Shein and Temu to raise prices for US shoppers in response to tariffs

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

Temu and Shein plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week on April 25th, due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods shipped from China, the Associated Press reports. The 145% tariff on products made in China, along with Trump’s decision to end a customs exemption that had allowed goods under $800 to […]

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Wasp’s platform is the glue that holds web dev apps together

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

When Matija Šošić started working in web development, he was surprised by how hard it was to build a full-stack production-ready web application. One of the biggest hurdles Šošić faced was navigating the fragmented dev tooling landscape. Coding a web application required utilizing different tools for developing the front-end versus the back-end, and so on. […]

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Discord’s face scanning age checks ‘start of a bigger shift’

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.

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Archer Aviation wants to help New Yorkers skip airport traffic with electric air taxis

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

New York City — where you can get a dollar slice at 2am or a McDonald’s delivery in under 30 minutes, but still spend two hours crawling down the highway to catch a flight. Archer Aviation wants to change that. The electric aircraft startup says its air taxis could one day fly passengers from Manhattan […]

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Trump’s Tariffs Haven’t Resulted in Higher Prices on Amazon—Yet

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

The ecommerce site penalizes sellers for abrupt price hikes, and many are hesitant to make risky changes amid a volatile trade war.

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TSMC denies it’s talking to Intel about chipmaking joint venture

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

TSMC denied reports that the semiconductor giant was in active discussions with Intel regarding a chipmaking joint venture.

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Tesla whistleblower wins legal battle against Elon Musk

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

Engineer Cristina Balan raised a safety concern about a design flaw which could affect the cars’ braking in 2014.

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‘Scammers used fake app to steal from me in person’

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

Fake bank apps mimic legitimate mobile banking platforms, allowing fraudsters walk away with high-value items.

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Smashing, the reading curation app by Goodreads’ founder, shuts down

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

Smashing, an AI-powered app that lets users build a curated list of news and posts, is shutting down, because of its inability to scale rapidly enough.

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TSMC first-quarter profit tops estimates, rising 60%, but Trump trade policy threatens growth

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Techme101

TSMC beat profit expectations for the first quarter, thanks to a continued surge in demand for AI chips.

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