A big focus of the Trump administration is to shore up U.S. dominance in cutting edge technology like semiconductor chips and AI. But it’s slashing employees at the agency that works on these issues.
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A big focus of the Trump administration is to shore up U.S. dominance in cutting-edge technology, things like semiconductor chips and artificial intelligence. But President Trump has also been slashing employees at the very agency that works on these issues. NPR’s Emily Feng has more.
EMILY FENG, BYLINE: The U.S.’s tech rivalry with China focuses a lot on semiconductors.