{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/68a899b5352b565debaaee93?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Short circuit: America’s fragmented semiconductor policy  ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1755879694609-a9099cac-8c35-4341-8ade-aae40b0f8d21.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>President Donald Trump reversed his decision to block the sale of certain Nvidia chips to China. In exchange for the export permission, the American government will reap some of the company’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/08/21/donald-trumps-fantasy-of-home-grown-chipmaking?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">profits</a>. Has he traded technological advantage—and <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2025/08/13/trump-wants-to-command-bosses-like-xi-does-he-is-failing?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">national security</a>—for financial gain?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and James Bennet.</p><p><br></p><p>Runtime: 51.16</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>&nbsp;Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}