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Elon Musk's SpaceX secures 100% property tax exemption for planned $55 billion Terafab semiconductor factory in Texas — county approves 35-year deal worth hundreds of millions despite resident backlash

SpaceX has secured a 35-year, 100% property tax abatement for its proposed $55 billion TeraFAB semiconductor facility in Texas. Elon Musk argues the exemption is essential to compete with global chipmakers, while residents raise concerns over transparency, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.

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Bernie Sanders pushes for 50% public ownership of American AI companies — proposes AI sovereign wealth fund that would hold direct ownership stakes in largest AI firms

The U.S. Senator is arguing that since AI companies use public data to generate a lot of revenue, the public should benefit from it as well. He also said that the people should have a say in the direction of AI by giving them a 50% direct stake in the biggest companies that develop this technology.

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Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average payouts could approach $400,000 per chip employee

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to distribute up to 40 trillion won ($26.6 billion) in semiconductor employee bonuses after reaching a last-minute labor agreement. The proposed deal ties payouts to AI-driven chip profits and could see average employee bonuses approach $400,000.

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Samsung and SK Hynix employees are reportedly abandoning overseas training programs to nab up to $400,000 performance bonuses — online dating grades rise as female members 'seeking out SK hynix employees'

Samsung and SK Hynix employees are reportedly considering terminating overseas training programs to be eligible for performance bonuses as AI-driven semiconductor profits fuel record bonus projections worth hundreds of millions of won.

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US FTC reportedly launches antitrust probe into Arm following its launch of its own AGI CPU — regulators investigate if chip designer is restricting architecture access to rivals

The U.S. FTC is looking into Arm Holdings to see if it's abusing its market position as a dominant chip designer to gives its new chip manufacturing business an advantage over competitors who build semiconductors based on Arm designs.

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Texas county passes data center ban for rural areas for a year, move comes in wake of AI data centers moving to remote areas to skirt regulations — state senator says counties cannot legally impose these bans

Hill County passed a one-year ban on data center projects, as the country authorities study the effects their effects on the community. Still, the County Attorney warned that they could get sued if they pass this moratorium, with a Texas State Senator asking the State Attorney General to investigate counties that have done so.

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70% of Americans oppose data centers near their homes, now less popular than nuclear power plants — opposition towards nearby AI infrastructure heating up as tech companies ramp up projects to acquire more compute

A new survey revealed that 7 out of 10 Americans are against data center developers building projects within the vicinity of their homes. This is a massive increase from the late 2025 survey which showed that 47% of people are against AI data centers near their homes.

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