Europe considers new tariffs that could punish tech companies like Google, Meta, and Apple

As the European Union looks at how best to respond to Donald Trump’s trade war, officials are considering further escalating things, taking them to a point where it could really hurt Big Tech companies.

Sophie Primas, a spokesperson for the French government, said the EU is deciding on its response to Trump’s blanket tariffs that would include not just

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke: AI is now a ‘fundamental expectation’ for employees

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke shared an internal memo on X on Monday that stressed the importance of using AI effectively in daily tasks. In fact, he wrote, using AI is now a “fundamental expectation” of Shopify employees.

Spotify product designers are now expected to use AI tools to do all platform feature prototypes. The results, Lutke says, are more exploratory and faster to produce and share. Shopify already provides employee

Redbox goes up for auction following a wild bankruptcy saga

Redbox is getting ready for one final sale.

The defunct DVD rental chain’s assets, and those of its corporate siblings Crackle and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, are being auctioned off in New York later this month, according to a court filing published Monday morning. 

The asset sale is just the latest chapter in Redbox’s tumultuous downfall: Once one

‘I’m going to go down swinging’: Meet the Florida entrepreneur taking on Trump’s tariffs in court

Business owners around the world are still reeling from the sky-high, globe-spanning tariffs President Donald Trump has announced since taking office. Last week, Emily Ley became the first to take her concerns to court.

In a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Florida last Thursday, lawyers representing Ley, a small business owner in Pensacola, argued that Trump’s tariffs on China are “unl

SpaceX tourists return to Earth after a private trip that orbited the poles

Four space tourists who orbited the north and south poles returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Pacific to end their privately funded polar tour.

Bitcoin investor Chun Wang chartered a

Silicon Valley isn’t pushing back on Trump’s immigration crackdown. It should be

President Donald Trump has just expanded the social media surveillance system for immigrants.

Starting in May, the United States will begin collecting the social media handles of all permanent resident applicants. That means anyone seeking a Green Card—including those already living in the United States—must sign up to be digitally surveilled by the government. Marco Rubio also reportedly demanded that diplomats scrutinize the social media accounts of student visa applicants, withh

Home services company Thumbtack is thriving even as the real estate market stays slow

While home sales and remodeling rates remain low, Thumbtack—which connects homeowners with professionals to do work on their houses—says business is booming.

In fiscal 2024, Thumbtack saw revenue of $400 million, up 27% from the previo

‘Teaching people how to avoid scams is better than helping someone who’s lost a ton of money’: Scambaiters are going viral on YouTube

Chances are, you or someone you know has been the target of a scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), reported scams cost Americans more than $12.5 billion in 2024—a 25% increase from the previous year. But as scams grow more sophisticated, so do their opponents.

A growing number of online vigilantes are flipping the script, turn

Will smartphone camera attachments ever be worth the hassle?

Smartphone cameras are still getting bigger and better by the year, particularly if you look at high-end phones coming out of China with huge sensors and protruding bumps to match. These phones can deliver awesome results, and I’m happy to use them in several situations where I would previously have had to rely on a dedicated camera. Just this week I used the Xiaomi 15 Ultra to shoot a Formula One event in Tokyo.&n

Apple just made it much easier to get a handle on your inbox. Here’s how

Keeping our inboxes organized often feels like an overwhelming task.

If you’re fortunate, yours contains only messages from people you wish to communicate with. Realistically, though, most are cluttered with newsletters, receipts, social media digests, and more. These emails aren’t necessarily spam, but they complicate the process of


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