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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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Trump delays TikTok ban again
My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress. The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days. We hope to continue working in Good Faith with…
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Trump launches new office to oversee CHIPS Act, boost semiconductor investments – Computerworld
In a letter today, nearly two-dozen lawmakers bemoaned the firings of 70 probationary employees at NIST and the ongoing reduction-in-force efforts by the Trump Administration that could target additional probationary scientists, postdoctoral researchers, and other staff authorized by the CHIPS Act. The letter from 22 members of the US House of Representatives to US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said…
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Trump White House appeals to right-wing new media with ‘Podcast Row’
On Thursday, several conservative podcasters were invited to the White House to participate in Podcast Row, an event meant to engage alternative media by granting them hours of unprecedented access to senior Trump Administration officials. The White House intends to make this a recurring event. “Bringing in new media outlets has obviously been a priority of this administration and we…
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Trump officials leaked a military strike in a Signal group chat
Getting added to the wrong group chat is a common problem, but what if that group chat is describing an upcoming military strike? That’s what happened to The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who was added to a Signal group chat formed by high-ranking members of the Trump administration to discuss plans for military strikes on Yemen. As a result, he…
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Fears Grow Over Delay of UK AI Safety Bill to Appease Trump Camp
Chi Onwurah, chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee. Image: UK Parliament/Flickr/Creative Commons Legislation that mandates safety testing of artificial intelligence technologies is at risk of being pushed aside by the U.K. government, the head of the tech select committee says. Labour’s Chi Onwurah warned that the delay may reflect political efforts to align more closely with the…
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