Could the U.S. Government Be Considering Buying a Stake in Intel?

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Aug 15. People familiar with the matter say the chip maker is in talks with the Trump administration, as WSJ reporter Stu Woo explains. Plus, ahead of the landmark summit in Alaska between President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, WSJ South Europe bureau chief Marcus Walker explains how Ukraine’s military seems to have accepted the reality that it may not be able to win back its lost territory. And, Apple reinstates its blood oxygen monitoring feature in some of its watches following a bruising patent dispute. Azhar Sukri hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.3	Talking tough, President Trump throws down a challenge to his Russian counterpart ahead of their high-stakes summit in Alaska.
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0:43.1	If I weren't president, in my opinion, he would much rather take over all of Ukraine.
0:51.0	But I am present and he's not going to mess around with it.
0:53.8	Plus, could the U.S US government take a stake in Intel?
0:57.4	We report on another possible departure from business as usual under Trump.
1:02.8	And Apple brings back blood oxygen monitoring to some of its watches.
1:07.9	It's Friday, August the 15th.
1:09.8	I'm Azhar Sukri for the Wall Street Journal.
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1:25.4	President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will arrive in Alaska today
1:30.5	with two very different goals in mind for how to end the war in Ukraine.
1:36.2	After initially playing down the summit as a way to feel out Putin's position,
1:41.2	Trump in recent days has said he would urge Putin to accept a ceasefire, seeking to
1:46.2	jumpstart long-stalled negotiations. For Putin, the aim when the leaders meet at an airbase outside
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