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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Tech stocks fall after President Trump announced new global tariffs: Amazon drops as much as ~6%, Meta drops ~5%, Nvidia ~6%, Alphabet ~3%, and Microsoft ~3% — Apple slid more than 6% in late trading Wednesday and led a broader decline in tech stocks after President Donald Trump announced …
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| Tripp Mickle / New York Times: |
Apple shares drop 7%+ after President Trump announced new tariffs, including 46% on Vietnam and 26% on India, where Apple has been moving production from China — The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter.
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X: @paulg, @markgurman, @tailosivetech, @obrien, @markgurman, @rogerentner, and @rogerentner
Forums: r/geopolitics and r/apple
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
The White House says de minimis tariff exemptions for up to $800 packages from China and Hong Kong will end on May 2, affecting marketplaces like Temu and Shein — De minimis tariff exemptions, which currently allow packages worth as much as $800 from China and Hong Kong to enter the US duty free …
More: The White House, Android Authority, The Information, Business Today, The Times, CNBC, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, New York Post, and Axios
X: @typesfast, @aaronandml, @aaronandml, @nic__carter, @senbillcassidy, @senbillcassidy, and @dominicjpino. Forums: r/TemuThings
| New York Times: |
Sources: Amazon has put in a bid to acquire all of TikTok, but various parties involved do not appear to be taking it seriously, ahead of the April 5 deadline — The e-commerce giant put in a last-minute offer for the popular video app, according to three people familiar with the talks.
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LinkedIn: Lauren Hirsch, David Anderson, and Ramon Portilla
Forums: Hacker News, r/news, r/Hedera, r/CryptoCurrency, r/worldnews, r/technology, Beehaw, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Kaya Yurieff / The Information: |
Source: President Trump plans to announce TikTok America, a company that is ~50% owned by US investors and 19.9% by ByteDance, which would license the algorithm — President Donald Trump plans to announce later on Wednesday his plan for a new company called TikTok America … | Wall Street Journal: |
More: Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Barron's Online, TVNewsCheck, CNBC, Mobilegamer.biz, Newsmax, CNBC, and Sherwood News
X: @chrisharihar, @jtoonkel, and @cgasparino
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
Circle's S-1 shows that it is basically a fintech and that, as of December 31, 2024, ~85% of USDC reserves were held in a BlackRock-managed money market fund — Circle, slangy wealth management chatbots, private credit runs, SEC climate rules and OCC desk space.| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Europol says German and Dutch authorities shut down Kidflix, a CSAM streaming platform with 1.8M+ users between April 2022 and March 2025, on March 11 — Kidflix, one of the largest platforms used to host, share, and stream child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the dark web … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils a NotebookLM “Discover sources” feature, which searches the web and recommends up to 10 sources for users to add to their notebooks — To date, NotebookLM works by having you manually add files and links, with Google now introducing a “Discover sources” button that searches the web for you.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft has halted talks for, or delayed development of, data center projects in Indonesia, the UK, Australia, Illinois, North Dakota, and Wisconsin — The software company has recently halted talks for, or delayed development of, sites in Indonesia, the UK, Australia, Illinois … | Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
Sources: Justin Sun bailed out Techteryx's TrueUSD after $456M in reserves, managed by First Digital, became illiquid; Techteryx says it was a victim of fraud — Justin Sun bailed out Techteryx's TrueUSD stablecoin after nearly half a billion dollars of its reserves were rendered illiquid …
More: CryptoPotato. X: @justinsuntron, @firstdigitalhq, @justinsuntron, @justinsuntron, @timccopeland, and @__kfm__
| Daniel Kuhn / The Block: |
More: CoinDesk, Benzinga, Protos, Bitcoin Insider, Blockchain.News, The Daily Hodl, NFTgators, and CoinGape
X: @byzgeneral and @adamscochran
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Automattic lays off 16% of its staff, CEO Matt Mullenweg says to become “more agile and responsive”; its website listed 1,744 employees ahead of the layoffs — Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce.
More: Automattic, The Verge, Silicon Republic, Search Engine Journal, Ace of Spades HQ, and Moneycontrol
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X: @deviorobert, @pmusolino, @cameronjonesweb, @nagpai, @automattic, @richard_tabor, @ryancduff, and @renatoagds. LinkedIn: Paolo Musolino
Forums: r/technology and r/Wordpress
| Rachael Bade / Politico: |
Sources: President Trump told his inner circle, including Cabinet members, that Elon Musk will step back in the coming weeks; Trump remains pleased with DOGE — The president is pleased with Musk but the decision comes as the tech mogul increasingly looks like a political liability.
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X: @presssec, @elonmusk, @repcasar, @eoinhiggins_, @thestalwart, @evanhill, @igorbobic, @rachaelmbade, @chris_griz, @zachary, @samstein, @dangreenhaus, and @tier10k. LinkedIn: Mike Holton
Forums: r/DonaldTrump666, r/Defeat_Project_2025, r/law, r/elonmusk, r/popculture, r/politics, r/moderatepolitics, r/wisconsin, r/democrats, r/TheMajorityReport, r/AntiTrumpAlliance, r/LeopardsAteMyFace, r/somethingiswrong2024, r/fednews, r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/Economics, r/centrist, r/teslainvestorsclub, r/PoliticalOptimism, r/Quebec, r/uspolitics, r/behindthebastards, r/Destiny, r/neoliberal, r/RealTesla, r/VaushV, r/economy, r/politics, r/Enough_Sanders_Spam, r/Law_and_Politics, and r/usa
| The Information: |
Sources: Google is in advanced talks to rent Nvidia Blackwell AI chips from CoreWeave, highlighting how major Nvidia customers are struggling to get chips — Google is in advanced talks to rent state-of-the-art Nvidia Blackwell chips for running artificial intelligence from CoreWeave … | Joey Roulette / Reuters: |
Amazon plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network on April 9, after launching two prototype satellites in 2023 — Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg is lobbying Trump for a settlement to stop Meta from facing an antitrust trial later this month; he visited the White House on April 2 — Meta Platforms CEO has visited the White House three times since the start of Trump's second term
More: Washingtonian, Politico, WinBuzzer, New York Times, TipRanks Financial, Neowin, The Information, CNBC Television on YouTube, and New York Post
Bluesky: @joshsternberg.com, @nycsouthpaw, @drewharwell.com, @cooperlund.online, @sarahbca, and @pbump.com
X: @mrddmia, @matthewstoller, @nancyscola, and @meghanbobrowsky
| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Netscout: DDoS attacks rose from 13M+ in 2023 to ~17M in 2024, becoming a staple of geopolitical conflict as new tech like AI supercharges their power — A type of cyberattack that was once the preserve of petty criminals is becoming a staple of geopolitical conflict as new technology supercharges …
More: BetaNews, Cointelegraph, Risky Business, Netscout, Forbes, Advanced Television, and ITPro
| The Verge: |
Nintendo says the Switch 2 will cost $450 for the console or $500 for a Mario Kart World bundle on its June 5 launch; preorders in North America open on April 9 — Nintendo is finally sharing some real details about its next console. … After a reveal that was light on details …
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Bluesky: @anildash.com, @tomwarren.co.uk, @risettemd, and @jasonschreier. Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith …. Threads: @heaney_555
X: @dylanmcd8, @ballmatthew, @rivertamydn, @charlieintel, @lukestephenstv, @arictoler, @wario64, @gearoidreidy, @andy_vgc, @stallion83, and @tomwarren
Forums: r/NintendoSwitch, r/RDCWorld, r/NintendoSwitch, r/NintendoBrasil, r/nintendo, and r/gamernews
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
More: Nintendo, Nintendo, Nintendo of America on YouTube, Nintendo of America on YouTube, Nintendo of America on YouTube, XDA Developers, The Verge, The Verge, VentureBeat, VICE, Engadget, Nintendo of America on YouTube, Nintendo of America on YouTube, Nintendo of America on YouTube, Tech Advisor, Ghacks, The Verge, Engadget, XDA Developers, The Verge, VentureBeat, Beebom, BetaNews, The Verge, VideoGamer, Press Start, KitGuru, FlatpanelsHD, Polygon, iDownloadBlog.com, TechEBlog, CNET, The Verge on YouTube, Socialnomics, Gamereactor UK, Comic Book, TechCrunch, The Shortcut, CNBC, The Verge, The Verge, Eurogamer.net, Polygon, Polygon, IGN, Polygon, Eurogamer.net, Kotaku, Wccftech, Eurogamer.net, Eurogamer.net, New York Times, Engadget, The Verge, The Verge, VentureBeat, and Engadget
Bluesky: @laurakbuzz. X: @fromsoftware_pr, @andy_vgc, @tomwarren, @genepark, @stevemoser, @stevemoser, @videogamedeals, @actualaero, @daveoshry, @nintendoamerica, @boople__snoot, @fromsoftserve, @shinobi602, @draquazareid, @itszaeok, @robdenbleyker, @esjesjesj, @plun_yu, @kolveniks, @itszaeok, @ironpineapple_, @wario64, @wario64, @nintendeal, @gamestop, @parkerortolani, @wario64, @dylanmcd8, @wario64, @jezcorden, and @wario64
Forums: r/gamingnews, r/Switch, r/technology, r/TheDuskbloods, r/gadgets, and r/hardware
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