2026-01-17
WATCH: Secretary Lutnick speaks at Micron's groundbreaking ceremony in New York—a $100B investment, the largest private investment in the state's history. This historic project will create 50,000 jobs and strengthen America's semiconductor manufacturing capacity—producing [video]
Syracuse Post-Standard
Micron breaks ground in New York for its memory manufacturing complex, announced in 2022, that it says will be the largest semiconductor facility in the US
a $100B investment, the largest private investment in the state's history. This historic project will create 50,000 jobs and strengthen America's semiconductor manufacturing capaci...
WATCH: Secretary Lutnick speaks at Micron's groundbreaking ceremony in New York—a $100B investment, the largest private investment in the state's history. This historic project will create 50,000 jobs and strengthen America's semiconductor manufacturing capacity—producing [video]
Wall Street Journal
TrendForce: data centers will use 70%+ of the high-end memory chips all manufacturers will produce in 2026, with little new manufacturing capacity until 2027
AI companies' need for a type of once-affordable microchip threatens to drive up prices of all electronics—and limit data-center ambitions
2025-12-15
WATCH: Jensen Huang recollects the first time Sec. Lutnick called him to help save American advanced manufacturing. [video]
Financial Times
How Nvidia's lobbying efforts grew after Howard Lutnick brokered Jensen Huang's early access to President Trump, who ultimately approved H200 sales to China
Financial Times :
2025-08-29
RELEASE: Department of Commerce Posts 2nd Quarter Gross Domestic Product to the Blockchain [image]
Bloomberg
The US starts publishing GDP data on nine public blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, with the help of Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini
together with DOC, we're showing how. David Tso / @davidtsocy : Coinbase is partnering with the U.S. Department of Commerce to bring official government macroeconomic data onchain ...
2025-06-19
.@TXInstruments is investing $60B across seven semiconductor fabs. This is the largest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history. Texas Instruments' investment will support over 60,000 new good jobs in Texas and Utah. Read their full press
Bloomberg
Texas Instruments plans to spend $60B+ on US chip plants, including two new factories in Sherman, Texas, and says its long-term spending plan remains unchanged
The company said its long-term capital spending plan remains unchanged. The total includes amounts allotted to plants …
2025-04-30
#NEWS: Secretary Lutnick visited the TSMC semiconductor fabrication facility in Arizona, where the company broke ground on a third fab facility. TSMC's additional $100B investment is also expected to create 40,000 construction jobs over the next 4 years. https://www.commerce.gov/...
Bloomberg
TSMC begins building a third fab in Arizona, announcing the third phase of its US expansion the same day Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick toured TSMC's site
The world's most advanced chipmaker announced the third phase of its US expansion the same day Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick toured TSMC's site …
2024-11-26
#NEWS: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded @Intel Corporation up to $7.865 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program's Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. https://www.commerce.gov/... [image]
Wall Street Journal
The US awards Intel up to $7.865B under the CHIPS Act to help build or expand chip plants in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon, including $1B+ later in 2024
Government grant is less than originally expected because the chip giant is also receiving separate funding for defense
2024-09-14
#NEWS: @SecRaimondo issues statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced actions to address the significant increased use of the de minimis exemption. https://www.commerce.gov/...
CNBC
The White House plans to curb the “overuse and abuse” of the de minimis loophole used by Shein and Temu, which exempts packages worth $800 or less from tariffs
so I welcome steps to equalize tariffs for different modes of shipment Riley Walters / @walteriley : Why de minimis wasn't included in China week? It seems because the WH had somet...
2024-07-10
#NEWS: As part of @POTUS' Investing in America agenda, @CommerceGov issued a Notice of Intent to open a competition for new research and development activities that will establish and accelerate domestic capacity for semiconductor advanced packaging. https://www.commerce.gov/... [image]
New York Times
The Biden administration plans to direct up to $1.6B in CHIPS Act funding towards R&D to accelerate domestic capacity for advanced chip packaging
Don Clark / New York Times :
2024-04-30
#NEWS: Following the 180-day mark since @POTUS' Executive Order on the Safe, Secure & Trustworthy Development of #AI, we announced draft guidance documents, a draft plan for international standards, & a new measurement program opening for public comment. https://www.commerce.gov/... [image]
TechCrunch
NIST launches a new program to assess generative AI technologies, with plans to release benchmarks, help create “content authenticity” detection tech, and more
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
2024-04-18
#NEWS: @SecRaimondo announced today additional members of the executive leadership team of the U.S. AI Safety Institute, which is housed @NIST. #AI https://www.commerce.gov/...
Ars Technica
The US NIST appoints ex-OpenAI researcher Paul Christiano as head of AI safety; Christiano has been criticized for “AI doomer” views and effective altruism ties
Former OpenAI researcher once predicted a 50 percent chance of AI killing all of us.
2024-04-03
#NEWS: U.S. and UK AI Safety Institutes to work seamlessly with each other, partnering on research, safety evaluations, and guidance for #AI safety. https://www.commerce.gov/...
Financial Times
The US and the UK sign an agreement on how to test and assess risks from emerging AI models, marking the first bilateral arrangement on AI safety in the world
Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times :
2024-04-02
#NEWS: U.S. and UK AI Safety Institutes to work seamlessly with each other, partnering on research, safety evaluations, and guidance for #AI safety. https://www.commerce.gov/...
Financial Times
The US and the UK sign an agreement on how to test and assess risks from emerging AI models, marking the first bilateral arrangement on AI safety in the world
Allies reach world's first bilateral deal as global governments seek to assess and regulate risks from emerging technology
2024-02-08
#NEWS: @SecRaimondo announces key members of the executive leadership team to lead the U.S. AI Safety Institute, which will be established @NIST. Elizabeth Kelly to lead the Institute as Director & Elham Tabassi to serve as Chief Technology Officer. https://www.commerce.gov/...
Reuters
The US says OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Palantir, and over 200 others are joining the new AI Safety Institute Consortium
The Biden administration on Thursday said leading artificial intelligence companies are among more than 200 entities joining …
2023-06-27
States, D.C., and territories will use funding from the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program from @POTUS' Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to administer grant programs within their borders. #InternetForAll More: https://www.commerce.gov/... [image]
CNN
A look at how the $42.5B US broadband infrastructure plan will be allocated: Texas leads with $3.3B+, California gets $1.8B+, Missouri gets $1.7B+, and more
find out how much your state will get Kris Holt / Engadget : The Biden administration's $42 billion broadband program is finally getting underway Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware : U....
2023-04-26
Today, @NIST released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor Technology Center, a key component of the research and development program established by @POTUS' CHIPS and Science Act. https://www.commerce.gov/...
New York Times
The US Commerce Department outlines plans to boost chip R&D via its new National Semiconductor Technology Center; the CHIPS Act allocated $11B for R&D
The Biden administration announced its strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a string of facilities aimed at propelling U.S. innovation.
2023-03-22
The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the guardrails included in the CHIPS Incentives Program to advance America's technological and national security. Learn more: https://www.commerce.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
The US proposes banning CHIPS Act beneficiaries from expanding production capacity in “countries of concern” by 5% for advanced chips and 10% for legacy chips
The Biden administration unveiled tight restrictions on new operations in China by chipmakers that get federal funds …
2022-09-14
#NEWS: @NIST has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with @Google to develop and produce chips that researchers can use to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices. https://www.commerce.gov/...
ZDNet
Google signs a cooperative research and development agreement with the US NIST to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices with open-source designs
Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNet :
2022-01-26
Today, @CommerceGov released the results from the Risks in the Semiconductor Supply Chain Request for Information (RFI) issued in Sept. 2021. Key findings from the report provided data-driven information about the depths of the semiconductor shortage. https://www.commerce.gov/...
Bloomberg
The US Commerce Department says the global chip shortage will stretch into at least H2 2022, based on information from 150+ companies in the chip supply chain
The COVID pandemic created short supply and high demand across many industries, including semiconductors. Read @SecRaimondo's announcement on the Results of the RFI on the Semiconductor Supply Chain https://www.commerce.gov/...
Bloomberg