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World Service,24 Nov 2021,26 mins

Samsung to build microchip factory in Texas

World Business Report

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South Korea's Samsung has chosen Taylor, Texas for a new $17bn computer chip factory. The US is hoping to bring more such hi-tech manufacturing back on to American shores, and we explore the implications with Justin Sayers from the Austin Business Journal. Also in the programme, there is a debate in India about whether to follow China's lead in banning crypto-currency trading. We find out more from Glen Goodman, author of The Crypto Trader. Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, are holding a ballot this month to decide whether to join a union. It's part of a trend of union activism across America, as the BBC's Ed Butler reports. Plus, at its annual Golden Joystick awards, the video games industry celebrated 50 years of games, marking the November 1971 launch of Computer Space. Dan Dawkins is content director at Games Radar, and tells us more about the event. (Picture: Samsung flags outside a building. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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