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How Trump’s Tariffs Will Disrupt Key Industries in Mexico

The imposition of tariffs on Mexico and Canada represents a violation of the USMCA and could trigger a tariff war, experts say.

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Trump Still Considering Tariffs on Taiwanese Chips, Despite $100 Billion TSMC Deal

Enforcing the tariffs on Taiwan would be difficult, and they wouldn’t necessarily be enough to meaningfully increase semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, experts told WIRED.

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Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries

Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.

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Donald Trump’s Not-So-Strategic Crypto Reserve

When US president Donald Trump picked out a handful of cryptocurrencies for potential inclusion in a national strategic reserve, he sparked a trading frenzy—and questions about who stands to benefit.

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Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk

New SEC filings from pharmaceutical companies reveal Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures could slow drug research and delay FDA approvals.

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Elon Musk’s $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies

The DOGE-mandated credit card freeze is delaying shipments of critical supplies, stalling travel, and stopping employees from doing their jobs.

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Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Grounded. The Birds and Dogs of This Texas Town Are Grateful

Amazon’s drones met more resistance in College Station, Texas, than in any other city in the US. Now they’re gone—and a sense of peace and privacy has been restored.

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How Candise Lin Became the Unofficial Ambassador of Chinese Internet Culture

Long before TikTok refugees discovered Red Note, Candise Lin was giving Americans a portal into the wild, hilarious world of Chinese social media.

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DOGE’s Misplaced War on Software Licenses

DOGE claims that a government agency has nearly three times as many software licenses as employees. Experts say there are plenty of good reasons for that.

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Google’s Taara Hopes to Usher in a New Era of Internet Powered by Light

The Alphabet “moonshot” project is launching a new chip to deliver high-speed internet with light instead of radio waves.

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