Big Tech’s Tariff Chaos + A.I. 2027 + Llama Drama
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What’s Wrong With Apple? – The New York Times
Even before President Trump’s tariffs threatened to upend Apple’s manufacturing business in China, the company’s struggle to make new products was leading some people inside its lavish Silicon Valley headquarters…
Nintendo Switch Game Console Release Is Whipsawed by Tariff Threats
For months, Nintendo, the maker of famed video game series like Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong, had expected the morning of April 2 to be a celebration. To much…
Neutrinos Are Shrinking, and That’s a Good Thing for Physics
On Thursday, researchers unveiled the most precise measurement yet of a neutrino, scaling down the maximum possible mass of the ghostly specks of matter that permeate our universe. The result,…
How Do the iPhone 16E and Google Pixel 9A Compare to More Expensive Models?
With all the talk about tariffs driving up costs, the word “cheaper” should bring comfort to just about anyone. That’s why I’m delighted to share that the cheaper smartphone from…
OpenAI Asks Court to Bar Elon Musk From Unfairly Attacking It
OpenAI asked a federal court on Wednesday to bar Elon Musk from unfairly attacking it through a high-profile lawsuit he filed last year, the latest move in a bitter feud…
Pilot Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Matt Wallace, X Influencer
Two days after a helicopter collided with a passenger jet in Washington in January, killing 67 people, Jo Ellis woke up to a flurry of text messages. Ms. Ellis, a…
No Phone, No Internet: A First-Time Visit to Casablanca
According to my pathetic map, I should have been close to the royal palace. But nothing in Casablanca’s bustling Mers Sultan quarter, where trams rumble past shoe stores and cafes,…
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72
Robert W. McChesney, an influential left-leaning media critic who argued that corporate ownership was bad for American journalism and that Silicon Valley billionaires who dominated online information were a threat…
Justice Dept. Disbands Cryptocurrency Enforcement Unit
The Trump administration is disbanding a unit in the Justice Department that was responsible for investigating cryptocurrency crimes, criticizing the Biden administration as too aggressive against the fast-growing industry. In…