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President Trump’s steel tariffs have officially come into force, imposing a 25% levy on steel imports to the US — a move likely to significantly impact data centre and telecom tower projects. -
President Trump’s broadside of tariffs on semiconductors and optical fibre products has forced firms around the globe to scramble — except one, which claims that even with 200% tariffs, operators would still be better off.
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President Trump’s row with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has spiralled beyond the Oval Office as a war of words between Elon Musk and European officials could upend the war-torn country’s internet connectivity.
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It appears to be the end for the CHIPS Act as President Trump described the Biden administration’s semiconductor subsidy programme as a “horrible, horrible thing”.
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Shares of Eutelsat surged dramatically, tripling in value, following reports that the company could replace Starlink in Ukraine.
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Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC has announced a historic investment in US manufacturing, weeks after President Trump threatened punitive tariffs on imported chips.
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Following Howard Lutnick’s confirmation as the new US Secretary of Commerce, the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) called on the appointee to support an effective BEAD programme and help maintain ICT supply chain flexibility.
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The province of Ontario will cancel Starlink’s licence to operate in a tit-for-tat if US President Trump introduces 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada.
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President Trump has unveiled plans to introduce hefty tariffs on semiconductors made in Taiwan to encourage chip manufacturers to bring production to the US.
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Elon Musk has taken a swipe at OpenAI over its involvement in Project Stargate, claiming the ChatGPT maker “don’t actually have the money”.
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President Trump has revoked President Biden’s AI Executive Order as part of a day-one purge of his predecessor’s policies.
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President Donald Trump has appointed Olivia Trusty as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s newest commissioner.
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Capacity explores Trump's tech agenda, from CHIPS Act to FCC shakeups and AI policy reversals
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Hussain Sajwani, founder and chairman of Dubai-based Damac Properties, has unveiled plans to invest $20 billion in US data centres.
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Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion to build AI-enabled data centres, Brad Smith, the company’s president has revealed.
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President-Elect Donald Trump has turned to Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Starlink, Tesla, X and xAI will have a role in the upcoming second Trump administration, having been appointed to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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The Biden administration is pressing on with handing out subsidies to semiconductor manufacturers despite President-Elect Donald Trump’s threats to scrap the CHIPS Act.
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