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The ‘Oscars of Science’ can’t take a Trump joke
When the Breakthrough Prize, founded by Facebook, Apple, and Google moguls and sometimes called “the Oscars of Science” by people who want that to be true, invited a comedian to present one of its awards it probably should have expected a few jokes. Remarks made by Seth Rogen during the April 5th livestream about the high-profile tech titans supporting Trump…
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Trump excludes smartphones, computers, chips from higher tariffs
The Trump administration has excluded “smartphones, computers, and other electronics,” even those imported from China, from tariffs it levied last week, reports Bloomberg. The exemptions don’t free them from all tariffs, though, as the outlet says others from before Trump’s April 9th tariffs still apply. Late last night, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its guidance to exempt smartphones,…
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Apple flew 600 tons of iPhones from India to the US to avoid Trump tariffs – Computerworld
Apple chartered six planes to fly 600 tons of iPhones into the US from India to avoid President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs, Reuters reports. That’s an estimated equivalent of up to 1.5 million smartphones. The company relies on iPhone manufacturers located in both China and India; China has now been hit with tariffs totaling 145% and India tariffs of 26%,…
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Big Tech cozied up to Trump — it’s not getting much in return
For a while, it looked like President Donald Trump was going to have Big Tech’s back. Now, the tech industry is collateral damage in his global trade war. On Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floated the idea of placing “a levy on the advertising revenues of digital services” if tariff negotiations with the US go south. This…
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Trump memo spurs scrutiny and uncertainty – Computerworld
“Krebs, through CISA, promoted the censorship of election information, including known risks associated with certain voting practices. Similarly, Krebs, through CISA, falsely and baselessly denied that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen, including by inappropriately and categorically dismissing widespread election malfeasance and serious vulnerabilities with voting machines. Krebs skewed the bona fide debate about COVID-19 by attempting to discredit…
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Framework stops selling some of its cheapest laptops due to Trump tariffs
Framework says it’s “temporarily pausing” US sales on some of its laptops due to the Trump administration’s tariffs that went into effect on April 5th, according to a post on X. The affected models are “a few base Framework Laptop 13 systems (Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 7640U),” the company says, and it has removed them from its website…
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‘Hands Off’: Protesters deliver a sweeping message to Trump and Musk at a DC rally
Surrounding the Washington Monument Saturday were thousands of signs with messages spanning innumerable topics. “Support Ukraine,” “Beware of DOGE,” “Protect Trans Lives,” were just a few of them. Others struck a note of exasperation: “Where do I start…” The nationwide Hands Off protests this weekend turned out millions of protesters across 1,300 different events, organizers estimate, motivated by a wide…
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Apple feels gravity as the Trump tariff hammer falls – Computerworld
Another thing Apple can do is use this moment as a golden opportunity to re-purchase its shares. It announced a $90-billion-share repurchase budget in January, and the state-mandated damage its stock is currently taking means it will be able to buy more shares for the same money — assuming it doesn’t use some of this capital to defer the impact…
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iPhone 17 Pro Max could cost $2,300 due to Trump tariffs
This week President Donald Trump made good on his word to roll out sweeping tariffs on imports from China and elsewhere in the world. As a result of these tariffs, which impact every country in the Apple supply chain, the best iPhones could soon cost double what they do now, with analysts predicting prices ballooning by 43% or more. Like…
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Trump Just Delayed the TikTok Ban (Again)
Good news for TikTok fans: the ban won’t be banned on Saturday. On Friday, President Trump announced on Truth Social his intentions to sign an executive order to “keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.” That gives the government and TikTok until June 18 to find a buyer, or else kick the can down the rode another…
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