U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that smartphones not manufactured in the United States, including Apple’s iPhones, could face a 25% import tariff as part of a broader push to bring industrial production back to American soil. Speaking to reporters, Trump said the potential tariff would not apply to companies that establish domestic production. He also noted that the measure would not be limited to Apple (AAPL.O), stating, “It wouldn’t be fair to just apply it to Apple. Samsung, too, would be affected.” The administration’s remarks come amid heightened trade tensions between the United States and the European Union,…
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Gary Russell
Studied in management and journalism. Gary been covering the startup and e-business scene since 2017.
Oracle has agreed to lease a major new data center in Abilene, Texas, equipped with 400,000 of Nvidia’s GB200 chips, as part of a landmark partnership with OpenAI. The move underscores intensifying investment in AI infrastructure amid surging global demand for compute power. The 875-acre complex will serve as the first U.S. site for OpenAI’s Stargate initiative, with the chips forming the core of a $40 billion hardware deployment. Once fully operational in mid-2026, the facility will deliver up to 1.2 gigawatts of power—placing it among the most energy-intensive data centers in the world. Oracle has signed a 15-year lease…
The Precinct, a top-down sandbox police simulator developed by Fallen Tree Games, has been granted Steam Deck Verified status just days after its release, signaling its full compatibility with Valve’s handheld gaming platform. Set in the gritty, fictional streets of Averno City in 1983, the game places players in the shoes of rookie officer Nick Cordell Jr., tasked with investigating procedurally generated crimes while navigating a city shaped by dynamic weather, traffic, and day-night cycles. The Steam Deck Verified label indicates that The Precinct meets Valve’s requirements for controller input, display scaling, and interface usability on the handheld device. The…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly reached out to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, urging him to amend or veto a newly passed state bill that would impose parental controls and age verification requirements on app downloads, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The legislation, which Abbott has not yet signed into law, would require that app marketplace accounts used by minors be linked to those of their parents. The system would prompt parental approval for app downloads and mandate age verification for all users — raising concerns among tech companies over privacy and data handling. “If enacted, app marketplaces…
Nvidia is preparing to launch a new artificial intelligence chip for China at a significantly reduced price compared to its recently restricted H20 model, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The new GPU, expected to enter mass production as early as June, will be based on Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture and is projected to be priced between $6,500 and $8,000. This marks a notable reduction from the $10,000–$12,000 range previously commanded by the H20, which U.S. export restrictions recently barred from sale in China. “The lower price reflects its weaker specifications and simpler manufacturing requirements,” one of the sources…
Garmin has pushed out a new beta software update for its Instinct 3 smartwatch series, aimed at resolving a system crash issue tied to GPS-enabled activities. The release follows Garmin’s announcement earlier this week that it had concluded beta testing for version 9.20 of the system software. Despite labeling version 9.20 as the final beta in the v9.xx series for the Instinct 3 lineup—including the AMOLED, Solar, and more affordable Instinct E models—Garmin has now released Beta Version 9.21. The update is being delivered as an over-the-air (OTA) download and is expected to reach testers globally within days. “Beta Version…
Tesla’s updated Model 3 sedan has received a five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP under the group’s latest and most stringent testing protocols, with the electric vehicle achieving the highest recorded score for child protection to date. According to results published by the European safety authority, the Model 3 earned scores of 90% for adult occupant protection, 95% for child occupant protection, 89% for vulnerable road users, and 88% for safety assist technologies. The same safety rating has been adopted by ANCAP, Australia’s crash-testing body, and applies retroactively to all Model 3 units manufactured since September 2023—including early builds of…
Apple is expected to address investor concerns this week over delayed artificial intelligence rollouts and escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, as the iPhone maker prepares to report quarterly results on Thursday. Analysts forecast a second consecutive quarterly decline in iPhone sales, despite a surge in demand for the company’s new low-cost iPhone 16e earlier this year. The uptick in January-March orders came ahead of possible new tariffs, but it may not be enough to offset broader headwinds. “Tariffs are a sword of Damocles for Apple – dangling, disruptive and politically charged,” said Eric Schiffer, chairman of California-based private equity firm Patriarch…
Amazon launched the first 27 operational satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband network on Monday, marking a significant step in the company’s delayed entry into the satellite internet sector dominated by SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites were carried into low-Earth orbit atop an Atlas V rocket operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing (BA.N) and Lockheed Martin (LMT.N). The launch took place at 7 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, following a weather-related postponement earlier this month. Project Kuiper is Amazon’s $10 billion initiative to deploy a constellation of 3,236 satellites aimed at providing global…
Google is addressing issues reported by users of its Pixel Watch lineup following the March 2025 Wear OS 5.1 update, which introduced new features but also caused delayed notifications and other performance problems. The update, which marked the first software revision since November 2024, brought enhancements such as improved media controls, enhanced pulse detection, and menstrual cycle tracking. However, some users of the Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Watch 3 have experienced notification delays or missing alerts. Additional issues include watch face crashes, unresponsive touchscreens, and Fitbit sync delays, according to user reports. Some users found that restarting the smartwatch…