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Trump says Intel will give US government a 10% stake in its business

Deal comes despite Trump calling for Intel CEO to resign earlier this month for being ‘highly conflicted’

The Independent UK

Trump says Intel has agreed to give US government a 10% stake

Unprecedented deal comes after president demanded CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign over his ties to Chinese firms

The Guardian - US

U.S. gov't will take a 9.9% ownership stake in Intel — Trump administration won't get a board seat and is set to serve as passive investor (Update)

The US government and Intel have come to a deal to give the US a 9.9% stake in the chipmaker's business.

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'I think the United States should be given 10% of Intel': US president Trump wants a piece of the action, says CEO Lip Bu Tan has already forked over $10 billion because he wants to 'keep his job'

The deal might already be done.

PC Gamer

Trump says Intel agreed to give the government 10% of the chipmaker. ‘We do a lot of deals like that. I’ll do more of them’

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previously said the U.S. government should receive equity in return for the CHIPS Act cash grants Intel has received.

Fortune

Trump Says 10% Stake In Intel Is A Done Deal: 'I Think It's A Great Deal For Them'

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) stock climbed more than 6% on Friday after President Donald Trump said the government should acquire roughly a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker.

Benzinga

White House won't ask for ownership stake in TSMC or Micron in exchange for CHIPS Act funds — companies already investing more in the US expected to be exempt

CHIPS Act awardees that don’t expand their investment commitments might be asked to hand over some equity to the federal government.

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Nvidia reportedly orders suppliers to stop work on China AI chip but says new chip in the works

China reportedly told local tech companies to stop buying Nvidia's chips due to alleged security concerns, as the global AI race intensifies.

Euronews

Nvidia's CEO says it's in talks with Trump administration on a new chip for China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration

The Independent UK

China tells tech giants to halt Nvidia H20 orders after U.S. official’s ‘addiction’ remark — Chinese leaders call Lutnick's comments 'insulting'

Sec. Lutnick’s remarks drew the ire of Chinese leaders who could have potentially drawn on historical parallels.

Tom’s Hardware

Taiwan Semiconductor Faces New Challenge As US Mulls Equity Stake Tied To CHIPS Act Subsidies

Semiconductor giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM) faces a new challenge as U.S. officials explore taking equity stakes in chipmakers receiving CHIPS Act support, a strategy that Taiwan’s economic minister described Thursday as needing additional scrutiny before approval.

Benzinga

South Korea says there are no plans for the U.S. to acquire Samsung shares — denial comes amid talks about Washington acquiring a 10% equity stake in Intel for CHIPS Act funds

The Blue House is denying that the U.S. government wants to buy a stake in its crown jewel.

Tom’s Hardware

Bernie Sanders 'Pleased' With Trump's Plan To Take Stakes In Intel, Other Chipmakers—'American Taxpayers Have A Right To...'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) has expressed his support for President Donald Trump‘s plan to convert U.S. grants to chipmakers into government equity in these firms.

Benzinga

Howard Lutnick's 'Insulting' Words Trigger Backlash In Beijing As Regulators Pressure Alibaba, ByteDance To Shun Nvidia Chips: Report

Beijing has reportedly moved to curb sales of Nvidia Corporation's (NASDAQ:NVDA) China-specific AI chip after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made remarks about export policy that Chinese officials reportedly found "insulting."

Benzinga

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Benzinga

What Is Going On With Micron Stock Wednesday?

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) stock is trending on Wednesday as reports surfaced that the U.S. government is weighing taking equity stakes in leading chipmakers like Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM), and Micron in exchange for CHIPS and Science Act subsidies.

Euronews

US government pushes for 10% Intel stake amid US-China chip war

The Trump administration is moving to convert billions in CHIPS Act subsidies into a 10% equity stake in Intel. The first-of-its-kind deal would make Washington the company’s largest shareholder and signal a new era of direct government ownership in Silicon Valley.

Tom’s Hardware

White House confirms talks to acquire 10% stake in Intel — 'We should get an equity stake for our money'

The U.S. wants to get 10% of Intel in exchange for the billions of dollars it’s giving it under the CHIPS Act.

Fortune

With its hire of top Trump crypto official Bo Hines, the stablecoin giant Tether is trying to outrun its past.

Tether has a market cap of $167 billion, but its history of compliance questions puts its regulatory future in doubt.

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PC Gamer

The US government wants a 10% stake in Intel in return for that CHIPS act cash

A 'piece of the action' for the taxpayer...

Benzinga

Trump Admin To Turn Intel's CHIPS Act Grants Into Equity, Says Howard Lutnick: 'Why Are We Giving A Company Worth $100 Billion, This Kind of Money?'

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration plans to convert federal funding pledged to Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) under the CHIPS Act into an equity stake, arguing that taxpayers deserve a return instead of providing “giveaways to rich companies.”

Reason

Trump's Plans for Intel Take a Page From Bernie Sanders' Playbook

Turning Intel into the chipmaking equivalent of Amtrak is unlikely to be good news for American taxpayers or the company itself.

The Guardian - US

US pursuing stake in struggling chipmaker Intel, commerce secretary says

Trump administration looking to convert funding from Chips Act into equity in the semiconductor manufacturer

Fortune

U.S.-China chip war: How Trump’s Nvidia-AMD deal has redefined Washington’s export control policy

One dismayed Democratic lawmaker said the move signals to China “that American national security principles are negotiable for the right fee.”

The Guardian - AU

Trump news at a glance: Lutnick threatens Harvard patents; former Fox commentator bound for UN

Commerce secretary begins process could let the government seize Harvard patents; Tammy Bruce nominated for deputy US ambassador to UN – key US politics stories from 9 August 2025

The Guardian - US

Trump administration threatens to strip Harvard University of lucrative patents

White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded research

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