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Trump advisor becomes Intel’s head of government affairs.

Two revolving doors in a single press release? Robin Colwell, an economic advisor during both Trump terms (and a lobbyist between them) is now Intel’s SVP of Government Affairs, after Trump shook down Intel for 10 percent. Annie Weckesser is now SVP of marketing and communications — she was CMO at SambaNova, a AI chip startup that Intel’s reportedly about to buy.

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