US govt caught in fight between Apple & chip giant that paid Trump millions

Apple is lobbying the Trump administration to use memory chips from China's CXMT and YMTC in products sold outside the US, while Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra pushes to block the move. The Wall Street Journal reports the fight pits cheaper consumer prices against domestic chip production. Micron, fresh off a $250 million Trump savings account pledge, warns Chinese memory suppliers could destroy the US industry.

By TOI TECH DESK