Tech leaders embracing Trump for short-term gain may ultimately imperil their companies and is counter to Silicon Valley's idealistic roots
it's that Silicon Valley's view of freedom was always aligned with libertarianism, not progressivism. Levy suggests that Trump's “values violently clashed with the egalitarian impu...
X CEO Linda Yaccarino says that “after two incredible years, I've decided to step down”; X hired Yaccarino in 2023 after running NBCUniversal's ad business
X CEO Linda Yaccarino said Wednesday she is stepping down from her role. … - Under her leadership …
President Trump says that the tariffs he has threatened against Apple would also be aimed at “Samsung and anybody that makes that product”
“It would be more,” Trump said when asked at the White House whether his tariff threat would only apply to Apple.
Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US
will other tech companies face the heat? Here's what the US President said The Economic Times : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US, targets India production Scott...
President Trump says that the tariffs he has threatened against Apple would also be aimed at “Samsung and anybody that makes that product”
“It would be more,” Trump said when asked at the White House whether his tariff threat would only apply to Apple.
Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US
will other tech companies face the heat? Here's what the US President said The Economic Times : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US, targets India production Scott...
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says consumer electronics exempt from tariffs may be included in semiconductor tariffs likely coming in “a month or two”
www.ft.com/content/9038... @drdoofenschmirtz : Only 45 more months of this uncertainty, assuming we have elections in 2026 &. 2028. — Good job Wall Street!!! You got your guy G...
Sources: Apple asked suppliers in India, Vietnam, and Thailand to ramp up production earlier in 2025; Indian factory utilization rates are already at the limit
TAIPEI — Apple is ramping up production of key products in India and Vietnam to take advantage of a 90-day grace period on U.S. tariffs …
The US GSA eliminates 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their tech, including the IRS' Direct File, impacting about 90 employees
The General Services Administration deleted 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their technology, early Saturday morning.
Shopify shutters Ye's store, which began selling swastika shirts before a Super Bowl ad boosted traffic to the site, saying it violated Shopify's ToS
Shopify said in a statement: “This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms so we removed them from Shopify.”
Google says it removed Calendar's Pride Month, Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and more events in 2024 for not being “scalable or sustainable”
Google says it switched to only showing default entries for public holidays and national observances last year.
Zuckerberg says Meta will restore “free expression” on its platforms, including by replacing its fact-checking program with Community Notes, starting in the US
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the move in a post Tuesday morning. — Meta is scrapping its fact-checking program …
Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican
www.semafor.com/article/01/0... [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now. Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA e...
Meta required a public statesman like Nick Clegg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but now turns to the in-house Republican Joel Kaplan to appease Trump
The former UK politician was a public statesman when Meta required one. A different approach will be called for under Trump.
Foursquare plans to sunset its City Guide app on December 15, 2024 to focus on check-in app Swarm, reversing a 2014 decision to split its services into two apps
“I would be lying if I didn't admit that I have been in a real funk these last few days over this news,” writes Foursquare …
Report: OpenAI sees a clause in its Microsoft contract, which cuts off Microsoft's access to OpenAI tech if OpenAI develops AGI, as a path to a better contract
The New York Times on Thursday published a look at the “fraying” relationship between OpenAI and its investor, partner, and …
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 10, with a thinner design, a bigger screen, smaller bezels, a Jet Black finish, faster charging, more, coming Sept. 20 for $399+
similar to the Series 9 — but they are in other regions. Apple, however, is not advertising the O2 sensor on any page in any region. … Victoria Song / @vicmsong : Fast charging de...
Donald Trump says Elon Musk has agreed to lead a government efficiency commission, which would let Musk influence federal agencies that regulate his companies
https://apnews.com/... Bluesky: @mack70d.bsky.social : The most chilling and foreboding sentence you will read today. Pete Miles / @petermiles.bsky.social : What could possibly go ...
US v. Google: a federal judge rules that Google illegally monopolized the search market, including through deals to be the default option on phones and browsers
Google's payments to make its search engine the default on smartphone web browsers violates US antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Monday …
US v. Google: a federal judge rules that Google illegally monopolized the search market, including through deals to be the default option on phones and browsers
Google's payments to make its search engine the default on smartphone web browsers violates US antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Monday …