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Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech

President orders probes into levies imposed by EU, UK and Turkey on US companies

Financial Times - Feb. 22

China taps tech talent to boost AI data centre boom

Beijing is pooling resources from the private and state sectors to accelerate adoption of the fast-developing technology

Financial Times - Feb. 22

Can Tech Save Small Ski Resorts From Extinction?

The small Colorado company Entabeni Systems is quietly working to upend the ski industry with a business model built on handshake deals made in ski resort parking lots.

Wired - Feb. 23

BYD’s Free Self-Driving Tech Might Not Be Such a Boon After All

Aside from unfavorable comparisons to rival advanced driver systems, calling it God’s Eye could be as misleading a moniker as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving.

Wired - Feb. 23

Shares in Australia’s largest listed tech group plunge as majority of board quits

Allies of scandal-hit co-founder Richard White take control as independent directors resign over ‘intractable differences’

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Top tech companies turn to hydrogen and nuclear energy for AI data centers

Silicon Valley is looking at hydrogen and nuclear energy alternatives to meet the energy demands of the AI race.

CNBC - Feb. 24

UK to name and shame tech firms in online misogyny crackdown

Regulator Ofcom publishing plan intended to reduce abuse of women on social media platforms

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Huawei improves AI chip production in boost for China’s tech goals

Chinese company improves ‘yield’ of latest semiconductor, despite US efforts to prevent manufacturing advances

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Potential cuts at AI Safety Institute stoke concerns in tech industry

Potential cuts to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) are causing alarm among some in the technology space who fear the development of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) could be at risk as ...

The Hill - Feb. 25

Room 8 Group hires game dev and tech leaders and consolidates brands

Room 8 Group said it is strengthening its business structure by combining a couple of gaming brands and hiring new game development and technology leaders.

VentureBeat - Feb. 25

Chinese tech firms take two steps forward, one step back

Well-founded rally remains in jeopardy from geopolitical risks

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Federal Tech Staffers Resign Rather Than Help Musk and DOGE

In a joint resignation letter, 21 staffers wrote that they were leaving the controversial DOGE office. Here’s why.

Inc. - Feb. 25

Telefónica chair vows to challenge US tech supremacy with European deals

Marc Murtra says the Spanish group will pursue acquisitions to boost the region’s independence

Financial Times - Feb. 26

DeepSeek raises new questions for Nvidia and the tech giants that hoard its chips

DeepSeek shook the market, but companies like Nvidia are still developing AI platforms that foundation models can use to operate.

CNBC - Feb. 26

Can Nvidia earnings rally the stock market and stop the bleeding in tech?

Highflying “Magnificent Seven” tech stock are in correction territory. Investors are watching Nvidia’s results to assess tech exposure.

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

5 Indispensable Tech Tools I Use as a Busy Founder and CEO

From AI chatbots to futuristic sunglasses, these tools are now a part of my day-to-day life.

Inc. - Feb. 27

Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech’s AI Boom

The Silicon Valley company, which dominates the market for chips needed to build A.I. systems, said revenue was up 78 percent from a year earlier.

The New York Times - Feb. 27

Why Nvidia earnings report is good news for its Big Tech rivals

AI and chip market is expanding, giving others a chance to share the wealth.

MarketWatch - 6d

Why Microsoft is killing off Skype and sending it to the tech graveyard

Better products like Teams and Zoom have usurped the innovations of the videoconferencing pioneer.

MarketWatch - 5d

If the best defence against AI is more AI, this could be tech’s Oppenheimer moment

An unsettling new book advocates a closer relationship between Silicon Valley and the US government to harness artificial intelligence in the name of national security. Oscar Wilde’s quip, “Life ...

The Guardian - 4d

Chief of Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai steps down

FT previously reported that Sachin Dev Duggal had been named in criminal probe and faced complaints about company culture

Financial Times - 3d

Draymond receives flagrant 1, tech after striking Hornets' Salaun

Draymond Green earned a flagrant 1 foul and technical foul after striking Hornets forward Tidjane Salaun during the third quarter following a missed three-point shot from Charlotte star LaMelo Ball.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Amazon to bring palm-scanning tech to NYU Langone Health facilities

NYU Langone Health patients will be able to check in for appointments using Amazon's palm-scanning technology.

CNBC - 3d

DOGE’s Latest Victim: Federal Tech Workers in Office 18F

Mark Cuban has some advice for the fired employees, who focused on tasks like building the login tool for key government programs.

Inc. - 2d

We're buying the dip in a tech stock that we trimmed at higher levels this year

The stock is getting hit after issuing light guidance alongside its strong earnings report.

CNBC - 1d

Tech Industry Workers Have Become Cogs In a Broken System

Optifye foreshadows a world where it’s AI versus the white-collar worker in a battle to optimize output.

Inc. - 10h

Trump threatened 'all hell' if Hamas didn't free all its hostages. What happened?

He hasn't repeated his ultimatum ahead of Saturday's planned release.

ABC News - Feb. 21

Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation if They Don't Respond to an Email

Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.

Wired - Feb. 22

Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments

Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden ...

The Hill - Feb. 25

Inside Republicans' budget plan that extends Trump tax cuts, potentially threatens Medicaid

After a lot of back-and-forth on Tuesday night, House Republicans were able to narrowly adopt a budget resolution that would advance President Trump's agenda. The proposal passed in a 217-215 vote. ...

CBS News - Feb. 26

Trump threatens to slap 25% tariffs on EU, says bloc was always meant to hurt the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union, claiming that the bloc was formed "to screw" the U.S.

CNBC - Feb. 27

China vows to retaliate as necessary after Trump threatens another 10% tariff hike

China's statement on Friday appeared to strike a stronger tone than its response after Washington slapped the initial 10% duties earlier this month.

CNBC - 6d

Guest writer: Great documentaries reveal history's truth. Unregulated AI threatens to distort it

Ask a generative AI program for 'historical' footage and what you get could spell the end of documents and documentaries we can believe in.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says

New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.

CNBC - 5d

Kansas coach Bill Self issues statement after fans send racist and threatening messages to star Zeke Mayo

KU suffered its third loss at home Saturday, tying for the most in a season under Self

CBS Sports - 4d

Here’s what the U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico, as those countries threaten retaliatory tariffs

If the Trump administration follows through on its threat to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, America’s neighbors are expected to hit back with their own taxes on U.S. imports. ...

MarketWatch - 3d

Kim Jong Un's sister threatens response to U.S. carrier's deployment in South Korea

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened high-profile provocations in response to the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea and other U.S. military activities.

NBC News - 2d

First Trump threatened to nuke hurricanes. Now he’s waging war on weather forecasters | Arwa Mahdawi

How do you stop people worrying about the climate emergency? By sacking anyone whose job it is to keep an eye on it. Chalk up another win for Project 2025. Some politicians go whichever way the ...

The Guardian - 2d

Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Trump administration’s executive order threatening federal funding for institutions that provide ...

NBC News - 1d

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