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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says consumer electronics exempt from tariffs may be included in semiconductor tariffs likely coming in “a month or two” — US president says products given reprieve will fall under separate regime — Donald Trump signalled on Sunday …
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| Reuters: |
President Trump told reporters he would announce the tariff rate on imported semiconductors over the next week, giving some flexibility to certain companies — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors over the next week …
More: Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Axios, Fox Business, Benzinga, The Hill, Gamereactor UK, ABC News, and Politico
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| Keith Bradsher / New York Times: |
China suspends exports of a wide range of rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for making semiconductors, robots, drones, cars, and other products — Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world's car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.
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| Nikkei Asia: |
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 …
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| Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: |
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 prices in Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, citing a “challenging economic environment”; the PS5 Pro remains the same price — Sony hiked the price of its flagship PlayStation 5 console in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, citing a “challenging economic environment” behind its move.
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Bluesky: @thomaslundstrom, @tomwarren.co.uk, @sonic, and @stealth40k
Forums: r/PS5, r/technology, r/gaming, r/gamingnews, and r/Games
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on a lighter and cheaper Vision Pro and a Mac-tethered model with ultra-low latency; an overhaul will make iPadOS 19 more like macOS — Also: company prepares more macOS-like features for iPadOS 19. — Apple is readying two new Vision Pro headsets, but glasses have become a bigger goal in the long run.
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Bluesky: @parkerortolani.com. Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon …. Threads: @james.jarrett.71. X: @parkerortolani, @xuwu, @markgurman, @tom_krikorian, @samifathi_, @markgurman, @dylanmcd8, and @krcnow
Forums: r/apple, r/ipad, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
A look at “slopsquatting”, a supply chain attack where threat actors make malicious packages on indexes using AI-hallucinated names resembling popular libraries — A new class of supply chain attacks named ‘slopsquatting’ has emerged from the increased use of generative AI tools …
More: The Register, Socket, arXiv, arXiv.org e-Print archive, Hackaday, and AI Weirdness
Bluesky: @seldo.com, @spavel, @allytibbitt.me, @en.sitnik.ru, and @sethmlarson.dev. Mastodon: @andrewnez@mastodon.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/netsec, and r/programming
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
A recently published support page says OpenAI may soon require organizations to complete an ID verification process to access new advanced AI models — OpenAI may soon require organizations to complete an ID verification process in order to access certain future AI models …
More: OpenAI, Business Standard, The Economic Times, Tech in Asia, and Breitbart
Forums: Hacker News and r/artificial
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Jack Dorsey says “delete all IP law” in an X post and Musk says “I agree”; Dorsey says current models “take way too much” from creators and “only rent-seek” — Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block) …
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| Politico: |
A French law requiring adult websites to run age checks and block under-18 users became applicable to sites based in France and outside of the EU on April 11 — A new law requires porn sites to check the age of users in France. — This article is also available in: French
More: Hindustan Times
| Financial Times: |
Dealroom: UK-based startups raised £16.2B in 2024, the lowest amount since 2020, as several consider moving their headquarters to the US in search of capital — Leading British tech groups explore moving headquarters in effort to tap deep-pocketed American investors| Josh Noble / Financial Times: |
Topgolf and Puttshack founders' Poolhouse raised a $34M seed to build a “tech-enabled” version of pool, including via video projections and tracking players — Twins behind ‘gamified’ golfing chain sold for $2.1bn raise funds from backers including Blackstone's David Blitzer
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