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Apple will not be exempt from tariffs after all, with U.S. President Donald Trump working on new semiconductor levies that will likely impact Apple devices, chips from companies like Nvidia, and other electronics.
Over the weekend, the U.S. Customers and Border Protection agency shared a long list of electronic devices excluded from the current tariffs, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, the Apple Watch, and more. Apple scored a reprieve from the 145 percent tariff impacting goods imported from China and.
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Google today announced a new series of Googlebook laptops that will be built with Gemini at the core. Googlebooks will run software built on a foundation that combines Android and ChromeOS. Google says the new laptops are designed for Gemini Intelligence for a more personalized and proactive experience. Instead of a cursor, Googlebooks have a Magic Pointer that users can wiggle to activate Gemini. Gemini can then provide contextual suggestions... Read more ›
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Is it time for another activist investor to take a run at Microsoft? Shares of the iconic software giant are down nearly 16% so far this year, making it the worst performer of the big tech names. The Financial Times reported on Friday that British hedge fund TCI had sold “almost all” of its stake in Microsoft, citing uncertainty about how AI could undermine the company’s big Office productivity software... Read more ›
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Emails show that Elon Musk's company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues. Read more ›
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Cybersecurity is changing. The limited release of Claude Mythos sent the security community into a tail spin, with concerns that frontier AI could be used to discover and exploit enterprise vulnerabilities. The Mythos model was dubbed too dangerous to be released, and Anthropic put together an international task force, known as Project Glasswing, to find ... Read more ›
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While you might use certain devices all the time in the car, if you're having battery problems, it might make sense to unplug them while the car isn't running. Read more ›
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Lenovo’s new ThinkPad L14 Gen 7 and ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 are aimed at companies buying laptops for large teams, not just individual users looking for the thinnest possible machine. The L14 is the more portable 14-inch option, while the L16 gives employees a larger 16-inch screen for desk-heavy hybrid work. A good fleet laptop needs to be fast enough, easy to manage, durable, repairable, and compatible with office setups... Read more ›
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When some journalist writes the book on the AI boom, one critical chapter will start on Christmas Eve 2025. That was the day that Nvidia and OpenAI’s complicated frenemy relationship became incredibly lucrative for chip startups that focus on AI inference.We already know that Christmas Eve was the day the tech industry (and this newsroom) scrambled to make sense of the news that Nvidia would spend billions of dollars for... Read more ›
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Competing humanoid robot-makers Figure and 1X revealed new footage from inside their factories this week, showcasing the similarities and differences in their approaches to bringing this technology to life. Read more ›
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sought to turn the tables on Elon Musk in their legal battle, testifying that the tycoon abandoned the group they co-founded and worked to undermine its success. Altman’s appearance in court Tuesday marked the highest-stakes moment yet in the trial over Musk’s lawsuit, which centers on allegations that the OpenAI chief led a deceitful effort to “steal” the charity that he and Musk co-founded in 2015.... Read more ›
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With minimal cable access, commercially available tools and AI, attackers can technically listen in to your conversations via your fiber optic cables. Read more ›
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Community and regional banks are under growing pressure to modernize lending experiences without rebuilding their infrastructure from scratch. That challenge is driving new partnerships between fintech providers focused on different parts of the lending stack. This week, Jifiti and Peach Finance announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping U.S. community and regional banks launch and manage digital lending programs ... Read more ›
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Popular Mac menu bar management app Bartender received an upgrade today with the launch of Bartender Pro. Bartender Pro adds a new Top Shelf feature to the Mac's notch, with access to multiple utility tools. Top Shelf can be used for clipboard access, storing files, controlling audio, and sending content over AirDrop. It supports widgets for calendar, weather, and music apps like Apple Music or Spotify. There's a full Now... Read more ›
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After two weeks of hearing from assorted witnesses that he was a lying snake, the jury finally heard from the lying snake himself: Sam Altman. At the end of the testimony, his lawyer William Savitt asked him how it felt to be accused of stealing a charity. "We created, through a ton of hard work, […] Read more ›
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Lenovo is launchingthe ThinkPad X13 Gen 7, the successor to the ThinkPad X13 Gen 6, as its latest 13-inch business ultraportable for people who need a serious work laptop easy to carry. The device is impressively light for a laptop packing such performance. Lenovo labels it an “ultra-mobile AI PC,” and the Intel model starts at 930g / 2.05 lbs, while the AMD model starts at 953g / 2.10 lbs,... Read more ›
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The charitable foundation tied to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori Huang, has agreed to rent Nvidia graphics processing units from CoreWeave, which it plans to donate to artificial intelligence developers, according to Nvidia’s annual report. The Huang Foundation has donated $108 ... Read more ›
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Madison and Spencer Huang, the daughter and son of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, have quietly become rising forces inside the world’s most valuable company—and their paychecks reflect it. Madison, a senior director of product marketing, earned $1.2 million last year, according to Nvidia’s annual ... Read more ›
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Paul Bettany returns as the onetime Avenger in Marvel's second 'WandaVision' spin-off. Read more ›
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MacRumors
ChatGPT's default model has been updated to GPT-5.5 Instant, a model that brings accuracy improvements with fewer hallucinations, especially in areas like medicine, law, and finance, according to OpenAI. GPT-5.5 Instant is more capable at tasks like analyzing images, answering STEM questions, and choosing when to use web search to provide a better answer. Responses can also be personalized because GPT-5.5 Instant can better draw context from past chats, files,... Read more ›
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Apple's iPhone 17 was the best-selling smartphone globally in the first quarter of 2026, capturing 6 percent of worldwide unit sales, according to Counterpoint Research's latest Global Handset Model Sales Tracker. The iPhone 17 series dominated the top three spots, with the iPhone 17 Pro Max in second place and the iPhone 17 Pro in third. The previous-generation iPhone 16 also held on at sixth place, suggesting there's still strong... Read more ›
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New alleged CAD renders of Apple's iPhone 18 Pro are doing the rounds on social media, offering the latest twist in the to-shrink-or-not-to-shrink Dynamic Island saga. An X user called @earlyappleleaks has posted the above image, claiming that "the new CAD confirms the smaller Dynamic Island of the iPhone 18 Pro." CAD renders are often leaked from factories and represent the technical schematics that phone manufacturers share with case makers... Read more ›
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Apple is expected to finalize OLED panel approvals for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max this month, with Samsung Display and LG Display likely to dominate panel supply, reports The Elec. This year, China's BOE has reportedly been closed out of the premium tier supply chain, despite having landed some panel orders for the iPhone 17 Pro models. The setback is said to be down to quality and yield... Read more ›
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The leaker "Instant Digital" today revisited their February design report on the foldable iPhone, claiming the device's internal design will make it the easiest-to-disassemble and easiest-to-repair foldable phone in the industry. In a new post on Weibo, Instant Digital said the device's "incredibly rigorous underlying engineering logic" has "truly paid off," and predicted that teardown videos will vindicate the earlier claims once the device ships. The leaker described the internal... Read more ›
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Last month, Amazon introduced a few new discounts on the M5 MacBook Air and these deals have expanded this week, with every model of the new computer on sale at record low prices. You can get the 512GB 13-inch M5 MacBook Air for $949.00, down from $1,099.00, available in all colors. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may... Read more ›
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Apple proactively chose to delay the standard iPhone 18 as a deliberate market strategy, the leaker known as "Fixed Focus Digital" claims, with the move said to extend the iPhone 17's sales window while lowering production costs and improving Apple's competitive position against Android rivals. In two new posts on Weibo, Fixed Focus Digital said that a downgrade to the iPhone 18 standard model was largely inevitable due to global... Read more ›
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Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit over delayed Siri features, and eligible iPhone users could receive up to a $95 payout. Below, we have answered some key questions regarding the lawsuit. Why Was Apple Sued? In June 2024, Apple previewed new Siri capabilities powered by Apple Intelligence, including understanding of a user's personal context, on-screen awareness, and deeper per-app controls. For example,... Read more ›
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Apple objected to a European trademark filing from a Chinese keyboard maker because the logo the company wanted to use was too close to Apple's own logo. The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) partially refused to grant a European Union Trade Mark after Apple opposed the filing. The company, Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics Co., makes mechanical keyboards and keycaps, according to its website, though it also seems to sell solar panels.... Read more ›
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Samsung today reached a valuation of $1 trillion for the first time, reports Bloomberg. Samsung's value has been climbing sharply due to increasing demand for the memory chips it manufactures, and stock increased 14.4 percent today. Samsung is the second Asian firm after Apple supplier TSMC to reach a $1 trillion valuation. Last week, Samsung's semiconductor manufacturing business wildly exceeded analyst expectations, reporting operating income of $36 billion instead of... Read more ›
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