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Apple Will Invest $500 Billion In The U.S. Over The Next Four Years In An Attempt To Obtain Some Relief From Trump’s Tariffs; New Server Facility In Houston Will Be Constructed & More

Post author:Wccf Tech
Post published:February 24, 2025
Post category:LATEST

Trump’s tariffs have started to spook Apple, which would force the company into making a series of decisions that could negatively impact its annual revenue. To obtain some financial cushion…

ISPs fear wave of state laws after New York’s $15 broadband mandate

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 24, 2025
Post category:LATEST

New York's law requiring Internet service providers to offer broadband for $15 or $20 a month has spurred legislative efforts in other states to guarantee affordable service for people with…

Under new bill, Bigfoot could become California’s “official cryptid”

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 22, 2025
Post category:LATEST

You might suspect that a one-line bill about Bigfoot that bears the number "666" is a joke, but AB-666 is apparently a serious offering from California Assemblymember Chris Rogers. Rogers…

Elon Musk to “fix” Community Notes after they contradict Trump

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 22, 2025
Post category:entertainment gaming LATEST social

Elon Musk apparently no longer believes that crowd-sourcing fact-checking through Community Notes can never be manipulated and is, thus, the best way to correct bad posts on his social media…

Strategy Founder Michael Saylor Wants US to Buy 20% of the Bitcoin Supply

Post author:Decrypt
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:crypto LATEST

He warned that not pursuing such a policy be risky, claiming that “there’s only room for one nation-state to buy up 20% of the network.” Source

Apple pulls data protection tool instead of caving to UK demand for a backdoor

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:LATEST

After the United Kingdom demanded that Apple create a backdoor that would allow government officials globally to spy on encrypted data, Apple decided to simply turn off encryption services in…

Coinbase says war on crypto is over, claims SEC will drop lawsuit

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:crypto LATEST

On Friday, a Coinbase executive declared the "war against crypto" over—"at least as it applies to Coinbase." According to Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal, the US Securities and Exchange…

HP intentionally made customers hold for 15 minutes for telephone customer service, then quickly canceled it due to backlash

Post author:Toms Hardware
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:LATEST

After receiving backlash from internal and external sources, HP canceled its 15-minute hold policy, which was designed to encourage customers to use online channels. Source

EV battery manufacturing capacity will rise when 10 plants come online this year

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:business LATEST

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Ten new electric vehicle…

IBM return-to-office scheme is reportedly targeting older workers

Post author:Tech Radar
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:LATEST

Some IBM workers were told to return to the office three days per week in 2024All of the organization’s workers are now being given similar noticesUnfair expectations for relocation have…

Rivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt

Post author:Tech Crunch
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:LATEST transportation

Rivian’s cost–cutting measures have gotten it a lot closer to profitability, but the company is warning that 2025 could still be a challenging year – especially because of the whorl…

FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:LATEST mobile

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a public inquiry into alleged censorship online, saying it wants "to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users' access to services based…

ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:entertainment LATEST

Cable company Altice agreed to give Warner and other record labels the names and contact information of 100 broadband subscribers who were accused of pirating songs. The subscribers "were the…

Meta defends its vast book torrenting: We’re just a leech, no proof of seeding

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 21, 2025
Post category:ai entertainment LATEST social

Just because Meta admitted to torrenting a dataset of pirated books for AI training purposes, that doesn't necessarily mean that Meta seeded the file after downloading it, the social media…

Economist Warns That Elon Musk Is About to Cause a "Deep, Deep Recession"

Post author:Futurism
Post published:February 20, 2025
Post category:LATEST

A professor and former Department of Labor economist is warning that unelected White House advisor and multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk is sending the United States headlong into a huge recession.…

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Post author:Wired
Post published:February 20, 2025
Post category:LATEST security

Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found. Source

These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA

Post author:Wired
Post published:February 20, 2025
Post category:LATEST

SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. In fact, some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase…

Meta is deleting old Facebook Live videos—unless you act fast

Post author:Mashable
Post published:February 20, 2025
Post category:LATEST mobile social

Meta announced some new policies for Facebook live broadcasts and it's going to lead to a lot of deleted videos.On Tuesday, the company announced in a blog post that all…

RFK Jr. Wastes No Time Revisiting Childhood Vaccine Policies

Post author:Gizmodo
Post published:February 20, 2025
Post category:LATEST software

In his opening speech as HHS Secretary, Kennedy announced his commission will investigate the childhood vaccine schedule as a culprit of chronic disease. Source

Executive order declares independent US agencies aren’t independent anymore

Post author:Ars Technica
Post published:February 20, 2025
Post category:LATEST

President Trump yesterday issued an executive order declaring sweeping power over agencies that were created to operate independently from the White House. The order declares that "officials who wield vast…