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TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter

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lousken ◴[15 May 21 02:26 UTC] No.27161749[source]▶
Is automotive industry all that EU cares about? What about IoT/robotics? The fact that TSMC want to build only their older fab here is really disappointing to me.
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mrtksn ◴[15 May 21 03:41 UTC] No.27162127[source]▶
EU is loosely coupled peace union with a lot of sovereignty left to the individual states. If I remember correctly, ones Rupert Murdoch famously said that it’s impossible to find a phone number to call.

So, It’s probably not up to the EU to care about automotive, that must be Germany. France and Spain likely cares about other things and no one cares about cutting edge chips. EU can push from the top by easing state aid rules, I guess, however it must be a particular country to strike a deal.

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Griffinsauce[dead post] ◴[15 May 21 04:47 UTC] No.27162464[source]▶
> If I remember correctly, ones Rupert Murdoch famously said that it’s impossible to find a phone number to call.

Do the HN rules of assuming good faith apply to him as well? /s

https://europa.eu/european-union/contact/call-us_en

Please don't signal boost easily falsifiable claims like this. The function of it is to sow division and prevent proper nuanced discussion.

RedShift1 ◴[15 May 21 05:44 UTC] No.27162758[source]▶
R.M. probably meant it more as a figure of speech.
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1. Griffinsauce ◴[15 May 21 06:01 UTC] No.27162818{3}[source]▶
Yeah, that's nice cover.

This is a meme that is meant to heighten emotions in politics. It's small but intentionally destructive and each repetition of one of these little demonizations further prevents cool-headed nuanced discourse.

It's death by a thousand cuts for our society.