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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump announces a 90-day tariff pause for some countries and a “lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%”, but raises tariffs on China to 125%  —  - President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for at least some countries.
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Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Nasdaq jumps 12% after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause, with Nvidia up 19%, Apple up 15%, Meta up 15%, Amazon up 12%, Microsoft up 10%, Alphabet up 10%  —  The Nasdaq Composite climbed more than 12% for its second best day ever as markets clawed back after a rocky few trading sessions spurred …
Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
BTC jumped 7%+ to ~$83K, while ETH, DOGE, XRP, and SOL gained over 12% as Trump paused some tariffs; Strategy closed up 25%, Robinhood up 24%, Coinbase up 17%
Karthikeyan Sundaram / Bloomberg:
The US plans to increase the tax on imports of parcels priced up to $800 from 30% to 90% of their value, targeting Chinese retailers like Temu and Shein
Alexey Shabanov / TestingCatalog:
Google announces Agent2Agent, an open interoperability protocol to enable seamless collaboration between AI agents across diverse frameworks and vendors  —  Google has announced the launch of Agent2Agent (A2A), an open interoperability protocol designed to enable seamless collaboration between …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google unveils Ironwood, its seventh-generation TPU and the first optimized 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.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google launches Workspace Flows, an AI tool for workflow automation, in alpha, and new Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat, and Vids features, like audio overviews in Docs
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google unveils Gemini 2.5 Flash, a reasoning model optimized for “high-volume, cost-sensitive”, and “real-time” applications, launching soon in Vertex AI
NPR:
Sources: after Jensen Huang went to Mar-a-Lago last week, the White House reversed course on Nvidia H20 export restrictions to China, in the works for months  —  When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attended a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago last week, a chip known as the H20 may have been on his mind.
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
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  —  Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality  —  Beats' newest exercise headphones are improved, but they face stiffer competition than ever.
Reuters:
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
Nikkei Asia:
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
David DiMolfetta / Nextgov/FCW:
President Trump directs the DOJ to investigate former CISA director Chris Krebs, who was fired after he contradicted Trump's baseless 2020 election fraud claims  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday night directing the Justice Department to investigate former top …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its pilot to some top creators of tech that detects the AI-generated likenesses of famous people and declares support for the US' NO FAKES ACT  —  YouTube on Wednesday announced an expansion of its pilot program designed to identify and manage AI-generated content that features the …
Hayden Field / CNBC:
Anthropic debuts Claude's Max plan, with 5x the usage limits of Pro for $100/month or 20x the usage for $200/month, plus early access to new models and features  —  Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup backed by Amazon, on Wednesday introduced Claude Max, a new subscription tier …
Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Framework opens Laptop 12 preorders in the UK, Europe, and Canada starting at €569, £499, and CA$719; US preorders are delayed due to Trump's tariffs  —  More than we were hoping to pay, but less than previous machines. … Earlier this year, modular computer company Framework began …
Vas Panagiotopoulos / Wired:
Docs: NSO Group, which is still on the US Commerce Department's Entity List, has hired Vogel Group, a lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration  —  The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department's “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties …

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Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta plans to shut down after 30+ years, following pressure from Russian authorities and the persecution of its reporters

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Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk:
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Anna Tong / Reuters:
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Ex-Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams tells US senators that Meta targeted teens with ads based on their emotional state identified via their online activity
Reuters:
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