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| Financial Times: |
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 …
More: ABC News, The Guardian, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Business Today, Silicon Republic, New York Times, TechCrunch, Rolling Stone, PC Gamer, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Verge, Blockonomi, Verdict, Semafor, NPR, Cult of Mac, GSMArena.com, Proactive, SiliconANGLE, Times of India, Washington Times, 9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Cointelegraph, The Daily Beast, The Boston Globe, CryptoSlate, Australian Financial Review, Fortune, The Information, Reuters, The Irish Times, AppleInsider, Nikkei Asia, Politico, New York Post, The Hill, The Independent, PoliticusUSA, Macworld, Axios, The Daily Wire, CoinDesk, Investor's Business Daily, Washington Examiner, DigiTimes, Gulf News, Spyglass, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, USA Today, Bangkok Post, and Engadget
Bluesky: @tomcoates, @joshtpm, @davidfirn, @aimewilliams, @drdoofenschmirtz, and @godlessatheist. Truth Social: @realDonaldTrump …. Mastodon: @jalefkowit@vmst.io. Threads: @carnage4life
| 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 …
More: mingchikuo.craft.me, Taipei Times, and Tech in Asia
| 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, Axios, Fox Business, Benzinga, The Hill, CoinDesk, Lowyat.NET, Gamereactor UK, NBC News, and Politico
Forums: r/technology and r/politics
| Keith Bradsher / New York Times: |
More: eeNews Europe, Noahpinion, Australian Financial Review, The Register, Cautious Optimism, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, and VentureBeat
Bluesky: @carnage4life, @costasamaras.com, @paleofuture, and @jonasnahm.com
Mastodon: @Nonilex@masto.ai and @cdarwin@c.im
X: @garymarcus, @rakeshsfnyc, @ericmgarcia, @esaagar, @pitdesi, @mikeisaac, @spencerhakimian, @charliekirk11, and @justinwolfers. LinkedIn: Nicholas Myers
Forums: r/StockMarket, r/neoliberal, r/Destiny, r/inthenews, r/wallstreetbets, r/antitrump, r/Economics, r/politics, r/worldnews, and r/news
| 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.
More: PlayStation.Blog, GamesIndustry.biz, Financial Times, BBC, Reuters, RTÉ, The Verge, GamesRadar, Associated Press, Push Square, Metro.co.uk, Lowyat.NET, Proactive, KitGuru, VideoGamer, The Shortcut, Tech in Asia, Türkiye Today, Bloomberg, Press Start, Comic Book, BetaNews, Neowin, TheGamer, XboxEra, Aftermath, Gameranx, IGN, Gamereactor UK, Stevivor, Daily Sabah, and Gematsu
Bluesky: @thomaslundstrom, @tomwarren.co.uk, @sonic, and @stealth40k
Forums: r/playstation, r/PS5, r/technology, r/gaming, r/gamingnews, and r/Games
| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
Samsung pauses its global One UI 7 rollout, citing a “serious bug”, after starting on April 7, seven months after Android 15's launch; Samsung hasn't commented — The update is on hold after some South Korean users suffered from a ‘serious bug.’
More: The Sun, Android Authority, Moneycontrol, Forbes, 9to5Google, SammyGuru, Sam Lover, Android Headlines, SamMobile, Lowyat.NET, PhoneArena, Android Police, and Digit
X: @universeice and @universeice
| 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.org e-Print archive, arXiv, 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
| 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, @tom_krikorian, @samifathi_, @dylanmcd8, @krcnow, @markgurman, and @markgurman
Forums: r/ipad, r/apple, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums
| New York Times: |
Legal expert: Meta's FTC antitrust trial, where Mark Zuckerberg could take the stand as early as today, is set to be more grueling than Congressional hearings — Meta's chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial starting Monday could be more grueling, experts said.| New York Times: |
How private prison company Geo Group built a lucrative side business making digital tools like smart watches and tracking apps to help ICE surveil immigrants — After a Honduran immigrant arrived in the United States in 2022, officials ordered him to use a government-issued app as part of an immigration surveillance program.
X: @paulmozur and @paulmozur
| 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, and Tech in Asia
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) …
More: Benzinga, Music Ally, Tech in Asia, Ace of Spades HQ, Notes From The Circus, and Crypto Briefing
Bluesky: @mlulucam, @marklemley, @ianbetteridge.com, @yappydagger, @chicagomike, @ignotumaliquis, @jamesrball.com, @ednewtonrex, and @chrismessina.me
X: @elonmusk, @givnerariel, @saifedean, @attorney_tom, @walterkirn, @gmorganjr, @_alexhirsch, @tristansnell, @jack, @romanhelmetguy, @madsposting, @silvermanjacob, @gianmarcosoresi, @jack, @alikgriffin, @poordart, @lukeburgis, @rabble, @timsweeneyepic, @tombombadeel, @krassenstein, @financelancelot, @jack, @nicoleshanahan, and @jack. LinkedIn: Christopher A. Suarez. Forums: r/technology
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Intel is nearing a deal to sell its stake in Altera to Silver Lake and could announce it as soon as this week; Intel paid $17B for Altera in 2015 — Intel may announce a deal to sell Altera to the private equity firm as soon as this week, people familiar with the matter said …
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