Trump threatens Apple, Samsung and others with a 25 percent iPhone tariff
Trump threatens Apple, Samsung and others with a 25 percent iPhone tariff President Donald Trump has threatened Apple and other smartphone manufacturers with a tariff of “at least 25 percent” for iPhones and similar hardware unless production is moved to the United States. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect […]
Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students
Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students The Trump administration is trying to strip Harvard of its ability to enroll international students — an effort blocked by a federal judge on Friday, just hours after the university filed a lawsuit claiming Trump was violating its First Amendment rights. On Thursday, the Department of […]
Microsoft employee bypasses ‘Palestine’ block to email thousands of staff in protest
Microsoft employee bypasses 'Palestine' block to email thousands of staff in protest Microsoft employee bypasses ‘Palestine’ block to email thousands of staff in protest A Microsoft employee has managed to circumvent a block instituted earlier this week that limited mentions of “Palestine,” “Gaza,” and “Genocide” in email subject lines or in the body of a […]
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump's budget Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that House Republicans narrowly passed early Thursday would strip state legislatures of AI oversight and scale back consumer protection and climate initiatives while funding border surveillance, among many other […]
Did WhatsApp really need Meta?
Did WhatsApp really need Meta? In its antitrust case against Meta, the US Federal Trade Commission is asking a judge to consider an alternate reality. In that world, the company never bought Instagram and WhatsApp. The two apps remained competitive with Facebook, developing features that competed for users’ attention. And that competition created a thriving […]
Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law
Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, enacting a bill that will criminalize the distribution of nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) — including AI deepfakes — and require social media platforms to promptly remove them when notified. The bill sailed through both chambers […]
Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval
Verizon's $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval Verizon’s $20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission signed off on the merger, which will allow Verizon to “upgrade and expand” Frontier’s existing fiber networks. Verizon expects […]
The State Department reportedly pressured African countries to adopt Elon Musk’s Starlink
The State Department reportedly pressured African countries to adopt Elon Musk's Starlink The State Department reportedly pressured African countries to adopt Elon Musk’s Starlink After The Washington Post earlier this month revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had instructed the State Department to help Starlink expand in order to fend off Chinese technological influence, […]
Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial
Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial Meta has filed a motion for judgment on the antitrust case it’s currently fighting in court. The motion argues that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has failed to produce any evidence that Meta unlawfully monopolized part of the social networking market, something the government argues it […]
Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet
Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet Watching the behavior of our tech overlords has answered questions I’d never thought to ask. How do you NDA an army of baby mamas? Is there anything more embarrassing than impersonating Benson Boone? (Also, who is Benson Boone?) And now, the latest: how long after a sovereign ruler of […]