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  "id": 14663519,
  "title": "TSMC confirms talks with Elon Musk over Texas ‘Terafab’ but insists on operational control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/tsmc-confirms-talks-with-elon-musk-over-texas-terafab-but-insists-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:31:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3371010/tsmc-confirms-talks-elon-musk-over-texas-terafab-insists-operational-control"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is in discussions regarding a potential role in Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab project in Texas, according to company chairman and CEO C.C. Wei, although he stressed that TSMC would retain operational control of any partner factory. The plant “has got to be run by TSMC”, Wei said during the third-quarter earnings call on Thursday. TSMC, the world’s…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "TSMC eyes Texas and Musk Terafab project for US expansion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/tsmc-eyes-texas-and-musk-terafab-project-for-us-expansion",
        "published": "2026-10-15T08:57:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Tech",
        "title": "TSMC confirms talks with Elon Musk over Texas ‘Terafab’ but insists on operational control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/tsmc-confirms-talks-with-elon-musk-over-texas-terafab-but-insists-on-14665306",
        "published": "2026-10-15T09:31:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Ukraine accuses Elon Musk’s SpaceX of throttling Starlink terminals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ukraine-accuses-elon-musks-spacex-of-throttling-starlink-terminals",
        "published": "2026-10-15T09:47:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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