Want the U.S. to be tops in computer chips? Ditch the subsides and fix the tax code
The Senate approved, with bipartisan support, a measure that would give tax subsidies to semiconductor firms that build new manufacturing plants in the U.S. The moved was touted as bringing…
No, we don’t need a new industrial policy for semiconductors
There’s a shortage of semiconductors in the world that’s affecting large sectors of the economy – from cars to phones and many things in-between. The normal economic response to shortages…
Hackers and Foreign Governments Exploit Tech Backdoors
The National Security Agency’s insistence on having technology companies include so-called “backdoors” in their products it could use to spy on assorted bad guys may have backfired – allowing the…
Tech Giant Gives Retailers Ultimatum on Guns
Article from The Portland Press Herald by Jay Greene of The Washington Post. SAN FRANCISCO — On its website, Salesforce.com touts retailer Camping World as a leading customer of its…