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AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”
Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/ai-industry-says-trump-plans-to-tax-chips-in-the-single-dumbest-way-imaginable/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica maybe the plan is to crash the ai bubble hoping it takes the Chinese companies with it and then use the taxpayers money to bail his friends ai companies?
@arstechnica Every day Trump wakes up, he sets out to do something in the dumbest way possible. This is not new.
@arstechnica if you could find a way to report the news without his picture in our stream, many of your followers would appreciate it. It doesn't add to the coverage, and makes us mute your account for a few hours each time in case of boosts.
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