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US senators propose 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing
A bipartisan group of US senators have proposed a 25% tax credit for investments in semiconductor manufacturing as Congress works to increase US chip production.
Groups urge Biden to nominate FCC commissioner to speed net neutrality reinstatement
More than 50 US groups have urged President Biden to fill the open seat on the US Federal Communications Commission in order to begin the process of reinstating net neutrality rule...
White House would back smaller broadband internet boost
The White House has said it was willing to accept a smaller GOP proposal to spend $65 billion to expand high-speed broadband internet to unserved areas as it seeks to win Republica...
The coming storm: US state AG’s ask Congress for antitrust funding
On Monday, dozens of state attorneys general wrote to US lawmakers to urge Congress to fund their antitrust probes, which have resulted in big lawsuits filed against Google and Fac...
Twitter briefly restricts Trump campaign account, GOP outraged at company’s actions
President Trump’s re-election campaigns Twitter accounts was temporarily restricted late last week, causing an outcry from Republican lawmakers who enticed social media firms...
Democrats discuss tougher antitrust law, some in the GOP agree
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel discussed ways to tighten antitrust laws on Thursday, with two Republicans on the Democrat-dominated pan...
Facebook removes Republican lawmaker’s threat to ‘drop’ protesters
A US congressman’s post that suggested armed demonstrators should be met with force was removed by Facebook on Wednesday for violating its own policies against inciting viole...
Facebook removes hundreds of QAnon conspiracy groups
Facebook has said it had removed nearly 800 QAnon conspiracy groups for articles celebrating violence, showing intent to use weapons, or bringing followers with patterns of violent...
US Senate committee concludes Russia used WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016
Russia utilised Republican political operative Paul Manafort and WikiLeaks to attempt and assist now President Donald J Trump win the 2016 election, a GOP-led Senate committee stat...