The final chip challenge: Can China build its own ASML?

The final chip challenge: Can China build its own ASML?

In southeastern Beijing, engineers at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., China’s top chipmaker, are working around the clock to expand the output of 14-nanometer and even 7-nm chips, just a few generations behind the world’s leading chipmakers. Being able to make such advanced chips at all is a major breakthrough for a company that has been…

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Trump administration releases 2,000 California National Guard members from duty in Los Angeles

Trump administration releases 2,000 California National Guard members from duty in Los Angeles

The Trump administration is releasing thousands of California National Guard troops from a federal mission in Los Angeles, the Pentagon said Tuesday, over a month after President Trump deployed the troops — over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections — to respond to protests in the nation’s second largest city. “Thanks to our troops who stepped up…

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