US Targets China’s ‘Dominance’ in Legacy Chips with Zero-Percent Tariffs
TL;DR The U.S. has announced tariffs on semiconductors imported from China tied to a probe of Beijing’s push for dominance…
Federal judge blocks Texas App Store age-verification law ahead of rollout
TL;DR A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that prevents Texas from enforcing the App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420)…
Detroit Apple Developer Academy’s $20,000-per-student cost and outcomes questioned
TL;DR Newly reported funding records show Apple paid the largest share of the Detroit Developer Academy but Michigan taxpayers also…
U.S. Launches Biggest Nuclear Construction Program Since the 1970s
TL;DR The U.S. plans its most active nuclear construction effort since the 1970s, according to reporting. In October the Trump…
CHIPS Act Program Loses Funding: Digital-Twin Center Contract Ends
TL;DR The head of the SMART USA Institute told its 121 members that the U.S. Department of Commerce will terminate…
US bars former EU commissioner and four tech researchers over social media rules
TL;DR The Trump administration has issued travel bans preventing five European tech figures — including former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton…
Big Balls Was Just the Beginning: Musk’s DOGE Upended US Agencies
TL;DR The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a group linked to Elon Musk, featured prominently in coverage this year as…
Lawsuit Seeks NYPD Records on Mosque-Raking Muslim Surveillance
TL;DR A New Jersey man who earlier sued the NYPD without success has filed a new open-records lawsuit seeking documents…
Apple’s Detroit App Academy Cost $20,000 a Student — Is It Worth It?
TL;DR Apple, Michigan State University and local funders have spent about $30 million on an Apple-branded developer academy in Detroit…
Federal judge halts Texas app-store age-verification law before Jan. 1
TL;DR A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing Texas’s App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) from taking effect on…