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Starlink offers free internet in Venezuela as regime stays put

by Bradford Randall | Jan 7, 2026

News Starlink has offered free internet access across Venezuela through February 3, the company...

Trump rattles Asian chip market with threat of 100% tariffs

by Harry Baldock | Aug 7, 2025

Donald Trump’s announcement of a 100 percent tariffs on imported semiconductors has triggered a major shift across the Asian chip markets, with a distinct divide between firms punished by the measure and those benefiting from exemptions linked to U.S. investment.

Federal court in New York City deals Trump a tariff setback

by Harry Baldock | May 29, 2025

The Court of International Trade, based in New York City, has largely upended President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda this week.

US rescinds AI chip export controls

by Harry Baldock | May 14, 2025

This week, the DOC has announced it will cancel the so-called ‘AI Diffusion Rule’, a policy related to the export of AI semiconductor technology, just two days before it was due to come into effect.

Trump targets TSMC with Taiwan chip tariffs

by Harry Baldock | Jan 29, 2025

In a speech to fellow Republicans this week, newly reinstated US President Donald Trump said that the government would be targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry with major tariffs in a bid to boost the US chip ecosystem.

Telecom policy objectives come into focus in Trump’s first days

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 28, 2025

Changes have been coming fast and furious during the first days of Donald Trump’s presidential administration, and the FCC has been far from immune.

Trump on telecoms: The story so far

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 27, 2025

With a focus on deregulation, free speech, and national security, Trump’s policy decisions are set to redefine the telecoms landscape that President Biden’s administration has presided over since 2020.

Let’s take a look at what’s happened so far.