Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

President Donald Trump said he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are “building in the United States.”

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Project Ire: Microsoft Tests AI That Autonomously Detects Malware

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

Project Ire is Microsoft’s autonomous AI that reverse engineers software to detect malware without prior knowledge or human intervention.

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Apple and Trump detail $100 billion U.S. spending expansion, including $2.5 billion for an iPhone glass factory

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

Apple on Wednesday announced it will spend an additional $100 billion on U.S. companies and suppliers over the next four years.

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Airbnb beats on top and bottom lines for second quarter

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

Arbnb’s revenue increased 13% from a year earlier, topping estimates.

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DoorDash shares rise on earnings, revenue beat

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

DoorDash reported better-than-expected results and said total orders increased 20%.

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Lyft misses quarterly revenue estimates on competition, weak US travel demand

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101
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Upwork is buying its way into corporate staffing beyond freelancers

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

The company will merge Bubty and Ascen with its existing enterprise business to form a separate entity later this year.

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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit clears regulatory hurdle, safety probe

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

As part of the move, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a 2023 probe into Zoox’s self-certification process.

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Simple Prompting Hack for OpenAI’s New Open-Weight Models

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

TechnologyAdvice’s Grant Harvey shares a “dead-simple prompting hack” for OpenAI’s gpt-oss models, as well as several related developer guides.

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Black Hat 2025: Security Researcher Unpacks Cybercrime’s Evolution… and How AI Is Changing the Game

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

From prank viruses to profit-driven cybercrime, Mikko Hypponen explains how today’s malware is targeted, professional, and all about money.

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