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Rumor has it that Intel may be in talks to buy chip manufacturer global

foundries for $30 billion. If it comes to fruition, it would also give Intel a chip

manufacturing facility at a time when there are global chip shortages and huge demand for product

from every corner due in part to the pandemic

and the impact it has had on the global supply chain.

Now let's see what's going on in the world of startups.

Banking Tech Unicorn Blend went public this week. startups. company not

a private unicorn,

a private unicorn. Blend software powers the mortgage option in other apps,

making it a company that you may not have heard of,

but may have used.

Rivian once again is delaying EV deliveries.

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