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Samsung To Receive $6bn For Texas Chip Expansion
Samsung reportedly to be awarded $6bn to $7bn in grants to expand its chip manufacturing facilities in Taylor, Texas at event next week
Samsung More Than Doubles Texas Chip Plant Investment
Samsung reportedly raises Texas investment to $44bn as it plans second chip plant, advanced packaging facility for AI memory
Musk Confirms SpaceX Incorporation Moved From Delaware To Texas
After Delaware judge vetoed Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package, billionaire moves SpaceX incorporation to Texas
Shareholders To Vote On Tesla Move To Texas, After Delaware Ruling
Elon Musk to hold Tesla shareholder vote to incorporate in Texas, after Delaware judge rules against Musk's pay package
Twitter Sues Four Texas Firms For Data Scraping
Lawsuit filed against four unnamed entities in Texas after Elon Musk railed last week against data scraping and limited user views
Tesla Seeks $776m Expansion Of Texas Gigafactory
After China factory issues, application is filed to expand Tesla gigafactory in Texas, costing hundreds of millions of dollars
Texas Sues Google Over Facial, Voice Data Collection
Republican Texas Attorney General sues Google, alleging it unlawfully captured and used biometric data of millions of Texans
Texas Social Media Law Enforcement Paused By Federal Appeals Court
Federal appeals court pauses Texas social media law’s enforcement, as case heads to the US Supreme Court for ruling
Florida Seeks Supreme Court Ruling On Social Media Law
US state of Florida seeks Supreme Court ruling on its controversial social media law that stops platforms from banning political candidates
Samsung Seeks Tax Breaks On Future Chip Factories In Texas
South Korean giant Samsung begins application for tax breaks on 11 potential chip manufacturing facilities in Texas, ahead of US CHIPS Act
Tesla Factories In Texas, Germany Losing Billions Of Dollars, Says Elon Musk
Car factories for Tesla in Austin, Texas and Germany are “gigantic money furnaces right now” and losing billions, says Elon Musk
Texas AG Investigates Twitter For ‘Deceptive Practices’ Over Bots
Republican attorney general of Texas starts investigation of Twitter, after Elon Musk's public complaints about bots and fake accounts
US Supreme Court Blocks Controversial Texas Social Media Law
Content moderation victory? Tech industry celebrates as US Supreme Court blocks controversial Texas social media law from taking effect
Texas Social Media Law Battle Heads To Supreme Court
Battle between Texas and social networking giants reaches US Supreme Court, and it could decide future of online content moderation decisions
Texas Social Media Law Restored By US Appeals Court
Social networking firms can be sued by Texas officials or local residents over moderation decisions, after Appeals Court restores local law
Alphabet’s Wing To Begin Drone Delivery Service In US
After months of testing, Alphabet's Wing division will this week begin a commercial drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
Texas AG Sues Meta For Biometric Data Collection
Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Facebook parent Meta, alleging it captured and used biometric data of millions of Texans
Google Asks Judge To Dismiss Most Of Texas Antitrust Case
Google asks federal judge to dismiss most counts of antitrust case filed by Texas and other states, saying case presents no proof of wrongdoing
Samsung To Build $17bn Chip Factory In Texas, Amid Global Shortage
Samsung is to make its largest ever investment in the United States, in order to construct a brand new chip factory in Texas
Texas Governor Bans Vaccine Mandates
Over 4 million cases of Covid in Texas and 66,000 thousand deaths, does not stop Texas governor from banning vaccine mandates
Tesla Moves Headquarters From California To Texas
Elon Musk follows through on his warning, after clashing repeatedly with Californian officials last year, and moves Tesla's corporate headquarters to Texas
Texas Police Officers Sue Tesla, Allege Autopilot Is Unsafe
Lawsuit in Texas against Tesla raises Autopilot safety concerns again, after Model X crashed into two police cruisers
Texas Law Bans Social Media ‘De-Platforming’
US state of Texas passes law that prohibits social media companies from removing users based on their views, following Donald Trump ban controversy
Samsung Offered Large Tax Breaks To Build Chip Factory In Texas
City of Taylor in Texas offers Samsung huge tax breaks in order to convince it to build a $17 billion Samsung chip factory there
SpaceX Warned Over Spacecraft Launch Violations
Local authorities in Texas warn Elon Musk's SpaceX over repeated violations of state laws during the launches of spacecraft
Samsung Mulls Four US Locations For $17bn Chip Factory – Report
Two sites in Arizona, one in New York and one is Texas being considered for new multi-billion dollar chip factory for Samsung
Google Seeks To Move ‘Meritless’ Collusion Lawsuit To California
Lawsuit by US states filed in Texas, alleging Google collusion with Facebook, should be heard in California instead says Google
Google Sued By 10 US States For Alleged Facebook Collusion
Ten US states sue Google, alleging it worked with Facebook to break US antitrust law to bolster its online advertising business
Oracle Joins California Leavers, Relocates To Texas
California exodus? Software giant Oracle becomes latest Silicon Valley firm to move its HQ from California and relocate it to Texas