Trump advisor Navarro rips Apple’s Tim Cook for not moving production out of China fast enough

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Apple to make more of its products in the U.S. not overseas.

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The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

As China vies with Silicon Valley for primacy, Hangzhou, home to DeepSeek and Alibaba, is where its aspiring tech titans mingle and share ideas.

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YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

More than a decade after the platform cracked down on copyright infringement, thousands of unlicensed movies, TV shows and live sports are available.

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Trump Says He Will Start Talks With China on TikTok Deal

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

President Trump has declined to enforce a statutory ban of the popular social media app while his administration negotiates a deal for an American company to acquire it.

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Hard Fork Live, Part 2: CEOs of Stripe and Skip

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

More from our first live show taping, including a robot pants demo and audience questions.

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454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.

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Xbox producer tells staff to use AI to ease job loss pain

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

An Xbox producer faces a backlash after suggesting AI tools can help to deal wih the emotions that follow job loss.

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TikTok reportedly developing new version of app ahead of planned US sale

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok is developing a new version of its app for U.S. users ahead of an expected sale of the app to a group of investors, according to a new report from The Information.

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CoreWeave to acquire Core Scientific in $9 billion all-stock deal

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

The deal strengthens CoreWeave’s position in the AI arms race by bringing critical infrastructure in-house.

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Apple appeals 500 million euro EU fine over App Store policies

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Techme101

The EU announced the fine in April, saying that Apple “breached its anti-steering obligation” under the DMA with restrictions on the App Store.

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