@gruber@Phil_In_Europe@daringfireball Never heard of ASML I guess.... No ASML no major tech in the US (or the whole world for that matter). https://t.co/Kd6kTP37rE
ASML is the most important company you've never heard of.
The $300B+ Dutch firm makes the machines that make semiconductors. Each one costs $150m and access to them are a huge geopolitical flashpoint.
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