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Foxconn may not build a factory in Wisconsin after all, says top company exec — The Verge

Foxconn is considering shelving plans for a factory altogether, writes James Vincent. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203442/foxconn-wisconsin-lcd-factory-over-jobs-louis-woo

Wisconsin’s $4.1 billion Foxconn boondoggle — The Verge

Gov. Scott Walker promised billions to get a Foxconn factory, but now he’s running away from it, writes Bruce Murphy. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/29/18027032/foxconn-wisconsin-plant-jobs-deal-subsidy-governor-scott-walker

Foxconn gifts $100 million to UW–Madison

Foxconn and its chairman and founder Terry Gou have announced plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Foxconn starts work on display manufacturing campus in Wisconsin

Foxconn has selected M+W Gilbane, CH2M, and the Sigma Group to serve as the lead contractors and designers for its display manufacturing campus in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Google Brain founder Andrew Ng launches AI company for manufacturing; partners with Foxconn

The  founder and of Google Brain, co-founder of Coursera, former Baidu chief scientist and Stanford Computer Science professor Andrew Ng, has started his own artificial intelligence company focusing on the manufacturing industry.