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Trump Administration Nears Trade Deal With Taiwan

The deal would cut tariffs and include a commitment from Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, the island’s chip giant, to build more manufacturing plants in the United States.

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A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation facility under construction in Phoenix. As part of the trade deal, the company would commit to building more semiconductor facilities in Arizona.
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Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CEO

John Ternus, a low-profile but influential executive at Apple, could be next in line to replace the company’s longtime chief executive, Tim Cook, if he steps aside.

Β© Photo Illustration by Klawe Rzeczy; Source Photographs by George Etheredge for The New York Times; Juan Arredondo for The New York Times; Amy Osborne for The New York Times; Lucia Vazquez for The New York Times; Jim Wilson/The New York Times; Shutterstock

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Nvidia Details New A.I. Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes

At the CES conference, Jensen Huang, the company’s chief executive, said the more efficient and powerful chip would begin shipping later this year.

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Nvidia’s Vera Rubin on display at a company conference in October. The new chip is named for an astronomer whose research supported the existence of dark matter.
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