Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds. "It's not governance, we're just converting what was a grant under Biden into equity for the Trump administration, for the American people," Lutnick said. "Non-voting." Bloomberg reported Monday that the White House was discussing a 10% stake in Intel, in a deal that could see the U.S. government become the chipmaker's largest shareholder. Intel and SoftBank a ...