Category Archives: Business

The Untold Winners of the Trump Memecoin Frenzy

When US president Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, he sparked a trading frenzy. A constellation of little-known crypto platforms quietly profited.

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US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China

Consumers and small businesses are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, which eliminated a key trade exemption for parcels worth less than $800.

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LinkedIn Is Testing an AI Tool That Could Transform How People Search for Jobs

The company says artificial intelligence could help surface jobs that remain hidden from typical search queries.

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USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos

As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages, vastly increasing the amount of parcels US Customs and Border Protection needs to inspect.

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Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance

Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.

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China Is Investigating Google Over Trump’s Tariffs

Google’s limited presence in China gives Beijing room to hit back harder if President Donald Trump’s trade war escalates.

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Trump’s Plan to Make European Cars More Expensive Has a Fatal Flaw

President Trump’s threat of 25 percent tariffs on EU car imports could spark an automotive trade war—one that will result in higher prices for all and never end in European consumers buying more American autos.

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Chris Anderson Is Giving TED Away to Whoever Has the Best Idea for Its Future

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, the British entrepreneur shares why it’s time to move on from TED.

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Inside the Bust That Took Down Pavel Durov—and Upended Telegram

The Russian-born CEO styles himself as a free-speech crusader and a scourge of the surveillance state. Here’s the real story behind Pavel Durov’s arrest and what happened next.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts

The Trump Administration claims it is allowing “lifesaving” foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.

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