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The tower of NVIDIA

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President Biden's ambitious proposals to address the high cost and short supply of child care haven't garnered enough support in Congress, so now his administration has come up with a workaround. Getty Images/Maskot hide caption

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Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21, 2022: U.S. President Joe Biden puts his arm on Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger. Gelsinger announced that Intel Corp would invest an initial $20 billion to develop a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in Ohio. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Is the government choosing winners and losers?

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The semiconductor shortage (still)

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The semiconductor founding father

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The new iMac computers are unveiled on April 20 via this illustration at a virtual event in La Habra, Calif. Apple said it could suffer a hit to its revenue as a shortage of chips could affect the production of iPads and Macs. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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In this aerial photo, pickup trucks and vans are seen last month in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced in Wentzville, Mo. A key component in the car industry is in short supply: computer chips. Taiwan's chipmakers are racing to meet demand. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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The Trump administration issued tough export rules this month, which analysts say could spell a death knell for Huawei's worldwide mobile network ambitions. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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