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Trump administration to inject up to $150 million into chip laser startup xLight ​  

Summary: The Trump administration will invest up to $150 million in xLight, a startup developing free-electron lasers for faster computing chips. This marks the first investment by the Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office since the Biden-era semiconductor research institute was taken over.

Link: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/trump-administration-inject-up-150-million-chip-laser-startup-xlight-5521526