest trade group has a blunt message for the Trump administration: Don’t even think about slapping price controls on memory chips. In a letter sent July 1, SEMI...
Bipartisan Bill Would Extend CHIPS Tax Credits to Orbital Fabs, Supercharging AI Chip Supply
Lawmakers in Washington have set their sights on space as the next frontier for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. The Semiconductor Superiority Act, introduced in the House and Senate last week with...
Trump’s ‘Stolen’ Chip Claim Threatens Windows Hardware Stability and Datacenter Investments
President Donald Trump’s early-morning Truth Social post on June 18, 2026, accusing Taiwan and other nations of having ‘stolen’ America’s semiconductor manufacturing capabilities has sent...
Nvidia Hires Intel’s Bruce Andrews as AI GPU Export Curbs Threaten Windows AI Push
Nvidia has poached one of Washington’s most seasoned technology lobbyists, hiring former Intel government affairs head Bruce Andrews to lead its own operations in the nation’s capital. The move,...
Windows 11's Forced Hardware Refresh: How Security Gates Are Shattering Wintel's Legacy
Microsoft’s decision to gate Windows 11 behind TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and a tightly curated CPU compatibility list has done more than raise minimum system requirements—it has snapped a...