Taiwan and Tech’s Geopolitical Realities, ARM on Mac?, TSMC’s Choice – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

The U.S. is increasingly — and appropriately — concerned about its extreme dependence on Taiwan. TSMC needs to build in the U.S. if they don't want to let Intel back in the game.

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