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ASML Invitation to Elon Musk Sparks Internal Backlash and Boycott Threats

Employees at Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML have criticized the company's decision to invite Elon Musk to speak virtually at an internal technology conference, exposing tensions between European corporate culture and the polarizing public profile of prominent American technology leaders.
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