Trump says the future of AI is powered by coal

Trump says the future of AI is powered by coal

The day before several major tech leaders appeared before Congress, begging for ways to get more energy for the nascent American artificial intelligence industry, Donald Trump signed an executive order offering a solution: increased coal production. As part of a series of executive orders released Tuesday designed to promote the rapid growth of the coal…

Framework raised prices and then un-raised them an hour later because of Trump

Framework raised prices and then un-raised them an hour later because of Trump

Thanks to Framework, one of the most transparent computer companies out there, we now have a sterling example of just how ridiculous President Donald Trump’s tariffs can make life in the year 2025. Today, the company made all of its computers more expensive. Then, it almost immediately reversed that to bring its computers back to…

Gemini can now turn your Google Docs into podcasts

Gemini can now turn your Google Docs into podcasts

More Gemini in more places. Were you clamoring for two AI-generated podcast hosts to talk through the key points of your document before you send it to your boss? No? Well, you’re getting it anyway. Google has announced new Gemini features coming to Workspace apps, including NotebookLM-style AI podcasts integrated right into Google Docs. There’s…

Smart home device manufacturers are bracing for chaos — again

Smart home device manufacturers are bracing for chaos — again

President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs — including a now 125 percent levy on Chinese imports — will hit the smart home industry hard. Many smart home device makers are already struggling, thanks, in part, to Trump’s first round of tariffs. Increased competition from budget smart home companies largely based in China has also…

Trump believes iPhones can be made in the US, says White House

Trump believes iPhones can be made in the US, says White House

With time continuing to tick down until President Trump’s higher tariffs take effect after midnight, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on the idea that products like iPhones could realistically shift to US manufacturing, claiming that “if Apple didn’t think the United States could do it they probably wouldn’t have put up that…

YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos

YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos

On Friday, the YouTube channel Balatro University posted a video highlighting how some of their videos had recently been age-restricted after the company tightened its policies about gambling content. But in a post Monday night, YouTube said the restrictions shouldn’t have been applied. “Videos featuring Balatro gameplay should not be age-restricted,” YouTube says in a…

Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington

Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington

The damaged Tesla Supercharger in Lacey, Washington. | Image: Lacey Police Department via Facebook A Tesla Supercharger station was severely damaged in a possible explosion in Lacey, Washington. The local police department is investigating the incident, along with the FBI, which has been probing a number of acts of vandalism involving Tesla. The Lacey Police…

Trump’s DOJ will no longer prosecute cryptocurrency fraud

Trump’s DOJ will no longer prosecute cryptocurrency fraud

The Trump administration is disbanding a Department of Justice unit dedicated to enforcing cryptocurrency fraud, ending what it calls “regulation by prosecution.”  In a memo obtained by The Washington Post, deputy attorney general Todd Blanche directed federal prosecutors to cease “litigation or enforcement actions that have the effect of superimposing regulatory frameworks on digital assets.”…