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Chip makers are refusing to build new semiconductor plants in the U.S. unless Congress unlocks $52 billion in funding

Chip makers are refusing to build new semiconductor plants in the U.S. unless Congress unlocks $52 billion in funding

The world’s third-largest maker of semiconductor wafers, Taiwan’s GlobalWafers, announced plans to build a $5 billion factory in the U.S. on Monday—but only if the government helps pay for it. “This investment that they’re making is contingent upon Congress passing the CHIPS Act. The [GlobalWafers] CEO told me that herself, and they reiterated that today,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC, the same day GlobalWafers announced its development plan. Congress actually Source link

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You can be legally fired in most states for refusing to work Thanksgiving Day

Customers navigate through the aisles during the Black Friday sales event on Thanksgiving Day at Target in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski Big-box retailers like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart closed their doors for Thanksgiving Day, giving their employees a day off before the Black Friday rush. However, in most parts of the U.S. it would be legal for these retailers to mandate employees clock in during this holiday, experts say. Thanksgiving, along with 11… Source link

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Google Sued for Refusing to Redeem Google Play Gift Cards –

On Thursday, a consumer filed a class-action complaint against Google and its parent company Alphabet, Inc. in the Central District of California for allegedly “refus(ing) to redeem Google Play gift cards in accordance with California law.” According to the complaint, Google Play is “Google’s software application (a/k/a ‘app’) store, which allows users to download applications, electronic books, music, and the like” to their devices. The plaintiff stated that Google… Source link

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