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Trump’s tariffs mean you’ll pay more for all gadgets
If you were wondering how President Trump’s tariffs may impact gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and smartwatches, there’s some bad, and perhaps slightly less-bad news. Unless something changes, Trump’s sweeping tariffs will lead to increased prices for consumers. But it will likely take some time before that actually happens. Modern gadgets generally aren’t made or assembled solely in the U.S. anymore.…
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Trump’s tariffs put the iPhone in a tough spot
The US smartphone market is weird. Most of us buy our phones through some combination of installment plans, trade-in offers, and carrier deals, so answering the question “How much does this phone cost?” can sometimes require a little galaxy-brain math. President Trump’s 34 percent tariff increase on Chinese goods is set to take effect on April 9th, making things even…
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TikTok, tariffs, and trials: Everything happening in tech policy in April
As TikTok’s April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from the only big event we’ll see over the coming month. April is filled with momentous turns in long-running tech policy stories — some possibly industry-changing,…
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How to Save on a Car, Even If Prices Go Up Due to Tariffs
The experts at Consumer Reports say that, for almost any outcome, it will still be important to stick to established buying strategies: Be patient, be flexible, don’t make a purchase out of panic, and consider keeping the car you already own. “It never pays to rush out and make a rash decision that you might regret,” says Jake Fisher, senior…
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Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China are in effect, but Big Tech companies have remained mostly silent despite the potential impact tariffs could have on their businesses. I’ve written about this twice already: once shortly after Trump announced them in February, and again a week later after the initial 10 percent tariff on China…
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Drive Up Tech Prices
Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Creative Commons President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs that could reshape the North American tech landscape, adding $50 billion in new costs for imports from Canada and Mexico alone. The tariffs — 25% on all imports from Canada and Mexico, 10% on Chinese goods, and 25% on European Union tech components like semiconductors — are set to disrupt…
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Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs
Target and Best Buy say Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China could raise prices in their stores as soon as this week. During an interview with CNBC, Target CEO Brian Cornell said consumers will “likely see prices increase over the next couple of days,” while Best Buy CEO Corie Barry similarly told investors that more expensive prices are “highly…
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What are the impact of tariffs on tech and will we see another semiconductor supply chain crisis?
The uncertainty around the impact of tariffs is stark right now, with those in the tech sector far from alone in wondering how they might be affected by sweeping taxes on imports. First on the campaign trail and now in office, the Trump administration has repeatedly sung the praises of tariffs and, at time of publication, is in the process…
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China tariffs may already be hiking up import fees
US consumers may already be seeing additional fees on shipments from China after President Donald Trump’s tariff on Chinese goods took effect on Tuesday. Clint Reid, the founder and CEO of a company that offers software to help with cross-border commerce, posted screenshots on X showing additional charges added to a shipment from DHL: Another X screenshot appears to show…
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China opens Google antitrust probe in retaliation to tariffs
Google’s search and internet services have been blocked in China since 2010, but the antitrust investigation may interfere with its other dealings with Chinese companies. Details about the probe are slim, but according to the Financial Times it relates to the dominance of Android and potential harms caused to Chinese phone manufacturers including Oppo and Xiaomi. The probe was announced…
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