Samsung to build microchip factory in Texas
South Korea's Samsung has chosen Taylor, Texas for a new $17bn computer chip factory.
South Korea's Samsung has chosen Taylor, Texas for a new $17bn computer chip factory. The US is hoping to bring more such hi-tech manufacturing back on to American shores, and we explore the implications with Rebecca Klar, who covers tech policy for The Hill. Also in the programme, there is a debate in India about whether to follow China's lead in banning crypto-currency trading. We find out more from Glen Goodman, author of The Crypto Trader. Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, are holding a ballot this month to decide whether to join a union. It's part of a trend of union activism across America, as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Ed Butler reports. Plus, at its annual Golden Joystick awards, the video games industry celebrated 50 years of games, marking the November 1971 launch of Computer Space. Dan Dawkins is content director at Games Radar, and tells us more about the event.
Today's edition is presented by Fergus Nicoll, and produced by Nisha Patel and Faarea Masud.
(Picture: Samsung flags outside a building. Picture credit: Getty Images.)
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