A new report on China’s smartphone sales for Q1 2025 says Apple is the only major phone maker that declined year-over-year. Read more at [@9to5mac]( ). #China #Apple #Smartphones #iPhone #Tech #Technology
How influential was Apple's CEO in getting President Trump to exempt smartphones and laptops from his tariffs on China? According to a new report, Cook spoke to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other senior White House officials last week “about the potential impact of the tariffs on iPhone prices.” Perhaps most importantly, Cook “refrained from publicly criticizing the president or his policies on national television.” Read more at [@9to5mac]( ). #Tariffs #iPhones #Apple #TimCook #Tech #Technology
A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional Ohio law that would have required children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media platforms. Read more at [@theverge]( ). #SocialMedia #FirstAmendment #OnlineSafety #Tech #Technology
The DOJ wins its antitrust case against Google. The company was accused of operating a monopoly in the advertising technology industry. Read more at [@theverge]( ). #DOJ #Monopoly #Google #Antitrust #Tech #Technology
If you're polite to OpenAI's chatbot, you could be part of the user base costing the company "Tens of millions of dollars" on electricity bills. Read more at [@TechRadar]( ). #ChatGPT #AI #OpenAI #Tech #Technology
Every revelation from the Meta-FTC antitrust trial so far. Via [@Mashable]( ). #Meta #Facebook #Antitrust #FTC #MarkZuckerberg #Tech #Technology
Nobody knows which way the tariff drama will end, but this much is clear: You will be paying more for your cameras and phones one way or the other. How much? Will it be worth it? Check out this Storyboard curated by [@Photowalks]( ) to find out. #Tariffs #Tech #Technology #Cameras #Smartphones
Elon Musk reportedly shut down an internal analysis from Tesla executives that showed the company’s Robotaxi plans would lose money. Read more at [@electrek.co]( ). #ElonMusk #Tesla #Robotaxi #EV #Tech #Technology
In yet another sign that tech giant Microsoft is getting cold feet about overinvesting in AI infrastructure, the company has abruptly paused work on data centers in Ohio. Read more at [@Futurism]( ). #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Microsoft #DataCenters #Tech #Technology
OpenAI is building its own X-like social media network. Via [@Techcrunch]( ). #ChatGPT #X #SamAltman #ElonMusk #Tech #Technology