The White House says that tariffs on China are set to rise to 104% at 12:01am ET on April 9 after China missed Trump's deadline to remove its reciprocal tariffs
President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday …
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says that President Trump “believes” the US has the labor, workforce, and resources to build iPhones in the US
Trump's massive 104% tariffs on China are set to go into effect at midnight tonight, a move that will have a major impact on Apple and its supply chain.
Cloud Next: Google unveils Ironwood, its seventh-generation TPU and the first for inference, coming later in 2025 in a 256-chip cluster or a 9,216-chip cluster
During its Cloud Next conference this week, Google unveiled the latest generation of its TPU AI accelerator chip.
White House document: the US will tax imports of items priced up to $800 at 90% of their value, up from a prior plan of a 30% levy, targeting Chinese retailers
The escalating trade war between the US and China saw President Donald Trump raise tariffs even further on small parcels that were until now exempt from taxes.
Ripple agrees to acquire prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25B; Hidden Road plans to use Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin as collateral across its platform
Among other things, the deal is expected to strengthen Ripple's stablecoin ambitions. — What to know:
Sources: to avoid tariffs, Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, and others pressed suppliers to fly as many $3,000+ devices as possible to the US before April 9
TAIPEI/PALO ALTO, California — Ever since Donald Trump was elected president back in November, the world's biggest electronics brands …
Statewatch and FOI documents: the UK government is developing a “murder prediction” tool that uses personal data of those known to police to find likely killers
Exclusive: Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is ‘chilling and dystopian’
Call transcript: Luxshare Chair Wang Laichun says the iPhone and AirPods maker is in talks with clients to move more production from China, including to the US
Apple (AAPL.O) supplier Luxshare (002475.SZ) is in talks with customers on ways to respond to U.S. tariffs by shifting …
Google launches Workspace Flows, an AI tool to automate multi-step processes, in alpha, and new Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat, and Vids features, like audio in Docs
Besides new Gemini features in Google Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat and Vids, Cloud Next 2025 saw the announcement of Google Workspace Flows.
How Google used new AI techniques to enhance 90%+ of The Wizard of Oz, released in 1939, to show on the Las Vegas Sphere's giant screen from August 28, 2025
Google invented new techniques to enhance resolution and generated new character performances to bring the 1939 film to the giant screen
Ofcom opens an investigation into a pro-suicide forum with 10K+ members, its first using the Online Safety Act; the BBC links the unnamed forum to 50+ UK deaths
A pro-suicide forum is under investigation by the UK's online regulator - its first using new powers under the Online Safety Act.
Sources and a document: Amazon canceled orders for multiple products made in China and other Asian countries after Trump's April 2 global tariffs announcement
The orders for beach chairs, scooters, air conditioners and other merchandise from multiple Amazon vendors were halted …
Samsung and Google plan to launch Ballie, a soccer-ball-shaped home robot “like a personal BB-8” that uses AI and can project video onto walls, in summer 2025
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Google Cloud Next: Google updates Gemini Code Assist to add agentic capabilities, including creating apps from product specifications in Google Docs, in preview
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Q&A with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on Google Cloud Next, DeepMind, AWS, offering 200+ AI models, training and inference costs, efficient training, and more
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology :
At an NRCC event, President Trump says he told TSMC it would pay a tax of up to 100% if it didn't build US plants; in March, TSMC said it would invest $100B
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he told the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which has pledged to build new factories …
US ITC data: in 2024, China's share of US imports was 86% for US game consoles, 79% for PC monitors, 73% for smartphones, 70% for batteries, and 66% for laptops
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Microsoft backs out of its October 2024 plan to invest $1B in three Ohio data center campuses, the latest in a series of its data center project cancellations
Another data center project bites the dust — Microsoft has backed out of plans to build data centers in Licking County, Ohio.
Reddit integrates Gemini into its conversational AI search tool Reddit Answers, in beta since December 2024, to improve search relevance and give quick answers
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch :
Google Cloud Next: Google unveils Gemini 2.5 Flash, a reasoning model ideal for “high-volume, cost-sensitive” and “real-time” apps, launching soon in Vertex AI
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Google rolls out Loss of Pulse Detection to the Pixel Watch 3 in the US after getting FDA clearance in February 2025; the feature rolled out in Europe in 2024
Following the April 2025 OTA update and Scam Detection yesterday, Google is now rolling out Loss of Pulse Detection in the US.
Google Cloud launches Unified Security, integrating security operations, cloud security, threat intelligence, secure enterprise browsing, and Mandiant expertise
and its eye on Microsoft's $20B+ security biz Lance Whitney / ZDNET : How Google's new Unified Security platform aims to simplify the fight against cyberthreats Rory Bathgate / ITPro : Google Cloud wa...
WordPress.com launches an AI tool to help users build simple websites using a chat interface, available to users for free, to compete with Squarespace and Wix
Hosting platform WordPress.com on Wednesday launched a new AI website builder that allows anyone to create a functioning website using an AI chat-style interface.
Source: Instagram is working on an iPad app, and Adam Mosseri told staff to be willing to assume more “risk” to take advantage of a TikTok US ban or disruption
Something that could have been easily spun up in a weekend a decade ago is only finally happening now because they see opportunity to steal market share [embedded post] X: Zac Hall / @apollozac : shif...
The EU unveils its AI Continent Action Plan to catch up with the US and China, and says it wants to build “AI gigafactories” with ~100K of the latest AI chips
The bloc has been lagging behind since OpenAI's 2022 release of ChatGPT — The European Union said it would focus …
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro raised a $106M Series E at a $6B valuation, down from $8.6B in 2021 after its $600M Series D, taking its total funding to $2.2B
After months of hearty marketing efforts and large-scale technology demos across the U.S., Nuro has secured $106 million …
Google says Gemini Advanced subscribers can now use Deep Research with Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, up from Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental in March 2025
here's what it can do Pradeep Viswanathan / Neowin : Google launches Gemini 2.5 Pro-powered Deep Research, outperforming ChatGPT Deep Research X: Logan Kilpatrick / @officiallogank : Deep Research in ...
A look at the rise of “Frankenstein” laptops in India, made by salvaging parts from multiple brands and sold to students, gig workers, and small businesses
www.theverge.com/tech/639126/ ... Mastodon: Alx / @alx@mastodon.design : I'm convinced that the real innovation and the creativity necessary to survive the impending catastrophe will never come from p...
Source: Nintendo has decided to postpone the Switch 2's release in China, an apparent response to the country's tight controls targeting the gaming industry
Nikkei Asia :
The UK, the US, and other governments publish advisories on China-linked spyware families BadBazaar and Moonshine and highlight legitimate-looking Android apps
iPhone And Android At Risk From New Attack Tyler Lee / Android Headlines : Dozens of Android apps discovered with spyware bundled with them Alex Scroxton / ComputerWeekly.com : NCSC issues warning ove...
UK-based high-end fashion marketplace Lyst agrees to a $154M acquisition by Japan-based fashion and e-commerce company Zozo; Lyst was valued at ~$700M in 2021
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Private equity firm EQT sells a €3B stake in Swedish enterprise software company IFS to investors like the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, valuing IFS at €15B
Ivan Levingston / Financial Times :
India-based online payments firm Easebuzz raised a $30M Series A led by Bessemer and says revenue grew 2x+ YoY to ~$78M in FY 2025 while it stayed profitable
Moneycontrol :
Sources: Amazon is weighing a $15B warehouse expansion plan for nearly 80 new US logistics facilities that would reverse its post-pandemic construction slowdown
Bloomberg :
London-based NexGen Cloud, which offers a GPU-as-a-service cloud for clients that need flexible access to train AI, raised a $45M Series A at a $354M valuation
David Prosser / Forbes :
Germany says Google will change how it offers its Maps and Automotive Services to car makers in Europe, such as letting them choose rival infotainment services
Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal :
Italy says it is withdrawing its support for STMicro CEO Jean-Marc Chery and his management team as chip demand slumps; Italy and France own nearly 28%
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Docs: Canadian telecom Bell is lobbying to block subsidies for Starlink, as anti-US sentiment and Elon Musk's Trump ties put his businesses under more scrutiny
Ilya Gridneff / Financial Times :
PitchBook: despite a friendlier US regulatory environment, crypto VC investments in the US fell 22% QoQ to ~$1.3B in Q1 2025, but rose slightly YoY from $1.1B
Teresa Xie / Bloomberg :
How Chinese humanoid startups like Unitree are competing with US companies, fueled by much cheaper components, fast-paced innovation, and state-led financing
Financial Times :
X's merger with xAI before Trump's tariffs caps a yearslong turnaround push; sources say X's revenue fell from ~$4.6B in 2022 to $3B in 2023 and ~$2.6B in 2024
Wall Street Journal :
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