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#semiconductors

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R. Scott Pert

The Trump administration late Friday said it would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal #tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics

> #US Customs and Border Protection listed some 20 products that would qualify for the exemption. They include hard drives, memory chips, flat-panel monitors and solid-state storage devices, as well as machines used to make #semiconductors cbc.ca/news/world/trump-electr #China #TradeWar #chips

The exclusion provides welcome relief to major U.S. technology firms, including Apple and Dell Technologies. (Shutterstock)
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nullagent

Part of the surprising news from China today are new rules about chip makers like Intel and Texas Instruments. Many of which have factories both in the US and China. Complicating matters many US owned chipmakers ship intermediate and raw materials between their factories.

#china#tariffs#intel
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Nonilex

#Eindhoven Tech President Robert-Jan Smits said bringing in #US scientists could boost #Europe's #technological sovereignty in areas like #semiconductors.

#Belgium's sister #universities Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Université Libre de Bruxelles launched a scheme encouraging US-based #researchers to apply for 36 postdoctoral positions. And the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which promotes the exchange of top scientists to #Germany, plans to increase its programs by ~20%.

#Trump#BrainDrain
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