Apple plans to invest $500 billion in the United States
Only while Trump is in charge
Fruity cargo cult Apple has announced a $500 billion plan to keep US president Donald [hamburger eating surrender monkey] Trump sweet while he is office.
NSF fires 168 staff in shock move
Trump purge of science and public IT research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has axed 168 employees in a brutal cost-cutting move following President Trump’s executive order to reduce the federal workforce.
Trump threatens 25 per cent tariffs on foreign cars and semiconductors
Trade war blitz
President Donald [eating the cats] Trump has doubled down on his tough trade rhetoric, vowing to slap a punishing 25 per cent tariff on foreign cars, semiconductor chips, and pharmaceuticals.
Trump unlikely to back TSMC running Intel’s US Fabs
Discussions ongoing
Despite ongoing discussions about a potential deal between Intel and TSMC, the Trump administration is not keen on the idea of a foreign company taking control of Chipzilla’s chip-making facilities in the United States.
Online shopping industry thrown into chaos over Trump tax
Chinese small package shipments stopped
The United States Postal Service has suspended all package shipments from China and Hong Kong following President Donald Trump's decision to eliminate the de minimis exemption, which previously allowed small packages under $800 to enter the US without import duties.
China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs
Rare earth exports strangled
The trade war between China and the US took an ugly turn after President Donald Trump imposed a ten per cent tariff on Chinese goods entering the US.
Canada blames Musk
Shoots across his bows before surrendering
Swastica maker Elon [look at me] Musk might find his businesses suffer more as he becomes closely identified with Donald [grab ‘em by the pussy] Trump’s trade policies.
Meta surrenders and gives Trump $25 million
Wrong to suspend his account over that little insurrection business
Social notworking outfit Meta has written a $25 million cheque to Donald Trump to apologise for freezing his account over the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol.
VD Vance says Big Tech has too much power
Things might not be so sweet for Tech oligarchs under Trump
Despite much brownnosing and cash handed over to Donald Trump, it seems that things might not go so well for the Big Tech oligarchs during this third term.
Tech oligarchs consider buying TikTok
Bytedance still involved
A new plan which would keep TikTok available in the US, but under the control of a group of companies including Oracle and Microsoft is being negotiated by the White House.
