April 21, 2025

Tech & AI

Tech & AI

Tariff Uncertainty Taxes the Auto Industry

Jonathon Azzopardi, the president of the auto parts manufacturer Laval Tool, can see clear across the US-Canada border from his desk in Windsor, Ontario, just 4 miles from Detroit. This week, that view started to look much more expensive. On Sunday, President Donald Trump said the US would begin to place 25 percent tariffs on

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Comstruct, a platform to digitize the construction industry, raises $13.5 million

When you think about platforms in the construction industry, chances are you’re thinking about concrete platforms designed to support steel beams and tall pillars. Munich-based startup Comstruct wants to design a different platform to digitize the construction industry — a software platform. And the startup is announcing a $12.5 million Series A round led by GV

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Save Big on Microsoft Project 2024 While Codes Last

TL;DR: Get Microsoft Project 2024 for Windows on sale for $79.97 while codes last. Drowning in to-do lists, endless request emails, and a constant feeling of “where did the day go?” You’re not alone. Most of us — business leaders and professionals alike — struggle to stay organized and productive as a result. It might

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Liverpool vs. Spurs 2025 livestream: Watch Carabao Cup for free

TL;DR: Live stream Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup for free on ITVX. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Spurs won the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final matchup with Liverpool 1-0, but the two teams face off at Anfield this time around. The league leaders

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Groupon Promo Codes: 25% Off February 2025

I will be a Groupon stan until I die. I have used their coupons for massages, haircuts, oil changes, and for experiences like a Camel ride in the Sahara while I was in Morocco and a deal on glamping in an Airstream trailer in Joshua Tree. I even found my favorite waxing aesthetician on Groupon.

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SoftBank could soon buy Renee James’ Ampere chip company for about $6.5B

Ampere, the semiconductor business founded by former Intel exec Renee James, is reportedly on the cusp of selling itself to SoftBank — the latest in an ongoing saga over the company’s future ownership. The deal could value Ampere at about $6.5 billion, Bloomberg reports. That’s a price cut from the $8 billion valuation in 2021,

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Most UK Software Buyers Regret Their Purchases Because of Hidden Costs

More than half of U.K. software buyers regret their technology purchases, with hidden costs emerging as the top complaint, according to new research from Capterra. Over the past 18 months, 57% of buyers have regretted at least one software investment, with 34% blaming unforeseen expenses that drove costs beyond expectations. Software may cost more than

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NYT Strands hints, answers for February 6

If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky

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NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’

A number of federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US federal agency that monitors and models the oceans and atmosphere for the purpose of predicting changes in climate and weather, have received orders to temporarily cease communicating with foreign nationals, including those working directly with the US government, WIRED has

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Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot

Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up is with the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute), earlier known as The Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Both organizations were founded by Marc Raibert, a former MIT professor who served as Boston Dynamics’ CEO for

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