Trump creates U.S. Investment Accelerator to manage CHIPS Act and 'negotiate much better deals' - President Trump established the U.S. Investment Accelerator... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-creates-u-s-investment-accelerator-to-manage-chips-act-and-negotiate-much-better-deals #techindustry

Intel refreshes iconic brand with 'That's the power of Intel Inside' campaign - Intel revives and redefines its iconic 'Intel Inside' campa... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-refreshes-iconic-brand-with-thats-the-power-of-intel-inside-campaign #techindustry

Meta's High-Stakes Antitrust Trial: Zuckerberg's Lobbying and Global Legal Battles

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #AntitrustTrial #FTC #WhatsApp #Instagram #BigTech #UFCPartnership #TrumpAdministration #Lobbying #DigitalMarketAct #EUAntitrust #TechLaws #FTCTrial #MetaVsFTC #CompetitionLaws #TechIndustry #AntitrustLaws

https://www.techi.com/mark-zuckerberg-lobbying-trump-meta-antitrust-laws/

TechCrunch: WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff. “Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions, an Automattic blog post published Wednesday reveals.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/techcrunch-wordpress-maker-automattic-lays-off-16-of-staff/

The Reality of Working in Tech: We're Not Hired to Write Code

https://idiallo.com/blog/code-for-hire

Ars Technica: DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edge. “Google’s artificial intelligence arm DeepMind has been holding back the release of its world-renowned research, as it seeks to retain a competitive edge in the race to dominate the burgeoning AI industry.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/ars-technica-deepmind-is-holding-back-release-of-ai-research-to-give-google-an-edge/

Russian spy infiltrates ASML and NXP to steal technical data necessary to build 28nm-capable fabs - A Russian engineer is accused of leaking confidential techn... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russian-spy-infiltrates-asml-and-nxp-to-steal-technical-data-necessary-to-build-28nm-capable-fabs #techindustry

Elon Musk’s X and xAI all-stock merger breaks Wall Street’s rulebook, with Morgan Stanley and Sullivan & Cromwell advising both sides. #ElonMusk #xAI #X #WallStreet #Mergers #FinanceNews #TechIndustry #BusinessNews #MergersAndAcquisitions

Amazon bids to acquire all of TikTok, but sources say involved parties aren’t taking it seriously ahead of the April 5 deadline. #Amazon #TikTok #TechNews #BusinessDeals #Acquisition #Deadline #SocialMedia #TechIndustry

President Trump's 25% tariff on aluminum sparks concerns over rising PC enclosure and GPU costs - PC vendors initially believed the 25% tariff applied only t... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trumps-25-percent-tariff-on-aluminum-sparks-concerns-over-rising-pc-enclosure-and-gpu-costs #techindustry

Bleeping Computer: North Korean IT worker army expands operations in Europe. “​North Korea’s IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe. Also referred to as ‘IT warriors,’ they hide their true identities and pose as workers based in other countries by connecting via laptop farms to fraudulently secure positions […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/bleeping-computer-north-korean-it-worker-army-expands-operations-in-europe/

Puget Systems says it will absorb PC tariff costs for now, but will increase prices when it becomes inevitable - Puget Systems expects graphics cards, network controllers, ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/puget-systems-says-it-will-absorb-pc-tariff-costs-for-now-but-will-increase-prices-when-it-becomes-inevitable #techindustry

Lightmatter unveils high-performance photonic 'superchip', claims world's fastest AI interconnect - Lightmatter proposes to use photonic interconnect platform ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lightmatter-unveils-high-performance-photonic-superchip-claims-worlds-fastest-ai-interconnect #techindustry

Lip-Bu Tan's first speech as Intel CEO focuses on innovation and working with foundry customers - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan made his first keynote speech, laying ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lip-bu-tans-first-speech-as-intel-ceo-focuses-on-innovation-and-working-with-foundry-customers #techindustry

Rapidus to begin trial production of its 2nm process this month — Japan gets closer to cutting-edge silicon manufacturing - Japan chipmaker Rapidus is preparing to launch pilot produc... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/rapidus-to-begin-trial-production-of-its-2nm-process-this-month-japan-gets-closer-to-cutting-edge-silicon-manufacturing #techindustry

MalwarebytesLabs, and good for them: Why we’re no longer doing April Fools’ Day . “… go ahead and order your Hot Dog Sparkling Water, eat your crust only pizza, or have a snooze in your banana sleeping bag. We love that. But as a cybersecurity brand we want you to feel like you can trust us—every single day of the year. If we say something is fake, then it’s fake. If we say it’s […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/01/malwarebyteslabs-why-were-no-longer-doing-april-fools-day/

GlobalFoundries mulls UMC takeover in effort dubbed 'Project Ultron' - GlobalFoundries is exploring an ambitious but challenging m... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/globalfoundries-mulls-umc-takeover-in-effort-dubbed-project-ultron #techindustry

Ah yes, the age-old tradition of "big tech" pretending to care about *your* opinion while launching yet another "open model" that will definitely change the world—just after you complete the CAPTCHA . Don't worry, they assure us that your valuable #feedback will echo through the vast void of the Internet!
https://openai.com/open-model-feedback/ #bigtech #openmodel #techindustry #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

Associated Press: European Union lays out how Apple must open its tech up to competitors under bloc’s digital rules. “In its legally binding decision, the commission detailed measures that the iPhone maker has to take involving nine connectivity features for its iOS operating system. The measures will give device and app makers better access to iPhone features that work with devices.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/associated-press-european-union-lays-out-how-apple-must-open-its-tech-up-to-competitors-under-blocs-digital-rules/

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