Bloomberg: The US announces a new 34% “reciprocal” tariff rate on almost all products imported from China, going into effect from April 9, 2025 — The US has hit China with the biggest-ever tariff hike on almost all Chinese products, bringing total levies to at least 54% … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sales of cars picked up recently partly as buyers rushed to lock in deals before President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts go into effect.Lees verder op New York Times
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe updates Premiere Pro with AI features like Generative Extend, which lets users extend clips by up to two seconds in 4K quality and with background audio — Generative Extend is now rolling out, alongside an AI-powered search panel and caption translations. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Siemens agrees to acquire Boston-based R&D scientific software company Dotmatics from Insight Partners for $5.1B, and expects the deal to close in H1 2026 — Siemens AG has agreed to acquire Dotmatics for $5.1 billion as part of a push to provide more artificial intelligence software to life sciences companies. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Source: Scale AI generated ~$870M in 2024 revenue, with its annualized run rate reaching $1.5B by the end of 2024, and expects to generate $2B in 2025 revenue — Startup generated revenue of about $870 million last year. — Scale AI, a startup that helps companies develop artificial … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Apple shares drop 7%+ after hours after President Trump announced new tariffs, including 46% on Vietnam and 26% on India, where Apple has been moving production — The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo: Key parts of the US Social Security site have crashed in the past week, as phone support is reduced; report: SSA’s site was down four times in 10 days in March — Elon Musk’s organization has been monkeying with America’s retirement system, with no positive results so far. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Don't let today's Strands puzzle bug you. Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 396 for April 3.Lees verder op Cnet
The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the spotlight through — of all things — TikTok.Lees verder op New York Times
Wall Street Journal: Sources: AppLovin has made a bid for TikTok and talked to casino magnate Steve Wynn about backing it; a source says AppLovin pitched itself as a job creator — Trump is expected to be briefed Wednesday on a framework to keep the video-sharing app operational Lees verder op Tech Meme