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💥 Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
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- President Trump's new tariff structure exempts smartphones and computer chips from global duties, sparing tech consumers from potential price increases.
- The updated tariff policy specifically targets certain Chinese goods with a 25% tax while offering protection to critical technology components from worldwide taxation.
- Market analysts predict this selective approach will help moderate inflation in consumer electronics while still maintaining pressure on China's manufacturing sector.
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👀 Ex-OpenAI staff side with Elon Musk over for-profit transition
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- Twelve former OpenAI employees filed an amicus brief supporting Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing that the company's planned conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit structure would violate its mission.
- The ex-staffers claim OpenAI used its nonprofit structure as a recruitment tool and warned that becoming a for-profit entity might incentivize the company to compromise on safety work to benefit shareholders.
- OpenAI has defended its restructuring plans, stating that the nonprofit "isn't going anywhere" and that it's creating "the best-equipped nonprofit the world has ever seen" while converting its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation.
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🇨🇳 Meta allegedly built censorship tools for China
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- Former Meta global public policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams testified to senators that Meta collaborated with the Chinese Communist Party to build censorship tools silencing critics on its platform.
- Williams alleged that Meta executives secretly gave the Chinese government access to user data to win favor with Beijing and build an $18 billion business in China.
- Meta spokesperson Andy Stone denied these accusations, stating Williams' testimony is "divorced from reality" and emphasizing that Meta does not currently operate its services in China.
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🎬 Netflix is testing a new OpenAI-powered search
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- Netflix is testing a new AI-powered search feature in collaboration with OpenAI, allowing users to search for content using specific terms beyond genres or actors' names, including mood-based queries.
- The opt-in feature is currently available to some iOS users in Australia and New Zealand, with plans to expand to the United States in the coming weeks and months.
- Netflix has a history of utilizing machine learning in its recommendation systems for over two decades, with co-CEO Greg Peters emphasizing their commitment to leveraging technology for better user experiences.
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🚗 Tesla halts Model S and X sales in China due to tariffs
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- Tesla has stopped selling Model S and X vehicles in China due to a 125 percent tariff imposed by the country in response to President Trump's 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports.
- The company continues to sell its existing inventory but the high-end vehicles, which are among Tesla's least popular in the region, will be unavailable once current stock runs out.
- Model 3 and Model Y vehicles remain unaffected by the tariffs as they are manufactured at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory rather than being imported from the United States.
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